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

1939

The Flying Deuces as Drunk Legionnaire
Navy Secrets as Phoney Drunk
Blondie Takes a Vacation as Drunk on Train (uncredited)
They Made Me a Criminal as Drunk Next to Grandma (uncredited)
Broadway Serenade as Jonathan (uncredited)
Ex-Champ as Drunk in Barroom
Stronger Than Desire as Reporter (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
Wives Never Know as Snorter
Our Relations as Drunk
Little Miss Nobody as Drunk
Am I Having Fun! as 'Scoop' McGoogle
Riffraff as 'Ratsy'
With Love and Kisses as Gilbert Holbrook
Racing Blood as Legs

1935

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

1934

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

1933

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

1932

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

1931

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

1930

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

1929

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

1928

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

1927

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

1926

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

1925

Braveheart as Frank Nelson
A Man Must Live as Tod Cragge
The Coast of Folly as Newspaper Reporter
The Desert's Price as Tom Martin
Thunder Mountain as Joe Givens
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

Wife in Name Only as Victor Harwood
Under the Red Robe as Captain La Rolle

1922

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

1921

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

1920

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

1919

1918

With Neatness and Dispatch as Burns
All Woman as Dick Wellman
Back to the Woods as Bill Andrews
Brown of Harvard as Happy
Under Suspicion as Red Hogan

1917

Red, White and Blue Blood
Persuasive Peggy as Percy Pipp

1916

Ignorance as The Dancer

1915

It May Be You as Jack Kenwood