Mary Gordon
Known for Acting · 228 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 (227)
Bride of Frankenstein
1935
as Hans' Wife
The Invisible Man
1933
as Screaming Woman (uncredited)
Kitty Foyle
1940
as Cleaning Lady (uncredited)
Bonnie Scotland
1935
as Mrs. Bickerdike
Beauty Parlor
1932
as Landlady
Young People
1940
as Old Woman (uncredited)
Mary of Scotland
1936
as Nurse
Possessed
1931
as Woman at Political Rally (uncredited)
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
1939
as Woman (uncredited)
Double Cross
1941
as Mrs. Murray
Sealed Lips
1942
as Mrs. Ann Morton (Fred's mother)
Fort Apache
1948
as Ma (barmaid)
Go West
1940
as Train Passenger
Riot Squad
1941
as Mrs. McGonigle
Mutiny on the Bounty
1935
as Peddler (uncredited)
The Loudspeaker
1934
as Landlady
Wild Girl
1932
as Washerwoman (uncredited)
Appointment for Love
1941
as Martha
Tucson
1949
as Housemother (uncredited)
Angels with Dirty Faces
1938
Our Daily Bread
1934
as Community Woman in Cottage (uncredited)
Sister Kenny
1946
as Mrs. Gordon (uncredited)
Exposed
1947
as Housekeeper
No, No, Nanette
1940
as Gertrude, the Cook
The Pride of the Yankees
1942
as Maid (uncredited)
Blonde Venus
1932
as Landlady (uncredited)
Blond Cheat
1938
as Maggie (uncredited)
Waterloo Bridge
1931
as Distraught Woman on Stairway (uncredited)
The Pearl of Death
1944
as Mrs. Hudson
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
1939
as Mrs. Hudson
The Hound of the Baskervilles
1939
as Mrs. Hudson
Design for Living
1933
as Theatre Chambermaid (uncredited)
Dressed to Kill
1946
as Mrs. Hudson
Hollywood Canteen
1944
as Hostess (uncredited)
Call Her Savage
1932
as Lady in Tenement (Uncredited)
You Can't Have Everything
1937
as YWCA Scrub Woman (uncredited)
Pick a Star
1937
as Mrs Watts - The Undertaker’s Wife
My Woman
1933
as Woman at Ironing Board (Uncredited)
Oh, for a Man!
1930
as Stage Door Admirer with Violets
Her Husband Lies
1937
as Mrs. Jenks
The Woman in Green
1945
as Mrs. Hudson
The Invisible Man Returns
1940
as Cookie (uncredited)
Manhattan Melodrama
1934
as Boat Passenger (uncredited)
Naughty Nanette
1927
as Mrs. Rooney
After the Thin Man
1936
as Rose (uncredited)
Ladies They Talk About
1933
as Prisoner in Visiting Room (uncredited)
Wings of the Navy
1939
as Irene's Housekeeper
Sarong Girl
1943
as Mattie
The Body Snatcher
1945
as Mary McBride (uncredited)
Anybody's Woman
1930
as Maid
The Invisible Woman
1940
as Mrs. Bates
Pack Up Your Troubles
1932
as Mrs. MacTavish (uncredited)
Cross Streets
1934
as Sonny's Mother
The Old Code
1928
as Mary MacGregor
Mr. Soft Touch
1949
as Slatternly Woman Tenant (Uncredited)
Flight from Destiny
1941
as Martha
The World Changes
1933
as Lady at Party (uncredited)
Brother Orchid
1940
as Mrs. Sweeney - Flo's Landlady (uncredited)
Tessie
1925
as Aunt Maggie
One Man Justice
1937
as Bridget
The Spider Woman
1943
as Mrs. Hudson
The Judge Steps Out
1947
as Annie (Scrub Woman) (uncredited)
The Long Night
1947
as Old Woman in Crowd (uncredited)
Charlie Chan in London
1934
as Prison Visitor (uncredited)
I Take This Oath
1940
