Mary Gordon
Known for Acting · 226 credits
- Born
- 1882-05-16
- Died
- 1963-08-23
- Place of birth
- Glasgow, Scotland, UK
- Also known as
- Mary Grace Gordon
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Mary Gordon (born Mary Gilmour, 16 May 1882 – 23 August 1963) was a Scottish actress, long in the United States, who mainly played housekeepers and mothers, most notably the landlady Mrs. Hudson in the Sherlock Holmes series of movies of the 1940s starring Basil Rathbone and Nigel Bruce. Her body of work included nearly 300 films between 1925 and 1950. With her mother and daughter (both also named Mary), she arrived in Los Angeles in the mid-1920s and began playing variations on the roles she would spend her career on. She became friends with John Ford while making Hangman's House in 1928 and made seven more films with him. In 1939, she took on her best-remembered role as Sherlock Holmes' landlady and played the role in ten films and numerous radio plays. She was a charter member of the Hollywood Canteen, entertaining servicemen throughout the Second World War. On the radio show Those We Love, she played the regular role of Mrs. Emmett.
She entered retirement just as television reshaped the entertainment industry, making only a single appearance in that medium.
She was active in the Daughters of Scotia auxiliary of the Order of Scottish Clans.
She lived out her final years in Pasadena, California with her daughter and grandson. She died at age 81 on 23 August 1963 in Pasadena, California after a long illness.
Known For
TV Shows (1)
Movies (225)
Fort Apache
1948
as Ma (barmaid)
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
1939
as Woman (uncredited)
Bride of Frankenstein
1935
as Hans' Wife
The Invisible Man
1933
as Screaming Woman (uncredited)
Mutiny on the Bounty
1935
as Peddler (uncredited)
Kitty Foyle
1940
as Cleaning Lady (uncredited)
Captain Fury
1939
as Mrs. Bailey
Kitty
1945
as Nanny
Secret Command
1944
as Mrs. McKenzie (uncredited)
Wild Girl
1932
as Washerwoman (uncredited)
Bonnie Scotland
1935
as Mrs. Bickerdike
Kidnapped
1948
as Scottish Woman (uncredited)
Blond Cheat
1938
as Maggie (uncredited)
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
1939
as Mrs. Hudson
My Woman
1933
as Woman at Ironing Board (Uncredited)
Pilgrimage
1933
Riot Squad
1941
as Mrs. McGonigle
The Hound of the Baskervilles
1939
as Mrs. Hudson
Sweepings
1933
as Mrs. Patrick O'Leary (Uncredited)
The Pride of the Yankees
1942
as Maid (uncredited)
Smart Guy
1943
as Maggie
Dressed to Kill
1946
as Mrs. Hudson
Madame X
1929
as Nursemaid (uncredited)
Tail Spin
1939
as Mrs. Lee
Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon
1942
as Mrs. Hudson
Ginger
1935
as Mrs. Monahan (uncredited)
Sister Kenny
1946
as Mrs. Gordon (uncredited)
Roaring Ranch
1930
as Mrs. O'Riley (uncredited)
Bombay Clipper
1942
as Abigail 'Mag' MacPherson
Angels with Dirty Faces
1938
Lady Behave!
1937
as Cook
Subway Express
1931
as Mrs. Delaney
Young People
1940
as Old Woman
Appointment for Love
1941
as Martha
Broadway Serenade
1939
as Annie (uncredited)
The Invisible Man Returns
1940
as Cookie (uncredited)
Possessed
1931
as Woman at Political Rally (uncredited)
The Hoodlum Saint
1946
as Trina
After the Thin Man
1936
as Rose (uncredited)
Mannequin
1938
as Mrs. O'Rourke (Uncredited)
Forgotten Faces
1936
as Mrs. O'Leary
The Woman in Green
1945
as Mrs. Hudson
The Long Night
1947
as Old Woman in Crowd (uncredited)
Tear Gas Squad
1940
as Mrs. Sullivan
You're Only Young Once
1937
as Mary's Mother (uncredited)
Dynamite
1929
as Neighbor at Store
Hollywood Canteen
1944
as Hostess (uncredited)
Gentleman Jim
1942
as Mrs. Casey (uncredited)
Brother Orchid
1940
as Mrs. Sweeney - Flo's Landlady (uncredited)
Go West
1940
as Train Passenger
Sherlock Holmes Faces Death
1943
as Mrs. Hudson
The Invisible Woman
1940
as Mrs. Bates
Gateway
1938
as Scottish Mother
The Mummy's Tomb
1942
as Jane Banning
Vagabond Lady
1935
as Myrtle, Scrubwoman (uncredited)
The Kiss Before the Mirror
