Mary Gordon

Acting · 1.1 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

Mr. Smith Goes to Washington

19397.8

Fort Apache

19487.0

The Invisible Man

19337.5

Angels with Dirty Faces

19387.5

Mutiny on the Bounty

19357.4

Possessed

19317.0

Go West

19406.5

Bonnie Scotland

19356.6

The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes

19396.9

The Pride of the Yankees

19427.4

The Pearl of Death

19447.1

Kitty Foyle

19406.6

Beauty Parlor

19327.5

Mary of Scotland

19366.2

The Hound of the Baskervilles

19397.1

The Woman in Green

19456.5

Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon

19426.4

Dressed to Kill

19466.6

Sealed Lips

19426.0

The Invisible Man Returns

19406.3

Blonde Venus

19326.8

After the Thin Man

19367.3

City Streets

19386.0

Sherlock Holmes Faces Death

19436.9

Double Cross

19415.1

The Long Night

19475.8

Sherlock Holmes in Washington

19436.8

Appointment for Love

19415.8

Pack Up Your Troubles

19326.8

Manhattan Melodrama

19347.0

Gentleman Jim

19427.2

You Can't Have Everything

19376.5

The Spider Woman

19437.0

My Woman

19334.2

Our Daily Bread

19346.7

The Body Snatcher

19457.0

Sister Kenny

19466.9

The File on Thelma Jordon

19496.6

Call Her Savage

19325.8

Design for Living

19337.1

The Lady Consents

19366.4

Young People

19405.3

Dr. Broadway

19426.0

The Invisible Woman

19405.7

Exposed

19476.2

Naughty Nanette

192710.0

Saps at Sea

19406.8

When the Daltons Rode

19406.2

Wild Girl

19326.2

Riot Squad

19419.0

Sherlock Holmes and the Voice of Terror

19426.5

In Fast Company

19466.8

Blond Cheat

19387.3

Tucson

19497.5

Hollywood Canteen

19447.3

Pot o' Gold

19415.7

The Loudspeaker

19348.0

Ladies They Talk About

19336.1

No, No, Nanette

19406.2

The Mummy's Tomb

19425.5

Hell's Heroes

19297.1

Mr. Soft Touch

19496.8

Sentimental Journey

19466.4

Waterloo Bridge

19316.9

The Little Minister

19345.8

The Trial of Vivienne Ware

19329.0

She Done Him Wrong

19335.9

Tail Spin

19396.3

Laughing Irish Eyes

193610.0

The Judge Steps Out

19476.8

Brother Orchid

19406.6

Great Guy

19366.3

The Defense Rests

19347.1

A House Divided

19315.6

See My Lawyer

19457.3

Double Wedding

19376.4

Cross Streets

19346.0

The People vs. Nancy Preston

192510.0

Little Giant

19465.3

You're Only Young Once

19375.7

The Plough and the Stars

19365.7

I Take This Oath

19405.8

Anybody's Woman

19306.6

Whom the Gods Destroy

19346.0

Meet the Baron

19335.3

The Racket Man

19447.7

Her Husband Lies

19377.0

The Matinee Idol

19286.6

Share the Wealth

19366.5

Gateway

19387.4

The World Changes

19334.8

My Son, My Son!

