
Mary Gordon
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Female
Birthday
1882-05-16
Day of Death
1963-08-23 (81 years old)
Place of Birth
Glasgow, Scotland, UK
Mary Gordon
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.
Known For
Acting
(1950)
West of Wyoming
as Nora Jones
(1949)
The File on Thelma Jordon
as Charwoman (Uncredited)
(1949)
Mr. Soft Touch
as Slatternly Woman Tenant (Uncredited)
(1949)
Deputy Marshal
as Mrs. Lance
(1949)
Haunted Trails
as Aunt Libby
(1949)
Shamrock Hill
as Grandma Rogan
(1949)
Tucson
as Housemother (uncredited)
(1949)
Clues to Adventure
as Woman Reading Newspaper (archive footage) (uncredited)
(1948)
Fort Apache
as Ma (barmaid)
(1948)
Big Town Scandal
as Mary - Cleaning Woman (uncredited)
(1948)
Kidnapped
as Scottish Woman (uncredited)
(1948)
Angels' Alley
as Mrs. Mamie Mahoney
(1948)
The Strange Mrs. Crane
as Nora
(1948)
Highway 13
as Aunt Myrt Lacy
(1947)
Exposed
as Housekeeper
(1947)
The Long Night
as Old Woman in Crowd (uncredited)
(1947)
The Invisible Wall
as Mrs. Bledsoe
(1947)
The Judge Steps Out
as Annie (Scrub Woman) (uncredited)
(1947)
Roses Are Red
as Cleaning Lady
(1946)
Dressed to Kill
as Mrs. Hudson
(1946)
Sister Kenny
as Mrs. Gordon (uncredited)
(1946)
Little Giant
as Ma Miller
(1946)
Sentimental Journey
as Agnes, the Cook (uncredited)
(1946)
The Hoodlum Saint
as Trina
(1946)
Shadows Over Chinatown
as Mrs. Conover
(1946)
In Fast Company
as Mrs. Cassidy
(1946)
The Dark Horse
as Mrs. Mahoney
(1945)
The Woman in Green
as Mrs. Hudson
(1945)
The Body Snatcher
as Mary McBride (uncredited)
(1945)
Kitty
as Nanny
(1945)
Strange Confession
as Mrs. O'Connor
(1945)
Divorce
as Ellen
(1945)
Captain Eddie
as Mrs. Westrom
(1945)
(1945)
See My Lawyer
as Mrs. Fillmore
(1944)
The Pearl of Death
as Mrs. Hudson
(1944)
Hollywood Canteen
as Hostess (uncredited)
(1944)
Secret Command
as Mrs. McKenzie (uncredited)
(1944)
Million Dollar Kid
as Mrs. McGinnis
(1944)
The Hour Before the Dawn
as Annie
(1944)
The Racket Man
as Mom Benson
(1944)
Secrets of Scotland Yard
as Libby, the Housekeeper
(1944)
The Last Ride
as Mrs. Mary Kelly
(1944)
(1943)
The Spider Woman
as Mrs. Hudson
(1943)
Sherlock Holmes in Washington
as Mrs. Hudson
(1943)
Sherlock Holmes Faces Death
as Mrs. Hudson
(1943)
Whispering Footsteps
as Ma Murphy
(1943)
Two Tickets to London
as Mrs. Tinkle
(1943)
Smart Guy
as Maggie
(1943)
Keep 'Em Slugging
as Mrs. Banning
(1943)
Here Comes Kelly
as Mrs. Kelly
(1943)
Sarong Girl
as Mattie
(1942)
Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon
as Mrs. Hudson
(1942)
The Pride of the Yankees
as Maid (uncredited)
(1942)
Sherlock Holmes and the Voice of Terror
as Mrs. Hudson
(1942)
Gentleman Jim
as Mrs. Casey (uncredited)
(1942)
The Mummy's Tomb
as Jane Banning
(1942)
Dr. Broadway
as Broadway Carrie
(1942)
Meet the Stewarts
as Mrs. Stewart
(1942)
Blue, White, and Perfect
as Mrs. Flaherty - Mike's Landlady (uncredited)
(1942)
Powder Town
as Mrs. Douglas
(1942)
It Happened in Flatbush
as Mrs. Collins
(1942)
Fly By Night
as Ma Prescott
(1942)
Sealed Lips
as Mrs. Ann Morton (Fred's mother)
(1942)
Bombay Clipper
as Abigail 'Mag' MacPherson
(1942)
The Strange Case of Doctor Rx
as Mrs. Scott
(1942)
Half Way to Shanghai
as Mrs. McIntyre
(1941)
Riot Squad
as Mrs. McGonigle
(1941)
Pot o' Gold
as Mom McCorkle
(1941)
It Started with Eve
as Mrs. O'Toole (uncredited)
(1941)
Unfinished Business
as Miss Brady
(1941)
Appointment for Love
as Martha
(1941)
Borrowed Hero
as Mrs. Riley
(1941)
Double Cross
as Mrs. Murray
(1941)
Flight from Destiny
as Martha
(1940)
No, No, Nanette
as Gertrude, the Cook
(1940)
The Invisible Man Returns
as Cookie (uncredited)
(1940)
Brother Orchid
as Mrs. Sweeney - Flo's Landlady (uncredited)
(1940)
Saps at Sea
as Mrs. O'Riley
(1940)
Kitty Foyle
as Cleaning Lady (uncredited)
(1940)
The Invisible Woman
as Mrs. Bates
(1940)
Go West
as Train Passenger
(1940)
Young People
as Old Woman
(1940)
Women Without Names
as Juror
(1940)
My Son, My Son!
