Arthur Housman
Acting
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Acting Credits
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 ...
Known For
Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans
The Obtrusive Gentleman
Go West
Drunk in Saloon (uncredited)
The Flying Deuces
Drunk Legionnaire
The Merry Widow
Drunken Man (uncredited)
She Done Him Wrong
Hungry Barfly (uncredited)
They Made Me a Criminal
Drunk Next to Grandma (uncredited)
Show Boat
No Time for Comedy
Drunk Wanting Directions (uncredited)
Filmography
The Best of Laurel and Hardy
1968
as Second Drunk (archive footage)
A Hit with a Miss
1945
as Fight Timekeeper (archive footage) (uncredited)
Escort Girl
1941
as Al, the Drunk (as Arthur Houseman)
Billy the Kid
1941
as Saloon Janitor (uncredited)
The Villain Still Pursued Her
1940
as Mr. McGillicuddy - Drunk (uncredited)
Go West
1940
as Drunk in Saloon (uncredited)
City for Conquest
1940
as Radio Listener (uncredited)
No Time for Comedy
1940
as Drunk Wanting Directions (uncredited)
Navy Secrets
1939
as Phoney Drunk
Stronger Than Desire
1939
as Reporter (uncredited)
They Made Me a Criminal
1939
as Drunk Next to Grandma (uncredited)
Broadway Serenade
1939
as Jonathan (uncredited)
The Flying Deuces
1939
as Drunk Legionnaire
Blondie Takes a Vacation
1939
as Drunk on Train (uncredited)
Ex-Champ
1939
as Drunk in Barroom
Man-Proof
1938
as Drunk Sourpuss with Capon (uncredited)
Where the West Begins
1938
as Beano, Jack's Cellmate
Youth Takes a Fling
1938
as First Communist
Hard to Get
1938
as Drunk on Subway (uncredited)
Step Lively, Jeeves!
1937
as Max
Double or Nothing
1937
as Drunk
That’s My Story
1937
as Drunk
Our Relations
1936
as Drunk
Show Boat
1936
Am I Having Fun!
1936
as 'Scoop' McGoogle
Racing Blood
1936
as Legs
With Love and Kisses
1936
as Gilbert Holbrook
Little Miss Nobody
1936
as Drunk
Riffraff
1936
as 'Ratsy'
Wives Never Know
1936
as Snorter
The Fixer Uppers
1935
as The Drunk
It Always Happens
1935
as Drunk
The Captain Hits the Ceiling
1935
as Cliff
Sing Sister Sing
1935
as Drunk (uncredited)
Treasure Blues
1935
as Sailor
Paris in Spring
1935
as Interviewer
Woman Wanted
1935
as Art - Waiter at Party (uncredited)
Diamond Jim
1935
as Souse
Public Hero Number 1
1935
as Scottsdale Bar Drunk (uncredited)
Two for Tonight
1935
as Warburton
Here Comes Cookie
1935
as Drunk (uncredited)
Punch Drunks
1934
as Fight Timekeeper (uncredited)
The Live Ghost
1934
as Drunken sailor
Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch
1934
as Dick Harris
Here Is My Heart
1934
as Waiter
Wedding Belles
1934
Benny, from Panama
1934
as Drunken, Irate Husband
Done in Oil
1934
as Arthur
Babes in the Goods
1934
as The Drunk
Gridiron Flash
1934
as Drunk
The Merry Widow
1934
as Drunken Man (uncredited)
The Hollywood Gad-About
1934
as Self (uncredited)
Bridal Bail
1934
as Drunk
Elmer Steps Out
1934
Something Simple
1934
as Drunk
I Believed in You
1934
as Jerry Hartman, a Drunk
She Done Him Wrong
1933
as Hungry Barfly (uncredited)
Roadhouse Queen
1933
as Arthur Young - Attorney
Men Must Fight
1933
as Drunk on Ship
The Intruder
1933
as Reggie Wayne
Wreckety Wrecks
1933
as Drunk (uncredited)
Her Bodyguard
1933
as Drunk
The Way to Love
1933
as Drunk Being Photographed
The Greeks Had a Word for Them
1932
as Drunk
No More Orchids
1932
as Serge
While Paris Sleeps
1932
Scram!
