Billy House

Biography

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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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Known For

Touch of Evil

Construction Site Foreman (uncredited)

The Stranger

Mr. Solomon Potter

People Will Talk

Coonan (uncredited)

Imitation of Life

Fat Man on Beach

The Egg and I

Billy Reed

Thrill of a Romance

Dr. Tovve

Naked Gun

Judge Cole

Smart Money

Irontown Salesman-Gambler

Filmography

Year	Movie	Role
1959	Imitation of Life	Fat Man on Beach
1958	Touch of Evil	Construction Site Foreman (uncredited)
1958	The Fountain of Youth	Albert Morgan
1957	Tricks of Our Trade
1956	Naked Gun	Judge Cole
1952	Outlaw Women	Uncle Barney
1952	Aladdin and His Lamp	Kafan
1951	Silver City
1951	Santa Fe	Luke Plummer
1951	People Will Talk	Coonan (uncredited)
1950	Where Danger Lives	Bogardus, Postville J.P.
1950	Rogues of Sherwood Forest	Friar Tuck
1948	Inner Sanctum	McFee
1947	The Egg and I	Billy Reed
1947	The Wistful Widow of Wagon Gap	Shotgun Rider (voice) (uncredited)
1947	Trail Street	Carmody
1947	Joe Palooka in the Knockout	Sam Wheeler
1946	The Stranger	Mr. Solomon Potter
1946	Bedlam	Lord Mortimer
1945	Thrill of a Romance	Dr. Tovve
1937	Merry Go Round of 1938	Billy
1931	Smart Money	Irontown Salesman-Gambler
1931	God's Gift to Women	Mons. Cesare
1931	The Reckless Hour	Seymour Jennison
1931	Expensive Women	George Allison

Year	TV Show	Role
1958	Colgate Theatre