Mary Gordon
Acting
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
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The Cisco Kid
1950
Mary O'Toole
movieWest of Wyoming
1950
Nora Jones
movieThe File on Thelma Jordon
1949
Charwoman (uncredited)
movieDeputy Marshal
1949
Mrs. Lance
movieHaunted Trails
1949
Aunt Libby
movieMr. Soft Touch
1949
Slatternly Woman Tenant (Uncredited)
movieTucson
1949
Housemother (uncredited)
movieClues to Adventure
1949
Woman Reading Newspaper (archive footage) (uncredited)
movieShamrock Hill
1949
Grandma Rogan
movieHighway 13
1948
Aunt Myrt Lacy
movieKidnapped
1948
Scottish Woman (uncredited)
movieBig Town Scandal
1948
Mary - Cleaning Woman (uncredited)
movieFort Apache
1948
Ma (barmaid)
movieAngels' Alley
1948
Mrs. Mamie Mahoney
movieThe Judge Steps Out
1947
Annie (Scrub Woman) (uncredited)
movieRoses Are Red
1947
Cleaning Lady
movieThe Invisible Wall
1947
Mrs. Bledsoe
movieExposed
1947
Housekeeper
movieThe Long Night
1947
Old Woman in Crowd (uncredited)
movieSister Kenny
1946
Mrs. Gordon (uncredited)
movieThe Dark Horse
1946
Mrs. Mahoney
movieShadows Over Chinatown
1946
Mrs. Conover
movieIn Fast Company
1946
Mrs. Cassidy
movieDressed to Kill
1946
Mrs. Hudson
movieSentimental Journey
1946
Agnes, the Cook (uncredited)
movieLittle Giant
1946
Ma Miller
movieKitty
1945
Nanny
movieStrange Confession
1945
Mrs. O'Connor
movieDivorce
1945
Ellen
movieCaptain Eddie
1945
Mrs. Westrom
movieThe Woman in Green
1945
Mrs. Hudson
movieThe Body Snatcher
1945
Mary McBride (uncredited)
movieSee My Lawyer
1945
Mrs. Fillmore
movieHollywood Canteen
1944
Hostess (uncredited)
movieThe Last Ride
1944
Mrs. Mary Kelly
movieThe Pearl of Death
1944
Mrs. Hudson
movieSecret Command
1944
Mrs. McKenzie (uncredited)
movieSecrets of Scotland Yard
1944
Libby, the Housekeeper
movieMillion Dollar Kid
1944
Mrs. McGinnis
movieThe Racket Man
1944
Mom Benson
movieWhispering Footsteps
1943
Ma Murphy
movieSmart Guy
1943
Maggie
movieThe Spider Woman
1943
Mrs. Hudson
movieHere Comes Kelly
1943
Mrs. Kelly
movieSherlock Holmes Faces Death
1943
Mrs. Hudson
movieTwo Tickets to London
1943
Mrs. Tinkle
movieSarong Girl
1943
Mattie
movieSherlock Holmes in Washington
1943
Mrs. Hudson
movieKeep 'Em Slugging
1943
Mrs. Banning
movieGentleman Jim
1942
Mrs. Casey (uncredited)
movieThe Mummy's Tomb
1942
Jane Banning
movieHalf Way to Shanghai
1942
Mrs. McIntyre
movieThe Pride of the Yankees
1942
Maid (uncredited)
moviePowder Town
1942
Mrs. Douglas
movieMeet the Stewarts
1942
Mrs. Stewart
movieIt Happened in Flatbush
1942
Mrs. Collins
movieDr. Broadway
1942
Broadway Carrie
movieThe Strange Case of Doctor Rx
1942
Mrs. Scott
movieFly By Night
1942
Ma Prescott
movieBombay Clipper
1942
Abigail 'Mag' MacPherson
movieBlue, White and Perfect
1942
Mrs. Flaherty - Mike's Landlady (uncredited)
movieSealed Lips
1942
Mrs. Ann Morton (Fred's mother)
movieRiot Squad
1941
Mrs. McGonigle
movieBorrowed Hero
1941
Mrs. Riley
movieIt Started with Eve
1941
Mrs. O'Toole (uncredited)
movieUnfinished Business
1941
Miss Brady
movieDouble Cross
1941
Mrs. Murray
moviePot o' Gold
1941
Mom McCorkle
movieThe Invisible Woman
1940
Mrs. Bates
movieKitty Foyle
1940
Cleaning Lady (uncredited)
movieNo, No, Nanette
1940
Gertrude, the Cook
movieGo West
1940
Train Passenger
moviePublic Deb No. 1
1940
Landlady
movieYoung People
1940
Old Woman (uncredited)
movieWhen the Daltons Rode
1940
Ma Dalton
movieQueen of the Mob
1940
Tenement Landlady
movieThe Last Alarm
1940
Mrs. Hadley
movieBrother Orchid
1940
Mrs. Sweeney - Flo's Landlady (uncredited)
movieI Take This Oath
1940
Mrs. Eileen Hanagan
movieTear Gas Squad
1940
Mrs. Sullivan
movieSaps at Sea
1940
Mrs. O'Riley
movieMy Son, My Son!
