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