Mary Gordon
Known For
Acting
Gender
Female
Birthday
May 16, 1882 (144 years old)
Place of Birth
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.
Known For
| 1950 | West of WyomingNora Jones | |
| 1950 | The Cisco KidMary O'Toole | |
| 1949 | Deputy MarshalMrs. Lance | |
| 1949 | Shamrock HillGrandma Rogan | |
| 1949 | TucsonHousemother (uncredited) | |
| 1949 | Haunted TrailsAunt Libby | |
| 1949 | Clues to AdventureWoman Reading Newspaper (archive footage) (uncredited) | |
| 1949 | The File on Thelma JordonCharwoman (uncredited) | |
| 1949 | Mr. Soft TouchSlatternly Woman Tenant (Uncredited) | |
| 1948 | Angels' AlleyMrs. Mamie Mahoney | |
| 1948 | Fort ApacheMa (barmaid) | |
| 1948 | Big Town ScandalMary - Cleaning Woman (uncredited) | |
| 1948 | Highway 13Aunt Myrt Lacy | |
| 1948 | The Strange Mrs. CraneNora | |
| 1948 | KidnappedScottish Woman (uncredited) | |
| 1947 | The Invisible WallMrs. Bledsoe | |
| 1947 | ExposedHousekeeper | |
| 1947 | The Long NightOld Woman in Crowd (uncredited) | |
| 1947 | The Judge Steps OutAnnie (Scrub Woman) (uncredited) | |
| 1947 | Roses Are RedCleaning Lady | |
| 1946 | Dressed to KillMrs. Hudson | |
| 1946 | Little GiantMa Miller | |
| 1946 | Shadows Over ChinatownMrs. Conover | |
| 1946 | The Dark HorseMrs. Mahoney | |
| 1946 | Sister KennyMrs. Gordon (uncredited) | |
| 1946 | Sentimental JourneyAgnes, the Cook (uncredited) | |
| 1946 | The Hoodlum SaintTrina | |
| 1946 | In Fast CompanyMrs. Cassidy | |
| 1945 | The Body SnatcherMary McBride (uncredited) | |
| 1945 | The Woman in GreenMrs. Hudson | |
| 1945 | Law of the Badlands | |
| 1945 | DivorceEllen | |
| 1945 | Captain EddieMrs. Westrom | |
| 1945 | Strange ConfessionMrs. O'Connor | |
| 1945 | See My LawyerMrs. Fillmore | |
| 1945 | KittyNanny | |
| 1944 | The Pearl of DeathMrs. Hudson | |
| 1944 | Secret CommandMrs. McKenzie (uncredited) | |
| 1944 | The Last RideMrs. Mary Kelly | |
| 1944 | Follow the Leader | |
| 1944 | The Hour Before the DawnAnnie | |
| 1944 | Million Dollar KidMrs. McGinnis | |
| 1944 | The Racket ManMom Benson | |
| 1944 | Secrets of Scotland YardLibby, the Housekeeper | |
| 1944 | Hollywood CanteenHostess (uncredited) | |
| 1943 | The Spider WomanMrs. Hudson | |
| 1943 | Whispering FootstepsMa Murphy | |
| 1943 | Two Tickets to LondonMrs. Tinkle | |
| 1943 | Sarong GirlMattie | |
| 1943 | Smart GuyMaggie | |
| 1943 | Sherlock Holmes Faces DeathMrs. Hudson | |
| 1943 | Sherlock Holmes in WashingtonMrs. Hudson | |
| 1943 | Here Comes KellyMrs. Kelly | |
| 1943 | Keep 'Em SluggingMrs. Banning | |
| 1942 | Sealed LipsMrs. Ann Morton (Fred's mother) | |
| 1942 | The Pride of the YankeesMaid (uncredited) | |
| 1942 | Sherlock Holmes and the Secret WeaponMrs. Hudson | |
| 1942 | Sherlock Holmes and the Voice of TerrorMrs. Hudson | |
| 1942 | Fly By NightMa Prescott | |
| 1942 | Meet the StewartsMrs. Stewart | |
| 1942 | It Happened in FlatbushMrs. Collins | |
| 1942 | Blue, White, and PerfectMrs. Flaherty - Mike's Landlady (uncredited) | |
| 1942 | Bombay ClipperAbigail 'Mag' MacPherson | |
| 1942 | Gentleman JimMrs. Casey (uncredited) | |
| 1942 | The Mummy's TombJane Banning | |
| 1942 | Powder TownMrs. Douglas | |
| 1942 | Half Way to ShanghaiMrs. McIntyre | |
| 1942 | Dr. BroadwayBroadway Carrie | |
| 1942 | The Strange Case of Doctor RxMrs. Scott | |
| 1941 | It Started with EveMrs. O'Toole (uncredited) | |
| 1941 | Pot o' GoldMom McCorkle | |
| 1941 | Double CrossMrs. Murray | |
| 1941 | Riot SquadMrs. McGonigle | |
| 1941 | Borrowed HeroMrs. Riley | |
| 1941 | Appointment for LoveMartha | |
| 1941 | Unfinished BusinessMiss Brady | |
