Mary Gordon
Known for Acting · 226 credits
- Born
- 1882-05-16
- Died
- 1963-08-23
- Place of birth
- Glasgow, Scotland, UK
- Also known as
- Mary Grace Gordon
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Mary Gordon (born Mary Gilmour, 16 May 1882 – 23 August 1963) was a Scottish actress, long in the United States, who mainly played housekeepers and mothers, most notably the landlady Mrs. Hudson in the Sherlock Holmes series of movies of the 1940s starring Basil Rathbone and Nigel Bruce. Her body of work included nearly 300 films between 1925 and 1950. With her mother and daughter (both also named Mary), she arrived in Los Angeles in the mid-1920s and began playing variations on the roles she would spend her career on. She became friends with John Ford while making Hangman's House in 1928 and made seven more films with him. In 1939, she took on her best-remembered role as Sherlock Holmes' landlady and played the role in ten films and numerous radio plays. She was a charter member of the Hollywood Canteen, entertaining servicemen throughout the Second World War. On the radio show Those We Love, she played the regular role of Mrs. Emmett.
She entered retirement just as television reshaped the entertainment industry, making only a single appearance in that medium.
She was active in the Daughters of Scotia auxiliary of the Order of Scottish Clans.
She lived out her final years in Pasadena, California with her daughter and grandson. She died at age 81 on 23 August 1963 in Pasadena, California after a long illness.
Known For
TV Shows (1)
Movies (225)
Fort Apache
1948
as Ma (barmaid)
The Invisible Man
1933
as Screaming Woman (uncredited)
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
1939
as Woman (uncredited)
Bride of Frankenstein
1935
as Hans' Wife
Mutiny on the Bounty
1935
as Peddler (uncredited)
Kitty Foyle
1940
as Cleaning Lady (uncredited)
My Woman
1933
as Woman at Ironing Board (Uncredited)
Captain Fury
1939
as Mrs. Bailey
Secret Command
1944
as Mrs. McKenzie (uncredited)
Sister Kenny
1946
as Mrs. Gordon (uncredited)
Wild Girl
1932
as Washerwoman (uncredited)
Blond Cheat
1938
as Maggie (uncredited)
Kitty
1945
as Nanny
The Pride of the Yankees
1942
as Maid (uncredited)
Kidnapped
1948
as Scottish Woman (uncredited)
Madame X
1929
as Nursemaid (uncredited)
Bonnie Scotland
1935
as Mrs. Bickerdike
Smart Guy
1943
as Maggie
Appointment for Love
1941
as Martha
Sweepings
1933
as Mrs. Patrick O'Leary (Uncredited)
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
1939
as Mrs. Hudson
Riot Squad
1941
as Mrs. McGonigle
Ginger
1935
as Mrs. Monahan (uncredited)
Forgotten Faces
1936
as Mrs. O'Leary
Dressed to Kill
1946
as Mrs. Hudson
You Can't Have Everything
1937
as YWCA Scrub Woman (uncredited)
Bombay Clipper
1942
as Abigail 'Mag' MacPherson
Pilgrimage
1933
Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon
1942
as Mrs. Hudson
Lady Behave!
1937
as Cook
Angels with Dirty Faces
1938
The Hound of the Baskervilles
1939
as Mrs. Hudson
Roaring Ranch
1930
as Mrs. O'Riley (uncredited)
Possessed
1931
as Woman at Political Rally (uncredited)
Young People
1940
as Old Woman
Broadway Serenade
1939
as Annie (uncredited)
Mr. Soft Touch
1949
as Slatternly Woman Tenant (Uncredited)
Manhattan Melodrama
1934
as Boat Passenger (uncredited)
The Woman in Green
1945
as Mrs. Hudson
Brother Orchid
1940
as Mrs. Sweeney - Flo's Landlady (uncredited)
Tail Spin
1939
as Mrs. Lee
The Hoodlum Saint
1946
as Trina
Dynamite
1929
as Neighbor at Store
Hollywood Canteen
1944
as Hostess (uncredited)
Gentleman Jim
1942
as Mrs. Casey (uncredited)
Kidnapped
1938
as Mrs. MacDonald
You're Only Young Once
1937
as Mary's Mother (uncredited)
The Long Night
1947
as Old Woman in Crowd (uncredited)
City Streets
1938
as Mrs. Devlin
Sherlock Holmes Faces Death
1943
as Mrs. Hudson
The Kiss Before the Mirror
1933
as Scrubwoman (uncredited)
Subway Express
1931
as Mrs. Delaney
The Invisible Man Returns
1940
as Cookie (uncredited)
After the Thin Man
1936
as Rose (uncredited)
Go West