1940
Mrs. Mulvaney
movieThe Invisible Man Returns
1940
Cookie (uncredited)
movieThe Night of Nights
1939
1nd Pencil Woman (uncredited)
movieDay-time Wife
1939
Scrubwoman
movieRulers of the Sea
1939
Mrs. Ogilvie (Uncredited)
movieThe Marshal Of Mesa City
1939
Mrs. Dudley
movieMr. Smith Goes to Washington
1939
Woman (uncredited)
movieThe Escape
1939
Neighbor
movieThe Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
1939
Mrs. Hudson
movieThe Story That Couldn't Be Printed
1939
Woman Reading Newspaper (uncredited)
movieShe Married a Cop
1939
Ma Duffy
movieTell No Tales
1939
Mrs. Bryant (uncredited)
movieThe Jones Family in Hollywood
1939
Landlady (uncredited)
movieRacketeers of the Range
1939
Mary-Benson's Housekeeper
movieCaptain Fury
1939
Mrs. Bailey
movieCode of the Streets
1939
Mrs. Flaherty
movieBroadway Serenade
1939
Annie (uncredited)
movieThe Hound of the Baskervilles
1939
Mrs. Hudson
movieTail Spin
1939
Mrs. Lee
movieWings of the Navy
1939
Irene's Housekeeper
movieOff the Record
1939
Mrs. Finnegan (uncredited)
movieCampus Confessions
1938
Mrs. Twill
movieGateway
1938
Scottish Mother
movieCity Streets
1938
Mrs. Devlin
movieBlond Cheat
1938
Maggie (uncredited)
movieKidnapped
1938
Mrs. MacDonald
movieMannequin
1938
Mrs. O'Rourke (Uncredited)
movieFriend Indeed
1937
Housekeeper
movieYou're Only Young Once
1937
Mary's Mother (uncredited)
movieA Damsel in Distress
1937
Cook (uncredited)
movieDouble Wedding
1937
Mrs. Keough
movieYou Can't Have Everything
1937
YWCA Scrub Woman (uncredited)
movieMeet the Boy Friend
1937
Mrs. Grimes
movieOne Man Justice
1937
Bridget
moviePick a Star
1937
Mrs Watts - The Undertaker’s Wife
movieHer Husband Lies
1937
Mrs. Jenks
movieThe Great O'Malley
1937
Mrs. O'Malley
movieThe Plough and the Stars
1936
Woman at Barricades
movieAfter the Thin Man
1936
Rose (uncredited)
movieThe Plot Thickens
1936
Woman with Bag (uncredited)
movieGreat Guy
1936
Mrs. Ogilvie
movieStage Struck
1936
Mrs. Cassidy
movieThe White Angel
1936
Nursing Applicant (uncredited)
movieLittle Miss Nobody
1936
Mrs. Biddle
movieForgotten Faces
1936
Mrs. O'Leary
movieShare the Wealth
1936
Ma MacClyde
movieLaughing Irish Eyes
1936
Mrs. O'Keefe
movieThe Lady Consents
1936
Apple Lady
movieMutiny on the Bounty
1935
Peddler (uncredited)
movieWaterfront Lady
1935
Mrs. O'Flaherty
movieBonnie Scotland
1935
Mrs. Bickerdike
movieThe Irish in Us
1935
Ma O'Hara
movieGinger
1935
Mrs. Monahan (uncredited)
movie$10 Raise
1935
Landlady (uncredited)
movieVagabond Lady
1935
Myrtle, Scrubwoman (uncredited)
movieBride of Frankenstein
1935
Hans' Wife
movieVanessa: Her Love Story
1935
Mrs. Leathwaite
movieOur Daily Bread
1934
Community Woman in Cottage (uncredited)
movieCharlie Chan in London
1934
Prison Visitor (uncredited)
movieThe Man from Hell
1934
Mrs. Frank McCarrol
movieOne More River
1934
Cook (Uncredited)
movieThe Defense Rests
1934
Scrub Woman
movieWhom the Gods Destroy
1934
Newfoundlander
movieCross Streets
1934
Sonny's Mother
movieBaby Take a Bow
1934
Mrs. O'Brien (Uncredited)
movieThe Loudspeaker
1934
Landlady
movieChange of Heart
1934
