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Known For:
Acting
Birthday:
October 8, 1889
Place of Birth:
New York City, New York, USA
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Arthur Housman
Biography
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.
Known For
Filmography
| Year | Movie | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | The Best of Laurel and Hardy | Second Drunk (archive footage) |
| 1945 | A Hit with a Miss | Fight Timekeeper (archive footage) (uncredited) |
| 1941 | Escort Girl | Al, the Drunk (as Arthur Houseman) |
| 1941 | Billy the Kid | Saloon Janitor (uncredited) |
| 1940 | The Villain Still Pursued Her | Mr. McGillicuddy - Drunk (uncredited) |
| 1940 | Go West | Drunk in Saloon |
| 1940 | City for Conquest | Radio Listener (uncredited) |
| 1940 | No Time for Comedy | Drunk Wanting Directions (uncredited) |
| 1939 | Navy Secrets | Phoney Drunk |
| 1939 | Stronger Than Desire | Reporter (uncredited) |
| 1939 | They Made Me a Criminal | Drunk Next to Grandma (uncredited) |
| 1939 | Broadway Serenade | Jonathan (uncredited) |
| 1939 | The Flying Deuces | Drunk Legionnaire |
| 1939 | Blondie Takes a Vacation | Drunk on Train (uncredited) |
| 1939 | Ex-Champ | Drunk in Barroom |
| 1938 | Man-Proof | Drunk Sourpuss with Capon (uncredited) |
| 1938 | Where the West Begins | Beano, Jack's Cellmate |
| 1938 | Youth Takes a Fling | First Communist |
| 1938 | Hard to Get | Drunk on Subway (uncredited) |
| 1937 | Step Lively, Jeeves! | Max |
| 1937 | Double or Nothing | Drunk |
| 1936 | Our Relations | Drunk |
| 1936 | Show Boat | |
| 1936 | Am I Having Fun! | 'Scoop' McGoogle |
| 1936 | Racing Blood | Legs |
| 1936 | With Love and Kisses | Gilbert Holbrook |
| 1936 | Little Miss Nobody | Drunk |
| 1936 | Riffraff | 'Ratsy' |
| 1936 | Wives Never Know | Snorter |
| 1935 | The Fixer Uppers | The Drunk |
| 1935 | The Captain Hits the Ceiling | Cliff |
| 1935 | It Always Happens | Drunk |
| 1935 | Sing Sister Sing | Drunk (uncredited) |
| 1935 | Treasure Blues | Sailor |
| 1935 | Paris in Spring | Interviewer |
| 1935 | Woman Wanted | Art - Waiter at Party (uncredited) |
| 1935 | Diamond Jim | Souse |
| 1935 | Public Hero Number 1 | Scottsdale Bar Drunk (uncredited) |
| 1935 | Two for Tonight | Warburton |
| 1935 | Here Comes Cookie | Drunk (uncredited) |
| 1934 | Punch Drunks | Fight Timekeeper (uncredited) |
| 1934 | The Live Ghost | Drunken sailor |
| 1934 | Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch | Dick Harris |
| 1934 | Here Is My Heart | Waiter |
| 1934 | Wedding Belles | |
| 1934 | Benny, from Panama | Drunken, Irate Husband |
| 1934 | Done in Oil | Arthur |
| 1934 | Babes in the Goods | The Drunk |
| 1934 | Gridiron Flash | Drunk |
| 1934 | The Merry Widow | Drunken Man (uncredited) |
| 1934 | The Hollywood Gad-About | Self (uncredited) |
| 1934 | Bridal Bail | Drunk |
| 1934 | Elmer Steps Out | |
| 1934 | Something Simple | Drunk |
| 1934 | I Believed in You | Jerry Hartman, a Drunk |
| 1933 | She Done Him Wrong | Hungry Barfly (uncredited) |
| 1933 | Roadhouse Queen | Arthur Young - Attorney |
| 1933 | Men Must Fight | Drunk on Ship |
| 1933 | The Intruder | Reggie Wayne |
| 1933 | Wreckety Wrecks | Drunk (uncredited) |
| 1933 | Her Bodyguard | Drunk |
| 1933 | The Way to Love | Drunk Being Photographed |
| 1932 | The Greeks Had a Word for Them | Drunk |
| 1932 | No More Orchids | Serge |
| 1932 | While Paris Sleeps | |
| 1932 | Scram! | Drunk |