as Mrs. Mulvaney
(1940)
When the Daltons Rode
as Ma Dalton
(1940)
Queen of the Mob
as Tenement Landlady
(1940)
Tear Gas Squad
as Mrs. Sullivan
(1940)
The Last Alarm
as Mrs. Hadley
(1940)
Public Deb No. 1
as Landlady
(1940)
I Take This Oath
as Mrs. Eileen Hanagan
(1940)
Nobody's Children
as Mary
(1939)
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
as Woman (uncredited)
(1939)
The Hound of the Baskervilles
as Mrs. Hudson
(1939)
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
as Mrs. Hudson
(1939)
Captain Fury
as Mrs. Bailey
(1939)
Broadway Serenade
as Annie (uncredited)
(1939)
The Escape
as Neighbor
(1939)
Wings of the Navy
as Irene's Housekeeper
(1939)
Joe and Ethel Turp Call on the President
as Mrs. O'Leary
(1939)
Off the Record
as Mrs. Finnegan (uncredited)
(1939)
Day-time Wife
as Scrubwoman
(1939)
Tell No Tales
as Mrs. Bryant (uncredited)
(1939)
Code of the Streets
as Mrs. Flaherty
(1939)
The Marshal Of Mesa City
as Mrs. Dudley
(1939)
Tail Spin
as Mrs. Lee
(1939)
Racketeers of the Range
as Mary-Benson's Housekeeper
(1939)
Rulers of the Sea
as Mrs. Ogilvie (Uncredited)
(1939)
The Night of Nights
as 1nd Pencil Woman (uncredited)
(1939)
The Jones Family in Hollywood
as Landlady (uncredited)
(1939)
She Married a Cop
as Ma Duffy
(1939)
The Story That Couldn't Be Printed
as Woman Reading Newspaper (uncredited)
(1938)
(1938)
Gateway
as Scottish Mother
(1938)
Mannequin
as Mrs. O'Rourke (Uncredited)
(1938)
Kidnapped
as Mrs. MacDonald
(1938)
Blond Cheat
as Maggie (uncredited)
(1938)
City Streets
as Mrs. Devlin
(1938)
Campus Confessions
as Mrs. Twill
(1937)
A Damsel in Distress
as Cook (uncredited)
(1937)
Double Wedding
as Mrs. Keough
(1937)
Lady Behave!
as Cook
(1937)
You're Only Young Once
as Mary's Mother (uncredited)
(1937)
The Great O'Malley
as Mrs. O'Malley
(1937)
You Can't Have Everything
as YWCA Scrub Woman (uncredited)
(1937)
Meet the Boy Friend
as Mrs. Grimes
(1937)
Friend Indeed
as Housekeeper
(1937)
Her Husband Lies
as Mrs. Jenks
(1936)
After the Thin Man
as Rose (uncredited)
(1936)
Great Guy
as Mrs. Ogilvie
(1936)
Mary of Scotland
as Nurse
(1936)
The White Angel
as Nursing Applicant (uncredited)
(1936)
The Plot Thickens
as Woman with Bag
(1936)
The Lady Consents
as Apple Lady
(1936)
Forgotten Faces
as Mrs. O'Leary
(1936)
The Plough and the Stars
as Woman at Barricades
(1936)
Stage Struck
as Mrs. Cassidy
(1936)
Little Miss Nobody
as Mrs. Biddle
(1936)
Laughing Irish Eyes
as Mrs. O'Keefe
(1936)
Share the Wealth
as Ma MacClyde
(1935)
Bride of Frankenstein
as Hans' Wife
(1935)
Mutiny on the Bounty
as Peddler (uncredited)
(1935)
Vagabond Lady
as Myrtle, Scrubwoman (uncredited)
(1935)
Bonnie Scotland
as Mrs. Bickerdike
(1935)
Waterfront Lady
as Mrs. O'Flaherty
(1935)
Ginger
as Mrs. Monahan (uncredited)
(1935)
$10 Raise
as Landlady (uncredited)
(1935)
The Irish in Us
as Ma O'Hara
(1935)
Vanessa: Her Love Story
as Mrs. Leathwaite
(1934)
Manhattan Melodrama
as Boat Passenger (uncredited)
(1934)
Our Daily Bread
as Community Woman in Cottage (uncredited)
(1934)
Change of Heart
as Woman in Street
