Mary Gordon

Mary Gordon

Acting

Birthday

1882/05/16

Day of death

1963/08/23 (81 years old)

Gender

Female

Place of Birth

Glasgow, Scotland, UK

Also know as

Mary Grace Gordon

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 bega...Read more

Acting
Bride of Frankenstein
7.5

(1935) Bride of Frankenstein

as Hans' Wife

0.0

(1930) His Honor the Mayor

as His Wife

The Spider Woman
6.9

(1943) The Spider Woman

as Mrs. Hudson

0.0

(1930) The Ghosts

as Chubby's Mama

Radio Patrol
0.0

(1932) Radio Patrol

as Landlady (uncredited)

Dressed to Kill
6.5

(1946) Dressed to Kill

as Mrs. Hudson

Double Wedding
6.5

(1937) Double Wedding

as Mrs. Keough

The Body Snatcher
7.0

(1945) The Body Snatcher

as Mary McBride (uncredited)

It Started with Eve
7.1

(1941) It Started with Eve

as Mrs. O'Toole (uncredited)

The Whirlwind
0.0

(1933) The Whirlwind

as Mrs. Curtis

The Pearl of Death
7.0

(1944) The Pearl of Death

as Mrs. Hudson

Sealed Lips
5.8

(1942) Sealed Lips

as Mrs. Ann Morton (Fred's mother)

The Woman in Green
6.4

(1945) The Woman in Green

as Mrs. Hudson

Subway Express
0.0

(1931) Subway Express

as Mrs. Delaney

The Invisible Man Returns
6.2

(1940) The Invisible Man Returns

as Cookie (uncredited)

The Invisible Woman
5.7

(1940) The Invisible Woman

as Mrs. Bates

Naughty Nanette
0.0

(1927) Naughty Nanette

as Mrs. Rooney

Little Giant
5.3

(1946) Little Giant

as Ma Miller

Whispering Footsteps
5.3

(1943) Whispering Footsteps

as Ma Murphy

The Little Minister
5.9

(1934) The Little Minister

as Nanny

When the Wind Blows
6.1

(1930) When the Wind Blows

as Chubby's Mother (uncredited)

The Woman Condemned
4.3

(1934) The Woman Condemned

as Crying Woman at Night Court (uncredited)

The Black Camel
6.0

(1931) The Black Camel

as Mrs. MacMasters

Shadows Over Chinatown
5.7

(1946) Shadows Over Chinatown

as Mrs. Conover

The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
6.8

(1939) The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes

as Mrs. Hudson

The Invisible Wall
5.4

(1947) The Invisible Wall

as Mrs. Bledsoe

The Story That Couldn't Be Printed
4.0

(1939) The Story That Couldn't Be Printed

as Woman Reading Newspaper (uncredited)

Pot o' Gold
5.5

(1941) Pot o' Gold

as Mom McCorkle

Law of the Badlands
0.0

(1945) Law of the Badlands

as ---

Secret Command
6.8

(1944) Secret Command

as Mrs. McKenzie (uncredited)

Laughing Irish Eyes
0.0

(1936) Laughing Irish Eyes

as Mrs. O'Keefe

The Impatient Maiden
0.0

(1932) The Impatient Maiden

as Irish Neighbor (uncredited)

The Power and the Glory
5.9

(1933) The Power and the Glory

as Nurse (uncredited)

The Night of Nights
0.0

(1939) The Night of Nights

as 1nd Pencil Woman (uncredited)

Exposed
5.8

(1947) Exposed

as Housekeeper

Angels' Alley
4.0

(1948) Angels' Alley

as Mrs. Mamie Mahoney

Nature in the Wrong
0.0

(1933) Nature in the Wrong

as Mrs. Clancy

When the Daltons Rode
6.0

(1940) When the Daltons Rode

as Ma Dalton

Double Cross
4.8

(1941) Double Cross

as Mrs. Murray

Divorce
5.0

(1945) Divorce

as Ellen

Wild Girl
6.0

(1932) Wild Girl

as Washerwoman (uncredited)

The Saturday Night Kid
4.4

(1929) The Saturday Night Kid

as Reducing customer (uncredited)

