Arthur Housman

Arthur Housman

Acting
Born 1889-10-08 Died 1942-04-08 New York City, New York, USA 157 credits
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From Wikipedia Arthur Housman (October 10, 1889 – April 8, 1942) was an American actor in films during both the silent film era and the Golden Age of Hollywood. Initially as a leading man, Housman later became known as Hollywood's most familiar comic drunkard in films of the 1930s, usually playing cameo parts in features but with better opportunities in short films. His best remembered roles were in several Laurel and Hardy films, notably Scram!, Our Relations and (in the title role) The Live Ghost. He also played a frustrated timekeeper in the Three Stooges' film Punch Drunks. Housman died of pneumonia at age 52. He was married to Ellen Grubley (31 July 1893 - 21 May 1960) from 1919 until his death in 1942.
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Acting 56 credits
Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans
Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans
1927 · ★ 7.8 · The Obtrusive Gentleman
Go West
Go West
1940 · ★ 6.5 · Drunk in Saloon
The Flying Deuces
The Flying Deuces
1939 · ★ 6.4 · Drunk Legionnaire
She Done Him Wrong
She Done Him Wrong
1933 · ★ 5.9 · Hungry Barfly (uncredited)
City for Conquest
City for Conquest
1940 · Radio Listener (uncredited)
Billy the Kid
Billy the Kid
1941 · Saloon Janitor (uncredited)
Our Relations
Our Relations
1936 · ★ 7.0 · Drunk
They Made Me a Criminal
They Made Me a Criminal
1939 · Drunk Next to Grandma (uncredited)
The Merry Widow
The Merry Widow
1934 · ★ 6.7 · Drunken Man (uncredited)
Diamond Jim
Diamond Jim
1935 · Souse
Double or Nothing
Double or Nothing
1937 · Drunk
Braveheart
Braveheart
1925 · Frank Nelson
Broadway Serenade
Broadway Serenade
1939 · Jonathan (uncredited)
Hard to Get
Hard to Get
1938 · Drunk on Subway (uncredited)
Where the West Begins
Where the West Begins
1938 · Beano, Jack's Cellmate
The Fixer Uppers
The Fixer Uppers
1935 · The Drunk
Public Hero Number 1
Public Hero Number 1
1935 · Scottsdale Bar Drunk (uncredited)
Here Is My Heart
Here Is My Heart
1934 · Waiter
Her Bodyguard
Her Bodyguard
1933 · Drunk
No Time for Comedy
No Time for Comedy
1940 · Drunk Wanting Directions (uncredited)
I Believed in You
I Believed in You
1934 · Jerry Hartman, a Drunk
Feet First
Feet First
1930 · Drunken clubman
Little Miss Nobody
Little Miss Nobody
1936 · Drunk
Man Wanted
Man Wanted
1922 · Edgar Little
Ignorance
Ignorance
1916 · The Dancer
Five and Ten
Five and Ten
1931 · Piggy - Wedding Guest (uncredited)
Afraid to Talk
Afraid to Talk
1932 · Archie (drunk)
The Bat
The Bat
1926 · Richard Fleming
Woman Wanted
Woman Wanted
1935 · Art - Waiter at Party (uncredited)
Wreckety Wrecks
Wreckety Wrecks
1933 · Drunk (uncredited)
Manhandled
Manhandled
1924 · Chip Thorndyke
The Villain Still Pursued Her
The Villain Still Pursued Her
1940 · Mr. McGillicuddy - Drunk (uncredited)
Ex-Champ
Ex-Champ
1939 · Drunk in Barroom
The Flapper
The Flapper
1920 · Tom Morran
The Live Ghost
The Live Ghost
1934 · Drunken sailor
Side Street
Side Street
1929 · Silk Ruffo
Stronger Than Desire
Stronger Than Desire
1939 · Reporter (uncredited)
Here Comes Cookie
Here Comes Cookie
1935 · Drunk (uncredited)
Man-Proof
Man-Proof
1938 · Drunk Sourpuss with Capon (uncredited)
Riffraff
Riffraff
1936 · 'Ratsy'
Movie Crazy
Movie Crazy
1932 · Customer Who Didn't Order Rabbit
Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch
Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch
1934 · Dick Harris
The Blooming Angel
The Blooming Angel
1920 · Ramon
The Greeks Had a Word for Them
The Greeks Had a Word for Them
1932 · Drunk
The Intruder
The Intruder
1933 · Reggie Wayne
With Neatness and Dispatch
With Neatness and Dispatch
1918 · Burns
It May Be You
It May Be You
1915 · Jack Kenwood
Officer O'Brien
Officer O'Brien
1930 · Tony Zurick
The Masked Dancer
The Masked Dancer
1924 · Manager at Club Royal
Two for Tonight
Two for Tonight
1935 · Warburton
Song of Love
Song of Love
1929 · Joe Sweeney, Acrobat
Something Simple
Something Simple
1934 · Drunk
The Hollywood Gad-About
The Hollywood Gad-About
1934 · Self (uncredited)
Youth Takes a Fling
Youth Takes a Fling
1938 · First Communist
Wives Never Know
Wives Never Know
1936 · Snorter
Broadway
Broadway
1929 · Dolph
Other credits 3 credits
Show Boat
Show Boat
1936
Howling Hollywood
Howling Hollywood
1929
Nearly Spliced
Nearly Spliced
1921
Writing 1 credit
Beautiful But Broke
Beautiful But Broke
1944 · Story
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