as Mrs. Eileen Hanagan
Share the Wealth
1936
as Ma MacClyde
Little Miss Nobody
1936
as Mrs. Biddle
City Streets
1938
as Mrs. Devlin
Clancy's Kosher Wedding
1927
as Molly Clancy
Sherlock Holmes in Washington
1943
as Mrs. Hudson
The White Angel
1936
as Nursing Applicant (uncredited)
You're Only Young Once
1937
as Mary's Mother (uncredited)
Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon
1942
as Mrs. Hudson
Gentleman Jim
1942
as Mrs. Casey (uncredited)
When the Daltons Rode
1940
as Ma Dalton
Sherlock Holmes Faces Death
1943
as Mrs. Hudson
The Ol' Gray Hoss
1928
as First taxi passenger
Secret Command
1944
as Mrs. McKenzie (uncredited)
Change of Heart
1934
as Woman in Street (uncredited)
A House Divided
1931
as Townswoman (uncredited)
Texas Cyclone
1932
as Kate
One More River
1934
as Cook (Uncredited)
Skyscraper Souls
1932
as Charwoman
Great Guy
1936
as Mrs. Ogilvie
A Damsel in Distress
1937
as Cook (uncredited)
Dr. Broadway
1942
as Broadway Carrie
The People vs. Nancy Preston
1925
as Mrs. Tifft
Tell No Tales
1939
as Mrs. Bryant (uncredited)
Sentimental Journey
1946
as Agnes, the Cook (uncredited)
Big Town Scandal
1948
as Mary - Cleaning Woman (uncredited)
Meet the Stewarts
1942
as Mrs. Stewart
The Mummy's Tomb
1942
as Jane Banning
She Done Him Wrong
1933
as Cleaning Lady (uncredited)
Double Wedding
1937
as Mrs. Keough
Bombay Clipper
1942
as Abigail 'Mag' MacPherson
The Lady Consents
1936
as Apple Lady
Men Must Fight
1933
as Pacifist Audience Member
The Defense Rests
1934
as Scrub Woman
The Impatient Maiden
1932
as Irish Neighbor (uncredited)
Friend Indeed
1937
as Housekeeper
The Plough and the Stars
1936
as Woman at Barricades
Blue, White and Perfect
1942
as Mrs. Flaherty - Mike's Landlady (uncredited)
In Fast Company
1946
as Mrs. Cassidy
Rulers of the Sea
1939
as Mrs. Ogilvie (Uncredited)
The Irish in Us
1935
as Ma O'Hara
Little Mickey Grogan
1927
as Kind Landlady
Two Tickets to London
1943
as Mrs. Tinkle
The Hoodlum Saint
1946
as Trina
Queen of the Mob
1940
as Tenement Landlady
Joe and Ethel Turp Call on the President
1939
as Mrs. O'Leary
Murder at the Vanities
1934
as Assistant Wardrobe Woman (uncredited)
Hell's Heroes
1929
as Choir Member (uncredited)
It Started with Eve
1941
as Mrs. O'Toole (uncredited)
Saps at Sea
1940
as Mrs. O'Riley
Whom the Gods Destroy
1934
as Newfoundlander
Day-time Wife
1939
as Scrubwoman
Public Deb No. 1
1940
as Landlady
The Woman Condemned
1934
as Crying Woman at Night Court (uncredited)
My Son, My Son!
1940
as Mrs. Mulvaney
Women Without Names
1940
as Juror
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 228 credits spanning from 1925 to 1950, Mary Gordon has appeared in 227 films and 1 TV show.
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Most Popular Mary Gordon Movies
- Bride of Frankenstein (1935) — as Hans' Wife
- The Invisible Man (1933) — as Screaming Woman (uncredited)
- Kitty Foyle (1940) — as Cleaning Lady (uncredited)
- Bonnie Scotland (1935) — as Mrs. Bickerdike
- Beauty Parlor (1932) — as Landlady
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