Portrait of Billy House

Billy House

Acting

Biography

​From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Billy House (May 7, 1889 – September 23, 1961) was an US vaudevillian, Broadway performer and feature film actor. After devoting most of his career to live performance, he moved to Hollywood where he became a supporting actor during the 1940s and 1950s. According to Orson Welles, the name "Billy House" was likely an invention for use in burlesque theatres. Description above from the Wikipedia article Billy House, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Born: May 6, 1889

Place of Birth: Mankato, Minnesota, USA

Filmography

1959
Imitation of Life

as Fat Man on Beach

1958
The Fountain of Youth

as Albert Morgan

1958
Touch of Evil

as Construction Site Foreman (uncredited)

1956
Naked Gun

as Judge Cole

1952
Outlaw Women

as Uncle Barney

1951
People Will Talk

as Coonan (uncredited)

1951
Santa Fe

as Luke Plummer

1950
Where Danger Lives

as Mr. Bogardus

1950
1948
1947
The Wistful Widow of Wagon Gap

as Shotgun Rider (voice) (uncredited)

1947
1947
The Egg and I

as Billy Reed

1947
Trail Street

as Carmody

1946
The Stranger

as Mr. Solomon Potter

1946
Bedlam

as Lord Mortimer

1945
1931
Expensive Women

as George Allison

1931
The Reckless Hour

as Seymour Jennison

1931
Smart Money

as Irontown Salesman-Gambler

1931
God's Gift to Women

as Mons. Cesare