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Known For
Acting
Birthday
May 16, 1882
Died
August 23, 1963
Place of Birth
Glasgow, Scotland, UK
Also Known As
- Mary Grace Gordon
Mary Gordon
0.3 Popularity
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Mary Gordon (born Mary Gilmour, 16 May 1882 – 23 August 1963) was a Scottish actress, long in the United States, who mainly played housekeepers and mothers, most notably the landlady Mrs. Hudson in the Sherlock Holmes series of movies of the 1940s starring Basil Rathbone and Nigel Bruce. Her body of work included nearly 300 films between 1925 and 1950. With her mother and daughter (both also named Mary), she arrived in Los Angeles in the mid-1920s and began playing variations on the roles she would spend her career on. She became friends with John Ford while making Hangman's House in 1928 and made seven more films with him. In 1939, she took on her best-remembered role as Sherlock Holmes' landlady and played the role in ten films and numerous radio plays. She was a charter member of the Hollywood Canteen, entertaining servicemen throughout the Second World War. On the radio show Those We Love, she played the regular role of Mrs. Emmett. She entered retirement just as television reshaped the entertainment industry, making only a single appearance in that medium. She was active in the Daughters of Scotia auxiliary of the Order of Scottish Clans. She lived out her final years in Pasadena, California with her daughter and grandson. She died at age 81 on 23 August 1963 in Pasadena, California after a long illness.
Known For
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5.9
Mary O'Toole
The Cisco Kid
1950
6.0
Nora Jones
West of Wyoming
1950
6.5
Charwoman (Uncredited)
The File on Thelma Jordon
1949
5.6
Mrs. Lance
Deputy Marshal
1949
0.0
Aunt Libby
Haunted Trails
1949
6.8
Slatternly Woman Tenant (Uncredited)
Mr. Soft Touch
1949
6.0
Housemother (uncredited)
Tucson
1949
6.0
Woman Reading Newspaper (archive footage) (uncredited)
Clues to Adventure
1949
1.0
Grandma Rogan
Shamrock Hill
1949
5.6
Aunt Myrt Lacy
Highway 13
1948
Credits
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The Cisco Kid
as Mary O'Toole
1950
5.9
West of Wyoming
as Nora Jones
1950
6.0
The File on Thelma Jordon
as Charwoman (Uncredited)
1949
6.5
Deputy Marshal
as Mrs. Lance
1949
5.6
Haunted Trails
as Aunt Libby
1949
0.0
Mr. Soft Touch
as Slatternly Woman Tenant (Uncredited)
1949
6.8
Tucson
as Housemother (uncredited)
1949
6.0
Clues to Adventure
as Woman Reading Newspaper (archive footage) (uncredited)
1949
6.0
Shamrock Hill
as Grandma Rogan
1949
1.0
Highway 13
as Aunt Myrt Lacy
1948
5.6
Kidnapped
as Scottish Woman (uncredited)
1948
5.5
The Strange Mrs. Crane
as Nora
1948
6.0
Big Town Scandal
as Mary - Cleaning Woman (uncredited)
1948
5.0
Fort Apache
as Ma (barmaid)
1948
7.0
Angels' Alley
as Mrs. Mamie Mahoney
1948
4.0
The Judge Steps Out
as Annie (Scrub Woman) (uncredited)
1947
7.0
Roses Are Red
as Cleaning Lady
1947
5.5
The Invisible Wall
as Mrs. Bledsoe
1947
5.4
Exposed
as Housekeeper
1947
5.8
The Long Night
as Old Woman in Crowd (uncredited)
1947
5.6
Sister Kenny
as Mrs. Gordon (uncredited)
1946
6.8
The Dark Horse
as Mrs. Mahoney
