Name
Billy House
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1889-05-06
Deathday
1961-09-23 (72 years old)
Place of Birth
Mankato, Minnesota, USA
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.
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Known For
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A border-town bombing draws Mexican investigator Miguel Vargas into a corruption-ridden po...
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An investigator from the War Crimes Commission travels to Connecticut to find an infamous ...
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In 1940s New York, a white widow who dreams of being on Broadway has a chance encounter wi...
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Two brothers' trip to the big city to do a little gambling results in a fateful turn of ev...
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A young doctor falls in love with a disturbed young woman and apparently becomes involved ...
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Bat Masterson's old friend Billy Burns convinces him to become marshal of Liberal, Kansas ...
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World War II veteran Bob MacDonald surprises his new wife, Betty, by quitting his city job...
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A successful, unorthodox doctor befriends a young woman with suicidal ideations due to her...
- 1958 Touch of Evil as Construction Site Foreman (uncredited)
- 1950 Where Danger Lives as Mr. Bogardus
- 1946 The Stranger as Mr. Solomon Potter
- 1946 Bedlam as Lord Mortimer
- 1959 Imitation of Life as Fat Man on Beach
- 1951 Silver City
- 1948 Inner Sanctum as McFee
- 1931 Smart Money as Irontown Salesman-Gambler
- 1958 The Fountain of Youth as Albert Morgan
- 1951 Santa Fe as Luke Plummer
- 1956 Naked Gun as Judge Cole
- 1937 Merry Go Round of 1938 as Billy
- 1931 God's Gift to Women as Mons. Cesare
- 1952 Outlaw Women as Uncle Barney
- 1957 Tricks of Our Trade
- 1931 The Reckless Hour as Seymour Jennison
- 1950 Rogues of Sherwood Forest as Friar Tuck
- 1931 Expensive Women as George Allison
- 1945 Thrill of a Romance as Dr. Tovve
- 1947 The Egg and I as Billy Reed
- 1952 Aladdin and His Lamp as Kafan
- 1947 The Wistful Widow of Wagon Gap as Shotgun Rider (voice) (uncredited)
- 1947 Trail Street as Carmody
- 1947 Joe Palooka in the Knockout as Sam Wheeler
- 1951 People Will Talk as Coonan (uncredited)
- 1958 Colgate Theatre ( 1 episode )
