Billy House

Personal Info

Birthday

May 6, 1889

Day of Death

1961-09-23

(72 years old)

Place of Birth

Mankato, Minnesota, USA

Also Known As

William H. Comstock

Billy House

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.

Known For

Touch of Evil

Imitation of Life

The Stranger

Where Danger Lives

Naked Gun

The Egg and I

Trail Street

People Will Talk

Filmography

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