Arthur Housman
Age: 52 | From: New York City, New York, USA
Person Details
Birthday: 1889-10-10 02:39:24
Death: 1942-04-08 02:39:24
Aliases: Arthur Hausman , Arthur Houseman
Gender: Male
Place of birth: New York City, New York, USA
Homepage:
Movie Involvements: 51
TV Involvements: 0
Most Famous Work
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.
Most Famous Work
Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans
(1927) The Obtrusive Gentleman
They Made Me a Criminal
(1939) Drunk Next to Grandma (uncredited)
City for Conquest
(1940) Radio Listener (uncredited)
Public Hero Number 1
(1935) Scottsdale Bar Drunk (uncredited)
Broadway Serenade
(1939) Jonathan (uncredited)
Billy the Kid
(1941) Saloon Janitor (uncredited)
Stronger Than Desire
(1939) Reporter (uncredited)
Diamond Jim
(1935) SouseActing
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 1945 | Fight Timekeeper (archive footage) (uncredited) | |
| 1941 | Al, the Drunk (as Arthur Houseman) | |
| Saloon Janitor (uncredited) | ||
| 1940 | Drunk in Saloon | |
| Mr. McGillicuddy - Drunk (uncredited) | ||
| Radio Listener (uncredited) | ||
| Drunk Wanting Directions (uncredited) | ||
| 1939 | Drunk Legionnaire | |
| Drunk on Train (uncredited) | ||
| Reporter (uncredited) | ||
| Drunk in Barroom | ||
| Jonathan (uncredited) | ||
| Phoney Drunk | ||
| Drunk Next to Grandma (uncredited) | ||
| 1938 | Drunk on Subway (uncredited) | |
| First Communist | ||
| Beano, Jack's Cellmate | ||
| Drunk Sourpuss with Capon (uncredited) | ||
| 1937 | Drunk | |
| Max | ||
| 1936 | Gilbert Holbrook | |
| Legs | ||
| 'Scoop' McGoogle | ||
| Drunk | ||
| Drunk | ||
| N/A | ||
| 'Ratsy' | ||
| 1935 | Drunk | |
| Souse | ||
| Art - Waiter at Party (uncredited) | ||
| Cliff | ||
| Scottsdale Bar Drunk (uncredited) | ||
| Interviewer | ||
| Drunk (uncredited) | ||
| The Drunk | ||
| Sailor | ||
| 1934 | Waiter | |
| Drunken sailor | ||
| Arthur | ||
| Drunken Man (uncredited) | ||
| Dick Harris | ||
| Drunk | ||
| Self (uncredited) | ||
| Drunk | ||
| Fight Timekeeper (uncredited) | ||
| N/A | ||
| Drunken, Irate Husband | ||
| N/A | ||
| The Drunk | ||
| Drunk | ||
| 1933 | Drunk Being Photographed | |
| Drunk | ||
| Arthur Young - Attorney | ||
| Reggie Wayne | ||
| Drunk (uncredited) | ||
| Drunk on Ship | ||
| Hungry Barfly (uncredited) | ||
| 1932 | Serge | |
| Archie (drunk) | ||
| Customer Who Didn't Order Rabbit | ||
| Drunk | ||
| N/A | ||
| Drunk | ||
| 1931 | Roy Carlton | |
| Mulligan | ||
| Piggy - Wedding Guest (uncredited) | ||
| Herman Andrews | ||
| N/A | ||
| 1930 | Golf Spectator (uncredited) | |
| Drunken clubman | ||
| Sidney Dick | ||
| N/A | ||
| Mitter Davis | ||
| Bert | ||
| Tony Zurick | ||
| 1929 | N/A | |
| Silk Ruffo | ||
| N/A | ||
| Dolph | ||
| N/A | ||
| Andy Quinland | ||
| 1928 | The Count | |
| Blackie Joe | ||
| Charles Grogan | ||
| Barton | ||
| 1927 | Ebbetts | |
| The Obtrusive Gentleman | ||
| Warren | ||
| Kid Farrell | ||
| Warren | ||
| 1926 | Salesman | |
| N/A | ||
| Hector Spencer | ||
| Barney | ||
| Richard Fleming | ||
| 1925 | Frank Nelson | |
| Tom Martin | ||
| Joe Givens | ||
| Newspaper Reporter | ||
| Jerry | ||
| Pug | ||
| Tod Cragge | ||
| 1924 | Chip Thorndyke | |
| 1923 | Captain La Rolle | |
| Victor Harwood | ||
| 1922 | Edgar Little | |
| N/A | ||
| 1921 | Jimmy Van Trent | |
| N/A | ||
| N/A | ||
| 1920 | Reporter | |
| Bruce Hammerhead | ||
| Tom Morran | ||
| Ramon | ||
| 1919 | Valma | |
| N/A | ||
| N/A | ||
| 1918 | Bill Andrews | |
| Dick Wellman | ||
| Happy | ||
| 1917 | N/A | |
| 1915 | Jack Kenwood | |
| 1914 | N/A | |
| 1913 | Mr. Toots | |
| Interlocutor | ||
| Ned Brown | ||
| Townsman | ||
| 1912 | Tim Flanagan - Horseshoe Target | |
| N/A | ||
| N/A | ||
| Waiter | ||
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
Writing
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 1944 | Story | |
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
