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

The Flying Deuces
The Flying Deuces

1939

as Drunk Legionnaire

Show Boat
The Merry Widow
The Merry Widow

1934

as Drunken Man (uncredited)

City for Conquest
City for Conquest

1940

as Radio Listener (uncredited)

Her Bodyguard
Her Bodyguard

1933

as Drunk

Navy Secrets
Navy Secrets

1939

as Phoney Drunk

Billy the Kid
Billy the Kid

1941

as Saloon Janitor (uncredited)

She Done Him Wrong
She Done Him Wrong

1933

as Hungry Barfly (uncredited)

Our Relations
Our Relations

1936

as Drunk

Double or Nothing
Double or Nothing

1937

as Drunk

Wives Never Know
Wives Never Know

1936

as Snorter

Go West
Go West

1940

as Drunk in Saloon

Broadway Serenade
Broadway Serenade

1939

as Jonathan (uncredited)

The Flapper
The Flapper

1920

as Tom Morran

All Woman
All Woman

1918

as Dick Wellman

Early to Wed
Early to Wed

1926

as Art Nevers

They Made Me a Criminal
They Made Me a Criminal

1939

as Drunk Next to Grandma (uncredited)

Diamond Jim
Diamond Jim

1935

as Souse

Elmer Steps Out