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Arthur Housman

Arthur Housman

Acting

Born: October 8, 1889New York City, New York, USA

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
Filmography

The Best of Laurel and Hardy

Second Drunk (archive footage)

1968
A Hit with a Miss

A Hit with a Miss

Fight Timekeeper (archive footage) (uncredited)

1945
Escort Girl

Escort Girl

Al, the Drunk (as Arthur Houseman)

1941
Billy the Kid

Billy the Kid

Saloon Janitor (uncredited)

1941
Go West

Go West

Drunk in Saloon

1940
The Villain Still Pursued Her

The Villain Still Pursued Her

Mr. McGillicuddy - Drunk (uncredited)

1940
City for Conquest

City for Conquest

Radio Listener (uncredited)

1940
No Time for Comedy

No Time for Comedy

Drunk Wanting Directions (uncredited)

1940
The Flying Deuces

The Flying Deuces

Drunk Legionnaire

1939
Blondie Takes a Vacation

Blondie Takes a Vacation

Drunk on Train (uncredited)

1939
Stronger Than Desire

Stronger Than Desire

Reporter (uncredited)

1939
Ex-Champ

Ex-Champ

Drunk in Barroom

1939
Broadway Serenade

Broadway Serenade

Jonathan (uncredited)

1939
Navy Secrets

Navy Secrets

Phoney Drunk

1939
They Made Me a Criminal

They Made Me a Criminal

Drunk Next to Grandma (uncredited)

1939
Hard to Get

Hard to Get

Drunk on Subway (uncredited)

1938
Youth Takes a Fling

Youth Takes a Fling

First Communist

1938
Where the West Begins

Where the West Begins

Beano, Jack's Cellmate

1938
Man-Proof

Man-Proof

Drunk Sourpuss with Capon (uncredited)

1938
Double or Nothing

Double or Nothing

Drunk

1937
Step Lively, Jeeves!

Step Lively, Jeeves!

Max

1937

With Love and Kisses

Gilbert Holbrook

1936
Racing Blood

Racing Blood

Legs

1936
Wives Never Know

Wives Never Know

Snorter

1936

Am I Having Fun!

'Scoop' McGoogle

1936
Our Relations

Our Relations

Drunk

1936
Little Miss Nobody

Little Miss Nobody

Drunk

1936
Show Boat

Show Boat

1936
Riffraff

Riffraff

'Ratsy'

1936

It Always Happens

Drunk

1935
Two for Tonight

Two for Tonight

Warburton

1935
Diamond Jim

Diamond Jim

Souse

1935
Here Comes Cookie

Here Comes Cookie

Drunk (uncredited)

1935
Woman Wanted

Woman Wanted

Art - Waiter at Party (uncredited)

1935

The Captain Hits the Ceiling

Cliff

1935
Paris in Spring

Paris in Spring

Interviewer

1935
Public Hero Number 1

Public Hero Number 1

Scottsdale Bar Drunk (uncredited)

1935
Sing Sister Sing

Sing Sister Sing

Drunk (uncredited)

1935
The Fixer Uppers

The Fixer Uppers

The Drunk

1935
Treasure Blues

Treasure Blues

Sailor

1935
Here Is My Heart

Here Is My Heart

Waiter

1934
The Live Ghost

The Live Ghost

Drunken sailor

1934
Done in Oil

Done in Oil

Arthur

1934
The Merry Widow

The Merry Widow

Drunken Man (uncredited)

1934
Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch

Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch

Dick Harris

1934
Gridiron Flash

Gridiron Flash

Drunk

1934
The Hollywood Gad-About

The Hollywood Gad-About

Self (uncredited)

1934
Something Simple

Something Simple

Drunk

1934
Punch Drunks

Punch Drunks

Fight Timekeeper (uncredited)

1934

Wedding Belles

1934

Benny, from Panama

Drunken, Irate Husband

1934
I Believed in You

I Believed in You

Jerry Hartman, a Drunk

1934
Elmer Steps Out

Elmer Steps Out

1934
Babes in the Goods

Babes in the Goods

The Drunk

1934
Bridal Bail

Bridal Bail

Drunk

1934
The Way to Love

The Way to Love

Drunk Being Photographed

1933
Her Bodyguard

Her Bodyguard

Drunk

1933
Roadhouse Queen

Roadhouse Queen

Arthur Young - Attorney

1933
The Intruder

The Intruder

Reggie Wayne

1933

Wreckety Wrecks

Drunk (uncredited)

1933
Men Must Fight

Men Must Fight

Drunk on Ship

1933
She Done Him Wrong

She Done Him Wrong

Hungry Barfly (uncredited)

1933
No More Orchids

No More Orchids

Serge

1932
Afraid to Talk

Afraid to Talk

Archie (drunk)

1932
Movie Crazy

Movie Crazy

Customer Who Didn't Order Rabbit

1932
Scram!

Scram!

