Personal Info
Known Credits
142
Gender
Male
Birthdate
1889-10-08 (136 Y.O)
Place Of Birth
New York City, New York, USA
Also Known For
Arthur 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 were in several Laurel and Hardy films, notably Scram!, Our Relations and (in the title role) The Live ...
Acting
1968 --
The Best of Laurel and Hardy
| Second Drunk (archive footage)
1945 --
A Hit with a Miss
| Fight Timekeeper (archive footage) (uncredited)
1941 --
Escort Girl
| Al, the Drunk (as Arthur Houseman)
1941 --
Billy the Kid
| Saloon Janitor (uncredited)
1940 --
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)
1939 --
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)
1938 --
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)
1937 --
Double or Nothing
| Drunk
1937 --
Step Lively, Jeeves!
| Max
1936 --
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'
1935 --
It Always Happens
| Drunk
1935 --
Two for Tonight
| Warburton
1935 --
Diamond Jim
| Souse
1935 --
Woman Wanted
| Art - Waiter at Party (uncredited)
1935 --
The Captain Hits the Ceiling
| Cliff
1935 --
Public Hero Number 1
| Scottsdale Bar Drunk (uncredited)
1935 --
Paris in Spring
| Interviewer
1935 --
Sing Sister Sing
| Drunk (uncredited)
1935 --
The Fixer Uppers
| The Drunk
1935 --
Treasure Blues
| Sailor
1934 --
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 --
Elmer Steps Out
|
1934 --
Babes in the Goods
| The Drunk
1934 --
Bridal Bail
| Drunk
1933 --
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)
1932 --
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
1931 --
Anybody's Blonde
| Mulligan
1931 --
Night Life in Reno
| Roy Carlton
1931 --
Five and Ten
| Piggy - Wedding Guest (uncredited)
1931 --
Next Door Neighbors
| Herman Andrews
1931 --
Help Wanted, Female
|
1930 --
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
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
1928 --
Sins of the Fathers
| The Count
1928 --
The Singing Fool
| Blackie Joe
1928 --
Fools for Luck
| Charles Grogan
1928 --
Partners in Crime
| Barton
1927 --
The Spotlight
| Ebbetts
1927 --
Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans
| The Obtrusive Gentleman
1927 --
Rumors for Rent
| Warren
1927 --
Rough House Rosie
| Kid Farrell
1927 --
Just a Husband
| Warren
1926 --
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
1925 --
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
1924 --
Manhandled
| Chip Thorndyke
1924 --
The Masked Dancer
| Manager at Club Royal
1923 --
Under the Red Robe
| Captain La Rolle
1923 --
Wife in Name Only
| Victor Harwood
1922 --
Man Wanted
| Edgar Little
1922 --
Why Announce Your Marriage?
|
1922 --
Shadows of the Sea
| Ralph Dean
1921 --
The Way of a Maid
| Jimmy Van Trent
1921 --
Clay Dollars
| Ben Willetts
1921 --
Nearly Spliced
|
1921 --
Worlds Apart
| Harley Marshall
1920 --
The Misleading Lady
| Reporter
1920 --
The County Fair
| Bruce Hammerhead
1920 --
The Flapper
| Tom Morran
1920 --
A Fool and His Money
| Count Tarnowsky
1920 --
The Blooming Angel
| Ramon
1919 --
The Gay Lord Quex
| Valma
1919 --
Back to the Woods
|
1919 --
The End of the Road
|
1918 --
Back to the Woods
| Bill Andrews
1918 --
All Woman
| Dick Wellman
1918 --
Under Suspicion
| Red Hogan
1918 --
Brown of Harvard
| Happy
1917 --
Red, White and Blue Blood
|
1917 --
Persuasive Peggy
| Percy Pipp
1916 --
Ignorance
| The Dancer
1915 --
It May Be You
| Jack Kenwood
1914 --
Getting to the Ball Game
|
1913 --
Mr. Toots' Tooth
| Mr. Toots
1913 --
The Edison Minstrels
| Interlocutor
1913 --
Jack's Joke
| Ned Brown
1913 --
At Bear Track Gulch
| Townsman
1912 --
How a Horseshoe Upset a Happy Family
| Tim Flanagan - Horseshoe Target
1912 --
An Old Fashioned Elopement
|
1912 --
A Thrilling Rescue by Uncle Mun
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1912 --
Everything Comes to Him Who Waits
| Waiter