Mary Gordon
Acting
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.
Born: May 16, 1882
Place of Birth: Glasgow, Scotland, UK
Known For
$10 Raise
A timid, overworked and underpaid bookkeeper needs a $10 raise to marry his sweetheart...
The Marshal Of Mesa City
A retired lawman gets back into action to fight political corruption.
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
After the death of a United States Senator, idealistic Jefferson Smith is appointed as his replacement in Washington. Soon, the naive and earnest new senator has to battle political corruption.
The Irish in Us
A boxer and his policeman brother feud over a police captain's daughter.
Bride of Frankenstein
Dr. Frankenstein and his monster both turn out to be alive after being attacked by an angry mob. The now-chastened scientist attempts to escape his past, but a former mentor forces him to assist with the creation of a new creature.
The Invisible Man
After experimenting on himself and becoming invisible, scientist Jack Griffin, now aggressive due to the drug's effects, seeks a way to reverse the experiment at any cost.
Angels with Dirty Faces
Childhood chums Rocky Sullivan and Jerry Connelly grow up on opposite sides of the fence: Rocky matures into a prominent gangster, while Jerry becomes a priest, tending to the needs of his old tenement neighborhood.
The Pride of the Yankees
The story of the life and career of the baseball hall of famer, Lou Gehrig.
Mutiny on the Bounty
Fletcher Christian successfully leads a revolt against the ruthless Captain Bligh on the HMS Bounty. However, Bligh returns one year later, hell bent on revenge.
Hollywood Canteen
Two soldiers on leave spend three nights at a club offering free of charge food, dancing, and entertainment for servicemen on their way overseas. Club founders Bette Davis and John Garfield give talks on the history of the place.
Filmography
as Nora Jones
as Charwoman (Uncredited)
as Mrs. Lance
as Aunt Libby
as Slatternly Woman Tenant (Uncredited)
as Housemother (uncredited)
as Woman Reading Newspaper (archive footage) (uncredited)
as Grandma Rogan
as Aunt Myrt Lacy
as Scottish Woman (uncredited)
as Nora
as Mary - Cleaning Woman (uncredited)
as Ma (barmaid)
as Mrs. Mamie Mahoney
as Annie (Scrub Woman) (uncredited)
as Cleaning Lady
as Mrs. Bledsoe
as Housekeeper
as Old Woman in Crowd (uncredited)
as Mrs. Gordon (uncredited)
as Mrs. Mahoney
as Mrs. Conover
as Mrs. Cassidy
as Mrs. Hudson
as Trina
as Agnes, the Cook (uncredited)
as Ma Miller
as Nanny
as Mrs. O'Connor
as Ellen
as Mrs. Westrom
as Mrs. Hudson
as Mary McBride (uncredited)
as Mrs. Fillmore
as Hostess (uncredited)
as Mrs. Mary Kelly
as Mrs. Hudson
as Mrs. McKenzie (uncredited)
as Libby, the Housekeeper
as Annie
as Mrs. McGinnis
as Mom Benson
as Ma Murphy
as Maggie
as Mrs. Hudson
as Mrs. Hudson
as Mrs. Tinkle
as Mattie
as Mrs. Hudson
as Mrs. Banning
as Mrs. Hudson
as Mrs. Casey (uncredited)
as Jane Banning
as Mrs. Hudson
as Mrs. McIntyre
as Maid (uncredited)
as Mrs. Douglas
as Mrs. Collins
as Mrs. Stewart
as Broadway Carrie
as Mrs. Scott
as Ma Prescott
as Abigail 'Mag' MacPherson
as Mrs. Flaherty - Mike's Landlady (uncredited)
as Mrs. Ann Morton (Fred's mother)
as Mrs. Riley
as Martha
as Mrs. O'Toole (uncredited)
