William H. Comstock (May , â€" September , ), known by his stage name
Billy House, was an American 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 s and s. According to admirer Orson Welles, the name "Billy
House" was likely an invention for use in burlesque theatres.Breaking
into show business as a trumpet player, House worked in circuses,
vaudeville, burlesque theatres and radio dramas before adding the
occasional Broadway turn and bit part in feature films to his
résumé. One of his Broadway co-stars, Pauline Moore, once recalled
an incident about his performance in the Earl Carroll version of
Murder at the Vanities:House was also used as a live-action model for
the Disney characters of Doc (in Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs) and
Smee (in Peter Pan)).By the mid-s he had begun working more steadily
in film. The bulk of his larger film roles came between and . House
appeared on television at least once late in his career.
Billy House, was an American 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 s and s. According to admirer Orson Welles, the name "Billy
House" was likely an invention for use in burlesque theatres.Breaking
into show business as a trumpet player, House worked in circuses,
vaudeville, burlesque theatres and radio dramas before adding the
occasional Broadway turn and bit part in feature films to his
résumé. One of his Broadway co-stars, Pauline Moore, once recalled
an incident about his performance in the Earl Carroll version of
Murder at the Vanities:House was also used as a live-action model for
the Disney characters of Doc (in Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs) and
Smee (in Peter Pan)).By the mid-s he had begun working more steadily
in film. The bulk of his larger film roles came between and . House
appeared on television at least once late in his career.
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