Is Everybody Happy?
0.0

(1929) Is Everybody Happy?

as Neighbor (uncredited)

Cross Streets
5.8

(1934) Cross Streets

as Sonny's Mother

Sweepings
5.8

(1933) Sweepings

as Mrs. Patrick O'Leary (Uncredited)

Hell's Heroes
6.9

(1929) Hell's Heroes

as Choir Member (uncredited)

The Pride of the Yankees
7.4

(1942) The Pride of the Yankees

as Maid (uncredited)

0.0

(1941) Riot Squad

as Mrs. McGonigle

The Last Ride
6.2

(1944) The Last Ride

as Mrs. Mary Kelly

The Irish in Us
7.7

(1935) The Irish in Us

as Ma O'Hara

The Ol' Gray Hoss
6.0

(1928) The Ol' Gray Hoss

as First taxi passenger

Friend Indeed
0.0

(1937) Friend Indeed

as Housekeeper

Nobody's Children
0.0

(1940) Nobody's Children

as Mary

Lady Behave!
5.2

(1937) Lady Behave!

as Cook

$10 Raise
8.0

(1935) $10 Raise

as Landlady (uncredited)

Borrowed Hero
4.0

(1941) Borrowed Hero

as Mrs. Riley

Deputy Marshal
6.8

(1949) Deputy Marshal

as Mrs. Lance

Meet the Boy Friend
6.0

(1937) Meet the Boy Friend

as Mrs. Grimes

Little Miss Nobody
6.0

(1936) Little Miss Nobody

as Mrs. Biddle

Two Tickets to London
6.0

(1943) Two Tickets to London

as Mrs. Tinkle

The Hound of the Baskervilles
7.1

(1939) The Hound of the Baskervilles

as Mrs. Hudson

Appointment for Love
5.2

(1941) Appointment for Love

as Martha

Kitty Foyle
6.5

(1940) Kitty Foyle

as Cleaning Lady (uncredited)

Fort Apache
7.0

(1948) Fort Apache

as Ma (barmaid)

Sarong Girl
0.0

(1943) Sarong Girl

as Mattie

The Jones Family in Hollywood
0.0

(1939) The Jones Family in Hollywood

as Landlady (uncredited)

The Brat
5.6

(1931) The Brat

as Angry Wife in Night Court (uncredited)

Smart Guy
5.0

(1943) Smart Guy

as Maggie

City Streets
0.0

(1938) City Streets

as Mrs. Devlin

Beauty Parlor
5.0

(1932) Beauty Parlor

as Landlady

Ladies They Talk About
6.1

(1933) Ladies They Talk About

as Prisoner in Visiting Room (uncredited)

The Long Night
5.8

(1947) The Long Night

as Old Woman in Crowd (uncredited)

Men Must Fight
5.7

(1933) Men Must Fight

as Pacifist Audience Member

Follow the Leader
3.5

(1944) Follow the Leader

as ---

Blonde Venus
6.8

(1932) Blonde Venus

as Landlady (uncredited)

Shamrock Hill
1.0

(1949) Shamrock Hill

as Grandma Rogan

Mary of Scotland
6.3

(1936) Mary of Scotland

as Nurse

Stage Struck
4.0

(1936) Stage Struck

as Mrs. Cassidy

Sherlock Holmes Faces Death
6.8

(1943) Sherlock Holmes Faces Death

as Mrs. Hudson

Sherlock Holmes in Washington
6.7

(1943) Sherlock Holmes in Washington

as Mrs. Hudson

Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon
6.3

(1942) Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon

as Mrs. Hudson

Sherlock Holmes and the Voice of Terror
6.5

(1942) Sherlock Holmes and the Voice of Terror

as Mrs. Hudson

You Can't Have Everything
5.7

(1937) You Can't Have Everything

as YWCA Scrub Woman (uncredited)

The Expert
6.3

(1932) The Expert

as Neighbor

You're Only Young Once
5.5

(1937) You're Only Young Once

as Mary's Mother (uncredited)

Blond Cheat
6.0

(1938) Blond Cheat

as Maggie (uncredited)

