Billy House
Biography
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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.
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Filmography
Imitation of Life
1959
as Fat Man on Beach
The Fountain of Youth
1958
as Albert Morgan
Touch of Evil
1958
as Construction Site Foreman (uncredited)
Tricks of Our Trade
1957
Naked Gun
1956
as Judge Cole
Outlaw Women
1952
as Uncle Barney
Aladdin and His Lamp
1952
as Kafan
Silver City
1951
People Will Talk
1951
as Coonan (uncredited)
Santa Fe
1951
as Luke Plummer
Where Danger Lives
1950
as Mr. Bogardus
Rogues of Sherwood Forest
1950
as Friar Tuck
Inner Sanctum
1948
as McFee
The Wistful Widow of Wagon Gap
1947
as Shotgun Rider (voice) (uncredited)
Joe Palooka in the Knockout
1947
as Sam Wheeler
The Egg and I
1947
as Billy Reed
Trail Street
1947
as Carmody
The Stranger
1946
as Mr. Solomon Potter
Bedlam
1946
as Lord Mortimer
Thrill of a Romance
1945
as Dr. Tovve
Merry Go Round of 1938
1937
as Billy
Expensive Women
1931
as George Allison
The Reckless Hour
1931
as Seymour Jennison
Smart Money
1931
as Irontown Salesman-Gambler