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Arthur Housman

Arthur Housman

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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

Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans

1927

Fast Company

Fast Company

1929

Thunder Mountain

Thunder Mountain

1925

Man-Proof

Man-Proof

1938

The Bat

The Bat

1926

The Squealer

The Squealer

1930

She Done Him Wrong

She Done Him Wrong

1933

The Necessary Evil

The Necessary Evil

1925

Fools for Luck

Fools for Luck

1928

Feet First

Feet First

1930

Rumors for Rent

Rumors for Rent

1927

The Coast of Folly

The Coast of Folly

1925

Step Lively, Jeeves!

Step Lively, Jeeves!

1937

Our Relations

Our Relations

1936

The Midnight Kiss

The Midnight Kiss

1926

Punch Drunks

Punch Drunks

1934

Show Boat

Show Boat

1936

The Greeks Had a Word for Them

The Greeks Had a Word for Them

1932

The Fixer Uppers

The Fixer Uppers

1935

The Live Ghost

The Live Ghost

1934

The Desert's Price

The Desert's Price

1925

It May Be You

It May Be You

1915

Bertha the Sewing Machine Girl

Bertha the Sewing Machine Girl

1926

Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch

Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch

1934

Five and Ten

Five and Ten

1931

The Misleading Lady

The Misleading Lady

1920

At Bear Track Gulch

At Bear Track Gulch

1913

The Way of a Maid

The Way of a Maid

1921

Braveheart

Braveheart

1925

Brown of Harvard

Brown of Harvard

1918

The Gay Lord Quex

The Gay Lord Quex

1919

Rough House Rosie

Rough House Rosie

1927

Here Is My Heart

Here Is My Heart

1934

Am I Having Fun!

Am I Having Fun!

1936

Navy Secrets

Navy Secrets

1939

The Singing Fool

The Singing Fool

1928

Escort Girl

Escort Girl

1941

Racing Blood

Racing Blood

1936

With Love and Kisses

With Love and Kisses

1936

Roadhouse Queen

Roadhouse Queen

1933

Wedding Belles

Wedding Belles

1934

Where the West Begins

Where the West Begins

1938

Officer O'Brien

Officer O'Brien

1930

No More Orchids

No More Orchids

1932

The Captain Hits the Ceiling

The Captain Hits the Ceiling

1935

It Always Happens

It Always Happens

1935

Alias French Gertie

Alias French Gertie

1930

Benny, from Panama

Benny, from Panama

1934

Men Must Fight

Men Must Fight

1933

Sing Sister Sing

Sing Sister Sing

1935

Partners in Crime

Partners in Crime

1928

All Woman

All Woman

1918

Back to the Woods

Back to the Woods

1919

The County Fair

The County Fair

1920

Side Street

Side Street

1929

While Paris Sleeps

While Paris Sleeps

1932

The Intruder

The Intruder

1933

Part Time Wife

Part Time Wife

1930

Manhandled

Manhandled

1924

Night Life of New York

Night Life of New York

1925

Treasure Blues

Treasure Blues

1935

Done in Oil

Done in Oil

1934

Babes in the Goods

Babes in the Goods

1934

Youth Takes a Fling

Youth Takes a Fling

1938

Paris in Spring

Paris in Spring

1935

Mr. Toots' Tooth

Mr. Toots' Tooth

1913

Gridiron Flash

Gridiron Flash

1934

Woman Wanted

Woman Wanted

1935

The Villain Still Pursued Her

The Villain Still Pursued Her

1940

Stronger Than Desire

Stronger Than Desire

1939

Scram!

Scram!

