Arthur Housman
Born: 1889-10-08 in New York City, New York, USA
Died: 1942-04-08
Known For: Acting
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.
Filmography
1968
- The Best of Laurel and Hardy as Second Drunk (archive footage)
1945
- A Hit with a Miss as Fight Timekeeper (archive footage) (uncredited)
1944
- Beautiful But Broke ... (Story)
1941
- Billy the Kid as Saloon Janitor (uncredited)
- Escort Girl as Al, the Drunk (as Arthur Houseman)
1940
- The Villain Still Pursued Her as Mr. McGillicuddy - Drunk (uncredited)
- No Time for Comedy as Drunk Wanting Directions (uncredited)
- Go West as Drunk in Saloon
- City for Conquest as Radio Listener (uncredited)
1939
- Navy Secrets as Phoney Drunk
- Broadway Serenade as Jonathan (uncredited)
- The Flying Deuces as Drunk Legionnaire
- Ex-Champ as Drunk in Barroom
- Stronger Than Desire as Reporter (uncredited)
- Blondie Takes a Vacation as Drunk on Train (uncredited)
- They Made Me a Criminal as Drunk Next to Grandma (uncredited)
1938
- Man-Proof as Drunk Sourpuss with Capon (uncredited)
- Youth Takes a Fling as First Communist
- Hard to Get as Drunk on Subway (uncredited)
- Where the West Begins as Beano, Jack's Cellmate
1937
- Double or Nothing as Drunk
- Step Lively, Jeeves! as Max
1936
- Our Relations as Drunk
- Show Boat
- Riffraff as 'Ratsy'
- With Love and Kisses as Gilbert Holbrook
- Little Miss Nobody as Drunk
- Wives Never Know as Snorter
- Am I Having Fun! as 'Scoop' McGoogle
- Racing Blood as Legs
1935
- Diamond Jim as Souse
- Woman Wanted as Art - Waiter at Party (uncredited)
- Paris in Spring as Interviewer
- Here Comes Cookie as Drunk (uncredited)
- Two for Tonight as Warburton
- Public Hero Number 1 as Scottsdale Bar Drunk (uncredited)
- It Always Happens as Drunk
- The Fixer Uppers as The Drunk
- The Captain Hits the Ceiling as Cliff
- Sing Sister Sing as Drunk (uncredited)
- Treasure Blues as Sailor
1934
- Punch Drunks as Fight Timekeeper (uncredited)
- Wedding Belles
- The Merry Widow as Drunken Man (uncredited)
- Gridiron Flash as Drunk
- Bridal Bail as Drunk
- Here Is My Heart as Waiter
- Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch as Dick Harris
- Benny, from Panama as Drunken, Irate Husband
- Done in Oil as Arthur
- Elmer Steps Out
- The Hollywood Gad-About as Self (uncredited)
- I Believed in You as Jerry Hartman, a Drunk
- Something Simple as Drunk
- The Live Ghost as Drunken sailor
- Babes in the Goods as The Drunk
1933
- She Done Him Wrong as Hungry Barfly (uncredited)
- The Intruder as Reggie Wayne
- Her Bodyguard as Drunk
- Roadhouse Queen as Arthur Young - Attorney
- The Way to Love as Drunk Being Photographed
- Men Must Fight as Drunk on Ship
- Wreckety Wrecks as Drunk (uncredited)
1932
- Scram! as Drunk
- Movie Crazy as Customer Who Didn't Order Rabbit
- The Greeks Had a Word for Them as Drunk
- Afraid to Talk as Archie (drunk)
- While Paris Sleeps
- No More Orchids as Serge
1931
- Night Life in Reno as Roy Carlton
- Five and Ten as Piggy - Wedding Guest (uncredited)
- Next Door Neighbors as Herman Andrews
- Help Wanted, Female
- Anybody's Blonde as Mulligan
1930
- The Squealer as Mitter Davis
- Feet First as Drunken clubman
- Alias French Gertie as Bert
- The Girl of the Golden West as Sidney Dick
- Officer O'Brien as Tony Zurick
- Rolling Along
- Part Time Wife as Golf Spectator (uncredited)
1929
- Fast Company
- Times Square
- Side Street as Silk Ruffo
- Howling Hollywood
- Queen of the Night Clubs as Andy Quinland
- Broadway as Dolph
1928
- Partners in Crime as Barton
- The Singing Fool as Blackie Joe
- Sins of the Fathers as The Count
- Fools for Luck as Charles Grogan
1927
- Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans as The Obtrusive Gentleman
- Rough House Rosie as Kid Farrell
- Just a Husband as Warren
- Rumors for Rent as Warren
- Publicity Madness as Oscar Hawks
- The Spotlight as Ebbetts
1926
- Whispering Wires as Casey
- The Midnight Kiss as Hector Spencer
- Early to Wed as Art Nevers
- The Non-Stop Bride as Barney
- The Bat as Richard Fleming
- Bertha the Sewing Machine Girl as Salesman
1925
- Thunder Mountain as Joe Givens
- Braveheart as Frank Nelson
- The Coast of Folly as Newspaper Reporter
- A Man Must Live as Tod Cragge
- Night Life of New York as Jerry
- The Necessary Evil as Pug
- The Desert's Price as Tom Martin
1924
- Manhandled as Chip Thorndyke
- The Masked Dancer as Manager at Club Royal
1923
- Under the Red Robe as Captain La Rolle
- Wife in Name Only as Victor Harwood
1922
- Shadows of the Sea as Ralph Dean
- Man Wanted as Edgar Little
- Why Announce Your Marriage?
- Love's Masquerade as Newspaper Reporter
1921
- Clay Dollars as Ben Willetts
- The Way of a Maid as Jimmy Van Trent
- Worlds Apart as Harley Marshall
- Is Life Worth Living? as Jimmy Colton
- Nearly Spliced
- The Fighter as Blacardo
1920
- The Blooming Angel as Ramon
- A Fool and His Money as Count Tarnowsky
- The County Fair as Bruce Hammerhead
- The Misleading Lady as Reporter
- The Flapper as Tom Morran
1919
- The Bondage of Barbara as Jack Newton
- Back to the Woods
- Toby's Bow as Bagby
- The End of the Road
- The Gay Lord Quex as Valma
1918
- Under Suspicion as Red Hogan
- Brown of Harvard as Happy
- All Woman as Dick Wellman
- With Neatness and Dispatch as Burns
- Back to the Woods as Bill Andrews
1917
- Red, White and Blue Blood
- Persuasive Peggy as Percy Pipp
1916
- Ignorance as The Dancer
1915
- It May Be You as Jack Kenwood
1913
- A Reluctant Cinderella as Dick Evans
- Jack's Joke as Ned Brown
- At Bear Track Gulch as Townsman
- Mr. Toots' Tooth as Mr. Toots
- The Edison Minstrels as Interlocutor
1912
- An Old Fashioned Elopement
- How a Horseshoe Upset a Happy Family as Tim Flanagan - Horseshoe Target
- Everything Comes to Him Who Waits as Waiter
- A Thrilling Rescue by Uncle Mun