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Known For
Acting
Birthday
October 8, 1889
Died
April 8, 1942
Place of Birth
New York City, New York, USA
Also Known As
- Arthur Hausman
- Arthur Houseman
Arthur Housman
0.4 Popularity
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 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.
Known For
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Second Drunk (archive footage)
The Best of Laurel and Hardy
1968
5.0
Fight Timekeeper (archive footage) (uncredited)
A Hit with a Miss
1945
3.0
Al, the Drunk (as Arthur Houseman)
Escort Girl
1941
5.0
Saloon Janitor (uncredited)
Billy the Kid
1941
6.5
Drunk in Saloon
Go West
1940
4.8
Mr. McGillicuddy - Drunk (uncredited)
The Villain Still Pursued Her
1940
6.8
Radio Listener (uncredited)
City for Conquest
1940
5.0
Drunk Wanting Directions (uncredited)
No Time for Comedy
1940
6.4
Drunk Legionnaire
The Flying Deuces
1939
6.2
Drunk on Train (uncredited)
Blondie Takes a Vacation
1939
Credits
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The Best of Laurel and Hardy
as Second Drunk (archive footage)
1968
0.0
A Hit with a Miss
as Fight Timekeeper (archive footage) (uncredited)
1945
5.0
Escort Girl
as Al, the Drunk (as Arthur Houseman)
1941
3.0
Billy the Kid
as Saloon Janitor (uncredited)
1941
5.0
Go West
as Drunk in Saloon
1940
6.5
The Villain Still Pursued Her
as Mr. McGillicuddy - Drunk (uncredited)
1940
4.8
City for Conquest
as Radio Listener (uncredited)
1940
6.8
No Time for Comedy
as Drunk Wanting Directions (uncredited)
1940
5.0
The Flying Deuces
as Drunk Legionnaire
1939
6.4
Blondie Takes a Vacation
as Drunk on Train (uncredited)
1939
6.2
Stronger Than Desire
as Reporter (uncredited)
1939
5.1
Ex-Champ
as Drunk in Barroom
1939
6.0
Broadway Serenade
as Jonathan (uncredited)
1939
6.2
Navy Secrets
as Phoney Drunk
1939
5.2
They Made Me a Criminal
as Drunk Next to Grandma (uncredited)
1939
6.1
Hard to Get
as Drunk on Subway (uncredited)
1938
6.0
Youth Takes a Fling
as First Communist
1938
1.0
Where the West Begins
as Beano, Jack's Cellmate
1938
5.0
Man-Proof
as Drunk Sourpuss with Capon (uncredited)
1938
4.3
Double or Nothing
as Drunk
1937
6.6
Step Lively, Jeeves!
as Max
1937
4.7
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With Love and Kisses
as Gilbert Holbrook
1936
3.7
Racing Blood
as Legs
1936
4.0
Wives Never Know
as Snorter
1936
0.0
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Am I Having Fun!
as 'Scoop' McGoogle
1936
0.0
Our Relations
as Drunk
1936
7.0
Little Miss Nobody
as Drunk
1936
6.0
Show Boat
1936
6.8
Riffraff
as 'Ratsy'
1936
4.9
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It Always Happens
as Drunk
1935
0.0
Two for Tonight
as Warburton
1935
6.5
Diamond Jim
as Souse
1935
6.0
Here Comes Cookie
as Drunk (uncredited)
1935
7.3
Woman Wanted
as Art - Waiter at Party (uncredited)
1935
6.3
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The Captain Hits the Ceiling
as Cliff
1935
0.0
Paris in Spring
as Interviewer
1935
5.0
Public Hero Number 1
as Scottsdale Bar Drunk (uncredited)
1935
6.2
Sing Sister Sing
as Drunk (uncredited)
1935
6.0
The Fixer Uppers
as The Drunk
1935
6.8
Treasure Blues
as Sailor
1935
0.0
Here Is My Heart
as Waiter
1934
6.8
The Live Ghost
as Drunken sailor
1934
7.1
Done in Oil
as Arthur
1934
0.0
The Merry Widow
as Drunken Man (uncredited)
1934
6.7
Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch
as Dick Harris
1934
6.0
Gridiron Flash
as Drunk
1934
3.3
The Hollywood Gad-About
as Self (uncredited)
1934
5.0
Something Simple
as Drunk
1934
4.0
Punch Drunks
as Fight Timekeeper (uncredited)
1934
6.9
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Wedding Belles
1934
0.0
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Benny, from Panama
as Drunken, Irate Husband
1934
6.0
I Believed in You
as Jerry Hartman, a Drunk
1934
0.0
Elmer Steps Out
1934
0.0
Babes in the Goods
as The Drunk
1934
9.0
Bridal Bail
as Drunk
1934
3.0
The Way to Love
as Drunk Being Photographed
1933
0.0
Her Bodyguard
as Drunk
1933
0.0
Roadhouse Queen
as Arthur Young - Attorney
1933
1.0
The Intruder
as Reggie Wayne
1933
4.0
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Wreckety Wrecks
as Drunk (uncredited)
1933
0.0
Men Must Fight
as Drunk on Ship
1933
5.7
She Done Him Wrong
as Hungry Barfly (uncredited)
1933
5.8
No More Orchids
as Serge
1932
6.8
Afraid to Talk
as Archie (drunk)
1932
6.0
Movie Crazy
as Customer Who Didn't Order Rabbit
1932
6.2
Scram!
