Arthur Housman

Acting

Personal Info

gender

Male

birthday

October 8, 1889

died

April 8, 1942

place of birth

New York City, New York, USA

also known as

Arthur Hausman · Arthur Houseman

total credits

50 movies

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.

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Known For

Filmography

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Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans
7.8

Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans

1927as The Obtrusive Gentleman
The Merry Widow
6.8

The Merry Widow

1934as Drunken Man (uncredited)
City for Conquest
6.9

City for Conquest

1940as Radio Listener (uncredited)
Broadway Serenade
6.6

Broadway Serenade

1939as Jonathan (uncredited)
She Done Him Wrong
5.9

She Done Him Wrong

1933as Hungry Barfly (uncredited)
The Flying Deuces
6.4

The Flying Deuces

1939as Drunk Legionnaire
Our Relations
7.0

Our Relations

1936as Drunk
Double or Nothing
6.7

Double or Nothing

1937as Drunk
Show Boat
6.7

Show Boat

1936
The Flapper
6.2

The Flapper

1920as Tom Morran
Billy the Kid
5.3

Billy the Kid

1941as Saloon Janitor (uncredited)
The Singing Fool
5.0

The Singing Fool

1928as Blackie Joe
Man-Proof
5.0

Man-Proof

1938as Drunk Sourpuss with Capon (uncredited)
Go West
6.5

Go West

1940as Drunk in Saloon
Diamond Jim
6.5

Diamond Jim

1935as Souse
Here Is My Heart
7.3

Here Is My Heart

1934as Waiter
The Bat
6.5

The Bat

1926as Richard Fleming
Afraid to Talk
6.5

Afraid to Talk

1932as Archie (drunk)
They Made Me a Criminal
6.3

They Made Me a Criminal

1939as Drunk Next to Grandma (uncredited)
Escort Girl
3.3

Escort Girl

1941as Al, the Drunk (as Arthur Houseman)
No Time for Comedy
5.3

No Time for Comedy

1940as Drunk Wanting Directions (uncredited)
Wives Never Know
9.0

Wives Never Know

1936as Snorter
Her Bodyguard
6.7

Her Bodyguard

1933as Drunk
Riffraff
5.4

Riffraff

1936as 'Ratsy'
Scram!
7.1

Scram!

1932as Drunk
Five and Ten
6.1

Five and Ten

1931as Piggy - Wedding Guest (uncredited)
Early to Wed
10.0

Early to Wed

1926as Art Nevers
Manhandled
6.9

Manhandled

1924as Chip Thorndyke
Broadway
5.7

Broadway

1929as Dolph
Feet First
6.7

Feet First

1930as Drunken clubman
Youth Takes a Fling
5.5

Youth Takes a Fling

1938as First Communist
Woman Wanted
6.8

Woman Wanted

1935as Art - Waiter at Party (uncredited)
Ex-Champ
7.3

Ex-Champ

1939as Drunk in Barroom
Navy Secrets
6.2

Navy Secrets

1939as Phoney Drunk
Public Hero Number 1
6.3

Public Hero Number 1

1935as Scottsdale Bar Drunk (uncredited)
Under the Red Robe
6.0

Under the Red Robe

1923as Captain La Rolle
No More Orchids
6.8

No More Orchids

1932as Serge
Paris in Spring
7.0

Paris in Spring

1935as Interviewer
All Woman

All Woman

1918as Dick Wellman
The Midnight Kiss
8.0

The Midnight Kiss

1926as Hector Spencer
Hard to Get
6.3

Hard to Get

1938as Drunk on Subway (uncredited)
Rough House Rosie
8.0

Rough House Rosie

1927as Kid Farrell
Stronger Than Desire
5.5

Stronger Than Desire

1939as Reporter (uncredited)
Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch
6.0

Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch

1934as Dick Harris
Here Comes Cookie
7.2

Here Comes Cookie

1935as Drunk (uncredited)
A Hit with a Miss
6.7

A Hit with a Miss

1945as Fight Timekeeper (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Villain Still Pursued Her
5.2

The Villain Still Pursued Her

1940as Mr. McGillicuddy - Drunk (uncredited)
Worlds Apart
7.0

Worlds Apart

1921as Harley Marshall
The Fixer Uppers
6.8

The Fixer Uppers

1935as The Drunk
Whispering Wires
10.0

Whispering Wires

1926as Casey