Acting credits
26
Active
Consistent number of acting credits.
Actor
Billy House
Acting
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Movies: 25Series: 1
TMDB ID: 85737
IMDb ID: nm0396633
Known for: Acting
Born: May 6, 1889
Died: September 23, 1961
Age: 72
Place of birth: Mankato, Minnesota, USA
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1931 - 1959
Years active: 29
Average TMDB rating: 6.82
Wikidata: Q15443211
Also known as
William H. Comstock
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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Movies
Movies
Movie credits linked with Billy House.
7.5
Imitation of Life
as Fat Man on Beach
1959 Movie
6.1
The Fountain of Youth
as Albert Morgan
1958 Movie
7.8
Touch of Evil
as Construction Site Foreman (uncredited)
1958 Movie
Tricks of Our Trade
1957 Movie
6.1
Naked Gun
as Judge Cole
1956 Movie
4.1
Outlaw Women
as Uncle Barney
1952 Movie
Aladdin and His Lamp
as Kafan
1952 Movie
6.3
Silver City
1951 Movie
7.1
People Will Talk
as Coonan (uncredited)
1951 Movie
6.7
Santa Fe
as Luke Plummer
1951 Movie
6.4
Where Danger Lives
as Mr. Bogardus
1950 Movie
4.7
Rogues of Sherwood Forest
as Friar Tuck
1950 Movie
4.9
Inner Sanctum
as McFee
1948 Movie
6.1
The Wistful Widow of Wagon Gap
as Shotgun Rider (voice) (uncredited)
1947 Movie
6.0
Joe Palooka in the Knockout
as Sam Wheeler
1947 Movie
7.1
The Egg and I
as Billy Reed
1947 Movie
6.4
Trail Street
as Carmody
1947 Movie
7.2
The Stranger
as Mr. Solomon Potter
1946 Movie
6.6
Bedlam
as Lord Mortimer
1946 Movie
6.2
Thrill of a Romance
as Dr. Tovve
1945 Movie
5.0
Merry Go Round of 1938
as Billy
1937 Movie
4.8
Expensive Women
as George Allison
1931 Movie
7.0
The Reckless Hour
as Seymour Jennison
1931 Movie
6.9
Smart Money
as Irontown Salesman-Gambler
1931 Movie
Series
Series
Series credits linked with Billy House.
