Arthur Housman

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

149

Gender

Male

Birthday

1889-10-08

Day of death

1942-04-08 (52 years old)

Place of Birth

New York City, New York, USA

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

  • The Coast of Folly

    The Coast of Folly

  • They Made Me a Criminal

    They Made Me a Criminal

  • Rolling Along

    Rolling Along

  • Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans

    Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans

  • Billy the Kid

    Billy the Kid

  • Our Relations

    Our Relations

  • Broadway Serenade

    Broadway Serenade

  • Whispering Wires

    Whispering Wires

  • Brown of Harvard

    Brown of Harvard

  • No Time for Comedy

    No Time for Comedy

  • Here Comes Cookie

    Here Comes Cookie

  • The Captain Hits the Ceiling

    The Captain Hits the Ceiling

  • Under the Red Robe

    Under the Red Robe

  • Feet First

    Feet First

  • While Paris Sleeps

    While Paris Sleeps

  • Thunder Mountain

    Thunder Mountain

  • Shadows of the Sea

    Shadows of the Sea

  • The Masked Dancer

    The Masked Dancer

  • Benny, from Panama

    Benny, from Panama

  • The Merry Widow

    The Merry Widow

  • Alias French Gertie

    Alias French Gertie

  • Sins of the Fathers

    Sins of the Fathers

  • Diamond Jim

    Diamond Jim

  • Wedding Belles

    Wedding Belles

  • Under Suspicion

    Under Suspicion

  • Navy Secrets

    Navy Secrets

  • Scram!

    Scram!

  • Night Life in Reno

    Night Life in Reno

  • Partners in Crime

    Partners in Crime

  • Man-Proof

    Man-Proof

  • Queen of the Night Clubs

    Queen of the Night Clubs

  • Side Street

    Side Street

  • Where the West Begins

    Where the West Begins

  • A Hit with a Miss

    A Hit with a Miss

  • The Flapper

    The Flapper

  • Getting to the Ball Game

    Getting to the Ball Game

  • The Villain Still Pursued Her

    The Villain Still Pursued Her

  • Fast Company

    Fast Company

  • The Flying Deuces

    The Flying Deuces

  • Five and Ten

    Five and Ten

  • It Always Happens

    It Always Happens

  • Done in Oil

    Done in Oil

  • Stronger Than Desire

    Stronger Than Desire

  • The Intruder

    The Intruder

  • The Greeks Had a Word for Them

    The Greeks Had a Word for Them

  • The Squealer

    The Squealer

  • Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch

    Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch

  • Step Lively, Jeeves!

    Step Lively, Jeeves!

