Portrait of Billy House

Acting

Billy House

Career

Active from 1931 to 1958, busiest in 1947 with 3 main titles.

Leading roles
3
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score55/100
Highest rated
Poster for Bedlam
Bedlam
GoodWatch score77/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 16 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.1 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 3.9 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.4 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.3 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.0 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.5 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Billy House Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    1.6, average 5.4
  • Pop Culture
    0.6, average 2.2
  • Coming of Age
    1.6, average 3.0
  • Family Dynamics
    3.5, average 4.8

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Historical Setting 2
  • Psychological Suspense 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

24
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1950s

11 titles ยท average score 65
Imitation of Life
Imitation of Life (1959)
GoodWatch score 82

as Fat Man on Beach

The Fountain of Youth
The Fountain of Youth (1958)
GoodWatch score 68

as Albert Morgan

Touch of Evil
Touch of Evil (1958)
GoodWatch score 89

as Construction Site Foreman (uncredited)

Colgate Theatre
Colgate Theatre (1958)

TV show

Naked Gun
Naked Gun (1956)
GoodWatch score 64

as Judge Cole

Outlaw Women
Outlaw Women (1952)
GoodWatch score 50

as Uncle Barney

Aladdin and His Lamp
Aladdin and His Lamp (1952)

as Kafan

People Will Talk
People Will Talk (1951)
GoodWatch score 81

as Coonan (uncredited)

Santa Fe
Santa Fe (1951)
GoodWatch score 52

as Luke Plummer

Where Danger Lives
Where Danger Lives (1950)
GoodWatch score 60

as Mr. Bogardus

Rogues of Sherwood Forest
Rogues of Sherwood Forest (1950)
GoodWatch score 41

as Friar Tuck

1940s

8 titles ยท average score 61
Inner Sanctum
Inner Sanctum (1948)
GoodWatch score 46

as McFee

The Egg and I
The Egg and I (1947)
GoodWatch score 49

as Billy Reed

Trail Street
Trail Street (1947)
GoodWatch score 52

as Carmody

Joe Palooka in the Knockout
Joe Palooka in the Knockout (1947)

as Sam Wheeler

The Wistful Widow of Wagon Gap
The Wistful Widow of Wagon Gap (1947)
GoodWatch score 60

as Shotgun Rider (voice) (uncredited)

Bedlam
Bedlam (1946)
GoodWatch score 77

as Lord Mortimer

The Stranger
The Stranger (1946)
GoodWatch score 80

as Mr. Solomon Potter

Thrill of a Romance
Thrill of a Romance (1945)
GoodWatch score 61

as Dr. Tovve

1930s

5 titles ยท average score 58
Merry Go Round of 1938
Merry Go Round of 1938 (1937)

as Billy

God's Gift to Women
God's Gift to Women (1931)
GoodWatch score 51

as Mons. Cesare

Smart Money
Smart Money (1931)
GoodWatch score 60

as Irontown Salesman-Gambler

Expensive Women
Expensive Women (1931)
GoodWatch score 56

as George Allison

The Reckless Hour
The Reckless Hour (1931)
GoodWatch score 64

as Seymour Jennison