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Home/People/Billy House
Billy House profile photo
Born
May 6, 1889Died: Sep 23, 1961
Lived 72 years
Place of Birth
Mankato, Minnesota, USA
Known For
Acting
Gender
Male

Career Highlights

25
Movies
1
TV Shows
Also Known As
William H. Comstock
IMDb Profile

Billy House

Acting

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.
Imitation of Life poster

Imitation of Life

as Fat Man on Beach
1959
The Fountain of Youth poster

The Fountain of Youth

as Albert Morgan
1958
Touch of Evil poster

Touch of Evil

as Construction Site Foreman (uncredited)
1958
Tricks of Our Trade poster

Tricks of Our Trade

Cast
1957
Naked Gun poster

Naked Gun

as Judge Cole
1956
Outlaw Women poster

Outlaw Women

as Uncle Barney
1952
Aladdin and His Lamp poster

Aladdin and His Lamp

as Kafan
1952
Silver City poster

Silver City

Cast
1951
People Will Talk poster

People Will Talk

as Coonan (uncredited)
1951
Santa Fe poster

Santa Fe

as Luke Plummer
1951
Where Danger Lives poster

Where Danger Lives

as Mr. Bogardus
1950
Rogues of Sherwood Forest poster

Rogues of Sherwood Forest

as Friar Tuck
1950
Inner Sanctum poster

Inner Sanctum

as McFee
1948
The Wistful Widow of Wagon Gap poster

The Wistful Widow of Wagon Gap

as Shotgun Rider (voice) (uncredited)
1947
Joe Palooka in the Knockout poster

Joe Palooka in the Knockout

as Sam Wheeler
1947
The Egg and I poster

The Egg and I

as Billy Reed
1947
Trail Street poster

Trail Street

as Carmody
1947
The Stranger poster

The Stranger

as Mr. Solomon Potter
1946
Bedlam poster

Bedlam

as Lord Mortimer
1946
Thrill of a Romance poster

Thrill of a Romance

as Dr. Tovve
1945