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Mary Gordon

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 be

Born

May 16, 1882

Glasgow, Scotland, UK

Died

Aug 23, 1963

Known For

Acting

Movies

227 acting

1 crew

Popularity

0.7

Known For

Go West
Go West
1940 as Train Passenger
★ 6.5
The Invisible Man
The Invisible Man
1933 as Screaming Woman (uncredited)
★ 7.5
Bride of Frankenstein
Bride of Frankenstein
1935 as Hans' Wife
★ 7.5
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
1939 as Woman (uncredited)
★ 7.8
Fort Apache
Fort Apache
1948 as Ma (barmaid)
★ 7.0
Mary of Scotland
Mary of Scotland
1936 as Nurse
★ 6.2
Kitty Foyle
Kitty Foyle
1940 as Cleaning Lady (uncredited)
★ 6.6
Mutiny on the Bounty
Mutiny on the Bounty
1935 as Peddler (uncredited)
★ 7.4
My Woman
My Woman
1933 as Woman at Ironing Board (Uncredited)
★ 4.2
The Hound of the Baskervilles
The Hound of the Baskervilles
1939 as Mrs. Hudson
★ 7.1
Dressed to Kill
Dressed to Kill
1946 as Mrs. Hudson
★ 6.6
Sealed Lips
Sealed Lips
1942 as Mrs. Ann Morton (Fred's mother)
★ 6.0
The Woman in Green
The Woman in Green
1945 as Mrs. Hudson
★ 6.5
Sister Kenny
Sister Kenny
1946 as Mrs. Gordon (uncredited)
★ 6.9
Wild Girl
Wild Girl
1932 as Washerwoman (uncredited)
★ 6.2
Bonnie Scotland
Bonnie Scotland
1935 as Mrs. Bickerdike
★ 6.6
Young People
Young People
1940 as Old Woman (uncredited)
★ 5.3
Possessed
Possessed
1931 as Woman at Political Rally (uncredited)
★ 7.0
Riot Squad
Riot Squad
1941 as Mrs. McGonigle
★ 9.0
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
1939 as Mrs. Hudson
★ 6.9
Blond Cheat
Blond Cheat
1938 as Maggie (uncredited)
★ 7.3
The Pearl of Death
The Pearl of Death
1944 as Mrs. Hudson
★ 7.1
The Invisible Man Returns
The Invisible Man Returns
1940 as Cookie (uncredited)
★ 6.3
The Loudspeaker
The Loudspeaker
1934 as Landlady
★ 8.0
After the Thin Man
After the Thin Man
1936 as Rose (uncredited)
★ 7.3
The Pride of the Yankees
The Pride of the Yankees
1942 as Maid (uncredited)
★ 7.4
Double Cross
Double Cross
1941 as Mrs. Murray
★ 5.1
Waterloo Bridge
Waterloo Bridge
1931 as Distraught Woman on Stairway (uncredited)
★ 6.9
Exposed
Exposed
1947 as Housekeeper
★ 6.2
Blonde Venus
Blonde Venus
1932 as Landlady (uncredited)
★ 6.8
The Long Night
The Long Night
1947 as Old Woman in Crowd (uncredited)
★ 5.8
No, No, Nanette
No, No, Nanette
1940 as Gertrude, the Cook
★ 6.2
Mr. Soft Touch
Mr. Soft Touch
1949 as Slatternly Woman Tenant (Uncredited)
★ 6.8
Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon
★ 6.4
Tucson
Tucson
1949 as Housemother (uncredited)
★ 7.5
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Tessie
1925 as Aunt Maggie
★ 9.0
Gentleman Jim
Gentleman Jim
1942 as Mrs. Casey (uncredited)
★ 7.2
Beauty Parlor
Beauty Parlor
1932 as Landlady
★ 7.5
The Body Snatcher
The Body Snatcher
1945 as Mary McBride (uncredited)
★ 7.0
Double Wedding
Double Wedding
1937 as Mrs. Keough
★ 6.4
The Invisible Woman
The Invisible Woman
1940 as Mrs. Bates
★ 5.7
Ladies They Talk About
Ladies They Talk About
1933 as Prisoner in Visiting Room (uncredited)
★ 6.1
Design for Living
Design for Living
1933 as Theatre Chambermaid (uncredited)
★ 7.1
Manhattan Melodrama
Manhattan Melodrama
1934 as Boat Passenger (uncredited)
★ 7.1
City Streets
City Streets
1938 as Mrs. Devlin
★ 6.0
The Mummy's Tomb
The Mummy's Tomb
1942 as Jane Banning
★ 5.5
The Spider Woman
The Spider Woman
1943 as Mrs. Hudson
★ 7.0
Skyscraper Souls
Skyscraper Souls
1932 as Charwoman
