Mary Gordon
Known For: Acting
Gender: Female
Date of Birth: May 16, 1882
Day of Death: August 23, 1963 (81 years old)
Place of Birth: 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.
1950
1949
Actor Mrs. Lance
Deputy Marshal
Actor Grandma Rogan
Shamrock Hill
Actor Housemother (uncredited)
Tucson
Actor Aunt Libby
Haunted Trails
Actor Woman Reading Newspaper (archive footage) (uncredited)
Clues to Adventure
Actor Charwoman (Uncredited)
The File on Thelma Jordon
Actor Slatternly Woman Tenant (Uncredited)
Mr. Soft Touch
1948
1947
1946
1945
1944
Actor Mrs. Hudson
The Pearl of Death
Actor Mrs. McKenzie (uncredited)
Secret Command
Actor Mrs. Mary Kelly
The Last Ride
Actor
Follow the Leader
Actor Annie
The Hour Before the Dawn
Actor Mrs. McGinnis
Million Dollar Kid
Actor Mom Benson
The Racket Man
Actor Libby, the Housekeeper
Secrets of Scotland Yard
Actor Hostess (uncredited)
Hollywood Canteen
1943
Actor Mrs. Hudson
The Spider Woman
Actor Ma Murphy
Whispering Footsteps
Actor Mrs. Tinkle
Two Tickets to London
Actor Mattie
Sarong Girl
Actor Maggie
Smart Guy
Actor Mrs. Hudson
Sherlock Holmes Faces Death
Actor Mrs. Hudson
Sherlock Holmes in Washington
Actor Mrs. Kelly
Here Comes Kelly
Actor Mrs. Banning
Keep 'Em Slugging
1942
Actor Mrs. Ann Morton (Fred's mother)
Sealed Lips
Actor Maid (uncredited)
The Pride of the Yankees
Actor Mrs. Hudson
Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon
Actor Mrs. Hudson
Sherlock Holmes and the Voice of Terror
Actor Ma Prescott
Fly By Night
Actor Mrs. Stewart
Meet the Stewarts
Actor Mrs. Collins
It Happened in Flatbush
Actor Mrs. Flaherty - Mike's Landlady (uncredited)
Blue, White, and Perfect
Actor Abigail 'Mag' MacPherson
Bombay Clipper
Actor Mrs. Casey (uncredited)
Gentleman Jim
Actor Jane Banning
The Mummy's Tomb
Actor Mrs. Douglas
Powder Town
Actor Mrs. McIntyre
Half Way to Shanghai
Actor Broadway Carrie
Dr. Broadway
Actor Mrs. Scott
The Strange Case of Doctor Rx
1941
1940
Actor Cookie (uncredited)
The Invisible Man Returns
Actor Mrs. Bates
The Invisible Woman
Actor Ma Dalton
When the Daltons Rode
Actor Mary
Nobody's Children
Actor Cleaning Lady (uncredited)
Kitty Foyle
Actor Mrs. Eileen Hanagan
I Take This Oath
Actor Mrs. Sweeney - Flo's Landlady (uncredited)
Brother Orchid
Actor Train Passenger
Go West
Actor Mrs. O'Riley
Saps at Sea
Actor Mrs. Mulvaney
My Son, My Son!
Actor Gertrude, the Cook
No, No, Nanette
Actor Mrs. Hadley
The Last Alarm
Actor Old Woman
Young People
Actor Juror
Women Without Names
Actor Mrs. Sullivan
Tear Gas Squad
Actor Landlady
Public Deb No. 1
Actor Tenement Landlady
Queen of the Mob
1939
Actor Mrs. Hudson
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
Actor Woman Reading Newspaper (uncredited)
The Story That Couldn't Be Printed
Actor 1nd Pencil Woman (uncredited)
The Night of Nights
Actor Mrs. Hudson
The Hound of the Baskervilles
Actor Landlady (uncredited)
The Jones Family in Hollywood
Actor Mrs. Bryant (uncredited)
Tell No Tales
Actor Irene's Housekeeper
Wings of the Navy
Actor Mrs. Lee
Tail Spin
Actor Annie (uncredited)
Broadway Serenade
Actor Woman (uncredited)
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
Actor Scrubwoman
Day-time Wife
Actor Mrs. Dudley
The Marshal Of Mesa City
Actor Neighbor
The Escape
Actor Mrs. Flaherty
Code of the Streets
Actor Mary-Benson's Housekeeper
Racketeers of the Range
Actor Mrs. Bailey
Captain Fury
Actor Mrs. Finnegan (uncredited)
Off the Record
Actor Mrs. O'Leary
Joe and Ethel Turp Call on the President
Actor Ma Duffy
She Married a Cop
Actor Mrs. Ogilvie (Uncredited)
Rulers of the Sea
1938
1937
Actor Mrs. Keough
Double Wedding
Actor Housekeeper
Friend Indeed
Actor Cook
Lady Behave!
