Billy House

Billy House

Actor

Mankato, Minnesota, USA
May 6, 1889

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.

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Representative Works

Touch of Evil
Touch of Evil
7.7
/ English
Imitation of Life
Imitation of Life
7.4
/ English
The Stranger
The Stranger
7.2
/ English
The Egg and I
The Egg and I
7.1
/ English
Bedlam
Bedlam
6.7
/ English
Trail Street
Trail Street
6.5
/ English
People Will Talk
People Will Talk
7.1
/ English
Smart Money
Smart Money
6.9
/ English
Outlaw Women
Outlaw Women
4.8
/ English
Where Danger Lives
Where Danger Lives
6.4
/ English

Awards and Honors

Critical Favorites

Touch of Evil
1958Winner

Best Performance

Touch of Evil

Imitation of Life
1959Nominee

Best Performance

Imitation of Life

The Stranger
1946Nominee

Best Performance

The Stranger

Career Highlights

The Egg and I
1947Highlight

Best Performance

The Egg and I

Bedlam
1946Highlight

Best Performance

Bedlam

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