Mary Gordon
Scottish actress (1882-1963) · United Kingdom · On the map · Actors · Died at 81
Mary Gordon was a Scottish actress 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.
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1963Died23 August 19631950
The Cisco KidSeries, Mary O'Toole1949
The File on Thelma JordonFilm, Charwoman (uncredited)1948
Fort ApacheFilm, Ma (barmaid)1947
The Long NightFilm, Old Woman in Crowd (uncredited)1945
The Body SnatcherFilm, Mary McBride (uncredited)1944
The Pearl of DeathFilm, Mrs. Hudson1943
Sherlock Holmes Faces DeathFilm, Mrs. Hudson1942
Gentleman JimFilm, Mrs. Casey (uncredited)1939
Mr. Smith Goes to WashingtonFilm, Woman (uncredited)1938
Angels with Dirty FacesFilm1936
After the Thin ManFilm, Rose (uncredited)1935
Bonnie ScotlandFilm, Mrs. Bickerdike1933
Design for LivingFilm, Theatre Chambermaid (uncredited)1932
Blonde VenusFilm, Landlady (uncredited)1931
PossessedFilm, Woman at Political Rally (uncredited)1882Born16 May 1882
The Cisco KidSeries, Mary O'Toole1949The File on Thelma JordonFilm, Charwoman (uncredited)1948Fort ApacheFilm, Ma (barmaid)1947The Long NightFilm, Old Woman in Crowd (uncredited)1945The Body SnatcherFilm, Mary McBride (uncredited)1944The Pearl of DeathFilm, Mrs. Hudson1943Sherlock Holmes Faces DeathFilm, Mrs. Hudson1942Gentleman JimFilm, Mrs. Casey (uncredited)1939Mr. Smith Goes to WashingtonFilm, Woman (uncredited)1938Angels with Dirty FacesFilm1936After the Thin ManFilm, Rose (uncredited)1935Bonnie ScotlandFilm, Mrs. Bickerdike1933Design for LivingFilm, Theatre Chambermaid (uncredited)1932Blonde VenusFilm, Landlady (uncredited)1931PossessedFilm, Woman at Political Rally (uncredited)1882Born16 May 1882Known for
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Mr. Smith Goes to Washington 1939
Angels with Dirty Faces 1938
Bride of Frankenstein 1935
The Invisible Man 1933
Mutiny on the Bounty 1935
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John Ford Directed How Green Was My Valley (1942)
Basil Rathbone Also in The Hound of the Baskervilles (1939)
Darryl F. Zanuck Produced How Green Was My Valley (1941)
Lloyd Bacon Directed Footlight Parade and Brother Orchid
Nigel Bruce Also in The Hound of the Baskervilles (1939)
Carl Laemmle Jr. Produced The Invisible Man (1933)
Roy William Neill Directed Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon (1943)
Hal Roach Produced Bonnie Scotland and Saps at Sea
James Whale Directed The Invisible Man (1933)
Richard Thorpe Directed Challenge to Lassie and Double Wedding
Mitchell Leisen Directed Dynamite and Murder at the Vanities
Holmes Herbert Also in The Invisible Man (1933)
Alfred L. Werker Directed The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (1939)
Sol C. Siegel Produced Dr. Broadway and She Married a Cop
Winfield Sheehan Produced The Black Watch and The World Moves On
Henry Daniell Also in Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon (1943)
Dennis Hoey Also in How Green Was My Valley (1942)
Bertram Millhauser Wrote Sherlock Holmes Faces Death (1943)
David O. Selznick Produced Little Lord Fauntleroy (1936)
E. E. Clive Also in The Invisible Man (1933)
Harry Cording Also in Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon (1943)
Alec Craig Also in Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939)
Robert Siodmak Directed The File on Thelma Jordon (1950)
Gavin Muir Also in Sherlock Holmes and the Voice of Terror (1942)
Filmography 40
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Television 1
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About this person
Country
United Kingdom
Category
Actors
Type
Actor
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1882 to 1963 · aged 81
