Born in New York City, New York, USA — Oct 08 1889• Died Apr 08 1942

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 S…
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Drunk in Barroom

The Obtrusive Gentleman

Radio Listener (uncredited)

Drunk on Ship

Drunk on Subway (uncredited)

Blackie Joe

Richard Fleming

Scottsdale Bar Drunk (uncredited)

Tom Morran

Drunk Wanting Directions (uncredited)

Drunk Next to Grandma (uncredited)

Saloon Janitor (uncredited)

Drunken Man (uncredited)

Jonathan (uncredited)

Drunk in Saloon


Piggy - Wedding Guest (uncredited)

Drunk

Dick Wellman

Reggie Wayne

Drunk Legionnaire

Mr. McGillicuddy - Drunk (uncredited)

Drunk Sourpuss with Capon (uncredited)

Souse

Reporter (uncredited)

Hungry Barfly (uncredited)

Serge

Drunk

Drunk Being Photographed

Drunk

Drunk

Waiter

Archie (drunk)

'Ratsy'

Fight Timekeeper (uncredited)

Art - Waiter at Party (uncredited)

Fight Timekeeper (archive footage) (uncredited)

Drunk (uncredited)

Frank Nelson

Drunken clubman

Phoney Drunk

Chip Thorndyke

Charles Grogan

Drunk

Warburton

Customer Who Didn't Order Rabbit

Al, the Drunk (as Arthur Houseman)

Ramon

First Communist


Bert

Writing

Max

Silk Ruffo

Snorter

Beano, Jack's Cellmate

Drunk

Reporter

Drunken sailor

The Drunk

Jerry Hartman, a Drunk
Second Drunk (archive footage)

The Drunk

The Count
Warren

Andy Quinland

Drunk on Train (uncredited)

Interviewer

Barton

Golf Spectator (uncredited)

Captain La Rolle
Cliff

Bagby

Harley Marshall

Ebbetts

Art Nevers
Gilbert Holbrook


Sailor

Joe Sweeney, Acrobat

Self (uncredited)

Newspaper Reporter
Tom Martin

Casey

Dolph

Ben Willetts

Ralph Dean

Legs

Count Tarnowsky
Drunk

Tony Zurick


Burns

Oscar Hawks

Drunk

Dick Harris

Kadir

Happy

Kid Farrell


Victor Harwood
Dick Evans

Drunk


Roy Carlton

Blacardo

Bill Andrews

Pug

Jerry

Joe Givens

Sidney Dick
Drunk (uncredited)

Edgar Little

Mitter Davis

Drunk

Hector Spencer

Manager at Club Royal
The Dancer

Mr. Toots

Arthur

Mulligan

Ned Brown
Jack Kenwood

Bruce Hammerhead

Townsman

Drunk (uncredited)
'Scoop' McGoogle

Valma


Warren
Drunken, Irate Husband

Arthur Young - Attorney

Salesman

Jack Newton

Herman Andrews
Barney

Newspaper Reporter

Jimmy Colton

Tod Cragge

Red Hogan

Jimmy Van Trent


Interlocutor

Percy Pipp

Monty Newcomb

Waiter
Tim Flanagan - Horseshoe Target

Drunk