Arthur Housman
Acting
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.
Filmography
Acting (155)
1968
The Best of Laurel and Hardyas Second Drunk (archive footage)
8.0
1945
A Hit with a Missas Fight Timekeeper (archive footage) (uncredited)
6.7
1941
Escort Girlas Al, the Drunk (as Arthur Houseman)
3.3
1941
Billy the Kidas Saloon Janitor (uncredited)
5.3
1940
Go Westas Drunk in Saloon (uncredited)
6.6
1940
The Villain Still Pursued Heras Mr. McGillicuddy - Drunk (uncredited)
5.2
1940
City for Conquestas Radio Listener (uncredited)
6.9
1940
No Time for Comedyas Drunk Wanting Directions (uncredited)
5.3
1939
The Flying Deucesas Drunk Legionnaire
6.4
1939
Blondie Takes a Vacationas Drunk on Train (uncredited)
6.3
1939
Stronger Than Desireas Reporter (uncredited)
5.5
1939
Ex-Champas Drunk in Barroom
7.3
1939
Broadway Serenadeas Jonathan (uncredited)
6.6
1939
Navy Secretsas Phoney Drunk
6.2
1939
They Made Me a Criminalas Drunk Next to Grandma (uncredited)
6.3
1938
Hard to Getas Drunk on Subway (uncredited)
6.3
1938
Youth Takes a Flingas First Communist
5.5
1938
Where the West Beginsas Beano, Jack's Cellmate
6.0
1938
Man-Proofas Drunk Sourpuss with Capon (uncredited)
5.2
1937
That’s My Storyas Drunk
8.0
1937
Double or Nothingas Drunk
6.7
1937
Step Lively, Jeeves!as Max
6.0
1936
With Love and Kissesas Gilbert Holbrook
5.3
1936
Racing Bloodas Legs
7.0
1936
Wives Never Knowas Snorter
9.0
1936
Am I Having Fun!as 'Scoop' McGoogle
7.0
1936
Our Relationsas Drunk
7.0
1936
Little Miss Nobodyas Drunk
7.5
1936
6.7
1936
Riffraffas 'Ratsy'
5.4
1935
It Always Happensas Drunk
10.0
1935
Two for Tonightas Warburton
7.7
1935
Diamond Jimas Souse
6.5
1935
Here Comes Cookieas Drunk (uncredited)
7.2
1935
Woman Wantedas Art - Waiter at Party (uncredited)
6.8
1935
The Captain Hits the Ceilingas Cliff
7.0
1935
Paris in Springas Interviewer
7.0
1935
Public Hero Number 1as Scottsdale Bar Drunk (uncredited)
6.3
1935
Sing Sister Singas Drunk (uncredited)
7.3
1935
The Fixer Uppersas The Drunk
6.8
1935
Treasure Bluesas Sailor
9.0
1934
Here Is My Heartas Waiter
7.3
1934
The Live Ghostas Drunken sailor
7.2
1934
Done in Oilas Arthur
9.0
1934
Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patchas Dick Harris
6.0
1934
Gridiron Flashas Drunk
4.8
1934
The Hollywood Gad-Aboutas Self (uncredited)
6.0
1934
Something Simpleas Drunk
6.0
1934
Punch Drunksas Fight Timekeeper (uncredited)
7.0
1934
1934
Benny, from Panamaas Drunken, Irate Husband
8.0
1934
I Believed in Youas Jerry Hartman, a Drunk
7.0
1934
8.0
1934
Babes in the Goodsas The Drunk
8.0
1934
Bridal Bailas Drunk
3.0
1933
The Way to Loveas Drunk Being Photographed
8.0
1933
Her Bodyguardas Drunk
6.7
1933
Roadhouse Queenas Arthur Young - Attorney
3.7
1933
The Intruderas Reggie Wayne
4.6
1933
Wreckety Wrecksas Drunk (uncredited)
10.0
1933
Men Must Fightas Drunk on Ship
6.2
1933
She Done Him Wrongas Hungry Barfly (uncredited)
5.9
1932
No More Orchidsas Serge
6.7
1932
Afraid to Talkas Archie (drunk)
6.5
1932
Movie Crazyas Customer Who Didn't Order Rabbit
6.4
1932
Scram!as Drunk
7.1
6.7
1932
The Greeks Had a Word for Themas Drunk
5.6
1931
Night Life in Renoas Roy Carlton
