Mary Gordon

Acting · 0.8 popularity

Age

144

Movies

228

Born: May 16, 1882 – August 23, 1963
From: Glasgow, Scotland, UK

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.

Works

228 films

Bride of Frankenstein

19357.5

The Invisible Man

19337.5

Mr. Smith Goes to Washington

19397.8

Fort Apache

19487.0

Mutiny on the Bounty

19357.4

Bonnie Scotland

19356.6

Angels with Dirty Faces

19387.5

Go West

19406.5

Mary of Scotland

19366.2

Possessed

19317.0

Beauty Parlor

19327.5

The Invisible Man Returns

19406.3

The Pride of the Yankees

19427.4

Kitty Foyle

19406.6

The Woman in Green

19456.5

After the Thin Man

19367.3

The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes

19396.9

The Pearl of Death

19447.1

Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon

19426.4

Dressed to Kill

19466.6

Sealed Lips

19426.0

Blonde Venus

19326.8

The Hound of the Baskervilles

19397.1

Young People

19405.3

The Body Snatcher

19457.0

Tucson

19497.5

Our Daily Bread

19346.7

Appointment for Love

19415.8

Manhattan Melodrama

19347.0

Saps at Sea

19406.8

Double Cross

19415.1

Sherlock Holmes Faces Death

19436.9

Ladies They Talk About

19336.1

The File on Thelma Jordon

19496.6

The Mummy's Tomb

19425.5

You Can't Have Everything

19376.5

Sherlock Holmes in Washington

19436.8

The Spider Woman

19437.0

Pack Up Your Troubles

19326.8

She Done Him Wrong

19335.9

The Long Night

19475.8

Sherlock Holmes and the Voice of Terror

19426.5

Sister Kenny

19466.9

Hollywood Canteen

19447.3

Waterloo Bridge

19316.9

Gentleman Jim

19427.2

Design for Living

19337.1

Baby Take a Bow

19345.7

The Invisible Woman

19405.7

Call Her Savage

19325.8

City Streets

19386.0

The Little Minister

19345.8

Wild Girl

19326.2

Dr. Broadway

19426.0

Riot Squad

19419.0

Exposed

19476.2

Mr. Soft Touch

19496.8

Blond Cheat

19387.3

One More River

19345.2

Meet the Stewarts

19425.5

In Fast Company

19466.8

The Loudspeaker

19348.0

Little Giant

19465.3

My Woman

19334.2

I Take This Oath

19405.8

Tail Spin

19396.3

Double Wedding

19376.4

Great Guy

19366.3

Women Without Names

19404.7

Naughty Nanette

192710.0

Pot o' Gold

19415.7

Laughing Irish Eyes

193610.0

Brother Orchid

19406.6

Hell's Heroes

19297.1

When the Daltons Rode

19406.2

The Matinee Idol

19286.6

The White Angel

19367.2

Queen of the Mob

19406.2

No, No, Nanette

19406.2

Rulers of the Sea

19396.7

The People vs. Nancy Preston

192510.0

The World Changes

19334.8

Her Husband Lies

19377.0

Little Miss Nobody

19367.5

Captain Fury

19395.6

The Kiss Before the Mirror

19335.6

Day-time Wife

19396.0

Murder at the Vanities

19345.6

Sentimental Journey

19466.4

The Plough and the Stars

19365.7

The Judge Steps Out

19476.8

The Ol' Gray Hoss

19286.3

The Lady Consents

19366.4

The Great O'Malley

19377.0

The Jones Family in Hollywood

193910.0

Pick a Star

19374.8

Waterfront Lady

19355.3

Kitty

19455.7

A Damsel in Distress

19376.5

Fly By Night

19426.7

My Son, My Son!