1946
0.0
Shadows Over Chinatown
as Mrs. Conover
1946
6.0
In Fast Company
as Mrs. Cassidy
1946
6.3
Dressed to Kill
as Mrs. Hudson
1946
6.6
The Hoodlum Saint
as Trina
1946
5.2
Sentimental Journey
as Agnes, the Cook (uncredited)
1946
6.4
Little Giant
as Ma Miller
1946
5.1
Kitty
as Nanny
1945
5.5
Strange Confession
as Mrs. O'Connor
1945
6.8
Divorce
as Ellen
1945
5.0
Captain Eddie
as Mrs. Westrom
1945
6.0
The Woman in Green
as Mrs. Hudson
1945
6.4
The Body Snatcher
as Mary McBride (uncredited)
1945
7.0
Law of the Badlands
1945
0.0
See My Lawyer
as Mrs. Fillmore
1945
6.0
Hollywood Canteen
as Hostess (uncredited)
1944
7.3
The Last Ride
as Mrs. Mary Kelly
1944
6.2
The Pearl of Death
as Mrs. Hudson
1944
7.1
Secret Command
as Mrs. McKenzie (uncredited)
1944
6.8
Secrets of Scotland Yard
as Libby, the Housekeeper
1944
5.3
Follow the Leader
1944
2.7
The Hour Before the Dawn
as Annie
1944
5.5
Million Dollar Kid
as Mrs. McGinnis
1944
5.8
The Racket Man
as Mom Benson
1944
7.0
Whispering Footsteps
as Ma Murphy
1943
5.0
The Spider Woman
as Mrs. Hudson
1943
6.9
Smart Guy
as Maggie
1943
5.0
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Here Comes Kelly
as Mrs. Kelly
1943
1.0
Sherlock Holmes Faces Death
as Mrs. Hudson
1943
6.8
Two Tickets to London
as Mrs. Tinkle
1943
6.0
Sarong Girl
as Mattie
1943
0.0
Sherlock Holmes in Washington
as Mrs. Hudson
1943
6.7
Keep 'Em Slugging
as Mrs. Banning
1943
5.5
Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon
as Mrs. Hudson
1942
6.4
Gentleman Jim
as Mrs. Casey (uncredited)
1942
7.1
The Mummy's Tomb
as Jane Banning
1942
5.5
Half Way to Shanghai
as Mrs. McIntyre
1942
4.5
Sherlock Holmes and the Voice of Terror
as Mrs. Hudson
1942
6.5
The Pride of the Yankees
as Maid (uncredited)
1942
7.4
Powder Town
as Mrs. Douglas
1942
3.5
Meet the Stewarts
as Mrs. Stewart
1942
4.3
It Happened in Flatbush
as Mrs. Collins
1942
4.8
Dr. Broadway
as Broadway Carrie
1942
5.6
The Strange Case of Doctor Rx
as Mrs. Scott
1942
5.1
Fly By Night
as Ma Prescott
1942
6.4
Bombay Clipper
as Abigail 'Mag' MacPherson
1942
5.5
Blue, White, and Perfect
as Mrs. Flaherty - Mike's Landlady (uncredited)
1942
6.3
Sealed Lips
as Mrs. Ann Morton (Fred's mother)
1942
5.8
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Riot Squad
as Mrs. McGonigle
1941
0.0
Borrowed Hero
as Mrs. Riley
1941
4.0
Appointment for Love
as Martha
1941
5.4
It Started with Eve
as Mrs. O'Toole (uncredited)
1941
7.2
Unfinished Business
as Miss Brady
1941
5.3
Double Cross
as Mrs. Murray
1941
4.8
Pot o' Gold
as Mom McCorkle
1941
5.5
Flight from Destiny
as Martha
1941
4.7
The Invisible Woman
as Mrs. Bates
1940
5.7
Kitty Foyle
as Cleaning Lady (uncredited)
1940
6.5
No, No, Nanette
as Gertrude, the Cook
1940
6.0
Nobody's Children
as Mary
1940
0.0
Go West
as Train Passenger
1940
6.5
Public Deb No. 1
as Landlady
1940
4.4
Young People
as Old Woman
1940
4.6
When the Daltons Rode
as Ma Dalton
1940
6.0
Queen of the Mob
as Tenement Landlady
1940
5.0
The Last Alarm
as Mrs. Hadley
1940
4.3
Brother Orchid
as Mrs. Sweeney - Flo's Landlady (uncredited)
1940
6.5
I Take This Oath
as Mrs. Eileen Hanagan
1940
4.3
Tear Gas Squad
as Mrs. Sullivan
1940
4.8
Saps at Sea
as Mrs. O'Riley
1940
6.8
My Son, My Son!
