Arthur Housman

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.

Known For

Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans

Show Boat

The Merry Widow

Navy Secrets

Her Bodyguard

The Flying Deuces

She Done Him Wrong

City for Conquest

All Movies (156)

• The Best of Laurel and Hardy1968 · as Second Drunk (archive footage)
• A Hit with a Miss1945 · as Fight Timekeeper (archive footage) (uncredited)
• Escort Girl1941 · as Al, the Drunk (as Arthur Houseman)
• Billy the Kid1941 · as Saloon Janitor (uncredited)
• Go West1940 · as Drunk in Saloon
• The Villain Still Pursued Her1940 · as Mr. McGillicuddy - Drunk (uncredited)
• City for Conquest1940 · as Radio Listener (uncredited)
• No Time for Comedy1940 · as Drunk Wanting Directions (uncredited)
• The Flying Deuces1939 · as Drunk Legionnaire
• Blondie Takes a Vacation1939 · as Drunk on Train (uncredited)
• Stronger Than Desire1939 · as Reporter (uncredited)
• Ex-Champ1939 · as Drunk in Barroom
• Broadway Serenade1939 · as Jonathan (uncredited)
• Navy Secrets1939 · as Phoney Drunk
• They Made Me a Criminal1939 · as Drunk Next to Grandma (uncredited)
• Hard to Get1938 · as Drunk on Subway (uncredited)
• Youth Takes a Fling1938 · as First Communist
• Where the West Begins1938 · as Beano, Jack's Cellmate
• Man-Proof1938 · as Drunk Sourpuss with Capon (uncredited)
• That’s My Story1937 · as Drunk
• Double or Nothing1937 · as Drunk
• Step Lively, Jeeves!1937 · as Max
• With Love and Kisses1936 · as Gilbert Holbrook
• Racing Blood1936 · as Legs
• Wives Never Know1936 · as Snorter
• Am I Having Fun!1936 · as 'Scoop' McGoogle
• Our Relations1936 · as Drunk
• Little Miss Nobody1936 · as Drunk
• Show Boat1936
• Riffraff1936 · as 'Ratsy'
• It Always Happens1935 · as Drunk
• Two for Tonight1935 · as Warburton
• Diamond Jim1935 · as Souse
• Here Comes Cookie1935 · as Drunk (uncredited)
• Woman Wanted1935 · as Art - Waiter at Party (uncredited)
• The Captain Hits the Ceiling1935 · as Cliff
• Paris in Spring1935 · as Interviewer
• Public Hero Number 11935 · as Scottsdale Bar Drunk (uncredited)
• Sing Sister Sing1935 · as Drunk (uncredited)
• The Fixer Uppers1935 · as The Drunk
• Treasure Blues1935 · as Sailor
• Here Is My Heart1934 · as Waiter
• The Live Ghost1934 · as Drunken sailor
• Done in Oil1934 · as Arthur
• The Merry Widow1934 · as Drunken Man (uncredited)
• Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch1934 · as Dick Harris
• Gridiron Flash1934 · as Drunk
• The Hollywood Gad-About1934 · as Self (uncredited)
• Something Simple1934 · as Drunk
• Punch Drunks1934 · as Fight Timekeeper (uncredited)
• Wedding Belles1934
• Benny, from Panama1934 · as Drunken, Irate Husband
• I Believed in You1934 · as Jerry Hartman, a Drunk
• Elmer Steps Out1934
• Babes in the Goods1934 · as The Drunk
• Bridal Bail1934 · as Drunk
• The Way to Love1933 · as Drunk Being Photographed
• Her Bodyguard1933 · as Drunk
• Roadhouse Queen1933 · as Arthur Young - Attorney
• The Intruder1933 · as Reggie Wayne
• Wreckety Wrecks1933 · as Drunk (uncredited)
• Men Must Fight1933 · as Drunk on Ship
• She Done Him Wrong1933 · as Hungry Barfly (uncredited)
• No More Orchids1932 · as Serge
• Afraid to Talk1932 · as Archie (drunk)
• Movie Crazy1932 · as Customer Who Didn't Order Rabbit
• Scram!1932 · as Drunk
• While Paris Sleeps1932
• The Greeks Had a Word for Them1932 · as Drunk
• Night Life in Reno1931 · as Roy Carlton
