Mary Gordon

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Mary Gordon (born Mary Gilmour, 16 May 1882 – 23 August 1963) was a Scottish actress, long in the United States, who mainly played housekeepers and mothers, most notably the landlady Mrs. Hudson in the Sherlock Holmes series of movies of the 1940s starring Basil Rathbone and Nigel Bruce. Her body of work included nearly 300 films between 1925 and 1950. With her mother and daughter (both also named Mary), she arrived in Los Angeles in the mid-1920s and began playing variations on the roles she would spend her career on. She became friends with John Ford while making Hangman's House in 1928 and made seven more films with him. In 1939, she took on her best-remembered role as Sherlock Holmes' landlady and played the role in ten films and numerous radio plays. She was a charter member of the Hollywood Canteen, entertaining servicemen throughout the Second World War. On the radio show Those We Love, she played the regular role of Mrs. Emmett. She entered retirement just as television reshaped the entertainment industry, making only a single appearance in that medium. She was active in the Daughters of Scotia auxiliary of the Order of Scottish Clans. She lived out her final years in Pasadena, California with her daughter and grandson. She died at age 81 on 23 August 1963 in Pasadena, California after a long illness.

Known For

Fort Apache

The Invisible Man

Bride of Frankenstein

Mr. Smith Goes to Washington

The Hound of the Baskervilles

The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes

Mutiny on the Bounty

The Woman in Green

All Movies (226)

