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)
Bride of Frankenstein
1935
as Hans' Wife
The Invisible Man
1933
as Screaming Woman (uncredited)
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
1939
as Woman (uncredited)
Mutiny on the Bounty
1935
as Peddler (uncredited)
Kitty Foyle
1940
as Cleaning Lady (uncredited)
Sister Kenny
1946
as Mrs. Gordon (uncredited)
Secret Command
1944
as Mrs. McKenzie (uncredited)
Dressed to Kill
1946
as Mrs. Hudson
Bonnie Scotland
1935
as Mrs. Bickerdike
Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon
1942
as Mrs. Hudson
Captain Fury
1939
as Mrs. Bailey
Appointment for Love
1941
as Martha
Broadway Serenade
1939
as Annie (uncredited)
The Hound of the Baskervilles
1939
as Mrs. Hudson
The Pride of the Yankees
1942
as Maid (uncredited)
My Woman
1933
as Woman at Ironing Board (Uncredited)
Kidnapped
1948
as Scottish Woman (uncredited)
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
1939
as Mrs. Hudson
Wild Girl
1932
as Washerwoman (uncredited)
The Woman in Green
1945
as Mrs. Hudson
Angels with Dirty Faces
1938
Kitty
1945
as Nanny
Madame X
1929
as Nursemaid (uncredited)
The Hoodlum Saint
1946
as Trina
Possessed
1931
as Woman at Political Rally (uncredited)
After the Thin Man
1936
as Rose (uncredited)
Blond Cheat
1938
as Maggie (uncredited)
Sherlock Holmes Faces Death
1943
as Mrs. Hudson
Manhattan Melodrama
1934
as Boat Passenger (uncredited)
Riot Squad
1941
as Mrs. McGonigle
Brother Orchid
1940
as Mrs. Sweeney - Flo's Landlady (uncredited)
Young People
1940
as Old Woman
You Can't Have Everything
1937
as YWCA Scrub Woman (uncredited)
Sweepings
1933
as Mrs. Patrick O'Leary (Uncredited)
Ginger
1935
as Mrs. Monahan (uncredited)
Bombay Clipper
1942
as Abigail 'Mag' MacPherson
Smart Guy
1943
as Maggie
Pilgrimage
1933
Gentleman Jim
1942
as Mrs. Casey (uncredited)
The Invisible Woman
1940
as Mrs. Bates
Blonde Venus
1932
as Landlady (uncredited)
The Kiss Before the Mirror
1933
as Scrubwoman (uncredited)
Roaring Ranch
1930
as Mrs. O'Riley (uncredited)
Lady Behave!
1937
as Cook
The Mummy's Tomb
1942
as Jane Banning
The White Angel
1936
as Nursing Applicant (uncredited)
Tear Gas Squad
1940
as Mrs. Sullivan
Mr. Soft Touch
1949
as Slatternly Woman Tenant (Uncredited)
Tell No Tales
1939
as Mrs. Bryant (uncredited)
Our Daily Bread
1934
as Community Woman in Cottage (uncredited)
Hollywood Canteen
1944
as Hostess (uncredited)
You're Only Young Once
1937
as Mary's Mother (uncredited)
Dynamite
1929
as Neighbor at Store
Tail Spin
1939
as Mrs. Lee
City Streets
1938
as Mrs. Devlin
Forgotten Faces
1936
as Mrs. O'Leary
The Long Night
1947
as Old Woman in Crowd (uncredited)
Gateway
1938
as Scottish Mother
Sealed Lips
1942
as Mrs. Ann Morton (Fred's mother)
The Invisible Man Returns
1940
as Cookie (uncredited)
Design for Living
1933
as Theatre Chambermaid (uncredited)
Kidnapped
1938
as Mrs. MacDonald
Go West
1940
as Train Passenger
The Spider Woman
1943
as Mrs. Hudson
The Escape
1939
as Neighbor
The Brat
1931
as Angry Wife in Night Court (uncredited)
70,000 Witnesses
1932
as Scrubwoman (uncredited)
Charlie Chan in London
1934
as Prison Visitor (uncredited)
Pot o' Gold
1941
as Mom McCorkle
She Done Him Wrong
1933
as Cleaning Lady (uncredited)
Mannequin
1938
as Mrs. O'Rourke (Uncredited)
Sarong Girl
1943
as Mattie
Wings of the Navy
1939
as Irene's Housekeeper
Double Wedding
1937
as Mrs. Keough
Sherlock Holmes and the Voice of Terror
1942
as Mrs. Hudson
Saps at Sea
1940
as Mrs. O'Riley
Meet the Stewarts
1942
as Mrs. Stewart
Call Her Savage
1932
as Lady in Tenement (Uncredited)
Beloved
1934
as Mrs. O'Leary
No, No, Nanette
1940
as Gertrude, the Cook
Two Tickets to London
1943
as Mrs. Tinkle
The Body Snatcher
1945
as Mary McBride (uncredited)
Fly By Night
1942
as Ma Prescott
Keep 'Em Slugging
1943
as Mrs. Banning
The File on Thelma Jordon
1949
as Charwoman (uncredited)
The Pearl of Death
1944
as Mrs. Hudson
Divorce
1945
as Ellen
Women Without Names
1940
as Juror
The World Changes
1933
as Lady at Party (uncredited)
Subway Express
1931
as Mrs. Delaney
Change of Heart
1934
as Woman in Street (uncredited)
Doctor Bull
1933
as Townswoman at Meeting
Great Guy
1936
as Mrs. Ogilvie
Murder at the Vanities
1934
as Assistant Wardrobe Woman (uncredited)
Waterloo Bridge
1931
as Distraught Woman on Stairway (uncredited)
Vagabond Lady
1935
as Myrtle, Scrubwoman (uncredited)
The Power and the Glory
1933
as Nurse (uncredited)
The Man from Hell
1934
as Mrs. Frank McCarrol
Little Giant
1946
as Ma Miller
Flight from Destiny
1941
as Martha
Joe and Ethel Turp Call on the President
1939
as Mrs. O'Leary
Campus Confessions
1938
as Mrs. Twill
Black Paradise
1926
as Mrs. Murphy
Ladies They Talk About
1933
as Prisoner in Visiting Room (uncredited)
The Judge Steps Out
1947
as Annie (Scrub Woman) (uncredited)
Queen of the Mob
1940
as Tenement Landlady
Mary of Scotland
1936
as Nurse
Tucson
1949
as Housemother (uncredited)
Double Cross
1941
as Mrs. Murray
Million Dollar Kid
1944
as Mrs. McGinnis
It Started with Eve
1941
as Mrs. O'Toole (uncredited)
Roses Are Red
1947
as Cleaning Lady
Baby Take a Bow
1934
as Mrs. O'Brien (Uncredited)
Angels' Alley
1948
as Mrs. Mamie Mahoney
Pack Up Your Troubles
1932
as Mrs. MacTavish (uncredited)
A Damsel in Distress
1937
as Cook (uncredited)
Unfinished Business
1941
as Miss Brady
Strange Confession
1945
as Mrs. O'Connor
The Plot Thickens
1936
as Woman with Bag (uncredited)
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)
- Bride of Frankenstein (1935) — as Hans' Wife
- The Invisible Man (1933) — as Screaming Woman (uncredited)
- Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939) — as Woman (uncredited)
- Mutiny on the Bounty (1935) — as Peddler (uncredited)
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