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  • BIRTH 16/05/1882
  • DEATH 23/08/1963
  • Country United Kingdom
  • MOVIES 45

Mary Gordon

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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.

Mary Gordon

Movies (45)

Bride of Frankenstein
Bride of Frankenstein
Hans' Wife
The Invisible Man
The Invisible Man
Screaming Woman (uncredited)
The Woman Condemned
The Woman Condemned
Crying Woman at Night Court (uncredited)
Fort Apache
Fort Apache
Ma (barmaid)
The Hound of the Baskervilles
The Hound of the Baskervilles
Mrs. Hudson
Design for Living
Design for Living
Theatre Chambermaid (uncredited)
The Invisible Woman
The Invisible Woman
Mrs. Bates
Texas Cyclone
Texas Cyclone
Kate
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
Mrs. Hudson
Sherlock Holmes and the Voice of Terror
Sherlock Holmes and the Voice of Terror
Mrs. Hudson
Waterloo Bridge
Waterloo Bridge
Distraught Woman on Stairway (uncredited)
Angels with Dirty Faces
Angels with Dirty Faces
The Spider Woman
The Spider Woman
Mrs. Hudson
Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon
Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon
Mrs. Hudson
Sherlock Holmes in Washington
Sherlock Holmes in Washington
Mrs. Hudson
Sherlock Holmes Faces Death
Sherlock Holmes Faces Death
Mrs. Hudson
The Body Snatcher
The Body Snatcher
Mary McBride (uncredited)
The Woman in Green
The Woman in Green
Mrs. Hudson
The Pearl of Death
The Pearl of Death
Mrs. Hudson
Dressed to Kill
Dressed to Kill
Mrs. Hudson
After the Thin Man
After the Thin Man
Rose (uncredited)
Strange Confession
Strange Confession
Mrs. O'Connor
The Mummy's Tomb
The Mummy's Tomb
Jane Banning
Nobody's Children
Nobody's Children
Mary
Saps at Sea
Saps at Sea
Mrs. O'Riley
Day-time Wife
Day-time Wife
Scrubwoman
The Little Minister
The Little Minister
Nanny
The Expert
The Expert
Neighbor
The Brat
The Brat
Angry Wife in Night Court (uncredited)
Powder Town
Powder Town
Mrs. Douglas
Possessed
Possessed
Woman at Political Rally (uncredited)
Skyscraper Souls
Skyscraper Souls
Charwoman
Pack Up Your Troubles
Pack Up Your Troubles
Mrs. MacTavish (uncredited)
Double Wedding
Double Wedding
Mrs. Keough
The Strange Case of Doctor Rx
The Strange Case of Doctor Rx
Mrs. Scott
She Done Him Wrong
She Done Him Wrong
Cleaning Lady (uncredited)
The Last Ride
The Last Ride
Mrs. Mary Kelly
Mary of Scotland
Mary of Scotland
Nurse
Doctor Bull
Doctor Bull
Townswoman at Meeting
My Son, My Son!
My Son, My Son!
Mrs. Mulvaney
Saps at Sea
Saps at Sea
Mrs. O'Riley
Bonnie Scotland
Bonnie Scotland
Mrs. Bickerdike
Charlie Chan in London
Charlie Chan in London
Prison Visitor (uncredited)
The Matinee Idol
The Matinee Idol
Woman in Audience (uncredited)
The Ol' Gray Hoss
The Ol' Gray Hoss
First taxi passenger