• West of Wyoming1950 · as Nora Jones
• The File on Thelma Jordon1949 · as Charwoman (uncredited)
• Deputy Marshal1949 · as Mrs. Lance
• Haunted Trails1949 · as Aunt Libby
• Mr. Soft Touch1949 · as Slatternly Woman Tenant (Uncredited)
• Tucson1949 · as Housemother (uncredited)
• Clues to Adventure1949 · as Woman Reading Newspaper (archive footage) (uncredited)
• Shamrock Hill1949 · as Grandma Rogan
• Highway 131948 · as Aunt Myrt Lacy
• Kidnapped1948 · as Scottish Woman (uncredited)
• The Strange Mrs. Crane1948 · as Nora
• Big Town Scandal1948 · as Mary - Cleaning Woman (uncredited)
• Fort Apache1948 · as Ma (barmaid)
• Angels' Alley1948 · as Mrs. Mamie Mahoney
• The Judge Steps Out1947 · as Annie (Scrub Woman) (uncredited)
• Roses Are Red1947 · as Cleaning Lady
• The Invisible Wall1947 · as Mrs. Bledsoe
• Exposed1947 · as Housekeeper
• The Long Night1947 · as Old Woman in Crowd (uncredited)
• Sister Kenny1946 · as Mrs. Gordon (uncredited)
• The Dark Horse1946 · as Mrs. Mahoney
• Shadows Over Chinatown1946 · as Mrs. Conover
• In Fast Company1946 · as Mrs. Cassidy
• Dressed to Kill1946 · as Mrs. Hudson
• The Hoodlum Saint1946 · as Trina
• Sentimental Journey1946 · as Agnes, the Cook (uncredited)
• Little Giant1946 · as Ma Miller
• Kitty1945 · as Nanny
• Strange Confession1945 · as Mrs. O'Connor
• Divorce1945 · as Ellen
• Captain Eddie1945 · as Mrs. Westrom
• The Woman in Green1945 · as Mrs. Hudson
• The Body Snatcher1945 · as Mary McBride (uncredited)
• Law of the Badlands1945
• See My Lawyer1945 · as Mrs. Fillmore
• Hollywood Canteen1944 · as Hostess (uncredited)
• The Last Ride1944 · as Mrs. Mary Kelly
• The Pearl of Death1944 · as Mrs. Hudson
• Secret Command1944 · as Mrs. McKenzie (uncredited)
• Secrets of Scotland Yard1944 · as Libby, the Housekeeper
• Follow the Leader1944
• The Hour Before the Dawn1944 · as Annie
• Million Dollar Kid1944 · as Mrs. McGinnis
• The Racket Man1944 · as Mom Benson
• Whispering Footsteps1943 · as Ma Murphy
• Smart Guy1943 · as Maggie
• The Spider Woman1943 · as Mrs. Hudson
• Here Comes Kelly1943 · as Mrs. Kelly
• Sherlock Holmes Faces Death1943 · as Mrs. Hudson
• Two Tickets to London1943 · as Mrs. Tinkle
• Sarong Girl1943 · as Mattie
• Sherlock Holmes in Washington1943 · as Mrs. Hudson
• Keep 'Em Slugging1943 · as Mrs. Banning
• Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon1942 · as Mrs. Hudson
• Gentleman Jim1942 · as Mrs. Casey (uncredited)
• The Mummy's Tomb1942 · as Jane Banning
• Sherlock Holmes and the Voice of Terror1942 · as Mrs. Hudson
• Half Way to Shanghai1942 · as Mrs. McIntyre
• The Pride of the Yankees1942 · as Maid (uncredited)
• Powder Town1942 · as Mrs. Douglas
• Meet the Stewarts1942 · as Mrs. Stewart
• It Happened in Flatbush1942 · as Mrs. Collins
• Dr. Broadway1942 · as Broadway Carrie
• The Strange Case of Doctor Rx1942 · as Mrs. Scott
• Fly By Night1942 · as Ma Prescott
• Bombay Clipper1942 · as Abigail 'Mag' MacPherson
• Blue, White and Perfect1942 · as Mrs. Flaherty - Mike's Landlady (uncredited)
• Sealed Lips1942 · as Mrs. Ann Morton (Fred's mother)
• Riot Squad1941 · as Mrs. McGonigle
• Borrowed Hero1941 · as Mrs. Riley
• Appointment for Love1941 · as Martha
• It Started with Eve1941 · as Mrs. O'Toole (uncredited)
• Unfinished Business1941 · as Miss Brady
• Double Cross1941 · as Mrs. Murray
• Pot o' Gold1941 · as Mom McCorkle
• Flight from Destiny1941 · as Martha
• The Invisible Woman1940 · as Mrs. Bates
• Kitty Foyle1940 · as Cleaning Lady (uncredited)
• No, No, Nanette1940 · as Gertrude, the Cook