  • She Done Him Wrong

    She Done Him Wrong

  • The Midnight Kiss

    The Midnight Kiss

  • Elmer Steps Out

    Elmer Steps Out

  • Public Hero Number 1

    Public Hero Number 1

  • The Necessary Evil

    The Necessary Evil

  • The Misleading Lady

    The Misleading Lady

  • Paris in Spring

    Paris in Spring

  • Love's Masquerade

    Love's Masquerade

  • Here Is My Heart

    Here Is My Heart

  • Riffraff

    Riffraff

  • Two for Tonight

    Two for Tonight

  • Manhandled

    Manhandled

  • Show Boat

    Show Boat

  • Officer O'Brien

    Officer O'Brien

  • I Believed in You

    I Believed in You

  • Punch Drunks

    Punch Drunks

  • The County Fair

    The County Fair

  • Hard to Get

    Hard to Get

  • Little Miss Nobody

    Little Miss Nobody

  • Early to Wed

    Early to Wed

  • Bridal Bail

    Bridal Bail

  • Jack's Joke

    Jack's Joke

  • The Singing Fool

    The Singing Fool

  • Just a Husband

    Just a Husband

  • A Reluctant Cinderella

    A Reluctant Cinderella

  • Everything Comes to Him Who Waits

    Everything Comes to Him Who Waits

  • Woman Wanted

    Woman Wanted

  • Bertha the Sewing Machine Girl

    Bertha the Sewing Machine Girl

  • Afraid to Talk

    Afraid to Talk

  • Wives Never Know

    Wives Never Know

  • The Girl of the Golden West

    The Girl of the Golden West

  • Man Wanted

    Man Wanted

  • Roadhouse Queen

    Roadhouse Queen

  • The Way to Love

    The Way to Love

  • Gridiron Flash

    Gridiron Flash

  • Her Bodyguard

    Her Bodyguard

  • A Fool and His Money

    A Fool and His Money

  • Youth Takes a Fling

    Youth Takes a Fling

  • All Woman

    All Woman

  • Times Square

    Times Square

  • A Man Must Live

    A Man Must Live

  • Worlds Apart

    Worlds Apart

  • The Blooming Angel

    The Blooming Angel

  • Movie Crazy

    Movie Crazy

  • Sing Sister Sing

    Sing Sister Sing

  • With Love and Kisses

    With Love and Kisses

  • Blondie Takes a Vacation

    Blondie Takes a Vacation

  • The Hollywood Gad-About

    The Hollywood Gad-About

  • Something Simple

    Something Simple

  • Rough House Rosie

    Rough House Rosie

  • The Best of Laurel and Hardy

    The Best of Laurel and Hardy

  • Ex-Champ

    Ex-Champ

  • Double or Nothing

    Double or Nothing

  • Braveheart

    Braveheart

  • Next Door Neighbors

    Next Door Neighbors

  • Go West

    Go West

  • The Way of a Maid

    The Way of a Maid

  • Part Time Wife

    Part Time Wife

  • The Gay Lord Quex

    The Gay Lord Quex

  • Broadway

    Broadway

  • City for Conquest

    City for Conquest

  • Men Must Fight

    Men Must Fight

  • Clay Dollars

    Clay Dollars

  • The Fixer Uppers

    The Fixer Uppers

  • Help Wanted, Female

    Help Wanted, Female

  • No More Orchids

    No More Orchids

  • Rumors for Rent

    Rumors for Rent

  • An Old Fashioned Elopement

    An Old Fashioned Elopement

  • The Non-Stop Bride

    The Non-Stop Bride

  • The Bat

    The Bat

  • Wreckety Wrecks

    Wreckety Wrecks

  • The End of the Road

    The End of the Road

  • Night Life of New York

    Night Life of New York

  • Am I Having Fun!

    Am I Having Fun!

  • Anybody's Blonde

    Anybody's Blonde

  • A Thrilling Rescue by Uncle Mun

    A Thrilling Rescue by Uncle Mun

  • Ignorance

    Ignorance

  • Racing Blood

    Racing Blood

  • The Live Ghost

    The Live Ghost

  • How a Horseshoe Upset a Happy Family

    How a Horseshoe Upset a Happy Family

  • Mr. Toots' Tooth

    Mr. Toots' Tooth

  • Back to the Woods

    Back to the Woods

  • Publicity Madness

    Publicity Madness

  • Back to the Woods

    Back to the Woods

  • It May Be You

    It May Be You

  • Babes in the Goods

    Babes in the Goods

  • Red, White and Blue Blood

    Red, White and Blue Blood

  • Why Announce Your Marriage?

    Why Announce Your Marriage?

  • At Bear Track Gulch

    At Bear Track Gulch

  • Nearly Spliced

    Nearly Spliced

  • Escort Girl

    Escort Girl

  • Persuasive Peggy

    Persuasive Peggy

  • Wife in Name Only

    Wife in Name Only

  • The Fighter

    The Fighter

  • Howling Hollywood

    Howling Hollywood

  • The Desert's Price

    The Desert's Price

  • The Spotlight

    The Spotlight

  • The Edison Minstrels

    The Edison Minstrels

  • Fools for Luck

    Fools for Luck

  • Treasure Blues

    Treasure Blues

  • Is Life Worth Living?

    Is Life Worth Living?