8.0
8.0
$10 Raise
1935
as Landlady (uncredited)
Mary Gordon
Acting
Born:May 16, 1882
Died:August 23, 1963(aged 81)
Birthplace:Glasgow, Scotland, UK
Nationality:United Kingdom
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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.
Filmography (166 movies)
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The Marshal Of Mesa City
1939
as Mrs. Dudley
7.6
7.6
The Irish in Us
1935
as Ma O'Hara
7.5
7.5
Angels with Dirty Faces
1938
7.5
7.5
Bride of Frankenstein
1935
as Hans' Wife
7.3
7.3
After the Thin Man
1936
as Rose (uncredited)
7.2
7.2
It Started with Eve
1941
as Mrs. O'Toole (uncredited)
7.1
7.1
The Hound of the Baskervilles
1939
as Mrs. Hudson
7.1
7.1
The Pearl of Death
1944
as Mrs. Hudson
7.0
7.0
Fort Apache
1948
as Ma (barmaid)
7.0
7.0
The Racket Man
1944
as Mom Benson
7.0
7.0
Possessed
1931
as Woman at Political Rally (uncredited)
7.0
7.0
The Body Snatcher
1945
as Mary McBride (uncredited)
7.0
7.0
Hell's Heroes
1929
as Choir Member (uncredited)
6.9
6.9
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
1939
as Mrs. Hudson
6.9
6.9
Waterloo Bridge
1931
as Distraught Woman on Stairway (uncredited)
6.8
6.8
Sherlock Holmes Faces Death
1943
as Mrs. Hudson
6.8
6.8
Secret Command
1944
as Mrs. McKenzie (uncredited)
6.8
6.8
Strange Confession
1945
as Mrs. O'Connor
6.8
6.8
Saps at Sea
1940
as Mrs. O'Riley
6.8
6.8
Charlie Chan in London
1934
as Prison Visitor (uncredited)
6.8
6.8
The Spider Woman
1943
as Mrs. Hudson
6.7
6.7
Sherlock Holmes in Washington
1943
as Mrs. Hudson
6.7
6.7
Pack Up Your Troubles
1932
as Mrs. MacTavish (uncredited)
6.7
6.7
The Great O'Malley
1937
as Mrs. O'Malley
6.6
6.6
Racketeers of the Range
1939
as Mary-Benson's Housekeeper
6.5
6.5
Bonnie Scotland
1935
as Mrs. Bickerdike
6.5
6.5
Dressed to Kill
1946
as Mrs. Hudson
6.5
6.5
A Damsel in Distress
1937
as Cook (uncredited)
6.5
6.5
Kitty Foyle
1940
as Cleaning Lady (uncredited)
6.5
6.5
Sherlock Holmes and the Voice of Terror
1942
as Mrs. Hudson
6.4
6.4
The Woman in Green
1945
as Mrs. Hudson
6.4
6.4
Hangman's House
1928
as The Woman at Hogan's Hideout
6.4
6.4
Sentimental Journey
1946
as Agnes, the Cook (uncredited)
6.4
6.4
Fly By Night
1942
as Ma Prescott
6.4
6.4
Double Wedding
1937
as Mrs. Keough
6.3
6.3
Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon
1942
as Mrs. Hudson
6.3
6.3
The Matinee Idol
1928
as Woman in Audience (uncredited)
6.3
6.3
In Fast Company
1946
as Mrs. Cassidy
6.3
6.3
The Expert
1932
as Neighbor
6.2
6.2
The Last Ride
1944
as Mrs. Mary Kelly
6.2
6.2
Great Guy
1936
as Mrs. Ogilvie
6.1
6.1
Ladies They Talk About
1933
as Prisoner in Visiting Room (uncredited)
6.1
6.1
When the Wind Blows
1930
as Chubby's Mother (uncredited)
6.0
6.0
See My Lawyer
1945
as Mrs. Fillmore
6.0
6.0
Captain Eddie
1945
as Mrs. Westrom
6.0
6.0
Blond Cheat
1938
as Maggie (uncredited)
6.0
6.0
Tucson
1949
as Housemother (uncredited)
6.0
6.0
The Ol' Gray Hoss
1928
as First taxi passenger
6.0
6.0
Vanessa: Her Love Story
1935
as Mrs. Leathwaite
6.0
6.0
The Strange Mrs. Crane
1948
as Nora
6.0
6.0
Little Miss Nobody
1936
as Mrs. Biddle
6.0
6.0
No, No, Nanette
1940
as Gertrude, the Cook
6.0
