Arthur Housman

Arthur Housman

1889-10-08 – 1942-04-08 (age 52) New York City, New York, USA
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Biography

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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.

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Known For

Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans
Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans

1927

as The Obtrusive Gentleman

Her Bodyguard
Her Bodyguard

1933

as Drunk

Go West
Go West

1940

as Drunk in Saloon

Roadhouse Queen
Roadhouse Queen

1933

as Arthur Young - Attorney

Braveheart
Braveheart

1925

as Frank Nelson

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Wreckety Wrecks

1933

as Drunk (uncredited)

The Merry Widow
The Merry Widow

1934

as Drunken Man (uncredited)

The Flying Deuces
The Flying Deuces

1939

as Drunk Legionnaire

City for Conquest
City for Conquest

1940

as Radio Listener (uncredited)

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Ignorance

1916

as The Dancer

Five and Ten
Five and Ten

1931

as Piggy - Wedding Guest (uncredited)

The Villain Still Pursued Her
The Villain Still Pursued Her

1940

as Mr. McGillicuddy - Drunk (uncredited)

Where the West Begins
Where the West Begins

1938

as Beano, Jack's Cellmate

Double or Nothing
Double or Nothing

1937

as Drunk

They Made Me a Criminal
They Made Me a Criminal

1939

as Drunk Next to Grandma (uncredited)

Little Miss Nobody
Little Miss Nobody

1936

as Drunk

The Bat
The Bat

1926

as Richard Fleming

Show Boat