Acting
Arthur Housman
Also Known As: Arthur Hausman, Arthur Houseman
Birth Date
October 8, 1889
Death Date
April 8, 1942
(passed away at 52)
Place of Birth
New York City, New York, USA
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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.
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Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans
The Obtrusive Gentleman
1927
Something Simple
Drunk
1934
Go West
Drunk in Saloon (uncredited)
1940
The Flying Deuces
Drunk Legionnaire
1939
She Done Him Wrong
Hungry Barfly (uncredited)
1933
The Merry Widow
Drunken Man (uncredited)
1934
They Made Me a Criminal
Drunk Next to Grandma (uncredited)
1939
No Time for Comedy
Drunk Wanting Directions (uncredited)
1940
Double or Nothing
Drunk
1937
City for Conquest
Radio Listener (uncredited)
1940
Show Boat
1936
Public Hero Number 1
Scottsdale Bar Drunk (uncredited)
1935
The Hollywood Gad-About
Self (uncredited)
1934
Here Is My Heart
Waiter
1934
I Believed in You
Jerry Hartman, a Drunk
1934
Youth Takes a Fling
First Communist
1938
Broadway Serenade
Jonathan (uncredited)
1939
Blondie Takes a Vacation
Drunk on Train (uncredited)
1939
The Villain Still Pursued Her
Mr. McGillicuddy - Drunk (uncredited)
1940
Billy the Kid
Saloon Janitor (uncredited)
1941