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

Go West as Drunk in Saloon
No Time for Comedy as Drunk Wanting Directions (uncredited)
City for Conquest as Radio Listener (uncredited)
The Villain Still Pursued Her as Mr. McGillicuddy - Drunk (uncredited)

1939

The Flying Deuces as Drunk Legionnaire
Broadway Serenade as Jonathan (uncredited)
They Made Me a Criminal as Drunk Next to Grandma (uncredited)
Stronger Than Desire as Reporter (uncredited)
Navy Secrets as Phoney Drunk
Ex-Champ as Drunk in Barroom
Blondie Takes a Vacation as Drunk on Train (uncredited)

1938

Where the West Begins as Beano, Jack's Cellmate
Hard to Get as Drunk on Subway (uncredited)
Man-Proof as Drunk Sourpuss with Capon (uncredited)
Youth Takes a Fling as First Communist

1937

1936

Show Boat
Little Miss Nobody as Drunk
Our Relations as Drunk
Riffraff as 'Ratsy'
Wives Never Know as Snorter
Racing Blood as Legs
With Love and Kisses as Gilbert Holbrook
Am I Having Fun! as 'Scoop' McGoogle

1935

Paris in Spring as Interviewer
Public Hero Number 1 as Scottsdale Bar Drunk (uncredited)
Diamond Jim as Souse
Woman Wanted as Art - Waiter at Party (uncredited)
Two for Tonight as Warburton
Here Comes Cookie as Drunk (uncredited)
The Fixer Uppers as The Drunk
It Always Happens as Drunk
Sing Sister Sing as Drunk (uncredited)
Treasure Blues as Sailor
The Captain Hits the Ceiling as Cliff

1934

The Merry Widow as Drunken Man (uncredited)
The Live Ghost as Drunken sailor
Here Is My Heart as Waiter
Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch as Dick Harris
I Believed in You as Jerry Hartman, a Drunk
Gridiron Flash as Drunk
Bridal Bail as Drunk
The Hollywood Gad-About as Self (uncredited)
Elmer Steps Out
Punch Drunks as Fight Timekeeper (uncredited)
Done in Oil as Arthur
Something Simple as Drunk
Babes in the Goods as The Drunk
Benny, from Panama as Drunken, Irate Husband
Wedding Belles

1933

She Done Him Wrong as Hungry Barfly (uncredited)
Her Bodyguard as Drunk
Wreckety Wrecks as Drunk (uncredited)
The Intruder as Reggie Wayne
The Way to Love as Drunk Being Photographed
Men Must Fight as Drunk on Ship
Roadhouse Queen as Arthur Young - Attorney

1932

Afraid to Talk as Archie (drunk)
Movie Crazy as Customer Who Didn't Order Rabbit
Scram! as Drunk
The Greeks Had a Word for Them as Drunk
While Paris Sleeps
No More Orchids as Serge

1931

Five and Ten as Piggy - Wedding Guest (uncredited)
Anybody's Blonde as Mulligan
Help Wanted, Female
Next Door Neighbors as Herman Andrews
Night Life in Reno as Roy Carlton

1930

Feet First as Drunken clubman
Officer O'Brien as Tony Zurick
Part Time Wife as Golf Spectator (uncredited)
Alias French Gertie as Bert
The Squealer as Mitter Davis
The Girl of the Golden West as Sidney Dick
Rolling Along

1929

Side Street as Silk Ruffo
Howling Hollywood
Broadway as Dolph
Song of Love as Joe Sweeney, Acrobat
Fast Company
Times Square
Queen of the Night Clubs as Andy Quinland

1928

Sins of the Fathers as The Count
Fools for Luck as Charles Grogan
The Singing Fool as Blackie Joe
Partners in Crime as Barton

1927

Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans as The Obtrusive Gentleman
The Spotlight as Ebbetts
Rough House Rosie as Kid Farrell
Rumors for Rent as Warren
Just a Husband as Warren
Publicity Madness as Oscar Hawks

1926

The Bat as Richard Fleming
Early to Wed as Art Nevers
Whispering Wires as Casey
Bertha the Sewing Machine Girl as Salesman
The Midnight Kiss as Hector Spencer
The Non-Stop Bride as Barney

1925

Braveheart as Frank Nelson
Thunder Mountain as Joe Givens
A Man Must Live as Tod Cragge
The Desert's Price as Tom Martin
The Coast of Folly as Newspaper Reporter
Night Life of New York as Jerry
The Necessary Evil as Pug

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

Man Wanted as Edgar Little
The Prophet's Paradise as Kadir
Love's Masquerade as Newspaper Reporter
Why Announce Your Marriage?
Shadows of the Sea as Ralph Dean

1921

Nearly Spliced
The Fighter as Blacardo
The Way of a Maid as Jimmy Van Trent
Is Life Worth Living? as Jimmy Colton
Clay Dollars as Ben Willetts
Worlds Apart as Harley Marshall

1920

The Flapper as Tom Morran
The Blooming Angel as Ramon
The Road of Ambition as Monty Newcomb
The Misleading Lady as Reporter
The County Fair as Bruce Hammerhead
A Fool and His Money as Count Tarnowsky

1919

1918

With Neatness and Dispatch as Burns
Under Suspicion as Red Hogan
All Woman as Dick Wellman
Brown of Harvard as Happy
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