6.0
When the Daltons Rode
1940
as Ma Dalton
6.0
6.0
West of Wyoming
1950
as Nora Jones
6.0
6.0
Clues to Adventure
1949
as Woman Reading Newspaper (archive footage) (uncredited)
6.0
6.0
Wild Girl
1932
as Washerwoman (uncredited)
6.0
6.0
Her Husband Lies
1937
as Mrs. Jenks
6.0
6.0
Two Tickets to London
1943
as Mrs. Tinkle
6.0
6.0
The Black Camel
1931
as Mrs. MacMasters
5.9
5.9
Day-time Wife
1939
as Scrubwoman
5.9
5.9
The Plot Thickens
1936
as Woman with Bag (uncredited)
5.9
5.9
Anybody's Woman
1930
as Maid
5.8
5.8
Shadows Over Chinatown
1946
as Mrs. Conover
5.8
5.8
The Lady Consents
1936
as Apple Lady
5.8
5.8
Cross Streets
1934
as Sonny's Mother
5.8
5.8
The Plough and the Stars
1936
as Woman at Barricades
5.8
5.8
Tail Spin
1939
as Mrs. Lee
5.8
5.8
Sealed Lips
1942
as Mrs. Ann Morton (Fred's mother)
5.8
5.8
Million Dollar Kid
1944
as Mrs. McGinnis
5.8
5.8
Exposed
1947
as Housekeeper
5.7
5.7
Oh, for a Man!
1930
as Stage Door Admirer with Violets
5.7
5.7
She Married a Cop
1939
as Ma Duffy
5.7
5.7
Men Must Fight
1933
as Pacifist Audience Member
5.7
5.7
The Invisible Woman
1940
as Mrs. Bates
5.7
5.7
The Power and the Glory
1933
as Nurse (uncredited)
5.6
5.6
Highway 13
1948
as Aunt Myrt Lacy
5.6
5.6
Baby Take a Bow
1934
as Mrs. O'Brien (Uncredited)
5.6
5.6
Deputy Marshal
1949
as Mrs. Lance
5.6
5.6
Dr. Broadway
1942
as Broadway Carrie
5.6
5.6
The Mummy's Tomb
1942
as Jane Banning
5.6
5.6
The Long Night
1947
as Old Woman in Crowd (uncredited)
5.5
5.5
The Little Minister
1934
as Nanny
5.5
5.5
The Hour Before the Dawn
1944
as Annie
5.5
5.5
Pot o' Gold
1941
as Mom McCorkle
5.5
5.5
You're Only Young Once
1937
as Mary's Mother (uncredited)
5.5
5.5
Kidnapped
1948
as Scottish Woman (uncredited)
5.5
5.5
Keep 'Em Slugging
1943
as Mrs. Banning
5.5
5.5
Kitty
1945
as Nanny
5.5
5.5
Bombay Clipper
1942
as Abigail 'Mag' MacPherson
5.5
5.5
Roses Are Red
1947
as Cleaning Lady
5.5
5.5
24 Hours
1931
as Nurse
5.4
5.4
The Invisible Wall
1947
as Mrs. Bledsoe
5.4
5.4
Appointment for Love
1941
as Martha
5.4
5.4
The Kiss Before the Mirror
1933
as Scrubwoman (uncredited)
5.3
5.3
Secrets of Scotland Yard
1944
as Libby, the Housekeeper
5.3
5.3
Unfinished Business
1941
as Miss Brady
5.2
5.2
The Brat
1931
as Angry Wife in Night Court (uncredited)
5.2
5.2
The Hoodlum Saint
1946
as Trina
5.2
5.2
Meet the Boy Friend
1937
as Mrs. Grimes
5.1
5.1
Sweepings
1933
as Mrs. Patrick O'Leary (Uncredited)
5.1
5.1
The Strange Case of Doctor Rx
1942
as Mrs. Scott
5.1
5.1
Little Giant
1946
as Ma Miller
5.0
5.0
Big Town Scandal
1948
as Mary - Cleaning Woman (uncredited)
5.0
5.0
Divorce
1945
as Ellen
5.0
5.0
70,000 Witnesses
1932
as Scrubwoman (uncredited)
5.0
5.0
Smart Guy
1943
as Maggie
5.0
5.0
Beauty Parlor
1932
as Landlady
5.0
5.0
Whispering Footsteps
1943
as Ma Murphy
4.9
4.9
Captain Fury
1939
as Mrs. Bailey
4.8
4.8
It Happened in Flatbush
1942
as Mrs. Collins
4.8
4.8
Dancers in the Dark
1932
as Scrubwoman
4.8
4.8
Double Cross
1941
as Mrs. Murray
4.8
4.8
Tear Gas Squad
1940
as Mrs. Sullivan
4.8
4.8
A House Divided
1931
as Townswoman (uncredited)
4.7
4.7
Kidnapped
1938
as Mrs. MacDonald
4.5
4.5
Flight from Destiny
1941
as Martha
4.5
4.5
Lady Behave!