Drunk

1932
While Paris Sleeps

While Paris Sleeps

1932
The Greeks Had a Word for Them

The Greeks Had a Word for Them

Drunk

1932
Anybody's Blonde

Anybody's Blonde

Mulligan

1931
Night Life in Reno

Night Life in Reno

Roy Carlton

1931
Five and Ten

Five and Ten

Piggy - Wedding Guest (uncredited)

1931
Next Door Neighbors

Next Door Neighbors

Herman Andrews

1931

Help Wanted, Female

1931
Part Time Wife

Part Time Wife

Golf Spectator (uncredited)

1930
Feet First

Feet First

Drunken clubman

1930
The Girl of the Golden West

The Girl of the Golden West

Sidney Dick

1930

Rolling Along

1930
The Squealer

The Squealer

Mitter Davis

1930
Alias French Gertie

Alias French Gertie

Bert

1930
Officer O'Brien

Officer O'Brien

Tony Zurick

1930
Song of Love

Song of Love

Joe Sweeney, Acrobat

1929

Fast Company

1929
Side Street

Side Street

Silk Ruffo

1929
Times Square

Times Square

1929
Broadway

Broadway

Dolph

1929

Howling Hollywood

1929
Queen of the Night Clubs

Queen of the Night Clubs

Andy Quinland

1929
Sins of the Fathers

Sins of the Fathers

The Count

1928
The Singing Fool

The Singing Fool

Blackie Joe

1928
Fools for Luck

Fools for Luck

Charles Grogan

1928
Partners in Crime

Partners in Crime

Barton

1928
The Spotlight

The Spotlight

Ebbetts

1927
Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans

Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans

The Obtrusive Gentleman

1927
Publicity Madness

Publicity Madness

Oscar Hawks

1927
Rumors for Rent

Rumors for Rent

Warren

1927
Rough House Rosie

Rough House Rosie

Kid Farrell

1927

Just a Husband

Warren

1927
Bertha the Sewing Machine Girl

Bertha the Sewing Machine Girl

Salesman

1926
Whispering Wires

Whispering Wires

Casey

1926
The Midnight Kiss

The Midnight Kiss

Hector Spencer

1926

The Non-Stop Bride

Barney

1926
Early to Wed

Early to Wed

Art Nevers

1926
The Bat

The Bat

Richard Fleming

1926
Braveheart

Braveheart

Frank Nelson

1925

The Desert's Price

Tom Martin

1925
Thunder Mountain

Thunder Mountain

Joe Givens

1925
The Coast of Folly

The Coast of Folly

Newspaper Reporter

1925
Night Life of New York

Night Life of New York

Jerry

1925
The Necessary Evil

The Necessary Evil

Pug

1925
A Man Must Live

A Man Must Live

Tod Cragge

1925
Manhandled

Manhandled

Chip Thorndyke

1924
The Masked Dancer

The Masked Dancer

Manager at Club Royal

1924
Under the Red Robe

Under the Red Robe

Captain La Rolle

1923
Wife in Name Only

Wife in Name Only

Victor Harwood

1923
Man Wanted

Man Wanted

Edgar Little

1922
Love's Masquerade

Love's Masquerade

Newspaper Reporter

1922
The Prophet's Paradise

The Prophet's Paradise

Kadir

1922
Why Announce Your Marriage?

Why Announce Your Marriage?

1922
Shadows of the Sea

Shadows of the Sea

Ralph Dean

1922
The Way of a Maid

The Way of a Maid

Jimmy Van Trent

1921
Clay Dollars

Clay Dollars

Ben Willetts

1921
Is Life Worth Living?

Is Life Worth Living?

Jimmy Colton

1921
The Fighter

The Fighter

Blacardo

1921

Nearly Spliced

1921
Worlds Apart

Worlds Apart

Harley Marshall

1921
The Road of Ambition

The Road of Ambition

Monty Newcomb

1920
The Misleading Lady

The Misleading Lady

Reporter

1920
The County Fair

The County Fair

Bruce Hammerhead

1920
The Flapper

The Flapper

Tom Morran

1920
A Fool and His Money

A Fool and His Money

Count Tarnowsky

1920
The Blooming Angel

The Blooming Angel

Ramon

1920
The Gay Lord Quex

The Gay Lord Quex

Valma

1919
Toby's Bow

Toby's Bow

Bagby

1919
Back to the Woods

Back to the Woods

1919
The End of the Road

The End of the Road

1919
The Bondage of Barbara

The Bondage of Barbara

Jack Newton

1919
Back to the Woods

Back to the Woods

Bill Andrews

1918
All Woman

All Woman

Dick Wellman

1918
With Neatness and Dispatch

With Neatness and Dispatch

Burns

1918
Under Suspicion

Under Suspicion

Red Hogan

1918
Brown of Harvard

Brown of Harvard

Happy

1918
Red, White and Blue Blood

Red, White and Blue Blood

1917
Persuasive Peggy

Persuasive Peggy

Percy Pipp

1917

Ignorance

The Dancer

1916

It May Be You

Jack Kenwood

1915

Getting to the Ball Game

1914
Mr. Toots' Tooth

Mr. Toots' Tooth

Mr. Toots

1913

A Reluctant Cinderella

Dick Evans

1913
The Edison Minstrels

The Edison Minstrels

Interlocutor

1913
Jack's Joke

Jack's Joke

Ned Brown

1913
At Bear Track Gulch

At Bear Track Gulch

Townsman

1913

How a Horseshoe Upset a Happy Family

Tim Flanagan - Horseshoe Target

1912

An Old Fashioned Elopement

1912

A Thrilling Rescue by Uncle Mun

1912
Everything Comes to Him Who Waits

Everything Comes to Him Who Waits

Waiter

1912