Mary Gordon
Acting
Born: 1882-05-16 in 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
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
Woman (uncredited)
Bride of Frankenstein
Hans' Wife
The Invisible Man
Screaming Woman (uncredited)
Fort Apache
Ma (barmaid)
Mutiny on the Bounty
Peddler (uncredited)
Angels with Dirty Faces
The Hound of the Baskervilles
Mrs. Hudson
Design for Living
Theatre Chambermaid (uncredited)
After the Thin Man
Rose (uncredited)
The Body Snatcher
Mary McBride (uncredited)
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
Mrs. Hudson
The Woman in Green
Mrs. Hudson
Blonde Venus
Landlady (uncredited)
Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon
Mrs. Hudson
The Pride of the Yankees
Maid (uncredited)
The Invisible Man Returns
Cookie (uncredited)
Dressed to Kill
Mrs. Hudson
She Done Him Wrong
Cleaning Lady (uncredited)
Sherlock Holmes and the Voice of Terror
Mrs. Hudson
The Spider Woman
Mrs. Hudson
The Pearl of Death
Mrs. Hudson
Sherlock Holmes Faces Death
Mrs. Hudson
Go West
Train Passenger (uncredited)
Saps at Sea
Mrs. O'Riley
The Invisible Woman
Mrs. Bates
Sherlock Holmes in Washington
Mrs. Hudson
The Mummy's Tomb
Jane Banning
Manhattan Melodrama
Boat Passenger (uncredited)
Pack Up Your Troubles
Mrs. MacTavish (uncredited)
Bonnie Scotland
Mrs. Bickerdike
Gentleman Jim
Mrs. Casey (uncredited)
The File on Thelma Jordon
Charwoman (uncredited)
Kitty Foyle
Cleaning Lady (uncredited)
Our Daily Bread
Community Woman in Cottage (uncredited)
Waterloo Bridge
Distraught Woman on Stairway (uncredited)
Ladies They Talk About
Prisoner in Visiting Room (uncredited)
The Long Night
Old Woman in Crowd (uncredited)
Mary of Scotland
Nurse
Brother Orchid
Mrs. Sweeney - Flo's Landlady (uncredited)
Possessed
Woman at Political Rally (uncredited)