Change of Heart
6.3

(1934) Change of Heart

as Woman in Street

Tell No Tales
5.3

(1939) Tell No Tales

as Mrs. Bryant (uncredited)

Charlie Chan in London
6.9

(1934) Charlie Chan in London

as Prison Visitor (uncredited)

The Defense Rests
7.0

(1934) The Defense Rests

as Scrub Woman

A House Divided
6.2

(1931) A House Divided

as Townswoman (uncredited)

The White Angel
8.0

(1936) The White Angel

as Nursing Applicant (uncredited)

The Man from Hell
4.5

(1934) The Man from Hell

as Mrs. Frank McCarrol

The Hour Before the Dawn
5.0

(1944) The Hour Before the Dawn

as Annie

Wings of the Navy
6.0

(1939) Wings of the Navy

as Irene's Housekeeper

Tail Spin
5.8

(1939) Tail Spin

as Mrs. Lee

Broadway Serenade
6.2

(1939) Broadway Serenade

as Annie (uncredited)

Her Husband Lies
6.0

(1937) Her Husband Lies

as Mrs. Jenks

Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
7.9

(1939) Mr. Smith Goes to Washington

as Woman (uncredited)

Broadway Thru a Keyhole
5.7

(1933) Broadway Thru a Keyhole

as Cleaning Woman

Day-time Wife
6.3

(1939) Day-time Wife

as Scrubwoman

The Marshal Of Mesa City
8.0

(1939) The Marshal Of Mesa City

as Mrs. Dudley

The Escape
5.5

(1939) The Escape

as Neighbor

Big Town Scandal
5.0

(1948) Big Town Scandal

as Mary - Cleaning Woman (uncredited)

Kidnapped
6.0

(1938) Kidnapped

as Mrs. MacDonald

The Dark Horse
0.0

(1946) The Dark Horse

as Mrs. Mahoney

Sister Kenny
6.5

(1946) Sister Kenny

as Mrs. Gordon (uncredited)

The Great O'Malley
6.7

(1937) The Great O'Malley

as Mrs. O'Malley

The Judge Steps Out
7.0

(1947) The Judge Steps Out

as Annie (Scrub Woman) (uncredited)

1.0

(1943) Here Comes Kelly

as Mrs. Kelly

Fly By Night
6.4

(1942) Fly By Night

as Ma Prescott

Meet the Stewarts
6.0

(1942) Meet the Stewarts

as Mrs. Stewart

Hangman's House
6.3

(1928) Hangman's House

as The Woman at Hogan's Hideout

Tucson
6.0

(1949) Tucson

as Housemother (uncredited)

Design for Living
7.2

(1933) Design for Living

as Theatre Chambermaid (uncredited)

Sentimental Journey
6.4

(1946) Sentimental Journey

as Agnes, the Cook (uncredited)

It Happened in Flatbush
4.8

(1942) It Happened in Flatbush

as Mrs. Collins

Blue, White, and Perfect
6.3

(1942) Blue, White, and Perfect

as Mrs. Flaherty - Mike's Landlady (uncredited)

Great Guy
6.2

(1936) Great Guy

as Mrs. Ogilvie

I Take This Oath
4.3

(1940) I Take This Oath

as Mrs. Eileen Hanagan

Brother Orchid
6.4

(1940) Brother Orchid

as Mrs. Sweeney - Flo's Landlady (uncredited)

Bombay Clipper
5.5

(1942) Bombay Clipper

as Abigail 'Mag' MacPherson

Highway 13
5.7

(1948) Highway 13

as Aunt Myrt Lacy

Mutiny on the Bounty
7.3

(1935) Mutiny on the Bounty

as Peddler (uncredited)

24 Hours
5.5

(1931) 24 Hours

as Nurse

Go West
6.5

(1940) Go West

as Train Passenger

Dancers in the Dark
4.8

(1932) Dancers in the Dark

as Scrubwoman

Roses Are Red
5.5

(1947) Roses Are Red

as Cleaning Lady

The Plough and the Stars
5.6

(1936) The Plough and the Stars

as Woman at Barricades

Bonnie Scotland
6.6

(1935) Bonnie Scotland

as Mrs. Bickerdike

Captain Eddie
6.0

(1945) Captain Eddie

as Mrs. Westrom

The Matinee Idol
6.3

(1928) The Matinee Idol

as Woman in Audience (uncredited)

