Arthur Housman
Actor
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.
Filmography
The Flying Deuces
as Drunk Legionnaire 1939
She Done Him Wrong
as Hungry Barfly (uncredited) 1933
Our Relations
as Drunk 1936
Go West
as Drunk in Saloon 1940
The Merry Widow
as Drunken Man (uncredited) 1934
Show Boat
1936
Scram!
as Drunk 1932
The Fixer Uppers
as The Drunk 1935
The Live Ghost
as Drunken sailor 1934
They Made Me a Criminal
as Drunk Next to Grandma (uncredited) 1939
Punch Drunks
as Fight Timekeeper (uncredited) 1934
City for Conquest
as Radio Listener (uncredited) 1940
The Bat
as Richard Fleming 1926
Feet First
as Drunken clubman 1930
Movie Crazy
as Customer Who Didn't Order Rabbit 1932
Billy the Kid
as Saloon Janitor (uncredited) 1941