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Known For

Acting

Known Credits

26

Gender

Male

Birthday

1889-05-06

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

Acting

Touch of Evil

1958

Touch of Evil

as

Construction Site Foreman (uncredited)

Where Danger Lives

1950

Where Danger Lives

as

Mr. Bogardus

The Stranger

1946

The Stranger

as

Mr. Solomon Potter

Bedlam

1946

Bedlam

as

Lord Mortimer

Imitation of Life

1959

Imitation of Life

as

Fat Man on Beach

Inner Sanctum

1948

Inner Sanctum

as

McFee

Smart Money

1931

Smart Money

as

Irontown Salesman-Gambler

The Fountain of Youth

1958

The Fountain of Youth

as

Albert Morgan

Santa Fe

1951

Santa Fe

as

Luke Plummer

Naked Gun

1956

Naked Gun

as

Judge Cole

God's Gift to Women

1931

God's Gift to Women

as

Mons. Cesare

Outlaw Women

1952

Outlaw Women

as

Uncle Barney

The Reckless Hour

1931

The Reckless Hour

as

Seymour Jennison

Expensive Women

1931

Expensive Women

as

George Allison

Thrill of a Romance

1945

Thrill of a Romance

as

Dr. Tovve

The Egg and I

1947

The Egg and I

as

Billy Reed

The Wistful Widow of Wagon Gap

1947

The Wistful Widow of Wagon Gap

as

Shotgun Rider (voice) (uncredited)

Trail Street

1947

Trail Street

as

Carmody

People Will Talk

1951

People Will Talk

as

Coonan (uncredited)

Production

Crew

Directing