Billy House(1889-1961)

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Billy House

Billy House was born on 7 May 1889 in Mankato, Minnesota, USA. He was an actor and writer, known for Le criminel (1946), La Chambre des Horreurs (1946) and Les 4 cavaliers de la rigolade (1937). He was married to Harriet Budzik, Esther Trowbridge and ???. He died on 23 September 1961 in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA.

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Awards
- 1 win total

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Known for

Edward G. Robinson, Orson Welles, and Loretta Young in Le criminel (1946)

7.3

Movie

Mr. Potter

1946

La Chambre des Horreurs (1946)

La Chambre des Horreurs

6.8

Movie

Lord Mortimer

1946

Mischa Auer, Billy House, and Jimmy Savo in Les 4 cavaliers de la rigolade (1937)

Les 4 cavaliers de la rigolade

5.2

Movie

Billy

1937

Frank Fay and Laura La Plante in God's Gift to Women (1931)

God's Gift to Women

5.1

Movie

Mons. Cesare

1931

Credits

Actor

Mirage de la vie
7.8
- Fat Man on Beach
- 1959
The Californians
6.5
TV Series
- Papa Kelly
- 1959
Colgate Theatre
7.5
TV Series
- Albert Morgan
- 1958
La Soif du mal
7.9
- Construction Site Foreman (uncredited)
- 1958
Naked Gun
6.7
- Judge Cole
- 1956
Femmes hors-la-loi
5.2
- Uncle Barney
- 1952
Aladdin and His Lamp
5.6
- Kafan
- 1952
La ville d'argent
5.9
- Tim Malone (uncredited)
- 1951
On murmure dans la ville
7.3
- Coonan (uncredited)
- 1951
La bagarre de Santa Fé
6.1
- Luke Plummer
- 1951
Where Danger Lives
6.7
- Mr. Bogardus
- 1950
La revanche des gueux
5.4
- Friar Tuck
- 1950
Inner Sanctum
6.0
- McFee
- 1948
Deux nigauds et leur veuve
6.7
- Shotgun Rider (voice, uncredited)
- 1947
Joe Palooka in the Knockout
7.0
- Sam Wheeler
- 1947

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Personal details

Alternative name
- William House
Born
- May 7, 1889
- Mankato, Minnesota, USA
Died
- September 23, 1961
- Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA(heart attack)
Spouses
Other works
Stage: Appeared (as "Cap'n Andy") in the New York City Center revival of "Show Boat".
Publicity listings
- 2 Articles

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Trivia
He was repeatedly used by Walt Disney animators as a live-action model for their cartoon characters. He was filmed dancing and his movements were studied to create the actions of "Doc" in Blanche-Neige et les Sept Nains (1937). He was also the model for the fat pirate on Captain Hook's ship in Disney's Les Aventures de Peter Pan (1953).

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