• Nobody's Children1940 · as Mary
• Go West1940 · as Train Passenger
• Public Deb No. 11940 · as Landlady
• Young People1940 · as Old Woman
• When the Daltons Rode1940 · as Ma Dalton
• Queen of the Mob1940 · as Tenement Landlady
• The Last Alarm1940 · as Mrs. Hadley
• Brother Orchid1940 · as Mrs. Sweeney - Flo's Landlady (uncredited)
• I Take This Oath1940 · as Mrs. Eileen Hanagan
• Tear Gas Squad1940 · as Mrs. Sullivan
• Saps at Sea1940 · as Mrs. O'Riley
• My Son, My Son!1940 · as Mrs. Mulvaney
• Women Without Names1940 · as Juror
• The Invisible Man Returns1940 · as Cookie (uncredited)
• The Night of Nights1939 · as 1nd Pencil Woman (uncredited)
• Joe and Ethel Turp Call on the President1939 · as Mrs. O'Leary
• Day-time Wife1939 · as Scrubwoman
• Rulers of the Sea1939 · as Mrs. Ogilvie (Uncredited)
• The Marshal Of Mesa City1939 · as Mrs. Dudley
• Mr. Smith Goes to Washington1939 · as Woman (uncredited)
• The Escape1939 · as Neighbor
• The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes1939 · as Mrs. Hudson
• The Story That Couldn't Be Printed1939 · as Woman Reading Newspaper (uncredited)
• She Married a Cop1939 · as Ma Duffy
• Tell No Tales1939 · as Mrs. Bryant (uncredited)
• The Jones Family in Hollywood1939 · as Landlady (uncredited)
• Racketeers of the Range1939 · as Mary-Benson's Housekeeper
• Captain Fury1939 · as Mrs. Bailey
• Code of the Streets1939 · as Mrs. Flaherty
• Broadway Serenade1939 · as Annie (uncredited)
• The Hound of the Baskervilles1939 · as Mrs. Hudson
• Tail Spin1939 · as Mrs. Lee
• Wings of the Navy1939 · as Irene's Housekeeper
• Off the Record1939 · as Mrs. Finnegan (uncredited)
• Angels with Dirty Faces1938
• Campus Confessions1938 · as Mrs. Twill
• Gateway1938 · as Scottish Mother
• City Streets1938 · as Mrs. Devlin
• Blond Cheat1938 · as Maggie (uncredited)
• Kidnapped1938 · as Mrs. MacDonald
• Mannequin1938 · as Mrs. O'Rourke (Uncredited)
• Friend Indeed1937 · as Housekeeper
• Lady Behave!1937 · as Cook
• You're Only Young Once1937 · as Mary's Mother (uncredited)
• A Damsel in Distress1937 · as Cook (uncredited)
• Double Wedding1937 · as Mrs. Keough
• You Can't Have Everything1937 · as YWCA Scrub Woman (uncredited)
• Meet the Boy Friend1937 · as Mrs. Grimes
• One Man Justice1937 · as Bridget
• Her Husband Lies1937 · as Mrs. Jenks
• The Great O'Malley1937 · as Mrs. O'Malley
• The Plough and the Stars1936 · as Woman at Barricades
• After the Thin Man1936 · as Rose (uncredited)
• The Plot Thickens1936 · as Woman with Bag (uncredited)
• Great Guy1936 · as Mrs. Ogilvie
• Stage Struck1936 · as Mrs. Cassidy
• Mary of Scotland1936 · as Nurse
• The White Angel1936 · as Nursing Applicant (uncredited)
• Little Miss Nobody1936 · as Mrs. Biddle
• Forgotten Faces1936 · as Mrs. O'Leary
• Share the Wealth1936 · as Ma MacClyde
• Laughing Irish Eyes1936 · as Mrs. O'Keefe
• The Lady Consents1936 · as Apple Lady
• Mutiny on the Bounty1935 · as Peddler (uncredited)
• Waterfront Lady1935 · as Mrs. O'Flaherty
• Bonnie Scotland1935 · as Mrs. Bickerdike
• The Irish in Us1935 · as Ma O'Hara
• Ginger1935 · as Mrs. Monahan (uncredited)
• $10 Raise1935 · as Landlady (uncredited)
• Vagabond Lady1935 · as Myrtle, Scrubwoman (uncredited)
• Bride of Frankenstein1935 · as Hans' Wife
• Vanessa: Her Love Story1935 · as Mrs. Leathwaite
• The Little Minister1934 · as Nanny
• Our Daily Bread1934 · as Community Woman in Cottage (uncredited)
• Charlie Chan in London1934 · as Prison Visitor (uncredited)
• The Man from Hell1934 · as Mrs. Frank McCarrol