| 1932 | Afraid to Talk | Archie (drunk) |
| 1932 | Movie Crazy | Customer Who Didn't Order Rabbit |
| 1931 | Five and Ten | Piggy - Wedding Guest (uncredited) |
| 1931 | Night Life in Reno | Roy Carlton |
| 1931 | Anybody's Blonde | Mulligan |
| 1931 | Next Door Neighbors | Herman Andrews |
| 1931 | Help Wanted, Female | |
| 1930 | The Squealer | Mitter Davis |
| 1930 | Feet First | Drunken clubman |
| 1930 | Officer O'Brien | Tony Zurick |
| 1930 | Alias French Gertie | Bert |
| 1930 | Part Time Wife | Golf Spectator (uncredited) |
| 1930 | Rolling Along | |
| 1930 | The Girl of the Golden West | Sidney Dick |
| 1929 | Fast Company | |
| 1929 | Side Street | Silk Ruffo |
| 1929 | Queen of the Night Clubs | Andy Quinland |
| 1929 | Broadway | Dolph |
| 1929 | Howling Hollywood | |
| 1929 | Times Square | |
| 1928 | Fools for Luck | Charles Grogan |
| 1928 | The Singing Fool | Blackie Joe |
| 1928 | Partners in Crime | Barton |
| 1928 | Sins of the Fathers | The Count |
| 1927 | Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans | The Obtrusive Gentleman |
| 1927 | Rumors for Rent | Warren |
| 1927 | Rough House Rosie | Kid Farrell |
| 1927 | The Spotlight | Ebbetts |
| 1927 | Just a Husband | Warren |
| 1926 | The Bat | Richard Fleming |
| 1926 | The Midnight Kiss | Hector Spencer |
| 1926 | Bertha the Sewing Machine Girl | Salesman |
| 1926 | The Non-Stop Bride | Barney |
| 1926 | Whispering Wires | Casey |
| 1926 | Early to Wed | Art Nevers |
| 1925 | Thunder Mountain | Joe Givens |
| 1925 | The Necessary Evil | Pug |
| 1925 | The Coast of Folly | Newspaper Reporter |
| 1925 | The Desert's Price | Tom Martin |
| 1925 | Braveheart | Frank Nelson |
| 1925 | Night Life of New York | Jerry |
| 1925 | A Man Must Live | Tod Cragge |
| 1924 | Manhandled | Chip Thorndyke |
| 1924 | The Masked Dancer | Manager at Club Royal |
| 1923 | Under the Red Robe | Captain La Rolle |
| 1923 | Wife in Name Only | Victor Harwood |
| 1922 | Man Wanted | Edgar Little |
| 1922 | Why Announce Your Marriage? | |
| 1922 | Shadows of the Sea | Ralph Dean |
| 1922 | Love's Masquerade | Newspaper Reporter |
| 1921 | The Way of a Maid | Jimmy Van Trent |
| 1921 | Nearly Spliced | |
| 1921 | Clay Dollars | Ben Willetts |
| 1921 | Worlds Apart | Harley Marshall |
| 1921 | The Fighter | Blacardo |
| 1921 | Is Life Worth Living? | Jimmy Colton |
| 1920 | The Misleading Lady | Reporter |
| 1920 | The County Fair | Bruce Hammerhead |
| 1920 | The Flapper | Tom Morran |
| 1920 | The Blooming Angel | Ramon |
| 1920 | A Fool and His Money | Count Tarnowsky |
| 1919 | The Gay Lord Quex | Valma |
| 1919 | Back to the Woods | |
| 1919 | The End of the Road | |
| 1918 | Brown of Harvard | Happy |
| 1918 | All Woman | Dick Wellman |
| 1918 | Back to the Woods | Bill Andrews |
| 1918 | Under Suspicion | Red Hogan |
| 1917 | Red, White and Blue Blood | |
| 1917 | Persuasive Peggy | Percy Pipp |
| 1916 | Ignorance | The Dancer |
| 1915 | It May Be You | Jack Kenwood |
| 1914 | Getting to the Ball Game | |
| 1913 | At Bear Track Gulch | Townsman |
| 1913 | Mr. Toots' Tooth | Mr. Toots |
| 1913 | Jack's Joke | Ned Brown |
| 1913 | The Edison Minstrels | Interlocutor |
| 1912 | Everything Comes to Him Who Waits | Waiter |
| 1912 | How a Horseshoe Upset a Happy Family | Tim Flanagan - Horseshoe Target |
| 1912 | An Old Fashioned Elopement | |
| 1912 | A Thrilling Rescue by Uncle Mun |
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