Discover
Arthur Housman was an American actor in films during both the silent film era and the Golden Age of Hollywood.
Born
Thursday, 10 October 1889
Died
Wednesday, 08 April 1942
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| American Masters | Customer in 'Movie Crazy' | 1986 |
| The Best of Laurel and Hardy | Second Drunk | 1968 |
| A Hit with a Miss | Fight Timekeeper | 1945 |
| Escort Girl | Al, the Drunk (as Arthur Houseman) / Al, the Drunk | 1941 |
| Public Enemies | Drunk | 1941 |
| Billy the Kid | Saloon Janitor | 1941 |
| Go West | Drunk in Saloon | 1940 |
| The Villain Still Pursued Her | Mr. McGillicuddy - Drunk | 1940 |
| City for Conquest | Radio Listener | 1940 |
| No Time for Comedy | Drunk Wanting Directions | 1940 |
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| American Masters | Customer in 'Movie Crazy' | 1986 |
| The Best of Laurel and Hardy | Second Drunk | 1968 |
| A Hit with a Miss | Fight Timekeeper | 1945 |
| Escort Girl | Al, the Drunk (as Arthur Houseman) / Al, the Drunk | 1941 |
| Public Enemies | Drunk | 1941 |
| Billy the Kid | Saloon Janitor | 1941 |
| Go West | Drunk in Saloon | 1940 |
| The Villain Still Pursued Her | Mr. McGillicuddy - Drunk | 1940 |
| City for Conquest | Radio Listener | 1940 |
| No Time for Comedy | Drunk Wanting Directions | 1940 |
| Prairie Law | Smith - Drunken Voter | 1940 |
| Honeymoon Deferred | Drunk | 1940 |
| Blondie Brings Up Baby | Drunk | 1939 |
| The Flying Deuces | Drunk Legionnaire | 1939 |
| Blondie Takes a Vacation | Drunk on Train | 1939 |
| Stronger Than Desire | Reporter | 1939 |
| Ex-Champ | Drunk In Barroom | 1939 |
| Broadway Serenade | Jonathan | 1939 |
| Sergeant Madden | Fan | 1939 |
| The Spirit of Culver | The Drunk | 1939 |
| Navy Secrets | Pickpocket - Posing as a Singing Drunk / Phoney Drunk | 1939 |
| They Made Me a Criminal | Drunk Next to Grandma | 1939 |
| Hard to Get | Drunk on Subway | 1938 |
| Youth Takes a Fling | First Communist | 1938 |
| Secrets of an Actress | Drunk Who Keeps Turning Off Lamp | 1938 |
| Island in the Sky | Drunk | 1938 |
| Where the West Begins | Beano / Beano, Jack's Cellmate | 1938 |
| Man-Proof | Sourpuss with Capon | 1938 |
| Love on Toast | The Drunk | 1937 |
| Merry-Go-Round of 1938 | Drunk | 1937 |
| That's My Story! | Drunk | 1937 |
| Double or Nothing | Drunk | 1937 |
| The Grand Hooter | Lodge Brother | 1937 |
| Step Lively, Jeeves! | Max | 1937 |
| When Love Is Young | Drunk | 1937 |
| A Family Affair | Drunk Driver | 1937 |
| After the Thin Man | Man Rehearsing Welcome Speech | 1936 |
| With Love and Kisses | Gilbert Holbrook | 1936 |
| Mind Your Own Business | Drunk | 1936 |
| Racing Blood | Legs | 1936 |
| Our Relations | Drunk | 1936 |
| Am I Having Fun! | Mr. McGoggle / Mr. McGoogle | 1936 |
| Wives Never Know | Snorter | 1936 |
| Little Miss Nobody | Drunk | 1936 |
| Show Boat | Drunk | 1936 |
| Tough Guy | Percy Waring | 1936 |
| Strike Me Pink | Drunken Pitchman at Carnival | 1936 |
| Riffraff | 'Ratsy' | 1936 |
| The Fire-Trap | Neil - Drunk | 1935 |
| It Always Happens | Drunk / Joe | 1935 |
| Two for Tonight | Warburton | 1935 |
| Here Comes Cookie | Drunk #1 | 1935 |
| Diamond Jim | Souse | 1935 |
| Call of the Wild | Pete, the Drunk | 1935 |
| Woman Wanted | Art | 1935 |
| The Captain Hits the Ceiling | Cliff | 1935 |
| Spring Tonic | Drunk | 1935 |
| Public Hero Number 1 | Scottsdale Bar Drunk | 1935 |
| Paris in Spring | Interviewer | 1935 |
| Sing Sister Sing | Drunk | 1935 |
| Sweet Music | Drunk | 1935 |
| The Fixer Uppers | The Drunk | 1935 |
| Here Is My Heart | Drunken Waiter | 1934 |
| The Chases of Pimple Street | Mr. Housman | 1934 |
| 365 Nights in Hollywood | Drunk Motorist | 1934 |
| The Live Ghost | Drunken Sailor | 1934 |
| Done in Oil | Arthur | 1934 |
| The Merry Widow | Drunken Man | 1934 |
| Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch | Dick Harris | 1934 |
| Gridiron Flash | Drunk | 1934 |
| The Hollywood Gad-About | Self - The Drunk | 1934 |
| Kansas City Princess | Man Getting Manicure | 1934 |
| Something Simple | Drunk Conventionaire / Drunk | 1934 |
| I Give My Love | Second Drunk | 1934 |
