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Billy House

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American actor (1889–1961)

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Mankato, Minnesota, USA

​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.…

Known for

  • Imitation of Life — Fat Man on Beach1959
  • Touch of Evil — Construction Site Foreman (uncredited)1958
  • The Fountain of Youth — Albert Morgan1958
  • Colgate Theatre1958
  • Tricks of Our Trade1957
  • Naked Gun — Judge Cole1956
  • Outlaw Women — Uncle Barney1952
  • Aladdin and His Lamp — Kafan1952
  • Silver City1951
  • Santa Fe — Luke Plummer1951

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Given name
Billy
Gender
male
Citizenship
United States
Place of birth
Mankato
Place of death
Woodland Hills
Occupation
actor
Languages spoken
English language
Native language
English language
Image
Billy House 1937.JPG
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date of death
1961-09-23
date of birth
1889-05-07
Commons category
Billy House
manner of death
natural causes
cause of death
myocardial infarction
start of work period
1905-00-00
writing language
English language
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