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