The Loudspeaker
0.0

(1934) The Loudspeaker

as Landlady

Code of the Streets
7.0

(1939) Code of the Streets

as Mrs. Flaherty

The Hoodlum Saint
5.2

(1946) The Hoodlum Saint

as Trina

Vanessa: Her Love Story
6.0

(1935) Vanessa: Her Love Story

as Mrs. Leathwaite

Gateway
6.5

(1938) Gateway

as Scottish Mother

Waterfront Lady
5.5

(1935) Waterfront Lady

as Mrs. O'Flaherty

Saps at Sea
6.8

(1940) Saps at Sea

as Mrs. O'Riley

My Son, My Son!
4.3

(1940) My Son, My Son!

as Mrs. Mulvaney

No, No, Nanette
6.0

(1940) No, No, Nanette

as Gertrude, the Cook

Racketeers of the Range
6.2

(1939) Racketeers of the Range

as Mary-Benson's Housekeeper

Gentleman Jim
7.2

(1942) Gentleman Jim

as Mrs. Casey (uncredited)

The Last Alarm
4.6

(1940) The Last Alarm

as Mrs. Hadley

Young People
4.6

(1940) Young People

as Old Woman

The Lady Consents
5.8

(1936) The Lady Consents

as Apple Lady

Million Dollar Kid
6.4

(1944) Million Dollar Kid

as Mrs. McGinnis

Women Without Names
4.8

(1940) Women Without Names

as Juror

The Mummy's Tomb
5.7

(1942) The Mummy's Tomb

as Jane Banning

Murder at the Vanities
5.4

(1934) Murder at the Vanities

as ---

The Invisible Man
7.5

(1933) The Invisible Man

as Screaming Woman (uncredited)

The Strange Mrs. Crane
6.0

(1948) The Strange Mrs. Crane

as Nora

Meet the Baron
4.3

(1933) Meet the Baron

as Washer Woman (uncredited)

Skyscraper Souls
5.6

(1932) Skyscraper Souls

as Charwoman

Pilgrimage
6.8

(1933) Pilgrimage

as ---

The Plot Thickens
6.2

(1936) The Plot Thickens

as Woman with Bag

Ginger
4.7

(1935) Ginger

as Mrs. Monahan (uncredited)

Captain Fury
4.8

(1939) Captain Fury

as Mrs. Bailey

Doctor Bull
6.6

(1933) Doctor Bull

as Townswoman at Meeting

Keep 'Em Slugging
5.5

(1943) Keep 'Em Slugging

as Mrs. Banning

The Racket Man
6.0

(1944) The Racket Man

as Mom Benson

Haunted Trails
0.0

(1949) Haunted Trails

as Aunt Libby

West of Wyoming
6.0

(1950) West of Wyoming

as Nora Jones

Clues to Adventure
6.0

(1949) Clues to Adventure

as Woman Reading Newspaper (archive footage) (uncredited)

Texas Cyclone
4.3

(1932) Texas Cyclone

as Kate

Song o' My Heart
4.4

(1930) Song o' My Heart

as Irish Woman

Share the Wealth
3.0

(1936) Share the Wealth

as Ma MacClyde

Madame X
6.0

(1929) Madame X

as Nursemaid (uncredited)

Powder Town
3.7

(1942) Powder Town

as Mrs. Douglas

Oh, for a Man!
5.7

(1930) Oh, for a Man!

as Stage Door Admirer with Violets

Unfinished Business
5.3

(1941) Unfinished Business

as Miss Brady

Half Way to Shanghai
0.0

(1942) Half Way to Shanghai

as Mrs. McIntyre

Off the Record
6.0

(1939) Off the Record

as Mrs. Finnegan (uncredited)

