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Aliases: Arthur Hausman , Arthur Houseman

Gender: Male

Place of birth: New York City, New York, USA

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Movie Involvements: 52

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

City for Conquest
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7

City for Conquest

(1940) Radio Listener (uncredited)
The Singing Fool
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5

The Singing Fool

(1928) Blackie Joe
Billy the Kid
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5

Billy the Kid

(1941) Saloon Janitor (uncredited)
Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans
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8

Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans

(1927) The Obtrusive Gentleman
They Made Me a Criminal
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6

They Made Me a Criminal

(1939) Drunk Next to Grandma (uncredited)
Public Hero Number 1
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6

Public Hero Number 1

(1935) Scottsdale Bar Drunk (uncredited)
Stronger Than Desire
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6

Stronger Than Desire

(1939) Reporter (uncredited)
The Intruder
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4

The Intruder

(1933) Reggie Wayne

Acting

Year Character Movie/Tv
1968 Second Drunk (archive footage)
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

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