Arthur Housman
Acting
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.
Movies(156)
The Best of Laurel and Hardy
Second Drunk (archive footage)
1968
A Hit with a Miss
Fight Timekeeper (archive footage) (uncredited)
1945
Escort Girl
Al, the Drunk (as Arthur Houseman)
1941
Billy the Kid
Saloon Janitor (uncredited)
1941
Go West
Drunk in Saloon
1940
The Villain Still Pursued Her
Mr. McGillicuddy - Drunk (uncredited)
1940
City for Conquest
Radio Listener (uncredited)
1940
No Time for Comedy
Drunk Wanting Directions (uncredited)
1940
The Flying Deuces
Drunk Legionnaire
1939
Blondie Takes a Vacation
Drunk on Train (uncredited)
1939
Stronger Than Desire
Reporter (uncredited)
1939
Ex-Champ
Drunk in Barroom
1939
Broadway Serenade
Jonathan (uncredited)
1939
Navy Secrets
Phoney Drunk
1939
They Made Me a Criminal
Drunk Next to Grandma (uncredited)
1939
Hard to Get
Drunk on Subway (uncredited)
1938
Youth Takes a Fling
First Communist
1938
Where the West Begins
Beano, Jack's Cellmate
1938
Man-Proof
Drunk Sourpuss with Capon (uncredited)
1938
That’s My Story
Drunk
1937
Double or Nothing
Drunk
1937
Step Lively, Jeeves!
Max
1937
With Love and Kisses
Gilbert Holbrook
1936
Racing Blood
Legs
1936
Wives Never Know
Snorter
1936
Am I Having Fun!
'Scoop' McGoogle
1936
Our Relations
Drunk
1936
Little Miss Nobody
Drunk
1936
Show Boat
1936
Riffraff
'Ratsy'
1936
It Always Happens
Drunk
1935
Two for Tonight
Warburton
1935
Diamond Jim
Souse
1935
Here Comes Cookie
Drunk (uncredited)
1935
Woman Wanted
Art - Waiter at Party (uncredited)
1935
The Captain Hits the Ceiling
Cliff
1935
Paris in Spring
Interviewer
1935
Public Hero Number 1
Scottsdale Bar Drunk (uncredited)
1935
Sing Sister Sing
Drunk (uncredited)
1935
The Fixer Uppers
The Drunk
1935
Treasure Blues
Sailor
1935
Here Is My Heart
Waiter
1934
The Live Ghost
Drunken sailor
1934
Done in Oil
Arthur
1934
The Merry Widow
Drunken Man (uncredited)
1934
Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch
Dick Harris
1934
Gridiron Flash
Drunk
1934
The Hollywood Gad-About
Self (uncredited)
1934
Something Simple
Drunk
1934
Punch Drunks
Fight Timekeeper (uncredited)
1934
Wedding Belles
1934
Benny, from Panama
Drunken, Irate Husband
1934
I Believed in You
Jerry Hartman, a Drunk
1934
Elmer Steps Out
1934
Babes in the Goods
The Drunk
1934
Bridal Bail
Drunk
1934
The Way to Love
Drunk Being Photographed
1933
Her Bodyguard
Drunk
1933
Roadhouse Queen
Arthur Young - Attorney
1933
The Intruder
Reggie Wayne
1933
Wreckety Wrecks
Drunk (uncredited)
1933
Men Must Fight
Drunk on Ship
1933
She Done Him Wrong
Hungry Barfly (uncredited)
1933
No More Orchids
Serge
1932
Afraid to Talk
Archie (drunk)
1932
Movie Crazy
Customer Who Didn't Order Rabbit
1932
Scram!