as Drunk
1932
7.1
While Paris Sleeps
1932
5.8
The Greeks Had a Word for Them
as Drunk
1932
5.2
Night Life in Reno
as Roy Carlton
1931
3.9
Anybody's Blonde
as Mulligan
1931
0.0
Five and Ten
as Piggy - Wedding Guest (uncredited)
1931
5.8
Next Door Neighbors
as Herman Andrews
1931
0.0
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Help Wanted, Female
1931
0.0
Part Time Wife
as Golf Spectator (uncredited)
1930
0.0
Feet First
as Drunken clubman
1930
6.6
The Girl of the Golden West
as Sidney Dick
1930
0.0
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Rolling Along
1930
0.0
The Squealer
as Mitter Davis
1930
6.0
Alias French Gertie
as Bert
1930
5.0
Officer O'Brien
as Tony Zurick
1930
3.7
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Fast Company
1929
0.0
Side Street
as Silk Ruffo
1929
5.2
Times Square
1929
0.0
Broadway
as Dolph
1929
5.6
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Howling Hollywood
1929
0.0
Queen of the Night Clubs
as Andy Quinland
1929
0.0
Sins of the Fathers
as The Count
1928
6.0
The Singing Fool
as Blackie Joe
1928
4.3
Fools for Luck
as Charles Grogan
1928
0.0
Partners in Crime
as Barton
1928
2.0
The Spotlight
as Ebbetts
1927
0.0
Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans
as The Obtrusive Gentleman
1927
7.8
Publicity Madness
as Oscar Hawks
1927
0.0
Rumors for Rent
as Warren
1927
0.0
Rough House Rosie
as Kid Farrell
1927
0.0
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Just a Husband
as Warren
1927
0.0
Bertha the Sewing Machine Girl
as Salesman
1926
0.0
Whispering Wires
as Casey
1926
0.0
The Midnight Kiss
as Hector Spencer
1926
0.0
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The Non-Stop Bride
as Barney
1926
4.0
Early to Wed
as Art Nevers
1926
0.0
The Bat
as Richard Fleming
1926
6.4
Braveheart
as Frank Nelson
1925
0.0
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The Desert's Price
as Tom Martin
1925
0.0
Thunder Mountain
as Joe Givens
1925
0.0
The Coast of Folly
as Newspaper Reporter
1925
0.0
Night Life of New York
as Jerry
1925
0.0
The Necessary Evil
as Pug
1925
0.0
A Man Must Live
as Tod Cragge
1925
0.0
Manhandled
as Chip Thorndyke
1924
6.5
The Masked Dancer
as Manager at Club Royal
1924
1.0
Under the Red Robe
as Captain La Rolle
1923
5.0
Wife in Name Only
as Victor Harwood
1923
0.0
Man Wanted
as Edgar Little
1922
0.0
Love's Masquerade
as Newspaper Reporter
1922
0.0
Why Announce Your Marriage?
1922
0.0
Shadows of the Sea
as Ralph Dean
1922
1.0
The Way of a Maid
as Jimmy Van Trent
1921
0.0
Clay Dollars
as Ben Willetts
1921
0.0
Is Life Worth Living?
as Jimmy Colton
1921
0.0
The Fighter
as Blacardo
1921
0.0
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Nearly Spliced
1921
6.0
Worlds Apart
as Harley Marshall
1921
0.0
The Misleading Lady
as Reporter
1920
0.0
The Road of Ambition
as Monty Newcomb
1920
0.0
The County Fair
as Bruce Hammerhead
1920
4.7
The Flapper
as Tom Morran
1920
6.0
A Fool and His Money
as Count Tarnowsky
1920
0.0
The Blooming Angel
as Ramon
1920
0.0
The Gay Lord Quex
as Valma
1919
0.0
Toby's Bow
as Bagby
1919
0.0
Back to the Woods
1919
4.1
The End of the Road
1919
0.0
The Bondage of Barbara
as Jack Newton
1919
0.0
Back to the Woods
as Bill Andrews
1918
0.0
All Woman
as Dick Wellman
1918
0.0
With Neatness and Dispatch
as Burns
1918
0.0
Under Suspicion
as Red Hogan
1918
0.0
Brown of Harvard
as Happy
1918
0.0
Red, White and Blue Blood
1917
0.0
Persuasive Peggy
as Percy Pipp
1917
0.0
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Ignorance
as The Dancer
1916
0.0
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It May Be You
as Jack Kenwood
1915
6.0
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Getting to the Ball Game
1914
0.0
Mr. Toots' Tooth
as Mr. Toots
1913
0.0
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A Reluctant Cinderella
as Dick Evans
1913
0.0
The Edison Minstrels
as Interlocutor
1913
2.0
Jack's Joke
as Ned Brown
1913
5.0
At Bear Track Gulch
as Townsman
1913
5.0
🎬
How a Horseshoe Upset a Happy Family
as Tim Flanagan - Horseshoe Target
1912
0.0
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An Old Fashioned Elopement
1912
0.0
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A Thrilling Rescue by Uncle Mun
1912
0.0
Everything Comes to Him Who Waits
as Waiter
1912
4.0