4.5
1931
Anybody's Blondeas Mulligan
9.0
1931
Five and Tenas Piggy - Wedding Guest (uncredited)
6.1
1931
Next Door Neighborsas Herman Andrews
10.0
7.0
1930
Part Time Wifeas Golf Spectator (uncredited)
8.0
1930
Feet Firstas Drunken clubman
6.7
1930
The Girl of the Golden Westas Sidney Dick
10.0
1930
10.0
1930
The Squealeras Mitter Davis
8.0
1930
Alias French Gertieas Bert
6.3
1930
Officer O'Brienas Tony Zurick
5.3
1929
Song of Loveas Joe Sweeney, Acrobat
4.7
1929
8.0
1929
Side Streetas Silk Ruffo
5.9
1929
7.0
1929
Broadwayas Dolph
5.7
9.0
1929
Queen of the Night Clubsas Andy Quinland
8.0
1928
Sins of the Fathersas The Count
8.0
1928
The Singing Foolas Blackie Joe
5.0
1928
Fools for Luckas Charles Grogan
7.0
1928
Partners in Crimeas Barton
6.0
1927
The Spotlightas Ebbetts
9.0
1927
Sunrise: A Song of Two Humansas The Obtrusive Gentleman
7.8
1927
Publicity Madnessas Oscar Hawks
9.0
1927
Rumors for Rentas Warren
10.0
1927
Rough House Rosieas Kid Farrell
8.0
1927
Just a Husbandas Warren
8.0
1926
Bertha the Sewing Machine Girlas Salesman
9.0
1926
Whispering Wiresas Casey
10.0
1926
The Midnight Kissas Hector Spencer
8.0
1926
The Non-Stop Brideas Barney
4.0
1926
Early to Wedas Art Nevers
10.0
1926
The Batas Richard Fleming
6.4
1925
Braveheartas Frank Nelson
7.0
1925
The Desert's Priceas Tom Martin
9.0
1925
Thunder Mountainas Joe Givens
7.0
1925
The Coast of Follyas Newspaper Reporter
8.0
1925
Night Life of New Yorkas Jerry
9.0
1925
The Necessary Evilas Pug
8.0
1925
A Man Must Liveas Tod Cragge
8.0
1924
Manhandledas Chip Thorndyke
6.9
1924
The Masked Danceras Manager at Club Royal
4.5
1923
Under the Red Robeas Captain La Rolle
6.0
1923
Wife in Name Onlyas Victor Harwood
8.0
1922
Man Wantedas Edgar Little
9.0
1922
Love's Masqueradeas Newspaper Reporter
7.0
1922
The Prophet's Paradiseas Kadir
10.0
9.0
1922
Shadows of the Seaas Ralph Dean
5.0
1921
The Way of a Maidas Jimmy Van Trent
8.0
1921
Clay Dollarsas Ben Willetts
10.0
1921
Is Life Worth Living?as Jimmy Colton
9.0
1921
The Fighteras Blacardo
10.0
1921
6.0
1921
Worlds Apartas Harley Marshall
7.0
1920
The Misleading Ladyas Reporter
9.0
1920
The Road of Ambitionas Monty Newcomb
9.0
1920
The County Fairas Bruce Hammerhead
5.3
1920
The Flapperas Tom Morran
6.2
1920
A Fool and His Moneyas Count Tarnowsky
9.0
1920
The Blooming Angelas Ramon
7.0
1919
The Gay Lord Quexas Valma
9.0
1919
Toby's Bowas Bagby
8.0
4.1
8.0
1919
The Bondage of Barbaraas Jack Newton
1918
Back to the Woodsas Bill Andrews
1918
All Womanas Dick Wellman
1918
With Neatness and Dispatchas Burns
1918
Under Suspicionas Red Hogan
1918
Brown of Harvardas Happy
1917
Persuasive Peggyas Percy Pipp
1916
Ignoranceas The Dancer
9.0
1915
It May Be Youas Jack Kenwood
6.5
10.0
1913
Mr. Toots' Toothas Mr. Toots
1913
A Reluctant Cinderellaas Dick Evans
9.0
1913
The Edison Minstrelsas Interlocutor
2.0
1913
Jack's Jokeas Ned Brown
5.0
1913
At Bear Track Gulchas Townsman
6.0
1912
How a Horseshoe Upset a Happy Familyas Tim Flanagan - Horseshoe Target
8.0
10.0
1912
Everything Comes to Him Who Waitsas Waiter
5.5
Production & Directing (1)
1944
Beautiful But BrokeStory
6.0