| 1941 | Flight from DestinyMartha | |
| 1940 | The Invisible Man ReturnsCookie (uncredited) | |
| 1940 | The Invisible WomanMrs. Bates | |
| 1940 | When the Daltons RodeMa Dalton | |
| 1940 | Nobody's ChildrenMary | |
| 1940 | Kitty FoyleCleaning Lady (uncredited) | |
| 1940 | I Take This OathMrs. Eileen Hanagan | |
| 1940 | Brother OrchidMrs. Sweeney - Flo's Landlady (uncredited) | |
| 1940 | Go WestTrain Passenger | |
| 1940 | Saps at SeaMrs. O'Riley | |
| 1940 | My Son, My Son!Mrs. Mulvaney | |
| 1940 | No, No, NanetteGertrude, the Cook | |
| 1940 | The Last AlarmMrs. Hadley | |
| 1940 | Young PeopleOld Woman | |
| 1940 | Women Without NamesJuror | |
| 1940 | Tear Gas SquadMrs. Sullivan | |
| 1940 | Public Deb No. 1Landlady | |
| 1940 | Queen of the MobTenement Landlady | |
| 1939 | The Adventures of Sherlock HolmesMrs. Hudson | |
| 1939 | The Story That Couldn't Be PrintedWoman Reading Newspaper (uncredited) | |
| 1939 | The Night of Nights1nd Pencil Woman (uncredited) | |
| 1939 | The Hound of the BaskervillesMrs. Hudson | |
| 1939 | The Jones Family in HollywoodLandlady (uncredited) | |
| 1939 | Tell No TalesMrs. Bryant (uncredited) | |
| 1939 | Wings of the NavyIrene's Housekeeper | |
| 1939 | Tail SpinMrs. Lee | |
| 1939 | Broadway SerenadeAnnie (uncredited) | |
| 1939 | Mr. Smith Goes to WashingtonWoman (uncredited) | |
| 1939 | Day-time WifeScrubwoman | |
| 1939 | The Marshal Of Mesa CityMrs. Dudley | |
| 1939 | The EscapeNeighbor | |
| 1939 | Code of the StreetsMrs. Flaherty | |
| 1939 | Racketeers of the RangeMary-Benson's Housekeeper | |
| 1939 | Captain FuryMrs. Bailey | |
| 1939 | Off the RecordMrs. Finnegan (uncredited) | |
| 1939 | Joe and Ethel Turp Call on the PresidentMrs. O'Leary | |
| 1939 | She Married a CopMa Duffy | |
| 1939 | Rulers of the SeaMrs. Ogilvie (Uncredited) | |
| 1938 | City StreetsMrs. Devlin | |
| 1938 | Blond CheatMaggie (uncredited) | |
| 1938 | KidnappedMrs. MacDonald | |
| 1938 | GatewayScottish Mother | |
| 1938 | Campus ConfessionsMrs. Twill | |
| 1938 | MannequinMrs. O'Rourke (Uncredited) | |
| 1938 | Angels with Dirty Faces | |
| 1937 | Double WeddingMrs. Keough | |
| 1937 | Friend IndeedHousekeeper | |
| 1937 | Lady Behave!Cook | |
| 1937 | Meet the Boy FriendMrs. Grimes | |
| 1937 | You Can't Have EverythingYWCA Scrub Woman (uncredited) | |
| 1937 | You're Only Young OnceMary's Mother (uncredited) | |
| 1937 | Her Husband LiesMrs. Jenks | |
| 1937 | The Great O'MalleyMrs. O'Malley | |
| 1937 | A Damsel in DistressCook (uncredited) | |
| 1937 | One Man JusticeBridget | |
| 1936 | Laughing Irish EyesMrs. O'Keefe | |
| 1936 | Little Miss NobodyMrs. Biddle | |
| 1936 | Mary of ScotlandNurse | |
| 1936 | Stage StruckMrs. Cassidy | |
| 1936 | The White AngelNursing Applicant (uncredited) | |
| 1936 | Great GuyMrs. Ogilvie | |
| 1936 | The Plough and the StarsWoman at Barricades | |
| 1936 | The Lady ConsentsApple Lady | |
| 1936 | The Plot ThickensWoman with Bag (uncredited) | |
| 1936 | Share the WealthMa MacClyde | |
| 1936 | After the Thin ManRose (uncredited) | |
| 1936 | Forgotten FacesMrs. O'Leary | |
| 1935 | Bride of FrankensteinHans' Wife | |
| 1935 | The Irish in UsMa O'Hara | |
| 1935 | $10 RaiseLandlady (uncredited) | |
| 1935 | Mutiny on the BountyPeddler (uncredited) | |
| 1935 | Bonnie ScotlandMrs. Bickerdike | |
| 1935 | Vanessa: Her Love StoryMrs. Leathwaite | |
| 1935 | Waterfront LadyMrs. O'Flaherty | |
| 1935 | GingerMrs. Monahan (uncredited) | |
| 1935 | Vagabond LadyMyrtle, Scrubwoman (uncredited) | |
| 1934 | The Little MinisterNanny | |
| 1934 | The Woman CondemnedCrying Woman at Night Court (uncredited) | |
