

Arthur Housman
Actor · WriterFrom 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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FILMOGRAPHY
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- The Best of Laurel and Hardy
The Best of Laurel and Hardy
1968
Second Drunk (archive footage)

A Hit with a Miss
1945
Fight Timekeeper (archive footage) (uncredited)

Escort Girl
1941
Al, the Drunk (as Arthur Houseman)

Billy the Kid
1941
Saloon Janitor (uncredited)

The Villain Still Pursued Her
1940
Mr. McGillicuddy - Drunk (uncredited)

Go West
1940
Drunk in Saloon

City for Conquest
1940
Radio Listener (uncredited)

No Time for Comedy
1940
Drunk Wanting Directions (uncredited)

Navy Secrets
1939
Phoney Drunk

Stronger Than Desire
1939
Reporter (uncredited)

They Made Me a Criminal
1939
Drunk Next to Grandma (uncredited)

Broadway Serenade
1939
Jonathan (uncredited)

The Flying Deuces
1939
Drunk Legionnaire

Blondie Takes a Vacation
1939
Drunk on Train (uncredited)

Ex-Champ
1939
Drunk in Barroom

Man-Proof
1938
Drunk Sourpuss with Capon (uncredited)

Where the West Begins
1938
Beano, Jack's Cellmate

Youth Takes a Fling
1938
First Communist

Hard to Get
1938
Drunk on Subway (uncredited)

Step Lively, Jeeves!
1937
Max

Double or Nothing
1937
Drunk

That’s My Story
1937
Drunk

Our Relations
1936
Drunk

Show Boat
1936
- Am I Having Fun!
Am I Having Fun!
1936
'Scoop' McGoogle

Racing Blood
1936
Legs
- With Love and Kisses
With Love and Kisses
1936
Gilbert Holbrook

Little Miss Nobody
1936
Drunk

Riffraff
1936
'Ratsy'

Wives Never Know
1936
Snorter

The Fixer Uppers
1935
The Drunk
- It Always Happens
It Always Happens
1935
Drunk
- The Captain Hits the Ceiling
The Captain Hits the Ceiling
1935
Cliff

Sing Sister Sing
1935
Drunk (uncredited)

Treasure Blues
1935
Sailor

Paris in Spring
1935
Interviewer

Woman Wanted
1935
Art - Waiter at Party (uncredited)

Diamond Jim
1935
Souse

Public Hero Number 1
1935
Scottsdale Bar Drunk (uncredited)

Two for Tonight
1935
Warburton

Here Comes Cookie
1935
Drunk (uncredited)

Punch Drunks
1934
Fight Timekeeper (uncredited)

The Live Ghost
1934
Drunken sailor

Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch
1934
Dick Harris

Here Is My Heart
1934
Waiter
- Wedding Belles
Wedding Belles
1934
- Benny, from Panama
Benny, from Panama
1934
Drunken, Irate Husband

Done in Oil
1934
Arthur

Babes in the Goods
1934
The Drunk

Gridiron Flash
1934
Drunk

The Merry Widow
1934
Drunken Man (uncredited)

The Hollywood Gad-About
1934
Self (uncredited)

Bridal Bail
1934
Drunk

Elmer Steps Out
1934

Something Simple
1934
Drunk

I Believed in You
1934
Jerry Hartman, a Drunk

She Done Him Wrong
1933
Hungry Barfly (uncredited)

Roadhouse Queen
1933
Arthur Young - Attorney

Men Must Fight
1933
Drunk on Ship

The Intruder
1933
Reggie Wayne
- Wreckety Wrecks
Wreckety Wrecks
1933
Drunk (uncredited)

Her Bodyguard
1933
Drunk

The Way to Love
1933
Drunk Being Photographed

The Greeks Had a Word for Them
1932
Drunk

No More Orchids
1932
Serge

While Paris Sleeps
1932

Scram!
1932
Drunk

Afraid to Talk
1932
Archie (drunk)

Movie Crazy
1932
Customer Who Didn't Order Rabbit

Five and Ten
1931
Piggy - Wedding Guest (uncredited)

Night Life in Reno
1931
Roy Carlton

Anybody's Blonde
1931
Mulligan

Next Door Neighbors
1931
Herman Andrews
- Help Wanted, Female
Help Wanted, Female
1931