1932
as Drunk
Afraid to Talk
1932
as Archie (drunk)
Movie Crazy
1932
as Customer Who Didn't Order Rabbit
Five and Ten
1931
as Piggy - Wedding Guest (uncredited)
Night Life in Reno
1931
as Roy Carlton
Anybody's Blonde
1931
as Mulligan
Next Door Neighbors
1931
as Herman Andrews
Help Wanted, Female
1931
The Squealer
1930
as Mitter Davis
Feet First
1930
as Drunken clubman
Officer O'Brien
1930
as Tony Zurick
Alias French Gertie
1930
as Bert
Part Time Wife
1930
as Golf Spectator (uncredited)
Rolling Along
1930
The Girl of the Golden West
1930
as Sidney Dick
Fast Company
1929
Side Street
1929
as Silk Ruffo
Queen of the Night Clubs
1929
as Andy Quinland
Broadway
1929
as Dolph
Howling Hollywood
1929
Times Square
1929
Song of Love
1929
as Joe Sweeney, Acrobat
Fools for Luck
1928
as Charles Grogan
The Singing Fool
1928
as Blackie Joe
Partners in Crime
1928
as Barton
Sins of the Fathers
1928
as The Count
Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans
1927
as The Obtrusive Gentleman
Rumors for Rent
1927
as Warren
Rough House Rosie
1927
as Kid Farrell
The Spotlight
1927
as Ebbetts
Just a Husband
1927
as Warren
Publicity Madness
1927
as Oscar Hawks
The Bat
1926
as Richard Fleming
The Midnight Kiss
1926
as Hector Spencer
Bertha the Sewing Machine Girl
1926
as Salesman
The Non-Stop Bride
1926
as Barney
Whispering Wires
1926
as Casey
Early to Wed
1926
as Art Nevers
Thunder Mountain
1925
as Joe Givens
The Necessary Evil
1925
as Pug
The Coast of Folly
1925
as Newspaper Reporter
The Desert's Price
1925
as Tom Martin
Braveheart
1925
as Frank Nelson
Night Life of New York
1925
as Jerry
A Man Must Live
1925
as Tod Cragge
Manhandled
1924
as Chip Thorndyke
The Masked Dancer
1924
as Manager at Club Royal
Under the Red Robe
1923
as Captain La Rolle
Wife in Name Only
1923
as Victor Harwood
Man Wanted
1922
as Edgar Little
Why Announce Your Marriage?
1922
Shadows of the Sea
1922
as Ralph Dean
Love's Masquerade
1922
as Newspaper Reporter
The Prophet's Paradise
1922
as Kadir
The Way of a Maid
1921
as Jimmy Van Trent
Nearly Spliced
1921
Clay Dollars
1921
as Ben Willetts
Worlds Apart
1921
as Harley Marshall
The Fighter
1921
as Blacardo
Is Life Worth Living?
1921
as Jimmy Colton
The Misleading Lady
1920
as Reporter
The County Fair
1920
as Bruce Hammerhead
The Flapper
1920
as Tom Morran
The Blooming Angel
1920
as Ramon
A Fool and His Money
1920
as Count Tarnowsky
The Road of Ambition
1920
as Monty Newcomb
The Gay Lord Quex
1919
as Valma
Back to the Woods
1919
The End of the Road
1919
The Bondage of Barbara
1919
as Jack Newton
Toby's Bow
1919
as Bagby
Brown of Harvard
1918
as Happy
All Woman
1918
as Dick Wellman
Back to the Woods
1918
as Bill Andrews
Under Suspicion
1918
as Red Hogan
With Neatness and Dispatch
1918
as Burns
Red, White and Blue Blood
1917
Persuasive Peggy
1917
as Percy Pipp
Ignorance
1916
as The Dancer
It May Be You
1915
as Jack Kenwood
Getting to the Ball Game
1914
At Bear Track Gulch
1913
as Townsman
Mr. Toots' Tooth
1913
as Mr. Toots
Jack's Joke
1913
as Ned Brown
The Edison Minstrels
1913
as Interlocutor
A Reluctant Cinderella
1913
as Dick Evans
Everything Comes to Him Who Waits
1912
as Waiter
How a Horseshoe Upset a Happy Family
1912
as Tim Flanagan - Horseshoe Target
An Old Fashioned Elopement
1912
A Thrilling Rescue by Uncle Mun
1912