19404.8

A Damsel in Distress

19376.5

Meet the Stewarts

19425.5

The Hoodlum Saint

19465.5

One More River

19345.2

Waterfront Lady

19355.3

Pilgrimage

19337.1

Women Without Names

19404.7

Queen of the Mob

19406.2

It Started with Eve

19417.2

Clancy's Kosher Wedding

19279.0

The Kiss Before the Mirror

19335.6

Joe and Ethel Turp Call on the President

19395.0

Charlie Chan in London

19346.9

Wings of the Navy

19396.2

Tessie

19259.0

Murder at the Vanities

19345.6

Tell No Tales

19395.4

Little Mickey Grogan

19278.0

Little Miss Nobody

19367.5

Kitty

19455.7

The Old Code

1928

Kidnapped

19486.7

West of Wyoming

19506.5

The Ol' Gray Hoss

19286.3

The Impatient Maiden

19329.0

The Last Ride

19446.4

Vagabond Lady

19357.2

Here Comes Kelly

19433.7

Shadows Over Chinatown

19466.2

The Great O'Malley

19377.0

The White Angel

19367.2

Strange Confession

19456.9

Captain Fury

19395.6

24 Hours

19316.3

Roaring Ranch

193010.0

Baby Take a Bow

19345.7

The Plot Thickens

19366.3

Oh, for a Man!

19306.3

Sweepings

19335.8

Follow the Leader

19443.8

The Black Camel

19316.1

Let Us Be Gay

19304.1

Rulers of the Sea

19396.7

Fly By Night

19426.7

Keep 'Em Slugging

19435.8

Skyscraper Souls

19325.5

Pick a Star

19374.8

Divorce

19456.0

Day-time Wife

19396.0

The Invisible Wall

19476.0

Beloved

19349.0

One Man Justice

19376.5

Public Deb No. 1

19404.9

Doctor Bull

19336.7

Mannequin

19386.0

The Irish in Us

19357.5

Code of the Streets

19397.7

Blue, White and Perfect

19426.5

The Jones Family in Hollywood

193910.0

Kidnapped

19386.0

Broadway Thru a Keyhole

19336.3

The Woman Condemned

19344.6

Bombay Clipper

19426.0

Broadway Serenade

19396.6

Texas Cyclone

19324.5

Dynamite

19296.4

It Happened in Flatbush

19425.4

The Escape

19396.2

Two Tickets to London

19437.5

Sarong Girl

19437.0

Off the Record

19396.4

Meet the Boy Friend

19375.5

Vanessa: Her Love Story

19356.2

The Last Alarm

19404.5

The Night of Nights

19398.0

Flight from Destiny

19415.8

The Hour Before the Dawn

19446.4

The Strange Case of Doctor Rx

19425.2

Racketeers of the Range

19396.7

The Man from Hell

19345.7

Nobody's Children

19407.0

Campus Confessions

19384.8

Madame X

19296.3

Captain Eddie

19457.2

Secret Command

19446.6

Change of Heart

19346.3

The Marshal Of Mesa City

19397.5

Tear Gas Squad

19405.3

The Power and the Glory

19335.9

$10 Raise

19359.0

The Brat

19315.4

Roses Are Red

19475.7

Deputy Marshal

19496.3

Big Town Scandal

19485.3

The Saturday Night Kid

19294.7

She Married a Cop

19396.8

Clues to Adventure

19497.3

Dancers in the Dark

19325.7

When the Wind Blows

19306.7

Angels' Alley

19485.2

Lady Behave!

19374.8

Song o' My Heart

19304.8

Highway 13

19485.8

Annie Laurie

19276.8

Powder Town

19424.4

The Dark Horse

19467.0

Men Must Fight

19336.2

Unfinished Business

19416.5

Friend Indeed

19376.7

70,000 Witnesses

19325.7

Secrets of Scotland Yard

19446.3

Forgotten Faces

19365.5

Subway Express

193110.0

Whispering Footsteps

19435.3

The Expert

19327.3

Haunted Trails

19499.0

Half Way to Shanghai

19426.0

Is Everybody Happy?

19299.0

Smart Guy

19437.0

The Story That Couldn't Be Printed

19397.0

Law of the Badlands

194510.0

Million Dollar Kid

19445.9

Radio Patrol

193210.0

Stage Struck

19365.3

The Whirlwind

19338.0

Borrowed Hero

19415.5

The Strange Mrs. Crane

19486.3

Ginger

19354.8

Shamrock Hill

19494.5

His Honor the Mayor

193010.0

The Ghosts

1930

Hangman's House

19286.6

Black Paradise

19265.3

The Home Maker

19257.0

Nature in the Wrong

19336.5