The Squealer
1930
Mitter Davis

Feet First
1930
Drunken clubman

Officer O'Brien
1930
Tony Zurick

Alias French Gertie
1930
Bert

Part Time Wife
1930
Golf Spectator (uncredited)
- Rolling Along
Rolling Along
1930

The Girl of the Golden West
1930
Sidney Dick
- Fast Company
Fast Company
1929

Side Street
1929
Silk Ruffo

Queen of the Night Clubs
1929
Andy Quinland

Broadway
1929
Dolph
- Howling Hollywood
Howling Hollywood
1929

Times Square
1929

Song of Love
1929
Joe Sweeney, Acrobat

Fools for Luck
1928
Charles Grogan

The Singing Fool
1928
Blackie Joe

Partners in Crime
1928
Barton

Sins of the Fathers
1928
The Count

Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans
1927
The Obtrusive Gentleman

Rumors for Rent
1927
Warren

Rough House Rosie
1927
Kid Farrell

The Spotlight
1927
Ebbetts
- Just a Husband
Just a Husband
1927
Warren

Publicity Madness
1927
Oscar Hawks

The Bat
1926
Richard Fleming

The Midnight Kiss
1926
Hector Spencer

Bertha the Sewing Machine Girl
1926
Salesman
- The Non-Stop Bride
The Non-Stop Bride
1926
Barney

Whispering Wires
1926
Casey

Early to Wed
1926
Art Nevers

Thunder Mountain
1925
Joe Givens

The Necessary Evil
1925
Pug

The Coast of Folly
1925
Newspaper Reporter
- The Desert's Price
The Desert's Price
1925
Tom Martin

Braveheart
1925
Frank Nelson

Night Life of New York
1925
Jerry

A Man Must Live
1925
Tod Cragge

Manhandled
1924
Chip Thorndyke

The Masked Dancer
1924
Manager at Club Royal

Under the Red Robe
1923
Captain La Rolle

Wife in Name Only
1923
Victor Harwood

Man Wanted
1922
Edgar Little

Why Announce Your Marriage?
1922

Shadows of the Sea
1922
Ralph Dean

Love's Masquerade
1922
Newspaper Reporter

The Prophet's Paradise
1922
Kadir

The Way of a Maid
1921
Jimmy Van Trent
- Nearly Spliced
Nearly Spliced
1921

Clay Dollars
1921
Ben Willetts

Worlds Apart
1921
Harley Marshall

The Fighter
1921
Blacardo

Is Life Worth Living?
1921
Jimmy Colton

The Misleading Lady
1920
Reporter

The County Fair
1920
Bruce Hammerhead

The Flapper
1920
Tom Morran

The Blooming Angel
1920
Ramon

A Fool and His Money
1920
Count Tarnowsky

The Road of Ambition
1920
Monty Newcomb

The Gay Lord Quex
1919
Valma

Back to the Woods
1919

The End of the Road
1919

The Bondage of Barbara
1919
Jack Newton

Toby's Bow
1919
Bagby

Brown of Harvard
1918
Happy

All Woman
1918
Dick Wellman

Back to the Woods
1918
Bill Andrews

Under Suspicion
1918
Red Hogan

With Neatness and Dispatch
1918
Burns

Red, White and Blue Blood
1917

Persuasive Peggy
1917
Percy Pipp
- Ignorance
Ignorance
1916
The Dancer
- It May Be You
It May Be You
1915
Jack Kenwood
- Getting to the Ball Game
Getting to the Ball Game
1914

At Bear Track Gulch
1913
Townsman

Mr. Toots' Tooth
1913
Mr. Toots

Jack's Joke
1913
Ned Brown

The Edison Minstrels
1913
Interlocutor
- A Reluctant Cinderella
A Reluctant Cinderella
1913
Dick Evans
- Everything Comes to Him Who Waits
Everything Comes to Him Who Waits
1912
Waiter
- How a Horseshoe Upset a Happy Family
How a Horseshoe Upset a Happy Family
1912
Tim Flanagan - Horseshoe Target
- An Old Fashioned Elopement
An Old Fashioned Elopement
1912
- A Thrilling Rescue by Uncle Mun
A Thrilling Rescue by Uncle Mun
1912