1932

They Made Me a Criminal

They Made Me a Criminal

1939

Broadway Serenade

Broadway Serenade

1939

The Flying Deuces

The Flying Deuces

1939

Getting to the Ball Game

Getting to the Ball Game

1914

Nearly Spliced

Nearly Spliced

1921

A Hit with a Miss

A Hit with a Miss

1945

Blondie Takes a Vacation

Blondie Takes a Vacation

1939

Little Miss Nobody

Little Miss Nobody

1936

Clay Dollars

Clay Dollars

1921

Night Life in Reno

Night Life in Reno

1931

Anybody's Blonde

Anybody's Blonde

1931

Go West

Go West

1940

Wreckety Wrecks

Wreckety Wrecks

1933

City for Conquest

City for Conquest

1940

No Time for Comedy

No Time for Comedy

1940

The Best of Laurel and Hardy

The Best of Laurel and Hardy

1968

Next Door Neighbors

Next Door Neighbors

1931

Everything Comes to Him Who Waits

Everything Comes to Him Who Waits

1912

How a Horseshoe Upset a Happy Family

How a Horseshoe Upset a Happy Family

1912

The Merry Widow

The Merry Widow

1934

Diamond Jim

Diamond Jim

1935

Afraid to Talk

Afraid to Talk

1932

The Spotlight

The Spotlight

1927

Queen of the Night Clubs

Queen of the Night Clubs

1929

Billy the Kid

Billy the Kid

1941

Jack's Joke

Jack's Joke

1913

Rolling Along

Rolling Along

1930

Just a Husband

Just a Husband

1927

The Hollywood Gad-About

The Hollywood Gad-About

1934

The End of the Road

The End of the Road

1919

Bridal Bail

Bridal Bail

1934

The Girl of the Golden West

The Girl of the Golden West

1930

Broadway

Broadway

1929

Her Bodyguard

Her Bodyguard

1933

The Edison Minstrels

The Edison Minstrels

1913

Help Wanted, Female

Help Wanted, Female

1931

Howling Hollywood

Howling Hollywood

1929

The Non-Stop Bride

The Non-Stop Bride

1926

Elmer Steps Out

Elmer Steps Out

1934

Ex-Champ

Ex-Champ

1939

Whispering Wires

Whispering Wires

1926

Back to the Woods

Back to the Woods

1918

Man Wanted

Man Wanted

1922

Why Announce Your Marriage?

Why Announce Your Marriage?

1922

Times Square

Times Square

1929

Public Hero Number 1

Public Hero Number 1

1935

Hard to Get

Hard to Get

1938

Red, White and Blue Blood

Red, White and Blue Blood

1917

A Man Must Live

A Man Must Live

1925

The Way to Love

The Way to Love

1933

Under the Red Robe

Under the Red Robe

1923

Movie Crazy

Movie Crazy

1932

The Flapper

The Flapper

1920

Wife in Name Only

Wife in Name Only

1923

Sins of the Fathers

Sins of the Fathers

1928

The Blooming Angel

The Blooming Angel

1920

Riffraff

Riffraff

1936

An Old Fashioned Elopement

An Old Fashioned Elopement

1912

A Thrilling Rescue by Uncle Mun

A Thrilling Rescue by Uncle Mun

1912

Double or Nothing

Double or Nothing

1937

Something Simple

Something Simple

1934

Persuasive Peggy

Persuasive Peggy

1917

Two for Tonight

Two for Tonight

1935

The Masked Dancer

The Masked Dancer

1924

Early to Wed

Early to Wed

1926

Worlds Apart

Worlds Apart

1921

A Fool and His Money

A Fool and His Money

1920

Wives Never Know

Wives Never Know

1936

Under Suspicion

Under Suspicion

1918

Ignorance

Ignorance

1916

Shadows of the Sea

Shadows of the Sea

1922

Here Comes Cookie

Here Comes Cookie

1935

I Believed in You

I Believed in You

1934

Love's Masquerade

Love's Masquerade

1922

The Fighter

The Fighter

1921

Is Life Worth Living?

Is Life Worth Living?

1921

A Reluctant Cinderella

A Reluctant Cinderella

1913

Publicity Madness

Publicity Madness

1927

The Bondage of Barbara

The Bondage of Barbara

1919

With Neatness and Dispatch

With Neatness and Dispatch

1918

Toby's Bow

Toby's Bow

1919

The Road of Ambition

The Road of Ambition

1920

The Prophet's Paradise

The Prophet's Paradise

1922

Song of Love

Song of Love

1929

That’s My Story

That’s My Story

1937