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Billy House
Acting
Born: May 6, 1889
Mankato, Minnesota, USA
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
Touch of Evil
as Construction Site Foreman (uncredited)
People Will Talk
as Coonan (uncredited)
Imitation of Life
as Fat Man on Beach
The Stranger
as Mr. Solomon Potter
Where Danger Lives
as Bogardus, Postville J.P.
The Egg and I
as Billy Reed
Outlaw Women
as Uncle Barney
Santa Fe
as Luke Plummer
Trail Street
as Carmody
Inner Sanctum
as McFee