1937
as Cook
4.4
4.4
The Woman Condemned
1934
as Crying Woman at Night Court (uncredited)
4.4
4.4
Public Deb No. 1
1940
as Landlady
4.4
4.4
The Saturday Night Kid
1929
as Reducing customer (uncredited)
4.3
4.3
Meet the Stewarts
1942
as Mrs. Stewart
4.3
4.3
I Take This Oath
1940
as Mrs. Eileen Hanagan
4.3
4.3
Ginger
1935
as Mrs. Monahan (uncredited)
4.2
4.2
Texas Cyclone
1932
as Kate
4.2
4.2
The Last Alarm
1940
as Mrs. Hadley
4.2
4.2
Campus Confessions
1938
as Mrs. Twill
4.1
4.1
Song o' My Heart
1930
as Irish Woman
4.0
4.0
Borrowed Hero
1941
as Mrs. Riley
4.0
4.0
Stage Struck
1936
as Mrs. Cassidy
4.0
4.0
My Son, My Son!
1940
as Mrs. Mulvaney
4.0
4.0
Angels' Alley
1948
as Mrs. Mamie Mahoney
4.0
4.0
Waterfront Lady
1935
as Mrs. O'Flaherty
4.0
4.0
The Story That Couldn't Be Printed
1939
as Woman Reading Newspaper (uncredited)
3.7
3.7
Black Paradise
1926
as Mrs. Murphy
3.6
3.6
Let Us Be Gay
1930
as Mrs. McIntyre (uncredited)
3.5
3.5
Powder Town
1942
as Mrs. Douglas
3.0
3.0
Share the Wealth
1936
as Ma MacClyde
2.7
2.7
Follow the Leader
1944
1.0
1.0
Forgotten Faces
1936
as Mrs. O'Leary
1.0
1.0
Here Comes Kelly
1943
as Mrs. Kelly
1.0
1.0
Shamrock Hill
1949
as Grandma Rogan
Nobody's Children
1940
as Mary
Haunted Trails
1949
as Aunt Libby
Nature in the Wrong
1933
as Mrs. Clancy
Is Everybody Happy?
1929
as Neighbor (uncredited)
Half Way to Shanghai
1942
as Mrs. McIntyre
The Loudspeaker
1934
as Landlady
Radio Patrol
1932
as Landlady (uncredited)
The People vs. Nancy Preston
1925
as Mrs. Tifft
Roaring Ranch
1930
as Mrs. O'Riley (uncredited)
City Streets
1938
as Mrs. Devlin
Riot Squad
1941
as Mrs. McGonigle
Laughing Irish Eyes
1936
as Mrs. O'Keefe
Law of the Badlands
1945
Naughty Nanette
1927
as Mrs. Rooney
Sarong Girl
1943
as Mattie
His Honor the Mayor
1930
as His Wife
The Ghosts
1930
as Chubby's Mama
Tessie
1925
as Aunt Maggie
Clancy's Kosher Wedding
1927
as Molly Clancy
The Impatient Maiden
1932
as Irish Neighbor (uncredited)
Friend Indeed
1937
as Housekeeper
The Home Maker
1925
as Mrs. Hennessy
The Dark Horse
1946
as Mrs. Mahoney
The Whirlwind
1933
as Mrs. Curtis
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