Drunk
1932
While Paris Sleeps
1932
The Greeks Had a Word for Them
Drunk
1932
Night Life in Reno
Roy Carlton
1931
Anybody's Blonde
Mulligan
1931
Five and Ten
Piggy - Wedding Guest (uncredited)
1931
Next Door Neighbors
Herman Andrews
1931
Help Wanted, Female
1931
Part Time Wife
Golf Spectator (uncredited)
1930
Feet First
Drunken clubman
1930
The Girl of the Golden West
Sidney Dick
1930
Rolling Along
1930
The Squealer
Mitter Davis
1930
Alias French Gertie
Bert
1930
Officer O'Brien
Tony Zurick
1930
Song of Love
Joe Sweeney, Acrobat
1929
Fast Company
1929
Side Street
Silk Ruffo
1929
Times Square
1929
Broadway
Dolph
1929
Howling Hollywood
1929
Queen of the Night Clubs
Andy Quinland
1929
Sins of the Fathers
The Count
1928
The Singing Fool
Blackie Joe
1928
Fools for Luck
Charles Grogan
1928
Partners in Crime
Barton
1928
The Spotlight
Ebbetts
1927
Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans
The Obtrusive Gentleman
1927
Publicity Madness
Oscar Hawks
1927
Rumors for Rent
Warren
1927
Rough House Rosie
Kid Farrell
1927
Just a Husband
Warren
1927
Bertha the Sewing Machine Girl
Salesman
1926
Whispering Wires
Casey
1926
The Midnight Kiss
Hector Spencer
1926
The Non-Stop Bride
Barney
1926
Early to Wed
Art Nevers
1926
The Bat
Richard Fleming
1926
Braveheart
Frank Nelson
1925
The Desert's Price
Tom Martin
1925
Thunder Mountain
Joe Givens
1925
The Coast of Folly
Newspaper Reporter
1925
Night Life of New York
Jerry
1925
The Necessary Evil
Pug
1925
A Man Must Live
Tod Cragge
1925
Manhandled
Chip Thorndyke
1924
The Masked Dancer
Manager at Club Royal
1924
Under the Red Robe
Captain La Rolle
1923
Wife in Name Only
Victor Harwood
1923
Man Wanted
Edgar Little
1922
Love's Masquerade
Newspaper Reporter
1922
The Prophet's Paradise
Kadir
1922
Why Announce Your Marriage?
1922
Shadows of the Sea
Ralph Dean
1922
The Way of a Maid
Jimmy Van Trent
1921
Clay Dollars
Ben Willetts
1921
Is Life Worth Living?
Jimmy Colton
1921
The Fighter
Blacardo
1921
Nearly Spliced
1921
Worlds Apart
Harley Marshall
1921
The Misleading Lady
Reporter
1920
The Road of Ambition
Monty Newcomb
1920
The County Fair
Bruce Hammerhead
1920
The Flapper
Tom Morran
1920
A Fool and His Money
Count Tarnowsky
1920
The Blooming Angel
Ramon
1920
The Gay Lord Quex
Valma
1919
Toby's Bow
Bagby
1919
Back to the Woods
1919
The End of the Road
1919
The Bondage of Barbara
Jack Newton
1919
Back to the Woods
Bill Andrews
1918
All Woman
Dick Wellman
1918
With Neatness and Dispatch
Burns
1918
Under Suspicion
Red Hogan
1918
Brown of Harvard
Happy
1918
Red, White and Blue Blood
1917
Persuasive Peggy
Percy Pipp
1917
Ignorance
The Dancer
1916
It May Be You
Jack Kenwood
1915
Getting to the Ball Game
1914
Mr. Toots' Tooth
Mr. Toots
1913
A Reluctant Cinderella
Dick Evans
1913
The Edison Minstrels
Interlocutor
1913
Jack's Joke
Ned Brown
1913
At Bear Track Gulch
Townsman
1913
How a Horseshoe Upset a Happy Family
Tim Flanagan - Horseshoe Target
1912
An Old Fashioned Elopement
1912
A Thrilling Rescue by Uncle Mun
1912
Everything Comes to Him Who Waits
Waiter
1912