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Personal Info

Gender

Male

Birthday

1889-10-08 (135 years old)

Place of Birth

New York City, New York, USA

Arthur Housman

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.

Known For

Acting

1968

The Best of Laurel and Hardy as Second Drunk (archive footage)

1945

A Hit with a Miss as Fight Timekeeper (archive footage) (uncredited)

1941

Escort Girl as Al, the Drunk (as Arthur Houseman)
Billy the Kid as Saloon Janitor (uncredited)

1940

The Villain Still Pursued Her as Mr. McGillicuddy - Drunk (uncredited)
Go West as Drunk in Saloon
City for Conquest as Radio Listener (uncredited)
No Time for Comedy as Drunk Wanting Directions (uncredited)

1939

Navy Secrets as Phoney Drunk
Stronger Than Desire as Reporter (uncredited)
They Made Me a Criminal as Drunk Next to Grandma (uncredited)
Broadway Serenade as Jonathan (uncredited)
The Flying Deuces as Drunk Legionnaire
Blondie Takes a Vacation as Drunk on Train (uncredited)
Ex-Champ as Drunk in Barroom

1938

Man-Proof as Drunk Sourpuss with Capon (uncredited)
Where the West Begins as Beano, Jack's Cellmate
Youth Takes a Fling as First Communist
Hard to Get as Drunk on Subway (uncredited)

1937

1936

Our Relations as Drunk
Am I Having Fun! as 'Scoop' McGoogle
Racing Blood as Legs
With Love and Kisses as Gilbert Holbrook
Riffraff as 'Ratsy'
Wives Never Know as Snorter

1935

The Fixer Uppers as The Drunk
Sing Sister Sing as Drunk (uncredited)
Treasure Blues as Sailor
Paris in Spring as Interviewer
Woman Wanted as Art - Waiter at Party (uncredited)
Diamond Jim as Souse
Public Hero Number 1 as Scottsdale Bar Drunk (uncredited)
Two for Tonight as Warburton

1934

Punch Drunks as Fight Timekeeper (uncredited)
The Live Ghost as Drunken sailor
Benny, from Panama as Drunken, Irate Husband
Done in Oil as Arthur
Babes in the Goods as The Drunk
The Merry Widow as Drunken Man (uncredited)
The Hollywood Gad-About as Self (uncredited)
Bridal Bail as Drunk

1933

She Done Him Wrong as Hungry Barfly (uncredited)
Roadhouse Queen as Arthur Young - Attorney
Men Must Fight as Drunk on Ship
The Intruder as Reggie Wayne
Wreckety Wrecks as Drunk (uncredited)
Her Bodyguard as Drunk
The Way to Love as Drunk Being Photographed

1932

Scram! as Drunk
Afraid to Talk as Archie (drunk)
Movie Crazy as Customer Who Didn't Order Rabbit

1931

Five and Ten as Piggy - Wedding Guest (uncredited)
Night Life in Reno as Roy Carlton
Anybody's Blonde as Mulligan
Next Door Neighbors as Herman Andrews

1930

The Squealer as Mitter Davis
Feet First as Drunken clubman
Officer O'Brien as Tony Zurick
Part Time Wife as Golf Spectator (uncredited)

1929

Side Street as Silk Ruffo
Queen of the Night Clubs as Andy Quinland
Broadway as Dolph

1928

Fools for Luck as Charles Grogan
The Singing Fool as Blackie Joe
Sins of the Fathers as The Count

1927

Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans as The Obtrusive Gentleman
Rumors for Rent as Warren
Rough House Rosie as Kid Farrell
The Spotlight as Ebbetts
Just a Husband as Warren

1926

The Bat as Richard Fleming
The Midnight Kiss as Hector Spencer
Early to Wed as Art Nevers

1925

Thunder Mountain as Joe Givens
The Coast of Folly as Newspaper Reporter
The Desert's Price as Tom Martin
Braveheart as Frank Nelson
A Man Must Live as Tod Cragge

1924

Manhandled as Chip Thorndyke
The Masked Dancer as Manager at Club Royal

1923

Under the Red Robe as Captain La Rolle
Wife in Name Only as Victor Harwood

1922

Man Wanted as Edgar Little
Shadows of the Sea as Ralph Dean

1921

The Way of a Maid as Jimmy Van Trent
Clay Dollars as Ben Willetts
Worlds Apart as Harley Marshall

1920

The County Fair as Bruce Hammerhead
The Flapper as Tom Morran
A Fool and His Money as Count Tarnowsky

1919

1918

All Woman as Dick Wellman
Back to the Woods as Bill Andrews
Under Suspicion as Red Hogan

1917

Persuasive Peggy as Percy Pipp

1916

Ignorance as The Dancer

1915

It May Be You as Jack Kenwood

1914

1913

Mr. Toots' Tooth as Mr. Toots
Jack's Joke as Ned Brown
The Edison Minstrels as Interlocutor

1912

How a Horseshoe Upset a Happy Family as Tim Flanagan - Horseshoe Target

Writing

1944