Actor Mrs. Grimes
Meet the Boy Friend
Actor YWCA Scrub Woman (uncredited)
You Can't Have Everything
Actor Mary's Mother (uncredited)
You're Only Young Once
Actor Mrs. Jenks
Her Husband Lies
Actor Mrs. O'Malley
The Great O'Malley
Actor Cook (uncredited)
A Damsel in Distress
1936
Actor Mrs. O'Keefe
Laughing Irish Eyes
Actor Mrs. Biddle
Little Miss Nobody
Actor Nurse
Mary of Scotland
Actor Mrs. Cassidy
Stage Struck
Actor Nursing Applicant (uncredited)
The White Angel
Actor Mrs. Ogilvie
Great Guy
Actor Woman at Barricades
The Plough and the Stars
Actor Apple Lady
The Lady Consents
Actor Woman with Bag
The Plot Thickens
Actor Ma MacClyde
Share the Wealth
Actor Rose (uncredited)
After the Thin Man
Actor Mrs. O'Leary
Forgotten Faces
1935
Actor Hans' Wife
Bride of Frankenstein
Actor Ma O'Hara
The Irish in Us
Actor Landlady (uncredited)
$10 Raise
Actor Peddler (uncredited)
Mutiny on the Bounty
Actor Mrs. Bickerdike
Bonnie Scotland
Actor Mrs. Leathwaite
Vanessa: Her Love Story
Actor Mrs. O'Flaherty
Waterfront Lady
Actor Mrs. Monahan (uncredited)
Ginger
Actor Myrtle, Scrubwoman (uncredited)
Vagabond Lady
1934
Actor Nanny
The Little Minister
Actor Crying Woman at Night Court (uncredited)
The Woman Condemned
Actor Sonny's Mother
Cross Streets
Actor Woman in Street
Change of Heart
Actor Prison Visitor (uncredited)
Charlie Chan in London
Actor Scrub Woman
The Defense Rests
Actor Mrs. Frank McCarrol
The Man from Hell
Actor Landlady
The Loudspeaker
Actor
Murder at the Vanities
Actor Mrs. O'Brien (Uncredited)
Baby Take a Bow
Actor Cook (Uncredited)
One More River
Actor Boat Passenger (uncredited)
Manhattan Melodrama
Actor Community Woman in Cottage (uncredited)
Our Daily Bread
Actor Mrs. O'Leary
Beloved
Actor Newfoundlander
Whom the Gods Destroy
Dialogue Coach
The Little Minister
1933
Actor Mrs. Curtis
The Whirlwind
Actor Nurse (uncredited)
The Power and the Glory
Actor Mrs. Clancy
Nature in the Wrong
Actor Mrs. Patrick O'Leary (Uncredited)
Sweepings
Actor Prisoner in Visiting Room (uncredited)
Ladies They Talk About
Actor Pacifist Audience Member
Men Must Fight
Actor Cleaning Woman
Broadway Thru a Keyhole
Actor Theatre Chambermaid (uncredited)
Design for Living
Actor Screaming Woman (uncredited)
The Invisible Man
Actor Washer Woman (uncredited)
Meet the Baron
Actor
Pilgrimage
Actor Townswoman at Meeting
Doctor Bull
Actor Woman at Ironing Board (Uncredited)
My Woman
Actor Cleaning Lady (uncredited)
She Done Him Wrong
Actor Scrubwoman (uncredited)
The Kiss Before the Mirror
1932
Actor Landlady (uncredited)
Radio Patrol
Actor Irish Neighbor (uncredited)
The Impatient Maiden
Actor Washerwoman (uncredited)
Wild Girl
Actor Landlady
Beauty Parlor
Actor Landlady (uncredited)
Blonde Venus
Actor Neighbor
The Expert
Actor Scrubwoman
Dancers in the Dark
Actor Charwoman
Skyscraper Souls
Actor Kate
Texas Cyclone
Actor Scrubwoman (uncredited)
70,000 Witnesses
Actor Mrs. MacTavish (uncredited)
Pack Up Your Troubles
Actor Lady in Tenement (Uncredited)
Call Her Savage