| Punch Drunks | Fight Timekeeper | 1934 |
| Benny, from Panama | Drunken, Irate Husband / Drunken Irate Husband | 1934 |
| I Believed in You | Jerry Hartman, a Drunk | 1934 |
| Success at Any Price | Cocktail Shaker | 1934 |
| Babes in the Goods | The Drunk | 1934 |
| Sing Sinner Sing | Jerry | 1933 |
| No Marriage Ties | Chili, a Bartender | 1933 |
| Her Bodyguard | Drunk | 1933 |
| Don't Bet on Love | One of Shelton's Hoods | 1933 |
| Good Housewrecking | Husband | 1933 |
| The Intruder | Reggie Wayne | 1933 |
| The Constant Woman | Drunk | 1933 |
| Men Must Fight | Drunk on Ship | 1933 |
| She Done Him Wrong | Hungry Barfly | 1933 |
| Afraid to Talk | Archie (drunk) | 1932 |
| No More Orchids | Serge | 1932 |
| False Faces | Harold | 1932 |
| Hat Check Girl | A Party Guest | 1932 |
| Movie Crazy | Customer Who Didn't Order Rabbit | 1932 |
| Scram! | Drunk | 1932 |
| Winner Take All | Patron at Guinan's - clip from 'Queen of the Night Clubs' | 1932 |
| While Paris Sleeps | 1932 | |
| The Greeks Had a Word for Them | Drunk | 1932 |
| Stepping Sisters | Max | 1932 |
| Anybody's Blonde | Mulligan | 1931 |
| Night Life in Reno | Roy Carlton | 1931 |
| Caught Plastered | 1st Drunk Customer | 1931 |
| Five and Ten | Piggy - Wedding Guest | 1931 |
| Bachelor Apartment | Tippler in Bed | 1931 |
| Help Wanted, Female | Soupy | 1931 |
| Part Time Wife | Golf Spectator | 1930 |
| Feet First | Drunken Clubman | 1930 |
| The Girl of the Golden West | Sidney Dick | 1930 |
| Alias French Gertie | Bert aka Denver Red / Bert | 1930 |
| Officer O'Brien | Tony Zurick / Tony Zurik | 1930 |
| Song of Love | Joe Sweeney, Acrobat | 1929 |
| Side Street | Henchman Silk Ruffo / Silk Ruffo | 1929 |
| Fast Company | Barney Barlow | 1929 |
| Times Square | Lon Roberts | 1929 |
| Broadway | Dolph | 1929 |
| Queen of the Night Clubs | Andy Quinland | 1929 |
| Sins of the Fathers | The Count | 1928 |
| The Singing Fool | Blackie Joe | 1928 |
| Fools for Luck | Charles Grogan | 1928 |
| Publicity Madness | Arthur Hawks | 1928 |
| Partners in Crime | Barton | 1928 |
| The Spotlight | Ebbetts | 1927 |
| Sunrise | The Obtrusive Gentleman | 1927 |
| Rough House Rosie | Kid Farrell | 1927 |
| Love Makes 'Em Wild | Charlie Austin | 1927 |
| Bertha, the Sewing Machine Girl | Salesman | 1926 |
| The Midnight Kiss | Hector Spencer | 1926 |
| Worlds Apart | Harley Marshall | 1926 |
| Early to Wed | Art Nevers | 1926 |
| The Bat | Richard Fleming | 1926 |
| 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 |
| A Man Must Live | Tod Cragge | 1925 |
| Manhandled | Chip Thorndyke | 1924 |
| Nellie the Beautiful Cloak Model | Gangster | 1924 |
| The Masked Dancer | Manager at Club Royal | 1924 |
| Wife in Name Only | Victor Harwood | 1923 |
| Male Wanted | 1923 | |
| The Snitching Hour | Bunny | 1922 |
| Destiny's Isle | Arthur Randall | 1922 |
| Love's Masquerade | Newspaper Reporter | 1922 |
| The Prophet's Paradise | Kadir | 1922 |
| Why Announce Your Marriage? | Teddy Filbert | 1922 |
| Shadows of the Sea | Ralph Dean | 1922 |
| Clay Dollars | Ben Willetts | 1921 |
| Room and Board | Desmond Roach | 1921 |
| Nearly Spliced | 1921 | |
| The Road of Ambition | Monty Newcomb | 1920 |
| The County Fair | Bruce Hammerhead | 1920 |
| The Point of View | Dallas Henley | 1920 |
| The Flapper | Tom Morran - The Eel / Tom Morran | 1920 |
| The Blooming Angel | Ramon | 1920 |
| Toby's Bow | Bagby | 1919 |
| Back to the Woods | 1919 | |
| The Bondage of Barbara | Jack Newton | 1919 |
| All Woman | Dick Wellman | 1918 |
| With Neatness and Dispatch | Burns | 1918 |
| Under Suspicion | Red Hogan | 1918 |
| Red, White and Blue Blood | 1917 | |
| Her Good Name | Bert Tyler | 1917 |
| Persuasive Peggy | Percy Pipp | 1917 |
| The Lash of Destiny | Al Wayne | 1916 |
| The Gods of Fate | Kent | 1916 |
| Ignorance | The Dancer | 1916 |
| Pennington's Choice | Messenger | 1915 |
| It May Be You | Jack Kenwood | 1915 |
| Getting to the Ball Game | Mr. Meekley | 1914 |
| At Bear Track Gulch | Townsman | 1913 |
| What Happened to Mary | Principal Comedian | 1912 |
| Everything Comes to Him Who Waits | Waiter | 1912 |