• One More River1934 · as Cook (Uncredited)
• The Defense Rests1934 · as Scrub Woman
• Whom the Gods Destroy1934 · as Newfoundlander
• Cross Streets1934 · as Sonny's Mother
• Baby Take a Bow1934 · as Mrs. O'Brien (Uncredited)
• The Loudspeaker1934 · as Landlady
• Change of Heart1934 · as Woman in Street (uncredited)
• Murder at the Vanities1934 · as Assistant Wardrobe Woman (uncredited)
• Manhattan Melodrama1934 · as Boat Passenger (uncredited)
• The Woman Condemned1934 · as Crying Woman at Night Court (uncredited)
• Beloved1934 · as Mrs. O'Leary
• Design for Living1933 · as Theatre Chambermaid (uncredited)
• The World Changes1933 · as Lady at Party (uncredited)
• Broadway Thru a Keyhole1933 · as Cleaning Woman
• The Invisible Man1933 · as Screaming Woman (uncredited)
• Meet the Baron1933 · as Washer Woman (uncredited)
• The Power and the Glory1933 · as Nurse (uncredited)
• My Woman1933 · as Woman at Ironing Board (Uncredited)
• Doctor Bull1933 · as Townswoman at Meeting
• Pilgrimage1933
• The Kiss Before the Mirror1933 · as Scrubwoman (uncredited)
• Sweepings1933 · as Mrs. Patrick O'Leary (Uncredited)
• The Whirlwind1933 · as Mrs. Curtis
• Nature in the Wrong1933 · as Mrs. Clancy
• Men Must Fight1933 · as Pacifist Audience Member
• She Done Him Wrong1933 · as Cleaning Lady (uncredited)
• Ladies They Talk About1933 · as Prisoner in Visiting Room (uncredited)
• Call Her Savage1932 · as Lady in Tenement (Uncredited)
• Wild Girl1932 · as Washerwoman (uncredited)
• Blonde Venus1932 · as Landlady (uncredited)
• Pack Up Your Troubles1932 · as Mrs. MacTavish (uncredited)
• 70,000 Witnesses1932 · as Scrubwoman (uncredited)
• Skyscraper Souls1932 · as Charwoman
• Beauty Parlor1932 · as Landlady
• Radio Patrol1932 · as Landlady (uncredited)
• The Trial of Vivienne Ware1932 · as Court Matron (uncredited)
• Dancers in the Dark1932 · as Scrubwoman
• The Expert1932 · as Neighbor
• The Impatient Maiden1932 · as Irish Neighbor (uncredited)
• Texas Cyclone1932 · as Kate
• A House Divided1931 · as Townswoman (uncredited)
• Possessed1931 · as Woman at Political Rally (uncredited)
• 24 Hours1931 · as Nurse
• Waterloo Bridge1931 · as Distraught Woman on Stairway (uncredited)
• The Brat1931 · as Angry Wife in Night Court (uncredited)
• The Black Camel1931 · as Mrs. MacMasters
• Subway Express1931 · as Mrs. Delaney
• Oh, for a Man!1930 · as Stage Door Admirer with Violets
• Anybody's Woman1930 · as Maid
• Let Us Be Gay1930 · as Mrs. McIntyre (uncredited)
• Roaring Ranch1930 · as Mrs. O'Riley (uncredited)
• The Ghosts1930 · as Chubby's Mama
• When the Wind Blows1930 · as Chubby's Mother (uncredited)
• His Honor the Mayor1930 · as His Wife
• Song o' My Heart1930 · as Irish Woman
• Hell's Heroes1929 · as Choir Member (uncredited)
• Dynamite1929 · as Neighbor at Store
• The Saturday Night Kid1929 · as Reducing customer (uncredited)
• Is Everybody Happy?1929 · as Neighbor (uncredited)
• Madame X1929 · as Nursemaid (uncredited)
• The Old Code1928 · as Mary MacGregor
• The Ol' Gray Hoss1928 · as First taxi passenger
• Hangman's House1928 · as The Woman at Hogan's Hideout
• The Matinee Idol1928 · as Woman in Audience (uncredited)
• Little Mickey Grogan1927 · as Kind Landlady
• Clancy's Kosher Wedding1927 · as Molly Clancy
• Naughty Nanette1927 · as Mrs. Rooney
• Black Paradise1926 · as Mrs. Murphy
• The Home Maker1925 · as Mrs. Hennessy
• The People vs. Nancy Preston1925 · as Mrs. Tifft
• Tessie1925 · as Aunt Maggie

All TV Shows (1)

• The Cisco Kid1950 · as Mary O'Toole