Arthur Housman
Known For
Acting
Born
1889-10-08 in New York City, New York, USA
Died
1942-04-08
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.
Most Known For
Her Bodyguard
as Drunk
Braveheart
as Frank Nelson
Man Wanted
as Edgar Little
Howling Hollywood
Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans
as The Obtrusive Gentleman
Anybody's Blonde
as Mulligan
Wreckety Wrecks
as Drunk (uncredited)
Go West
as Drunk in Saloon
Our Relations
as Drunk
The Flying Deuces
as Drunk Legionnaire
City for Conquest
as Radio Listener (uncredited)
The Bat
as Richard Fleming
The Merry Widow
as Drunken Man (uncredited)
Jack's Joke
as Ned Brown
The Greeks Had a Word for Them
as Drunk
Billy the Kid
as Saloon Janitor (uncredited)
They Made Me a Criminal
as Drunk Next to Grandma (uncredited)
She Done Him Wrong
as Hungry Barfly (uncredited)
Step Lively, Jeeves!
as Max
