Personal Info
- Known ForActing
- GenderMale
- Birthday1889-05-06
- Day of Death1961-09-23 (72 years)
- Place of BirthMankato, Minnesota, USA
- Also Known AsWilliam 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...Read More
Acting Career
- 1959
Imitation of Life
As: Fat Man on Beach
- 1958
The Fountain of Youth
As: Albert Morgan
- 1958
Touch of Evil
As: Construction Site Foreman (uncredited)
- 1956
Naked Gun
As: Judge Cole
- 1952
Outlaw Women
As: Uncle Barney
- 1952
Aladdin and His Lamp
As: Kafan
- 1951
People Will Talk
As: Coonan (uncredited)
- 1951
Santa Fe
As: Luke Plummer
1950Where Danger Lives
As: Bogardus, Postville J.P.
1950Rogues of Sherwood Forest
As: Friar Tuck
1948Inner Sanctum
As: McFee
1947The Wistful Widow of Wagon Gap
As: Shotgun Rider (voice) (uncredited)
1947Joe Palooka in the Knockout
As: Sam Wheeler
1947The Egg and I
As: Billy Reed
1947Trail Street
As: Carmody
- 1946
The Stranger
As: Mr. Solomon Potter
- 1946
Bedlam
As: Lord Mortimer
1945Thrill of a Romance
As: Dr. Tovve
1937Merry Go Round of 1938
As: Billy
1931Expensive Women
As: George Allison
1931The Reckless Hour
As: Seymour Jennison
1931Smart Money
As: Irontown Salesman-Gambler
1931God's Gift to Women
As: Mons. Cesare