| 1934 | Cross StreetsSonny's Mother | |
| 1934 | Change of HeartWoman in Street (uncredited) | |
| 1934 | Charlie Chan in LondonPrison Visitor (uncredited) | |
| 1934 | The Defense RestsScrub Woman | |
| 1934 | The Man from HellMrs. Frank McCarrol | |
| 1934 | The LoudspeakerLandlady | |
| 1934 | Murder at the VanitiesAssistant Wardrobe Woman (uncredited) | |
| 1934 | Baby Take a BowMrs. O'Brien (Uncredited) | |
| 1934 | One More RiverCook (Uncredited) | |
| 1934 | Manhattan MelodramaBoat Passenger (uncredited) | |
| 1934 | Our Daily BreadCommunity Woman in Cottage (uncredited) | |
| 1934 | BelovedMrs. O'Leary | |
| 1934 | Whom the Gods DestroyNewfoundlander | |
| 1933 | The WhirlwindMrs. Curtis | |
| 1933 | The Power and the GloryNurse (uncredited) | |
| 1933 | Nature in the WrongMrs. Clancy | |
| 1933 | SweepingsMrs. Patrick O'Leary (Uncredited) | |
| 1933 | Ladies They Talk AboutPrisoner in Visiting Room (uncredited) | |
| 1933 | Men Must FightPacifist Audience Member | |
| 1933 | Broadway Thru a KeyholeCleaning Woman | |
| 1933 | Design for LivingTheatre Chambermaid (uncredited) | |
| 1933 | The Invisible ManScreaming Woman (uncredited) | |
| 1933 | Meet the BaronWasher Woman (uncredited) | |
| 1933 | Pilgrimage | |
| 1933 | Doctor BullTownswoman at Meeting | |
| 1933 | My WomanWoman at Ironing Board (Uncredited) | |
| 1933 | She Done Him WrongCleaning Lady (uncredited) | |
| 1933 | The Kiss Before the MirrorScrubwoman (uncredited) | |
| 1933 | The World ChangesLady at Party (uncredited) | |
| 1932 | Radio PatrolLandlady (uncredited) | |
| 1932 | The Impatient MaidenIrish Neighbor (uncredited) | |
| 1932 | Wild GirlWasherwoman (uncredited) | |
| 1932 | Beauty ParlorLandlady | |
| 1932 | Blonde VenusLandlady (uncredited) | |
| 1932 | The ExpertNeighbor | |
| 1932 | Dancers in the DarkScrubwoman | |
| 1932 | Skyscraper SoulsCharwoman | |
| 1932 | Texas CycloneKate | |
| 1932 | 70,000 WitnessesScrubwoman (uncredited) | |
| 1932 | Pack Up Your TroublesMrs. MacTavish (uncredited) | |
| 1932 | Call Her SavageLady in Tenement (Uncredited) | |
| 1932 | The Trial of Vivienne WareCourt Matron (uncredited) | |
| 1931 | Subway ExpressMrs. Delaney | |
| 1931 | The Black CamelMrs. MacMasters | |
| 1931 | The BratAngry Wife in Night Court (uncredited) | |
| 1931 | A House DividedTownswoman (uncredited) | |
| 1931 | 24 HoursNurse | |
| 1931 | Waterloo BridgeDistraught Woman on Stairway (uncredited) | |
| 1931 | PossessedWoman at Political Rally (uncredited) | |
| 1930 | His Honor the MayorHis Wife | |
| 1930 | The GhostsChubby's Mama | |
| 1930 | When the Wind BlowsChubby's Mother (uncredited) | |
| 1930 | Song o' My HeartIrish Woman | |
| 1930 | Oh, for a Man!Stage Door Admirer with Violets | |
| 1930 | Roaring RanchMrs. O'Riley (uncredited) | |
| 1930 | Anybody's WomanMaid | |
| 1930 | Let Us Be GayMrs. McIntyre (uncredited) | |
| 1929 | The Saturday Night KidReducing customer (uncredited) | |
| 1929 | Is Everybody Happy?Neighbor (uncredited) | |
| 1929 | Hell's HeroesChoir Member (uncredited) | |
| 1929 | Madame XNursemaid (uncredited) | |
| 1929 | DynamiteNeighbor at Store | |
| 1928 | The Ol' Gray HossFirst taxi passenger | |
| 1928 | Hangman's HouseThe Woman at Hogan's Hideout | |
| 1928 | The Matinee IdolWoman in Audience (uncredited) | |
| 1927 | Naughty NanetteMrs. Rooney | |
| 1927 | Clancy's Kosher WeddingMolly Clancy | |
| 1926 | Black ParadiseMrs. Murphy | |
| 1925 | The Home MakerMrs. Hennessy | |
| 1925 | TessieAunt Maggie | |
| 1925 | The People vs. Nancy PrestonMrs. Tifft |
| 1934 | The Little MinisterDialogue Coach |












