Born 1889 (age 52) · New York City, New York, USA
Appears in 157 titles

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.

Filmography

Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans
7.8
Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans
1927
as The Obtrusive Gentleman
The Flying Deuces
6.4
The Flying Deuces
1939
as Drunk Legionnaire
She Done Him Wrong
5.9
She Done Him Wrong
1933
as Hungry Barfly (uncredited)
Our Relations
7.0
Our Relations
1936
as Drunk
Go West
6.5
Go West
1940
as Drunk in Saloon
The Merry Widow
6.8
The Merry Widow
1934
as Drunken Man (uncredited)
Scram!
7.2
Scram!
1932
as Drunk
Show Boat
6.8
Show Boat
1936
The Fixer Uppers
6.8
The Fixer Uppers
1935
as The Drunk
The Live Ghost
7.2
The Live Ghost
1934
as Drunken sailor
They Made Me a Criminal
6.3
They Made Me a Criminal
1939
as Drunk Next to Grandma (uncredited)
City for Conquest
6.9
City for Conquest
1940
as Radio Listener (uncredited)
Punch Drunks
7.0
Punch Drunks
1934
as Fight Timekeeper (uncredited)
The Bat
6.5
The Bat
1926
as Richard Fleming
Movie Crazy
6.4
Movie Crazy
1932
as Customer Who Didn't Order Rabbit
Feet First
6.7
Feet First
1930
as Drunken clubman
Billy the Kid
5.3
Billy the Kid
1941
as Saloon Janitor (uncredited)
The Flapper
6.2
The Flapper
1920
as Tom Morran
Riffraff
5.4
Riffraff
1936
as 'Ratsy'
Broadway
5.7
Broadway
1929
as Dolph