Arthur Housman
Known for Acting · 156 credits
- Born
- 1889-10-08
- Died
- 1942-04-08
- Place of birth
- New York City, New York, USA
- Also known as
- Arthur Hausman · Arthur Houseman
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.
Known For
Movies (156)
Where the West Begins
1938
as Beano, Jack's Cellmate
Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans
1927
as The Obtrusive Gentleman
Gridiron Flash
1934
as Drunk
The Flying Deuces
1939
as Drunk Legionnaire
Braveheart
1925
as Frank Nelson
The Bat
1926
as Richard Fleming
The Intruder
1933
as Reggie Wayne
Ex-Champ
1939
as Drunk in Barroom
Paris in Spring
1935
as Interviewer
The Merry Widow
1934
as Drunken Man (uncredited)
Broadway Serenade
1939
as Jonathan (uncredited)
Punch Drunks
1934
as Fight Timekeeper (uncredited)
Billy the Kid
1941
as Saloon Janitor (uncredited)
Ignorance
1916
as The Dancer
Racing Blood
1936
as Legs
Go West
1940
as Drunk in Saloon
Navy Secrets
1939
as Phoney Drunk
Woman Wanted
1935
as Art - Waiter at Party (uncredited)
Man Wanted
1922
as Edgar Little
Fast Company
1929
Our Relations
1936
as Drunk
Side Street
1929
as Silk Ruffo
City for Conquest
1940
as Radio Listener (uncredited)
Show Boat
1936
Movie Crazy
1932
as Customer Who Didn't Order Rabbit
Wreckety Wrecks
1933
as Drunk (uncredited)
Double or Nothing
1937
as Drunk
Diamond Jim
1935
as Souse
Feet First
1930
as Drunken clubman
She Done Him Wrong
1933
as Hungry Barfly (uncredited)
Scram!
1932
as Drunk
No More Orchids
1932
as Serge
Broadway
1929
as Dolph
Two for Tonight
1935
as Warburton
Escort Girl
1941
as Al, the Drunk (as Arthur Houseman)
Afraid to Talk
1932
as Archie (drunk)
Man-Proof
1938
as Drunk Sourpuss with Capon (uncredited)
Worlds Apart
1921
as Harley Marshall
Here Is My Heart
1934
as Waiter
Alias French Gertie
1930
as Bert
Her Bodyguard
1933
as Drunk
All Woman
1918
as Dick Wellman
Wives Never Know
1936
as Snorter
The Midnight Kiss
1926
as Hector Spencer
Part Time Wife
1930
as Golf Spectator (uncredited)
Hard to Get
1938
as Drunk on Subway (uncredited)
Bertha the Sewing Machine Girl
1926
as Salesman
They Made Me a Criminal
1939
as Drunk Next to Grandma (uncredited)
Youth Takes a Fling
1938
as First Communist
Riffraff
1936
as 'Ratsy'
Under Suspicion
1918
as Red Hogan
Blondie Takes a Vacation
1939
as Drunk on Train (uncredited)
Under the Red Robe
1923
as Captain La Rolle
Anybody's Blonde
1931
as Mulligan
While Paris Sleeps
1932
Thunder Mountain
1925
as Joe Givens
Partners in Crime
1928
as Barton
The Best of Laurel and Hardy
1968
as Second Drunk (archive footage)
The Captain Hits the Ceiling
1935
as Cliff
Public Hero Number 1
1935
as Scottsdale Bar Drunk (uncredited)
No Time for Comedy
1940
as Drunk Wanting Directions (uncredited)
The Live Ghost
1934
as Drunken sailor
Manhandled
1924
as Chip Thorndyke
Done in Oil
1934
as Arthur
The Greeks Had a Word for Them
1932
as Drunk
The Fixer Uppers
1935
as The Drunk
The Way of a Maid
1921
as Jimmy Van Trent
The Blooming Angel
1920
as Ramon
Something Simple
1934
as Drunk
Rough House Rosie
1927
as Kid Farrell
The County Fair
1920
as Bruce Hammerhead
Clay Dollars
1921
as Ben Willetts
Stronger Than Desire
1939
as Reporter (uncredited)
Bridal Bail
1934
as Drunk
The Way to Love
1933
as Drunk Being Photographed
Step Lively, Jeeves!
1937
as Max
Here Comes Cookie
1935
as Drunk (uncredited)
I Believed in You
1934
as Jerry Hartman, a Drunk
The Girl of the Golden West
1930
as Sidney Dick
Night Life in Reno
1931
as Roy Carlton
A Man Must Live
1925
as Tod Cragge
The Hollywood Gad-About
1934
as Self (uncredited)
The Villain Still Pursued Her
1940
as Mr. McGillicuddy - Drunk (uncredited)
It May Be You
1915
as Jack Kenwood
Night Life of New York
1925
as Jerry
The Singing Fool
1928
as Blackie Joe
Five and Ten
1931
as Piggy - Wedding Guest (uncredited)
The Flapper
1920
as Tom Morran
Wife in Name Only
1923
as Victor Harwood
A Hit with a Miss
1945
as Fight Timekeeper (archive footage) (uncredited)
Nearly Spliced
1921
The Desert's Price
1925
as Tom Martin
Little Miss Nobody
1936
as Drunk
That’s My Story
1937
as Drunk
Sins of the Fathers
1928
as The Count
Back to the Woods
1919
Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch
1934
as Dick Harris
The Squealer
1930
as Mitter Davis
Queen of the Night Clubs
1929
as Andy Quinland
Am I Having Fun!
1936
as 'Scoop' McGoogle
Officer O'Brien
1930
as Tony Zurick
Elmer Steps Out
1934
Shadows of the Sea
1922
as Ralph Dean
Sing Sister Sing
1935
as Drunk (uncredited)
The Misleading Lady
1920
as Reporter
Is Life Worth Living?
1921
as Jimmy Colton
Wedding Belles
1934
Everything Comes to Him Who Waits
1912
as Waiter
Benny, from Panama
1934
as Drunken, Irate Husband
At Bear Track Gulch
1913
as Townsman
Treasure Blues
1935
as Sailor
Times Square
1929
Love's Masquerade
1922
as Newspaper Reporter
Men Must Fight
1933
as Drunk on Ship
Why Announce Your Marriage?
1922
Early to Wed
1926
as Art Nevers
The Gay Lord Quex
1919
as Valma
With Neatness and Dispatch
1918
as Burns
Whispering Wires
1926
as Casey
Persuasive Peggy
1917
as Percy Pipp
About Arthur Housman
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 th… With 156 credits spanning from 1912 to 1968, Arthur Housman has appeared in 156 films and 0 TV shows.
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- Where the West Begins (1938) — as Beano, Jack's Cellmate
- Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans (1927) — as The Obtrusive Gentleman
- Gridiron Flash (1934) — as Drunk
- The Flying Deuces (1939) — as Drunk Legionnaire
- Braveheart (1925) — as Frank Nelson
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