as Mrs. Mulvaney
1940
4.0
Women Without Names
as Juror
1940
4.1
The Invisible Man Returns
as Cookie (uncredited)
1940
6.3
The Night of Nights
as 1nd Pencil Woman (uncredited)
1939
0.0
Joe and Ethel Turp Call on the President
as Mrs. O'Leary
1939
2.0
Day-time Wife
as Scrubwoman
1939
5.9
Rulers of the Sea
as Mrs. Ogilvie (Uncredited)
1939
6.5
The Marshal Of Mesa City
as Mrs. Dudley
1939
8.0
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
as Woman (uncredited)
1939
7.8
The Escape
as Neighbor
1939
5.5
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
as Mrs. Hudson
1939
6.9
The Story That Couldn't Be Printed
as Woman Reading Newspaper (uncredited)
1939
4.0
She Married a Cop
as Ma Duffy
1939
5.7
Tell No Tales
as Mrs. Bryant (uncredited)
1939
4.6
The Jones Family in Hollywood
as Landlady (uncredited)
1939
0.0
Racketeers of the Range
as Mary-Benson's Housekeeper
1939
6.6
Captain Fury
as Mrs. Bailey
1939
4.9
Code of the Streets
as Mrs. Flaherty
1939
7.0
Broadway Serenade
as Annie (uncredited)
1939
6.2
The Hound of the Baskervilles
as Mrs. Hudson
1939
7.1
Tail Spin
as Mrs. Lee
1939
5.8
Wings of the Navy
as Irene's Housekeeper
1939
6.0
Off the Record
as Mrs. Finnegan (uncredited)
1939
6.0
Angels with Dirty Faces
1938
7.5
Campus Confessions
as Mrs. Twill
1938
4.2
Gateway
as Scottish Mother
1938
6.5
City Streets
as Mrs. Devlin
1938
0.0
Blond Cheat
as Maggie (uncredited)
1938
6.0
Kidnapped
as Mrs. MacDonald
1938
4.7
Mannequin
as Mrs. O'Rourke (Uncredited)
1938
5.9
Friend Indeed
as Housekeeper
1937
0.0
Lady Behave!
as Cook
1937
4.5
You're Only Young Once
as Mary's Mother (uncredited)
1937
5.5
A Damsel in Distress
as Cook (uncredited)
1937
6.5
Double Wedding
as Mrs. Keough
1937
6.4
You Can't Have Everything
as YWCA Scrub Woman (uncredited)
1937
5.7
Meet the Boy Friend
as Mrs. Grimes
1937
5.2
Her Husband Lies
as Mrs. Jenks
1937
5.5
The Great O'Malley
as Mrs. O'Malley
1937
6.7
The Plough and the Stars
as Woman at Barricades
1936
5.8
After the Thin Man
as Rose (uncredited)
1936
7.3
The Plot Thickens
as Woman with Bag (uncredited)
1936
5.9
Great Guy
as Mrs. Ogilvie
1936
6.2
Stage Struck
as Mrs. Cassidy
1936
4.0
Mary of Scotland
as Nurse
1936
6.2
The White Angel
as Nursing Applicant (uncredited)
1936
7.2
Little Miss Nobody
as Mrs. Biddle
1936
6.0
Forgotten Faces
as Mrs. O'Leary
1936
1.0
Share the Wealth
as Ma MacClyde
1936
3.0
Laughing Irish Eyes
as Mrs. O'Keefe
1936
0.0
The Lady Consents
as Apple Lady
1936
5.8
Mutiny on the Bounty
as Peddler (uncredited)
1935
7.3
Waterfront Lady
as Mrs. O'Flaherty
1935
4.0
Bonnie Scotland
as Mrs. Bickerdike
1935
6.6
The Irish in Us
as Ma O'Hara
1935
7.6
Ginger
as Mrs. Monahan (uncredited)
1935
4.3
$10 Raise
as Landlady (uncredited)
1935
8.0
Vagabond Lady
as Myrtle, Scrubwoman (uncredited)
1935
7.2
Bride of Frankenstein
as Hans' Wife
1935
7.5
Vanessa: Her Love Story
as Mrs. Leathwaite
1935
6.0
The Little Minister
as Nanny
1934
5.5
Our Daily Bread
as Community Woman in Cottage (uncredited)
1934
6.7
Charlie Chan in London
as Prison Visitor (uncredited)
1934
6.8
The Man from Hell
as Mrs. Frank McCarrol
1934
4.5
One More River
as Cook (Uncredited)
1934
4.7
The Defense Rests
as Scrub Woman
1934
7.0
Whom the Gods Destroy
as Newfoundlander
1934
5.5
Cross Streets
as Sonny's Mother
1934
5.8
Baby Take a Bow
as Mrs. O'Brien (Uncredited)
1934
5.6
The Loudspeaker
