Arthur Housman

Arthur Housman

1889-10-08 – 1942-04-08 (age 52) New York City, New York, USA
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Biography

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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

Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans
Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans

1927

as The Obtrusive Gentleman

Go West
Go West

1940

as Drunk in Saloon (uncredited)

The Flying Deuces
The Flying Deuces

1939

as Drunk Legionnaire

Our Relations
Our Relations

1936

as Drunk

Show Boat
The Merry Widow
The Merry Widow

1934

as Drunken Man (uncredited)

Her Bodyguard
Her Bodyguard

1933

as Drunk

Broadway Serenade
Broadway Serenade

1939

as Jonathan (uncredited)

Five and Ten
Five and Ten

1931

as Piggy - Wedding Guest (uncredited)

Braveheart
Braveheart

1925

as Frank Nelson

They Made Me a Criminal
They Made Me a Criminal

1939

as Drunk Next to Grandma (uncredited)

She Done Him Wrong
She Done Him Wrong

1933

as Hungry Barfly (uncredited)

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Wreckety Wrecks

1933

as Drunk (uncredited)

The Villain Still Pursued Her
The Villain Still Pursued Her

1940

as Mr. McGillicuddy - Drunk (uncredited)

No Time for Comedy
No Time for Comedy

1940

as Drunk Wanting Directions (uncredited)

Riffraff
Riffraff

1936

as 'Ratsy'

Billy the Kid
Billy the Kid

1941

as Saloon Janitor (uncredited)

The Blooming Angel
The Blooming Angel

1920

as Ramon

City for Conquest
City for Conquest

1940

as Radio Listener (uncredited)