as Miss Brady
as Mrs. Murray
as Mom McCorkle
as Martha
as Cleaning Lady (uncredited)
as Mrs. Bates
as Gertrude, the Cook
as Mary
as Train Passenger
as Landlady
as Old Woman
as Ma Dalton
as Tenement Landlady
as Mrs. Hadley
as Mrs. Sweeney - Flo's Landlady (uncredited)
as Mrs. Eileen Hanagan
as Mrs. Sullivan
as Mrs. O'Riley
as Mrs. Mulvaney
as Juror
as Cookie (uncredited)
as Mrs. O'Leary
as 1nd Pencil Woman (uncredited)
as Scrubwoman
as Mrs. Ogilvie (Uncredited)
as Mrs. Dudley
as Woman (uncredited)
as Neighbor
as Mrs. Hudson
as Woman Reading Newspaper (uncredited)
as Ma Duffy
as Mrs. Bryant (uncredited)
as Landlady (uncredited)
as Mary-Benson's Housekeeper
as Mrs. Bailey
as Mrs. Flaherty
as Annie (uncredited)
as Mrs. Hudson
as Mrs. Lee
as Irene's Housekeeper
as Mrs. Finnegan (uncredited)
as Mrs. Twill
as Scottish Mother
as Mrs. Devlin
as Maggie (uncredited)
as Mrs. MacDonald
as Mrs. O'Rourke (Uncredited)
as Housekeeper
as Cook
as Mary's Mother (uncredited)
as Cook (uncredited)
as Mrs. Keough
as YWCA Scrub Woman (uncredited)
as Mrs. Grimes
as Bridget
as Mrs. Jenks
as Mrs. O'Malley
as Woman at Barricades
as Rose (uncredited)
as Woman with Bag (uncredited)
as Mrs. Ogilvie
as Mrs. Cassidy
as Nurse
as Nursing Applicant (uncredited)
as Mrs. Biddle
as Mrs. O'Leary
as Ma MacClyde
as Mrs. O'Keefe
as Apple Lady
as Peddler (uncredited)
as Mrs. O'Flaherty
as Mrs. Bickerdike
as Ma O'Hara
as Mrs. Monahan (uncredited)
as Landlady (uncredited)
as Myrtle, Scrubwoman (uncredited)
as Hans' Wife
as Mrs. Leathwaite
as Nanny
as Community Woman in Cottage (uncredited)
as Prison Visitor (uncredited)
as Mrs. Frank McCarrol
as Cook (Uncredited)
as Scrub Woman
as Newfoundlander
as Sonny's Mother
as Mrs. O'Brien (Uncredited)
as Landlady
as Woman in Street (uncredited)
as Assistant Wardrobe Woman (uncredited)
as Boat Passenger (uncredited)
as Crying Woman at Night Court (uncredited)
as Mrs. O'Leary
as Theatre Chambermaid (uncredited)
as Lady at Party (uncredited)
as Cleaning Woman
as Screaming Woman (uncredited)
as Washer Woman (uncredited)
as Nurse (uncredited)
as Woman at Ironing Board (Uncredited)
as Townswoman at Meeting
as Scrubwoman (uncredited)
as Mrs. Patrick O'Leary (Uncredited)
as Mrs. Curtis
as Mrs. Clancy
as Pacifist Audience Member
as Cleaning Lady (uncredited)
as Prisoner in Visiting Room (uncredited)
as Lady in Tenement (Uncredited)
as Washerwoman (uncredited)
as Landlady (uncredited)
as Mrs. MacTavish (uncredited)
as Scrubwoman (uncredited)
as Charwoman
as Landlady
as Landlady (uncredited)
as Court Matron (uncredited)
as Scrubwoman
as Neighbor
as Irish Neighbor (uncredited)
as Kate
as Townswoman (uncredited)
as Woman at Political Rally (uncredited)
as Nurse
as Distraught Woman on Stairway (uncredited)
as Angry Wife in Night Court (uncredited)
as Mrs. MacMasters
as Mrs. Delaney
as Stage Door Admirer with Violets
as Maid
as Mrs. McIntyre (uncredited)
as Mrs. O'Riley (uncredited)
as Chubby's Mother (uncredited)
as Irish Woman
as Choir Member (uncredited)
as Neighbor at Store
as Reducing customer (uncredited)
as Neighbor (uncredited)
as Nursemaid (uncredited)
as First taxi passenger
as The Woman at Hogan's Hideout
as Woman in Audience (uncredited)
as Molly Clancy
as Mrs. Rooney
as Mrs. Murphy
as Mrs. Hennessy
as Mrs. Tifft