Woman in Street (uncredited)
movieMurder at the Vanities
1934
Assistant Wardrobe Woman (uncredited)
movieManhattan Melodrama
1934
Boat Passenger (uncredited)
movieThe Woman Condemned
1934
Crying Woman at Night Court (uncredited)
movieBeloved
1934
Mrs. O'Leary
movieDesign for Living
1933
Theatre Chambermaid (uncredited)
movieThe World Changes
1933
Lady at Party (uncredited)
movieBroadway Thru a Keyhole
1933
Cleaning Woman
movieThe Invisible Man
1933
Screaming Woman (uncredited)
movieMeet the Baron
1933
Washer Woman (uncredited)
movieThe Power and the Glory
1933
Nurse (uncredited)
movieMy Woman
1933
Woman at Ironing Board (Uncredited)
movieDoctor Bull
1933
Townswoman at Meeting
movieThe Kiss Before the Mirror
1933
Scrubwoman (uncredited)
movieSweepings
1933
Mrs. Patrick O'Leary (Uncredited)
movieThe Whirlwind
1933
Mrs. Curtis
movieNature in the Wrong
1933
Mrs. Clancy
movieMen Must Fight
1933
Pacifist Audience Member
movieShe Done Him Wrong
1933
Cleaning Lady (uncredited)
movieLadies They Talk About
1933
Prisoner in Visiting Room (uncredited)
movieCall Her Savage
1932
Lady in Tenement (Uncredited)
movieWild Girl
1932
Washerwoman (uncredited)
movieBlonde Venus
1932
Landlady (uncredited)
moviePack Up Your Troubles
1932
Mrs. MacTavish (uncredited)
movie70,000 Witnesses
1932
Scrubwoman (uncredited)
movieSkyscraper Souls
1932
Charwoman
movieBeauty Parlor
1932
Landlady
movieRadio Patrol
1932
Landlady (uncredited)
movieThe Trial of Vivienne Ware
1932
Court Matron (uncredited)
movieDancers in the Dark
1932
Scrubwoman
movieThe Expert
1932
Neighbor
movieThe Impatient Maiden
1932
Irish Neighbor (uncredited)
movieA House Divided
1931
Townswoman (uncredited)
moviePossessed
1931
Woman at Political Rally (uncredited)
movie24 Hours
1931
Nurse
movieWaterloo Bridge
1931
Distraught Woman on Stairway (uncredited)
movieThe Brat
1931
Angry Wife in Night Court (uncredited)
movieThe Black Camel
1931
Mrs. MacMasters
movieSubway Express
1931
Mrs. Delaney
movieOh, for a Man!
1930
Stage Door Admirer with Violets
movieLet Us Be Gay
1930
Mrs. McIntyre (uncredited)
movieRoaring Ranch
1930
Mrs. O'Riley (uncredited)
The Ghosts
1930
Chubby's Mama
movieWhen the Wind Blows
1930
Chubby's Mother (uncredited)
movieSong o' My Heart
1930
Irish Woman
movieHell's Heroes
1929
Choir Member (uncredited)
movieDynamite
1929
Neighbor at Store
movieThe Saturday Night Kid
1929
Reducing customer (uncredited)
movieIs Everybody Happy?
1929
Neighbor (uncredited)
movieMadame X
1929
Nursemaid (uncredited)
The Old Code
1928
Mary MacGregor
movieThe Ol' Gray Hoss
1928
First taxi passenger
movieHangman's House
1928
The Woman at Hogan's Hideout
movieThe Matinee Idol
1928
Woman in Audience (uncredited)
movieLittle Mickey Grogan
1927
Kind Landlady
movieClancy's Kosher Wedding
1927
Molly Clancy
movieNaughty Nanette
1927
Mrs. Rooney
movieBlack Paradise
1926
Mrs. Murphy
movieThe Home Maker
1925
Mrs. Hennessy
movieThe People vs. Nancy Preston
1925
Mrs. Tifft
Tessie
1925
Aunt Maggie
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movieThe Little Minister
1934
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