• Anybody's Blonde1931 · as Mulligan
• Five and Ten1931 · as Piggy - Wedding Guest (uncredited)
• Next Door Neighbors1931 · as Herman Andrews
• Help Wanted, Female1931
• Part Time Wife1930 · as Golf Spectator (uncredited)
• Feet First1930 · as Drunken clubman
• The Girl of the Golden West1930 · as Sidney Dick
• Rolling Along1930
• The Squealer1930 · as Mitter Davis
• Alias French Gertie1930 · as Bert
• Officer O'Brien1930 · as Tony Zurick
• Song of Love1929 · as Joe Sweeney, Acrobat
• Fast Company1929
• Side Street1929 · as Silk Ruffo
• Times Square1929
• Broadway1929 · as Dolph
• Howling Hollywood1929
• Queen of the Night Clubs1929 · as Andy Quinland
• Sins of the Fathers1928 · as The Count
• The Singing Fool1928 · as Blackie Joe
• Fools for Luck1928 · as Charles Grogan
• Partners in Crime1928 · as Barton
• The Spotlight1927 · as Ebbetts
• Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans1927 · as The Obtrusive Gentleman
• Publicity Madness1927 · as Oscar Hawks
• Rumors for Rent1927 · as Warren
• Rough House Rosie1927 · as Kid Farrell
• Just a Husband1927 · as Warren
• Bertha the Sewing Machine Girl1926 · as Salesman
• Whispering Wires1926 · as Casey
• The Midnight Kiss1926 · as Hector Spencer
• The Non-Stop Bride1926 · as Barney
• Early to Wed1926 · as Art Nevers
• The Bat1926 · as Richard Fleming
• Braveheart1925 · as Frank Nelson
• The Desert's Price1925 · as Tom Martin
• Thunder Mountain1925 · as Joe Givens
• The Coast of Folly1925 · as Newspaper Reporter
• Night Life of New York1925 · as Jerry
• The Necessary Evil1925 · as Pug
• A Man Must Live1925 · as Tod Cragge
• Manhandled1924 · as Chip Thorndyke
• The Masked Dancer1924 · as Manager at Club Royal
• Under the Red Robe1923 · as Captain La Rolle
• Wife in Name Only1923 · as Victor Harwood
• Man Wanted1922 · as Edgar Little
• Love's Masquerade1922 · as Newspaper Reporter
• The Prophet's Paradise1922 · as Kadir
• Why Announce Your Marriage?1922
• Shadows of the Sea1922 · as Ralph Dean
• The Way of a Maid1921 · as Jimmy Van Trent
• Clay Dollars1921 · as Ben Willetts
• Is Life Worth Living?1921 · as Jimmy Colton
• The Fighter1921 · as Blacardo
• Nearly Spliced1921
• Worlds Apart1921 · as Harley Marshall
• The Misleading Lady1920 · as Reporter
• The Road of Ambition1920 · as Monty Newcomb
• The County Fair1920 · as Bruce Hammerhead
• The Flapper1920 · as Tom Morran
• A Fool and His Money1920 · as Count Tarnowsky
• The Blooming Angel1920 · as Ramon
• The Gay Lord Quex1919 · as Valma
• Toby's Bow1919 · as Bagby
• Back to the Woods1919
• The End of the Road1919
• The Bondage of Barbara1919 · as Jack Newton
• Back to the Woods1918 · as Bill Andrews
• All Woman1918 · as Dick Wellman
• With Neatness and Dispatch1918 · as Burns
• Under Suspicion1918 · as Red Hogan
• Brown of Harvard1918 · as Happy
• Red, White and Blue Blood1917
• Persuasive Peggy1917 · as Percy Pipp
• Ignorance1916 · as The Dancer
• It May Be You1915 · as Jack Kenwood
• Getting to the Ball Game1914
• Mr. Toots' Tooth1913 · as Mr. Toots
• A Reluctant Cinderella1913 · as Dick Evans
• The Edison Minstrels1913 · as Interlocutor
• Jack's Joke1913 · as Ned Brown
• At Bear Track Gulch1913 · as Townsman
• How a Horseshoe Upset a Happy Family1912 · as Tim Flanagan - Horseshoe Target
• An Old Fashioned Elopement1912
• A Thrilling Rescue by Uncle Mun1912
• Everything Comes to Him Who Waits1912 · as Waiter