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Billy House

Billy House

Birthday: 1889-05-07 | Place of Birth: Mankato, Minnesota

​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.

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Known For

Acting

Year
Title

Role

1956
Naked Gun

as    Judge Cole

1952
Outlaw Women

as    Uncle Barney

1951
Santa Fe

as    Luke Plummer

1950
Where Danger Lives

as    Bogardus, Postville J.P.

1948
Inner Sanctum

as    McFee

1947
The Egg and I

as    Billy Reed

1947
Trail Street

as    Carmody

1946
Bedlam

as    Lord Mortimer

1946
The Stranger

as    Mr. Solomon Potter

1937
Merry Go Round of 1938

as    Billy

1931
Smart Money

as    Irontown Salesman-Gambler

1931
God's Gift to Women

as    Mons. Cesare