Mary Gordon
Acting
Born May 16, 1882 · 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.
Films (224)
West of Wyoming
1950
The File on Thelma Jordon
1949
Deputy Marshal
1949
Haunted Trails
1949
Mr. Soft Touch
1949
Tucson
1949
Clues to Adventure
1949
Shamrock Hill
1949
Highway 13
1948
Kidnapped
1948
The Strange Mrs. Crane
1948
Big Town Scandal
1948
Fort Apache
1948
Angels' Alley
1948
The Judge Steps Out
1947
Roses Are Red
1947
The Invisible Wall
1947
Exposed
1947
The Long Night
1947
Sister Kenny
1946
The Dark Horse
1946
Shadows Over Chinatown
1946
In Fast Company
1946
Dressed to Kill
1946
The Hoodlum Saint
1946
Sentimental Journey
1946
Little Giant
1946
Kitty
1945
Strange Confession
1945
Divorce
1945
Captain Eddie
1945
The Woman in Green
1945
The Body Snatcher
1945
Law of the Badlands
1945
See My Lawyer
1945
Hollywood Canteen
1944
The Last Ride
1944
The Pearl of Death
1944
Secret Command
1944
Secrets of Scotland Yard
1944
Follow the Leader
1944
The Hour Before the Dawn
1944
Million Dollar Kid
1944
The Racket Man
1944
Whispering Footsteps
1943
Smart Guy
1943
The Spider Woman
1943
Here Comes Kelly
1943
Sherlock Holmes Faces Death
1943
Two Tickets to London
1943
Sarong Girl
1943
Sherlock Holmes in Washington
1943
Keep 'Em Slugging
1943
Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon
1942
Gentleman Jim
1942
The Mummy's Tomb
1942
Sherlock Holmes and the Voice of Terror
1942
Half Way to Shanghai
1942
The Pride of the Yankees
1942
Powder Town
1942
Meet the Stewarts
1942
It Happened in Flatbush
1942
Dr. Broadway
1942
The Strange Case of Doctor Rx
1942
Fly By Night
1942
Bombay Clipper
1942
Blue, White, and Perfect
1942
Sealed Lips
1942
Riot Squad
1941
Borrowed Hero
1941
Appointment for Love
1941
It Started with Eve
1941
Unfinished Business
1941
Double Cross
1941
Pot o' Gold
1941
Flight from Destiny
1941
The Invisible Woman
1940
Kitty Foyle
1940
No, No, Nanette
1940
Nobody's Children
1940
Go West
1940
Public Deb No. 1
1940
Young People
1940
When the Daltons Rode
1940
Queen of the Mob
1940
The Last Alarm
1940
Brother Orchid
1940
I Take This Oath
1940
Tear Gas Squad
1940
Saps at Sea
1940
My Son, My Son!
1940
Women Without Names
1940
The Invisible Man Returns
1940
The Night of Nights
1939
Joe and Ethel Turp Call on the President
1939
Day-time Wife
1939
Rulers of the Sea
1939
The Marshal Of Mesa City
1939
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
1939
The Escape
1939
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
1939
The Story That Couldn't Be Printed
1939
She Married a Cop
1939
Tell No Tales
1939
The Jones Family in Hollywood
1939
Racketeers of the Range
1939
Captain Fury
1939
Code of the Streets
1939
Broadway Serenade
1939
The Hound of the Baskervilles
1939
Tail Spin
1939
Wings of the Navy
1939
Off the Record
1939
Angels with Dirty Faces
1938
Campus Confessions
1938
Gateway
1938
City Streets
1938
Blond Cheat
1938
Kidnapped
1938
Mannequin
1938
Friend Indeed
1937
Lady Behave!
1937
You're Only Young Once
1937
A Damsel in Distress
1937
Double Wedding
1937
You Can't Have Everything
1937
Meet the Boy Friend
1937
One Man Justice
1937
Her Husband Lies
1937
The Great O'Malley
1937
The Plough and the Stars
1936
After the Thin Man
1936
The Plot Thickens
1936
Great Guy
1936
Stage Struck
1936
Mary of Scotland
1936
The White Angel
1936
Little Miss Nobody
1936
Forgotten Faces
1936
Share the Wealth
1936
Laughing Irish Eyes
1936
The Lady Consents
1936
Mutiny on the Bounty
1935
Waterfront Lady
1935
Bonnie Scotland
1935
The Irish in Us
1935
Ginger
1935
$10 Raise
1935
Vagabond Lady
1935
Bride of Frankenstein
1935
Vanessa: Her Love Story
1935
The Little Minister
1934
Our Daily Bread
1934
Charlie Chan in London
1934
The Man from Hell
1934
One More River
1934
The Defense Rests
1934
Whom the Gods Destroy
1934
Cross Streets
1934
Baby Take a Bow
1934
The Loudspeaker
1934
Change of Heart
1934
Murder at the Vanities
1934
Manhattan Melodrama
1934
The Woman Condemned
1934
Beloved
1934
Design for Living
1933
The World Changes
1933
Broadway Thru a Keyhole
1933
The Invisible Man
1933
Meet the Baron
1933
The Power and the Glory
1933
My Woman
1933
Doctor Bull
1933
Pilgrimage
1933
The Kiss Before the Mirror
1933
Sweepings
1933
The Whirlwind
1933
Nature in the Wrong
1933
Men Must Fight
1933
She Done Him Wrong
1933
Ladies They Talk About
1933
Call Her Savage
1932
Wild Girl
1932
Blonde Venus
1932
Pack Up Your Troubles
1932
70,000 Witnesses
1932
Skyscraper Souls
1932
Beauty Parlor
1932
Radio Patrol
1932
The Trial of Vivienne Ware
1932
Dancers in the Dark
1932
The Expert
1932
The Impatient Maiden
1932
Texas Cyclone
1932
A House Divided
1931
Possessed
1931
24 Hours
1931
Waterloo Bridge
1931
The Brat
1931
The Black Camel
1931
Subway Express
1931
Oh, for a Man!
1930
Anybody's Woman
1930
Let Us Be Gay
1930
Roaring Ranch
1930
The Ghosts
1930
When the Wind Blows
1930
His Honor the Mayor
1930
Song o' My Heart
1930
Hell's Heroes
1929
Dynamite
1929
The Saturday Night Kid
1929
Is Everybody Happy?
1929
Madame X
1929
The Ol' Gray Hoss
1928
Hangman's House
1928
The Matinee Idol
1928
Clancy's Kosher Wedding
1927
Naughty Nanette
1927
Black Paradise
1926
The Home Maker
1925
The People vs. Nancy Preston
1925
Tessie
1925