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
Navy Secrets
1939
as Phoney Drunk
Racing Blood
1936
as Legs
Broadway Serenade
1939
as Jonathan (uncredited)
Ex-Champ
1939
as Drunk in Barroom
Movie Crazy
1932
as Customer Who Didn't Order Rabbit
Broadway
1929
as Dolph
Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans
1927
as The Obtrusive Gentleman
All Woman
1918
as Dick Wellman
Wedding Belles
1934
The Flying Deuces
1939
as Drunk Legionnaire
Woman Wanted
1935
as Art - Waiter at Party (uncredited)
Gridiron Flash
1934
as Drunk
Something Simple
1934
as Drunk
Punch Drunks
1934
as Fight Timekeeper (uncredited)
Braveheart
1925
as Frank Nelson
Side Street
1929
as Silk Ruffo
Wreckety Wrecks
1933
as Drunk (uncredited)
The Flapper
1920
as Tom Morran
The Intruder
1933
as Reggie Wayne
Fast Company
1929
The Bat
1926
as Richard Fleming
Ignorance
1916
as The Dancer
Our Relations
1936
as Drunk
Go West
1940
as Drunk in Saloon
Here Is My Heart
1934
as Waiter
Billy the Kid
1941
as Saloon Janitor (uncredited)
The Merry Widow
1934
as Drunken Man (uncredited)
Thunder Mountain
1925
as Joe Givens
Double or Nothing
1937
as Drunk
City for Conquest
1940
as Radio Listener (uncredited)
Feet First
1930
as Drunken clubman
Diamond Jim
1935
as Souse
Man-Proof
1938
as Drunk Sourpuss with Capon (uncredited)
Show Boat
1936
Persuasive Peggy
1917
as Percy Pipp
While Paris Sleeps
1932
Afraid to Talk
1932
as Archie (drunk)
She Done Him Wrong
1933
as Hungry Barfly (uncredited)
No Time for Comedy
1940
as Drunk Wanting Directions (uncredited)
No More Orchids
1932
as Serge
They Made Me a Criminal
1939
as Drunk Next to Grandma (uncredited)
Back to the Woods
1919
Escort Girl
1941
as Al, the Drunk (as Arthur Houseman)
Man Wanted
1922
as Edgar Little
Paris in Spring
1935
as Interviewer
Worlds Apart
1921
as Harley Marshall
Hard to Get
1938
as Drunk on Subway (uncredited)
The Blooming Angel
1920
as Ramon
The Hollywood Gad-About
1934
as Self (uncredited)
Riffraff
1936
as 'Ratsy'
Scram!
1932
as Drunk
The Way to Love
1933
as Drunk Being Photographed
Public Hero Number 1
1935
as Scottsdale Bar Drunk (uncredited)
The Best of Laurel and Hardy
1968
as Second Drunk (archive footage)
A Reluctant Cinderella
1913
as Dick Evans
Men Must Fight
1933
as Drunk on Ship
The Road of Ambition
1920
as Monty Newcomb
A Man Must Live
1925
as Tod Cragge
Wives Never Know
1936
as Snorter
The Villain Still Pursued Her
1940
as Mr. McGillicuddy - Drunk (uncredited)
Stronger Than Desire
1939
as Reporter (uncredited)
Blondie Takes a Vacation
1939
as Drunk on Train (uncredited)
Here Comes Cookie
1935
as Drunk (uncredited)
The Greeks Had a Word for Them
1932
as Drunk
Five and Ten
1931
as Piggy - Wedding Guest (uncredited)
Under Suspicion
1918
as Red Hogan
The Girl of the Golden West
1930
as Sidney Dick
Clay Dollars
1921
as Ben Willetts
Manhandled
1924
as Chip Thorndyke
I Believed in You
1934
as Jerry Hartman, a Drunk
The Midnight Kiss
1926
as Hector Spencer
With Neatness and Dispatch
1918
as Burns
The Misleading Lady
1920
as Reporter
The Fixer Uppers
1935
as The Drunk
Benny, from Panama
1934
as Drunken, Irate Husband
Her Bodyguard
1933
as Drunk
Roadhouse Queen
1933
as Arthur Young - Attorney
Under the Red Robe
1923
as Captain La Rolle
Part Time Wife
1930
as Golf Spectator (uncredited)
Bertha the Sewing Machine Girl
1926
as Salesman
Wife in Name Only
1923
as Victor Harwood
With Love and Kisses
1936
as Gilbert Holbrook
Early to Wed
1926
as Art Nevers
Next Door Neighbors
1931
as Herman Andrews
Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch
1934
as Dick Harris
Bridal Bail
1934
as Drunk
Alias French Gertie
1930
as Bert
Anybody's Blonde
1931
as Mulligan
Back to the Woods
1918
as Bill Andrews
Two for Tonight
1935
as Warburton
Step Lively, Jeeves!
1937
as Max
Toby's Bow
1919
as Bagby
The Squealer
1930
as Mitter Davis
The Singing Fool
1928
as Blackie Joe
Little Miss Nobody
1936
as Drunk
Nearly Spliced
1921
Times Square
1929
The Live Ghost
1934
as Drunken sailor
A Hit with a Miss
1945
as Fight Timekeeper (archive footage) (uncredited)
Elmer Steps Out
1934
The Prophet's Paradise
1922
as Kadir
Rough House Rosie
1927
as Kid Farrell
The County Fair
1920
as Bruce Hammerhead
The Desert's Price
1925
as Tom Martin
Officer O'Brien
1930
as Tony Zurick
Love's Masquerade
1922
as Newspaper Reporter
The Way of a Maid
1921
as Jimmy Van Trent
It May Be You
1915
as Jack Kenwood
Partners in Crime
1928
as Barton
Rolling Along
1930
Done in Oil
1934
as Arthur
Am I Having Fun!
1936
as 'Scoop' McGoogle
The Coast of Folly
1925
as Newspaper Reporter
Everything Comes to Him Who Waits
1912
as Waiter
Is Life Worth Living?
1921
as Jimmy Colton
Queen of the Night Clubs
1929
as Andy Quinland
Fools for Luck
1928
as Charles Grogan
Help Wanted, Female
1931
The Gay Lord Quex
1919
as Valma
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
- Navy Secrets (1939) — as Phoney Drunk
- Racing Blood (1936) — as Legs
- Broadway Serenade (1939) — as Jonathan (uncredited)
- Ex-Champ (1939) — as Drunk in Barroom
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