Billy House

Known for: Acting

Born: 1889-05-06 – 1961-09-23 (aged 72)

From: Mankato, Minnesota, USA

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.

Filmography (26)

MOVIE★ 7.5
Imitation of Life
1959
as Fat Man on Beach
MOVIE★ 6.2
The Fountain of Youth
1958
as Albert Morgan
TV★ 9.0
Colgate Theatre
1958
MOVIE★ 7.7
Touch of Evil
1958
as Construction Site Foreman (uncredited)
MOVIE
Tricks of Our Trade
1957
MOVIE★ 6.4
Naked Gun
1956
as Judge Cole
MOVIE★ 4.8
Outlaw Women
1952
as Uncle Barney
MOVIE★ 9.0
Aladdin and His Lamp
1952
as Kafan
MOVIE★ 6.6
Silver City
1951
MOVIE★ 7.1
People Will Talk
1951
as Coonan (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 6.8
Santa Fe
1951
as Luke Plummer
MOVIE★ 6.4
Where Danger Lives
1950
as Mr. Bogardus
MOVIE★ 5.3
Rogues of Sherwood Forest
1950
as Friar Tuck
MOVIE★ 5.1
Inner Sanctum
1948
as McFee
MOVIE★ 6.3
The Wistful Widow of Wagon Gap
1947
as Shotgun Rider (voice) (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 8.0
Joe Palooka in the Knockout
1947
as Sam Wheeler
MOVIE★ 7.1
The Egg and I
1947
as Billy Reed
MOVIE★ 6.5
Trail Street
1947
as Carmody
MOVIE★ 7.2
The Stranger
1946
as Mr. Solomon Potter
MOVIE★ 6.6
Bedlam
1946
as Lord Mortimer
MOVIE★ 6.6
Thrill of a Romance
1945
as Dr. Tovve
MOVIE★ 7.5
Merry Go Round of 1938
1937
as Billy
MOVIE★ 5.7
Expensive Women
1931
as George Allison
MOVIE★ 6.8
The Reckless Hour
1931
as Seymour Jennison
MOVIE★ 6.8
Smart Money
1931
as Irontown Salesman-Gambler
MOVIE★ 4.8
God's Gift to Women
1931
as Mons. Cesare