Billy House
Birthday
1889/05/06
Day of death
1961/09/23 (72 years old)
Gender
Male
Place of Birth
Mankato, Minnesota, USA
Also know 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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Billy House, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Acting
(1958) Touch of Evil
as Construction Site Foreman (uncredited)
(1950) Where Danger Lives
as Mr. Bogardus
(1946) The Stranger
as Mr. Solomon Potter
(1946) Bedlam
as Lord Mortimer
(1959) Imitation of Life
as Fat Man on Beach
(1951) Silver City
as ---
(1948) Inner Sanctum
as McFee
(1931) Smart Money
as Irontown Salesman-Gambler
(1958) The Fountain of Youth
as Albert Morgan
(1951) Santa Fe
as Luke Plummer
(1956) Naked Gun
as Judge Cole
(1937) Merry Go Round of 1938
as Billy
(1931) God's Gift to Women
as Mons. Cesare
(1952) Outlaw Women
as Uncle Barney
(1957) Tricks of Our Trade
as ---
(1931) The Reckless Hour
as Seymour Jennison
(1950) Rogues of Sherwood Forest
as Friar Tuck
(1931) Expensive Women
as George Allison
(1945) Thrill of a Romance
as Dr. Tovve
(1947) The Egg and I
as Billy Reed
(1952) Aladdin and His Lamp
as Kafan
(1947) The Wistful Widow of Wagon Gap
as Shotgun Rider (voice) (uncredited)
(1947) Trail Street
as Carmody
(1947) Joe Palooka in the Knockout
as Sam Wheeler
(1951) People Will Talk
as Coonan (uncredited)
(1958) Colgate Theatre
as ---