Cast & creator
Billy House
Best known for Touch of Evil, Imitation of Life, The Stranger
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.
Also known as: William H. Comstock
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film credits
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television credits
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1931–1959 · acting roles
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Signature credits
Known for
Across film & television
Filmography (26)
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Touch of Evil
Construction Site Foreman (uncredited)
1958
Imitation of Life
Fat Man on Beach
1959
The Stranger
Mr. Solomon Potter
1946
The Egg and I
Billy Reed
1947
Bedlam
Lord Mortimer
1946
Thrill of a Romance
Dr. Tovve
1945
The Wistful Widow of Wagon Gap
Shotgun Rider (voice) (uncredited)
1947
Where Danger Lives
Mr. Bogardus
1950
People Will Talk
Coonan (uncredited)
1951
Trail Street
Carmody
1947
Santa Fe
Luke Plummer
1951
Rogues of Sherwood Forest
Friar Tuck
1950
The Fountain of Youth
Albert Morgan
1958
Naked Gun
Judge Cole
1956
Colgate Theatre
1958
Smart Money
Irontown Salesman-Gambler
1931
God's Gift to Women
Mons. Cesare
1931
Merry Go Round of 1938
Billy
1937
Aladdin and His Lamp
Kafan
1952
Tricks of Our Trade
1957
Inner Sanctum
McFee
1948
Silver City
1951
Outlaw Women
Uncle Barney
1952
Joe Palooka in the Knockout
Sam Wheeler
1947
The Reckless Hour
Seymour Jennison
1931
Expensive Women
George Allison
1931