1933
as Scrubwoman (uncredited)
The Spider Woman
1943
as Mrs. Hudson
Mr. Soft Touch
1949
as Slatternly Woman Tenant (Uncredited)
Kidnapped
1938
as Mrs. MacDonald
The Pearl of Death
1944
as Mrs. Hudson
You Can't Have Everything
1937
as YWCA Scrub Woman (uncredited)
Pot o' Gold
1941
as Mom McCorkle
Sealed Lips
1942
as Mrs. Ann Morton (Fred's mother)
Doctor Bull
1933
as Townswoman at Meeting
Sarong Girl
1943
as Mattie
Tell No Tales
1939
as Mrs. Bryant (uncredited)
Sherlock Holmes and the Voice of Terror
1942
as Mrs. Hudson
Women Without Names
1940
as Juror
Saps at Sea
1940
as Mrs. O'Riley
Waterloo Bridge
1931
as Distraught Woman on Stairway (uncredited)
Manhattan Melodrama
1934
as Boat Passenger (uncredited)
City Streets
1938
as Mrs. Devlin
Beloved
1934
as Mrs. O'Leary
Blonde Venus
1932
as Landlady (uncredited)
The Power and the Glory
1933
as Nurse (uncredited)
Queen of the Mob
1940
as Tenement Landlady
She Done Him Wrong
1933
as Cleaning Lady (uncredited)
The Escape
1939
as Neighbor
Divorce
1945
as Ellen
The Body Snatcher
1945
as Mary McBride (uncredited)
Charlie Chan in London
1934
as Prison Visitor (uncredited)
Design for Living
1933
as Theatre Chambermaid (uncredited)
Murder at the Vanities
1934
as Assistant Wardrobe Woman (uncredited)
Off the Record
1939
as Mrs. Finnegan (uncredited)
The Defense Rests
1934
as Scrub Woman
The Judge Steps Out
1947
as Annie (Scrub Woman) (uncredited)
Double Wedding
1937
as Mrs. Keough
The Brat
1931
as Angry Wife in Night Court (uncredited)
The White Angel
1936
as Nursing Applicant (uncredited)
Pack Up Your Troubles
1932
as Mrs. MacTavish (uncredited)
The Plough and the Stars
1936
as Woman at Barricades
Black Paradise
1926
as Mrs. Murphy
No, No, Nanette
1940
as Gertrude, the Cook
It Started with Eve
1941
as Mrs. O'Toole (uncredited)
Roses Are Red
1947
as Cleaning Lady
Joe and Ethel Turp Call on the President
1939
as Mrs. O'Leary
The World Changes
1933
as Lady at Party (uncredited)
Keep 'Em Slugging
1943
as Mrs. Banning
Little Giant
1946
as Ma Miller
Ladies They Talk About
1933
as Prisoner in Visiting Room (uncredited)
Great Guy
1936
as Mrs. Ogilvie
Two Tickets to London
1943
as Mrs. Tinkle
Borrowed Hero
1941
as Mrs. Riley
The Irish in Us
1935
as Ma O'Hara
Hell's Heroes
1929
as Choir Member (uncredited)
Double Cross
1941
as Mrs. Murray
Wings of the Navy
1939
as Irene's Housekeeper
Strange Confession
1945
as Mrs. O'Connor
Baby Take a Bow
1934
as Mrs. O'Brien (Uncredited)
Meet the Stewarts
1942
as Mrs. Stewart
Our Daily Bread
1934
as Community Woman in Cottage (uncredited)
Radio Patrol
1932
as Landlady (uncredited)
Mary of Scotland
1936
as Nurse
The Lady Consents
1936
as Apple Lady
Public Deb No. 1
1940
as Landlady
The Trial of Vivienne Ware
1932
as Court Matron (uncredited)
Exposed
1947
as Housekeeper
Unfinished Business
1941
as Miss Brady
Flight from Destiny
1941
as Martha
$10 Raise
1935
as Landlady (uncredited)
About Mary Gordon
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Mary Gordon (born Mary Gilmour, 16 May 1882 – 23 August 1963) was a Scottish actress, long in the United States, who mainly played housekeepers and mothers, most notably the landlady Mrs. Hudson in the Sherlock Holmes series of movies of the 1940s starring Basil Rathbone and Nigel Bruce. Her body of work included nearly 300 films between 1925 and 1950. With her mother and daughter (both also named Mary), she arrived in Los Angeles in the mid-1920s and began playing variations on the roles she would spend h… With 226 credits spanning from 1925 to 1950, Mary Gordon has appeared in 225 films and 1 TV show.
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Most Popular Mary Gordon Movies
- Fort Apache (1948) — as Ma (barmaid)
- Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939) — as Woman (uncredited)
- Bride of Frankenstein (1935) — as Hans' Wife
- The Invisible Man (1933) — as Screaming Woman (uncredited)
- Mutiny on the Bounty (1935) — as Peddler (uncredited)
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