as Landlady
1934
0.0
Change of Heart
as Woman in Street (uncredited)
1934
6.2
Murder at the Vanities
as Assistant Wardrobe Woman (uncredited)
1934
5.5
Manhattan Melodrama
as Boat Passenger (uncredited)
1934
7.0
The Woman Condemned
as Crying Woman at Night Court (uncredited)
1934
4.4
Beloved
as Mrs. O'Leary
1934
0.0
Design for Living
as Theatre Chambermaid (uncredited)
1933
7.1
The World Changes
as Lady at Party (uncredited)
1933
4.3
The Invisible Man
as Screaming Woman (uncredited)
1933
7.5
Broadway Thru a Keyhole
as Cleaning Woman
1933
5.7
Meet the Baron
as Washer Woman (uncredited)
1933
4.2
The Power and the Glory
as Nurse (uncredited)
1933
5.7
My Woman
as Woman at Ironing Board (Uncredited)
1933
3.6
Doctor Bull
as Townswoman at Meeting
1933
6.5
Pilgrimage
1933
6.9
The Kiss Before the Mirror
as Scrubwoman (uncredited)
1933
5.4
Sweepings
as Mrs. Patrick O'Leary (Uncredited)
1933
5.1
The Whirlwind
as Mrs. Curtis
1933
0.0
Nature in the Wrong
as Mrs. Clancy
1933
0.0
Men Must Fight
as Pacifist Audience Member
1933
5.7
She Done Him Wrong
as Cleaning Lady (uncredited)
1933
5.8
Ladies They Talk About
as Prisoner in Visiting Room (uncredited)
1933
6.1
Call Her Savage
as Lady in Tenement (Uncredited)
1932
5.5
Wild Girl
as Washerwoman (uncredited)
1932
6.0
Blonde Venus
as Landlady (uncredited)
1932
6.8
Pack Up Your Troubles
as Mrs. MacTavish (uncredited)
1932
6.7
70,000 Witnesses
as Scrubwoman (uncredited)
1932
5.0
Skyscraper Souls
as Charwoman
1932
5.3
Beauty Parlor
as Landlady
1932
5.0
Radio Patrol
as Landlady (uncredited)
1932
0.0
The Trial of Vivienne Ware
as Court Matron (uncredited)
1932
0.0
Dancers in the Dark
as Scrubwoman
1932
4.8
The Expert
as Neighbor
1932
6.3
The Impatient Maiden
as Irish Neighbor (uncredited)
1932
0.0
Texas Cyclone
as Kate
1932
4.2
A House Divided
as Townswoman (uncredited)
1931
4.8
Possessed
as Woman at Political Rally (uncredited)
1931
7.0
24 Hours
as Nurse
1931
5.5
Waterloo Bridge
as Distraught Woman on Stairway (uncredited)
1931
6.9
The Brat
as Angry Wife in Night Court (uncredited)
1931
5.2
The Black Camel
as Mrs. MacMasters
1931
6.1
Subway Express
as Mrs. Delaney
1931
0.0
Oh, for a Man!
as Stage Door Admirer with Violets
1930
5.7
Anybody's Woman
as Maid
1930
5.9
Let Us Be Gay
as Mrs. McIntyre (uncredited)
1930
3.6
Roaring Ranch
as Mrs. O'Riley (uncredited)
1930
0.0
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The Ghosts
as Chubby's Mama
1930
0.0
When the Wind Blows
as Chubby's Mother (uncredited)
1930
6.1
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His Honor the Mayor
as His Wife
1930
0.0
Song o' My Heart
as Irish Woman
1930
4.1
Hell's Heroes
as Choir Member (uncredited)
1929
7.0
Dynamite
as Neighbor at Store
1929
6.4
The Saturday Night Kid
as Reducing customer (uncredited)
1929
4.4
Is Everybody Happy?
as Neighbor (uncredited)
1929
0.0
Madame X
as Nursemaid (uncredited)
1929
6.1
The Ol' Gray Hoss
as First taxi passenger
1928
6.0
Hangman's House
as The Woman at Hogan's Hideout
1928
6.5
The Matinee Idol
as Woman in Audience (uncredited)
1928
6.4
Clancy's Kosher Wedding
as Molly Clancy
1927
0.0
Naughty Nanette
as Mrs. Rooney
1927
0.0
Black Paradise
as Mrs. Murphy
1926
3.7
The Home Maker
as Mrs. Hennessy
1925
0.0
The People vs. Nancy Preston
as Mrs. Tifft
1925
0.0
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Tessie
as Aunt Maggie
1925
0.0