(1934)
One More River
as Cook (Uncredited)
(1934)
The Little Minister
as Nanny
(1934)
(1934)
The Defense Rests
as Scrub Woman
(1934)
The Man from Hell
as Mrs. Frank McCarrol
(1934)
Baby Take a Bow
as Mrs. O'Brien (Uncredited)
(1934)
Whom the Gods Destroy
as Newfoundlander
(1934)
Beloved
as Mrs. O'Leary
(1934)
Cross Streets
as Sonny's Mother
(1934)
The Woman Condemned
as Crying Woman at Night Court (uncredited)
(1934)
Charlie Chan in London
as Prison Visitor (uncredited)
(1934)
The Loudspeaker
as Landlady
(1933)
The Invisible Man
as Screaming Woman (uncredited)
(1933)
She Done Him Wrong
as Cleaning Lady (uncredited)
(1933)
Design for Living
as Theatre Chambermaid (uncredited)
(1933)
Men Must Fight
as Pacifist Audience Member
(1933)
Ladies They Talk About
as Prisoner in Visiting Room (uncredited)
(1933)
Meet the Baron
as Washer Woman (uncredited)
(1933)
Doctor Bull
as Townswoman at Meeting
(1933)
The Whirlwind
as Mrs. Curtis
(1933)
Broadway Thru a Keyhole
as Cleaning Woman
(1933)
My Woman
as Woman at Ironing Board (Uncredited)
(1933)
(1933)
The Kiss Before the Mirror
as Scrubwoman (uncredited)
(1933)
Sweepings
as Mrs. Patrick O'Leary (Uncredited)
(1933)
The Power and the Glory
as Nurse (uncredited)
(1933)
Nature in the Wrong
as Mrs. Clancy
(1932)
Blonde Venus
as Landlady (uncredited)
(1932)
Pack Up Your Troubles
as Mrs. MacTavish (uncredited)
(1932)
Skyscraper Souls
as Charwoman
(1932)
Texas Cyclone
as Kate
(1932)
The Expert
as Neighbor
(1932)
Dancers in the Dark
as Scrubwoman
(1932)
Beauty Parlor
as Landlady
(1932)
The Impatient Maiden
as Irish Neighbor (uncredited)
(1932)
70,000 Witnesses
as Scrubwoman (uncredited)
(1932)
Wild Girl
as Washerwoman (uncredited)
(1932)
Radio Patrol
as Landlady (uncredited)
(1932)
Call Her Savage
as Lady in Tenement (Uncredited)
(1931)
Waterloo Bridge
as Distraught Woman on Stairway (uncredited)
(1931)
Possessed
as Woman at Political Rally (uncredited)
(1931)
The Brat
as Angry Wife in Night Court (uncredited)
(1931)
The Black Camel
as Mrs. MacMasters
(1931)
A House Divided
as Townswoman (uncredited)
(1931)
Subway Express
as Mrs. Delaney
(1931)
24 Hours
as Nurse
(1930)
Let Us Be Gay
as Mrs. McIntyre (uncredited)
(1930)
When the Wind Blows
as Chubby's Mother (uncredited)
(1930)
Anybody's Woman
as Maid
(1930)
Roaring Ranch
as Mrs. O'Riley (uncredited)
(1930)
Song o' My Heart
as Irish Woman
(1930)
Oh, for a Man!
as Stage Door Admirer with Violets
(1930)
The Ghosts
as Chubby's Mama
(1930)
His Honor the Mayor
as His Wife
(1929)
Dynamite
as Neighbor at Store
(1929)
Hell's Heroes
as Choir Member (uncredited)
(1929)
Madame X
as Nursemaid (uncredited)
(1929)
The Saturday Night Kid
as Reducing customer (uncredited)
(1929)
Is Everybody Happy?
as Neighbor (uncredited)
(1928)
The Matinee Idol
as Woman in Audience (uncredited)
(1928)
Hangman's House
as The Woman at Hogan's Hideout
(1928)
The Ol' Gray Hoss
as First taxi passenger
(1927)
Naughty Nanette
as Mrs. Rooney
(1926)
Black Paradise
as Mrs. Murphy
(1925)
The Home Maker
as Mrs. Hennessy
Crew
(1934)
The Little Minister
Dialogue Coach