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

Go West
Go West

1940

as Drunk in Saloon (uncredited)

The Flying Deuces
The Flying Deuces

1939

as Drunk Legionnaire

City for Conquest
City for Conquest

1940

as Radio Listener (uncredited)

Billy the Kid
Billy the Kid

1941

as Saloon Janitor (uncredited)

The Merry Widow
The Merry Widow

1934

as Drunken Man (uncredited)

That’s My Story
That’s My Story

1937

as Drunk

She Done Him Wrong
She Done Him Wrong

1933

as Hungry Barfly (uncredited)

Riffraff
Riffraff

1936

as 'Ratsy'

The Greeks Had a Word for Them
Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch
No Time for Comedy
No Time for Comedy

1940

as Drunk Wanting Directions (uncredited)

They Made Me a Criminal
They Made Me a Criminal

1939

as Drunk Next to Grandma (uncredited)

Back to the Woods
Back to the Woods

1918

as Bill Andrews

Her Bodyguard
Her Bodyguard

1933

as Drunk

Hard to Get
Hard to Get

1938

as Drunk on Subway (uncredited)

Double or Nothing
Double or Nothing

1937

as Drunk

The Fixer Uppers
The Fixer Uppers

1935

as The Drunk

Broadway
Broadway

1929

as Dolph

Here Is My Heart
Here Is My Heart

1934

as Waiter