Tear Gas Squad
4.8

(1940) Tear Gas Squad

as Mrs. Sullivan

Public Deb No. 1
4.2

(1940) Public Deb No. 1

as Landlady

Campus Confessions
4.2

(1938) Campus Confessions

as Mrs. Twill

Roaring Ranch
0.0

(1930) Roaring Ranch

as Mrs. O'Riley (uncredited)

Strange Confession
6.8

(1945) Strange Confession

as Mrs. O'Connor

70,000 Witnesses
4.8

(1932) 70,000 Witnesses

as Scrubwoman (uncredited)

Secrets of Scotland Yard
5.3

(1944) Secrets of Scotland Yard

as Libby, the Housekeeper

Pack Up Your Troubles
6.7

(1932) Pack Up Your Troubles

as Mrs. MacTavish (uncredited)

The Home Maker
0.0

(1925) The Home Maker

as Mrs. Hennessy

Dr. Broadway
5.0

(1942) Dr. Broadway

as Broadway Carrie

Joe and Ethel Turp Call on the President
2.0

(1939) Joe and Ethel Turp Call on the President

as Mrs. O'Leary

See My Lawyer
6.0

(1945) See My Lawyer

as Mrs. Fillmore

She Married a Cop
5.0

(1939) She Married a Cop

as Ma Duffy

Flight from Destiny
5.2

(1941) Flight from Destiny

as Martha

In Fast Company
6.3

(1946) In Fast Company

as Mrs. Cassidy

Baby Take a Bow
5.5

(1934) Baby Take a Bow

as Mrs. O'Brien (Uncredited)

Rulers of the Sea
6.5

(1939) Rulers of the Sea

as Mrs. Ogilvie (Uncredited)

Hollywood Canteen
7.3

(1944) Hollywood Canteen

as Hostess (uncredited)

Waterloo Bridge
7.0

(1931) Waterloo Bridge

as Distraught Woman on Stairway (uncredited)

One More River
5.3

(1934) One More River

as Cook (Uncredited)

Manhattan Melodrama
7.0

(1934) Manhattan Melodrama

as Boat Passenger (uncredited)

After the Thin Man
7.3

(1936) After the Thin Man

as Rose (uncredited)

My Woman
3.4

(1933) My Woman

as Woman at Ironing Board (Uncredited)

Kitty
5.5

(1945) Kitty

as Nanny

Anybody's Woman
5.9

(1930) Anybody's Woman

as Maid

The File on Thelma Jordon
6.5

(1949) The File on Thelma Jordon

as Charwoman (Uncredited)

Our Daily Bread
6.8

(1934) Our Daily Bread

as Community Woman in Cottage (uncredited)

She Done Him Wrong
5.8

(1933) She Done Him Wrong

as Cleaning Lady (uncredited)

Mr. Soft Touch
6.8

(1949) Mr. Soft Touch

as Slatternly Woman Tenant (Uncredited)

Mannequin
6.0

(1938) Mannequin

as Mrs. O'Rourke (Uncredited)

Possessed
7.1

(1931) Possessed

as Woman at Political Rally (uncredited)

Black Paradise
4.0

(1926) Black Paradise

as Mrs. Murphy

Call Her Savage
5.8

(1932) Call Her Savage

as Lady in Tenement (Uncredited)

A Damsel in Distress
6.5

(1937) A Damsel in Distress

as Cook (uncredited)

Beloved
0.0

(1934) Beloved

as Mrs. O'Leary

Kidnapped
5.5

(1948) Kidnapped

as Scottish Woman (uncredited)

Queen of the Mob
4.5

(1940) Queen of the Mob

as Tenement Landlady

The Strange Case of Doctor Rx
5.1

(1942) The Strange Case of Doctor Rx

as Mrs. Scott

The Kiss Before the Mirror
5.5

(1933) The Kiss Before the Mirror

as Scrubwoman (uncredited)

Forgotten Faces
0.0

(1936) Forgotten Faces

as Mrs. O'Leary

Vagabond Lady
7.2

(1935) Vagabond Lady

as Myrtle, Scrubwoman (uncredited)

Whom the Gods Destroy
5.5

(1934) Whom the Gods Destroy

as Newfoundlander

The Cisco Kid
6.4

(1950) The Cisco Kid

as Mary O'Toole