19404.8

Broadway Serenade

19396.6

Whom the Gods Destroy

19346.0

The Trial of Vivienne Ware

19329.0

Anybody's Woman

19306.6

The Racket Man

19447.7

Angels' Alley

19485.2

The Woman Condemned

19344.6

Cross Streets

19346.0

Beloved

19349.0

It Started with Eve

19417.2

Meet the Baron

19335.3

The Black Camel

19316.1

Clancy's Kosher Wedding

19279.0

Deputy Marshal

19496.3

Mannequin

19386.0

Blue, White and Perfect

19426.5

One Man Justice

19376.5

Tell No Tales

19395.4

You're Only Young Once

19375.7

It Happened in Flatbush

19425.4

Charlie Chan in London

19346.9

A House Divided

19315.6

Annie Laurie

19276.8

Kidnapped

19486.7

See My Lawyer

19457.3

The Impatient Maiden

19329.0

Doctor Bull

19336.7

Joe and Ethel Turp Call on the President

19395.0

The Marshal Of Mesa City

19397.5

Off the Record

19396.4

Vagabond Lady

19357.2

Secret Command

19446.6

Strange Confession

19456.9

The Hoodlum Saint

19465.5

Men Must Fight

19336.2

Keep 'Em Slugging

19435.8

The Old Code

1928

Oh, for a Man!

19306.3

Wings of the Navy

19396.2

Code of the Streets

19397.7

Tessie

19259.0

The Last Alarm

19404.5

Gateway

19387.4

The Defense Rests

19347.1

Vanessa: Her Love Story

19356.2

The Escape

19396.2

Little Mickey Grogan

19278.0

Shadows Over Chinatown

19466.2

Sarong Girl

19437.0

Skyscraper Souls

19325.5

70,000 Witnesses

19325.7

Flight from Destiny

19415.8

The Plot Thickens

19366.3

Kidnapped

19386.0

24 Hours

19316.3

Two Tickets to London

19437.5

Broadway Thru a Keyhole

19336.3

The Invisible Wall

19476.0

Let Us Be Gay

19304.1

Change of Heart

19346.3

Texas Cyclone

19324.5

Pilgrimage

19337.1

Racketeers of the Range

19396.7

The Night of Nights

19398.0

Meet the Boy Friend

19375.5

Lady Behave!

19374.8

Share the Wealth

19366.5

Public Deb No. 1

19404.9

The Last Ride

19446.4

Captain Eddie

19457.2

Tear Gas Squad

19405.3

Sweepings

19335.8

Highway 13

19485.8

Big Town Scandal

19485.3

The Man from Hell

19345.7

The Hour Before the Dawn

19446.4

The Expert

19327.3

Divorce

19456.0

Roses Are Red

19475.7

The Strange Case of Doctor Rx

19425.2

Dynamite

19296.4

Madame X

19296.3

The Dark Horse

19467.0

The Saturday Night Kid

19294.7

Powder Town

19424.4

Subway Express

193110.0

Haunted Trails

19499.0

$10 Raise

19359.0

Unfinished Business

19416.5

Secrets of Scotland Yard

19446.3

The Irish in Us

19357.5

Here Comes Kelly

19433.7

Clues to Adventure

19497.3

Hangman's House

19286.6

Radio Patrol

193210.0

Whispering Footsteps

19435.3

West of Wyoming

19506.5

The Whirlwind

19338.0

Friend Indeed

19376.7

Dancers in the Dark

19325.7

Song o' My Heart

19304.8

Nobody's Children

19407.0

The Power and the Glory

19335.9

Follow the Leader

19443.8

When the Wind Blows

19306.7

Borrowed Hero

19415.5

Smart Guy

19437.0

The Strange Mrs. Crane

19486.3

Bombay Clipper

19426.0

Half Way to Shanghai

19426.0

Roaring Ranch

193010.0

The Home Maker

19257.0

Is Everybody Happy?

19299.0

She Married a Cop

19396.8

Black Paradise

19265.3

The Brat

19315.4

The Story That Couldn't Be Printed

19397.0

Forgotten Faces

19365.5

Campus Confessions

19384.8

Million Dollar Kid

19445.9

Stage Struck

19365.3

Law of the Badlands

194510.0

Ginger

19354.8

Shamrock Hill

19494.5

The Ghosts

1930

His Honor the Mayor

193010.0

Nature in the Wrong

19336.5