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Arthur Housman

Arthur Housman

Acting Born Oct 08, 1889 -- Died Apr 08, 1942 · New York City, New York, USA

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...

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Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans
7.8
movie
Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans
as The Obtrusive Gentleman
1927
The Flying Deuces
6.3
movie
The Flying Deuces
as Drunk Legionnaire
1939
She Done Him Wrong
5.9
movie
She Done Him Wrong
as Hungry Barfly (uncredited)
1933
Our Relations
7.0
movie
Our Relations
as Drunk
1936
Go West
6.5
movie
Go West
as Drunk in Saloon
1940
The Merry Widow
6.8
movie
The Merry Widow
as Drunken Man (uncredited)
1934
Scram!
7.1
movie
Scram!
as Drunk
1932
Show Boat
6.8
movie
Show Boat
1936
The Fixer Uppers
6.8
movie
The Fixer Uppers
as The Drunk
1935
They Made Me a Criminal
6.2
movie
They Made Me a Criminal
as Drunk Next to Grandma (uncredited)
1939
The Live Ghost
7.1
movie
The Live Ghost
as Drunken sailor
1934
City for Conquest
6.8
movie
City for Conquest
as Radio Listener (uncredited)
1940