1940
as Train Passenger
Tear Gas Squad
1940
as Mrs. Sullivan
Sarong Girl
1943
as Mattie
Charlie Chan in London
1934
as Prison Visitor (uncredited)
The Spider Woman
1943
as Mrs. Hudson
The Pearl of Death
1944
as Mrs. Hudson
Gateway
1938
as Scottish Mother
Pot o' Gold
1941
as Mom McCorkle
Vagabond Lady
1935
as Myrtle, Scrubwoman (uncredited)
Beloved
1934
as Mrs. O'Leary
Mannequin
1938
as Mrs. O'Rourke (Uncredited)
Double Wedding
1937
as Mrs. Keough
No, No, Nanette
1940
as Gertrude, the Cook
The Invisible Woman
1940
as Mrs. Bates
Sealed Lips
1942
as Mrs. Ann Morton (Fred's mother)
Sherlock Holmes and the Voice of Terror
1942
as Mrs. Hudson
The Brat
1931
as Angry Wife in Night Court (uncredited)
The Body Snatcher
1945
as Mary McBride (uncredited)
Design for Living
1933
as Theatre Chambermaid (uncredited)
The Mummy's Tomb
1942
as Jane Banning
Unfinished Business
1941
as Miss Brady
Pack Up Your Troubles
1932
as Mrs. MacTavish (uncredited)
Saps at Sea
1940
as Mrs. O'Riley
Two Tickets to London
1943
as Mrs. Tinkle
Our Daily Bread
1934
as Community Woman in Cottage (uncredited)
Keep 'Em Slugging
1943
as Mrs. Banning
Ladies They Talk About
1933
as Prisoner in Visiting Room (uncredited)
24 Hours
1931
as Nurse
Baby Take a Bow
1934
as Mrs. O'Brien (Uncredited)
The Escape
1939
as Neighbor
Tell No Tales
1939
as Mrs. Bryant (uncredited)
Blonde Venus
1932
as Landlady (uncredited)
Great Guy
1936
as Mrs. Ogilvie
Mary of Scotland
1936
as Nurse
Wings of the Navy
1939
as Irene's Housekeeper
The Strange Case of Doctor Rx
1942
as Mrs. Scott
Divorce
1945
as Ellen
The Judge Steps Out
1947
as Annie (Scrub Woman) (uncredited)
The Power and the Glory
1933
as Nurse (uncredited)
Little Giant
1946
as Ma Miller
70,000 Witnesses
1932
as Scrubwoman (uncredited)
Women Without Names
1940
as Juror
Strange Confession
1945
as Mrs. O'Connor
The White Angel
1936
as Nursing Applicant (uncredited)
Roses Are Red
1947
as Cleaning Lady
The Irish in Us
1935
as Ma O'Hara
A Damsel in Distress
1937
as Cook (uncredited)
Meet the Stewarts
1942
as Mrs. Stewart
Queen of the Mob
1940
as Tenement Landlady
Waterloo Bridge
1931
as Distraught Woman on Stairway (uncredited)
Murder at the Vanities
1934
as Assistant Wardrobe Woman (uncredited)
Sherlock Holmes in Washington
1943
as Mrs. Hudson
Radio Patrol
1932
as Landlady (uncredited)
Million Dollar Kid
1944
as Mrs. McGinnis
She Done Him Wrong
1933
as Cleaning Lady (uncredited)
Doctor Bull
1933
as Townswoman at Meeting
Public Deb No. 1
1940
as Landlady
Double Cross
1941
as Mrs. Murray
Off the Record
1939
as Mrs. Finnegan (uncredited)
The World Changes
1933
as Lady at Party (uncredited)
It Started with Eve
1941
as Mrs. O'Toole (uncredited)
The Plough and the Stars
1936
as Woman at Barricades
The Trial of Vivienne Ware
1932
as Court Matron (uncredited)
Waterfront Lady
1935
as Mrs. O'Flaherty
$10 Raise
1935
as Landlady (uncredited)
Black Paradise
1926
as Mrs. Murphy
About Mary Gordon
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Mary Gordon (born Mary Gilmour, 16 May 1882 – 23 August 1963) was a Scottish actress, long in the United States, who mainly played housekeepers and mothers, most notably the landlady Mrs. Hudson in the Sherlock Holmes series of movies of the 1940s starring Basil Rathbone and Nigel Bruce. Her body of work included nearly 300 films between 1925 and 1950. With her mother and daughter (both also named Mary), she arrived in Los Angeles in the mid-1920s and began playing variations on the roles she would spend h… With 226 credits spanning from 1925 to 1950, Mary Gordon has appeared in 225 films and 1 TV show.
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Most Popular Mary Gordon Movies
- Fort Apache (1948) — as Ma (barmaid)
- The Invisible Man (1933) — as Screaming Woman (uncredited)
- Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939) — as Woman (uncredited)
- Bride of Frankenstein (1935) — as Hans' Wife
- Mutiny on the Bounty (1935) — as Peddler (uncredited)
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