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- Known ForActing
- GenderMale
- Birthday1889-10-08
- Day of Death1942-04-08 (52 years)
- Place of BirthNew York City, New York, USA
- Also Known AsArthur HausmanArthur Houseman
Arthur Housman
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...Read More
Acting Career
- 1941
Escort Girl
As: Al, the Drunk (as Arthur Houseman)
- 1941
Billy the Kid
As: Saloon Janitor (uncredited)
- 1940
Go West
As: Drunk in Saloon
- 1940
The Villain Still Pursued Her
As: Mr. McGillicuddy - Drunk (uncredited)
- 1940
City for Conquest
As: Radio Listener (uncredited)
- 1940
No Time for Comedy
As: Drunk Wanting Directions (uncredited)
- 1939
The Flying Deuces
As: Drunk Legionnaire
1939Blondie Takes a Vacation
As: Drunk on Train (uncredited)
1939Stronger Than Desire
As: Reporter (uncredited)
1939Ex-Champ
As: Drunk in Barroom
1939Broadway Serenade
As: Jonathan (uncredited)
1939Navy Secrets
As: Phoney Drunk
1939They Made Me a Criminal
As: Drunk Next to Grandma (uncredited)
1938Hard to Get
As: Drunk on Subway (uncredited)
1938Youth Takes a Fling
As: First Communist
1938Where the West Begins
As: Beano, Jack's Cellmate
1938Man-Proof
As: Drunk Sourpuss with Capon (uncredited)
1937Double or Nothing
As: Drunk
1937Step Lively, Jeeves!
As: Max
1936Racing Blood
As: Legs
1936Wives Never Know
As: Snorter
- 1936
Our Relations
As: Drunk
1936Little Miss Nobody
As: Drunk
1936Riffraff
As: 'Ratsy'
1935Two for Tonight
As: Warburton
1935Diamond Jim
As: Souse
1935Here Comes Cookie
As: Drunk (uncredited)
1935Woman Wanted
As: Art - Waiter at Party (uncredited)
1935Paris in Spring
As: Interviewer
1935Public Hero Number 1
As: Scottsdale Bar Drunk (uncredited)
1935Sing Sister Sing
As: Drunk (uncredited)
1935The Fixer Uppers
As: The Drunk
1935Treasure Blues
As: Sailor
1934Here Is My Heart
As: Waiter
1934The Live Ghost
As: Drunken sailor
1934Done in Oil
As: Arthur
1934The Merry Widow
As: Drunken Man (uncredited)
1934Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch
As: Dick Harris
1934Gridiron Flash
As: Drunk
1934Something Simple
As: Drunk
1934Punch Drunks
As: Fight Timekeeper (uncredited)
1934I Believed in You
As: Jerry Hartman, a Drunk
1934Babes in the Goods
As: The Drunk
1934Bridal Bail
As: Drunk
1933The Way to Love
As: Drunk Being Photographed
1933Her Bodyguard
As: Drunk
1933Roadhouse Queen
As: Arthur Young - Attorney
1933The Intruder
As: Reggie Wayne
1933Men Must Fight
As: Drunk on Ship
- 1933
She Done Him Wrong
As: Hungry Barfly (uncredited)
1932No More Orchids
As: Serge
1932Afraid to Talk
As: Archie (drunk)
1932Movie Crazy
As: Customer Who Didn't Order Rabbit
1932Scram!
As: Drunk
1932The Greeks Had a Word for Them
As: Drunk
1931Night Life in Reno
As: Roy Carlton
1931Anybody's Blonde
As: Mulligan
1931Five and Ten
As: Piggy - Wedding Guest (uncredited)
1931Next Door Neighbors
As: Herman Andrews
1930Part Time Wife
As: Golf Spectator (uncredited)
1930Feet First
As: Drunken clubman
1930The Girl of the Golden West
As: Sidney Dick
1930The Squealer
As: Mitter Davis
1930Alias French Gertie
As: Bert
1930Officer O'Brien
As: Tony Zurick
1929Side Street
As: Silk Ruffo
1929Broadway
As: Dolph
1929Queen of the Night Clubs
As: Andy Quinland
1928Sins of the Fathers
As: The Count
1928The Singing Fool
As: Blackie Joe
1928Fools for Luck
As: Charles Grogan
1928Partners in Crime
As: Barton
1927The Spotlight
As: Ebbetts
- 1927
Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans
As: The Obtrusive Gentleman
1927Publicity Madness
As: Oscar Hawks
1927Rumors for Rent
As: Warren
1927Rough House Rosie
As: Kid Farrell
1926Bertha the Sewing Machine Girl
As: Salesman
1926Whispering Wires
As: Casey
1926The Midnight Kiss
As: Hector Spencer
1926Early to Wed
As: Art Nevers
1926The Bat
As: Richard Fleming
1925Braveheart
As: Frank Nelson
1925Thunder Mountain
As: Joe Givens
1925The Coast of Folly
As: Newspaper Reporter
1925Night Life of New York
As: Jerry
1925The Necessary Evil
As: Pug
1925A Man Must Live
As: Tod Cragge
1924Manhandled
As: Chip Thorndyke
1924The Masked Dancer
As: Manager at Club Royal
1923Under the Red Robe
As: Captain La Rolle
1922Man Wanted
As: Edgar Little
1922Love's Masquerade
As: Newspaper Reporter
1922Shadows of the Sea
As: Ralph Dean
1921The Way of a Maid
As: Jimmy Van Trent
1921Clay Dollars
As: Ben Willetts
1921Is Life Worth Living?
As: Jimmy Colton
1921The Fighter
As: Blacardo
1921Worlds Apart
As: Harley Marshall
1920The Misleading Lady
As: Reporter
1920The County Fair
As: Bruce Hammerhead
1920The Flapper
As: Tom Morran
1920A Fool and His Money
As: Count Tarnowsky
1920The Blooming Angel
As: Ramon
1919The Gay Lord Quex
As: Valma
1918Back to the Woods
As: Bill Andrews
1918All Woman
As: Dick Wellman
1918Under Suspicion
As: Red Hogan
1918Brown of Harvard
As: Happy
1917Persuasive Peggy
As: Percy Pipp
1913Mr. Toots' Tooth
As: Mr. Toots
1913The Edison Minstrels
As: Interlocutor
1913Jack's Joke
As: Ned Brown
1913At Bear Track Gulch
As: Townsman
1912Everything Comes to Him Who Waits
As: Waiter