★ 5.5
Sherlock Holmes and the Voice of Terror
★ 6.5
Hollywood Canteen
Hollywood Canteen
1944 as Hostess (uncredited)
★ 7.3
Brother Orchid
Brother Orchid
1940 as Mrs. Sweeney - Flo's Landlady (uncredited)
★ 6.6
Call Her Savage
Call Her Savage
1932 as Lady in Tenement (Uncredited)
★ 5.8
Vagabond Lady
Vagabond Lady
1935 as Myrtle, Scrubwoman (uncredited)
★ 7.2
Dr. Broadway
Dr. Broadway
1942 as Broadway Carrie
★ 6.0
Sherlock Holmes in Washington
Sherlock Holmes in Washington
1943 as Mrs. Hudson
★ 6.8
Meet the Stewarts
Meet the Stewarts
1942 as Mrs. Stewart
★ 5.5
The Black Camel
The Black Camel
1931 as Mrs. MacMasters
★ 6.1
Our Daily Bread
Our Daily Bread
1934 as Community Woman in Cottage (uncredited)
★ 6.7
I Take This Oath
I Take This Oath
1940 as Mrs. Eileen Hanagan
★ 5.8
Captain Fury
Captain Fury
1939 as Mrs. Bailey
★ 5.6
Pack Up Your Troubles
Pack Up Your Troubles
1932 as Mrs. MacTavish (uncredited)
★ 6.8
Sherlock Holmes Faces Death
Sherlock Holmes Faces Death
1943 as Mrs. Hudson
★ 6.9
Hell's Heroes
Hell's Heroes
1929 as Choir Member (uncredited)
★ 7.1
Appointment for Love
Appointment for Love
1941 as Martha
★ 5.8
Pot o' Gold
Pot o' Gold
1941 as Mom McCorkle
★ 5.7
The Defense Rests
The Defense Rests
1934 as Scrub Woman
★ 7.1
The People vs. Nancy Preston
The People vs. Nancy Preston
1925 as Mrs. Tifft
★ 10.0
Friend Indeed
Friend Indeed
1937 as Housekeeper
★ 6.7
The Hoodlum Saint
The Hoodlum Saint
1946 as Trina
★ 5.5
She Done Him Wrong
She Done Him Wrong
1933 as Cleaning Lady (uncredited)
★ 5.9
The Trial of Vivienne Ware
The Trial of Vivienne Ware
1932 as Court Matron (uncredited)
★ 9.0
One More River
One More River
1934 as Cook (Uncredited)
★ 5.2
The World Changes
The World Changes
1933 as Lady at Party (uncredited)
★ 4.8
Waterfront Lady
Waterfront Lady
1935 as Mrs. O'Flaherty
★ 5.3
A Damsel in Distress
A Damsel in Distress
1937 as Cook (uncredited)
★ 6.5
Little Giant
Little Giant
1946 as Ma Miller
★ 5.3
Naughty Nanette
Naughty Nanette
1927 as Mrs. Rooney
★ 10.0
Gateway
Gateway
1938 as Scottish Mother
★ 7.4
Kitty
Kitty
1945 as Nanny
★ 5.7
Pick a Star
Pick a Star
1937 as Mrs Watts - The Undertaker’s Wife
★ 4.8
It Started with Eve
It Started with Eve
1941 as Mrs. O'Toole (uncredited)
★ 7.2
Saps at Sea
Saps at Sea
1940 as Mrs. O'Riley
★ 6.8
When the Daltons Rode
When the Daltons Rode
1940 as Ma Dalton
★ 6.2
Baby Take a Bow
Baby Take a Bow
1934 as Mrs. O'Brien (Uncredited)
★ 5.7
The Great O'Malley
The Great O'Malley
1937 as Mrs. O'Malley
★ 7.0
Stage Struck
Stage Struck
1936 as Mrs. Cassidy
★ 5.3
You Can't Have Everything
You Can't Have Everything
1937 as YWCA Scrub Woman (uncredited)
★ 6.5
The File on Thelma Jordon
The File on Thelma Jordon
1949 as Charwoman (uncredited)
★ 6.6
Captain Eddie
Captain Eddie
1945 as Mrs. Westrom
★ 7.3
The Lady Consents
The Lady Consents
1936 as Apple Lady
★ 6.4
Tell No Tales
Tell No Tales
1939 as Mrs. Bryant (uncredited)
★ 5.4
Great Guy
Great Guy
1936 as Mrs. Ogilvie
★ 6.3
The Racket Man
The Racket Man
1944 as Mom Benson
★ 7.7
The Woman Condemned
The Woman Condemned
1934 as Crying Woman at Night Court (uncredited)
★ 4.6
The Brat
The Brat
1931 as Angry Wife in Night Court (uncredited)
★ 5.4
Change of Heart
Change of Heart
1934 as Woman in Street (uncredited)
★ 6.3
Oh, for a Man!
Oh, for a Man!
1930 as Stage Door Admirer with Violets
★ 6.3
Cross Streets
Cross Streets
1934 as Sonny's Mother
★ 6.0
A House Divided
A House Divided
1931 as Townswoman (uncredited)
★ 5.6
Doctor Bull
Doctor Bull
1933 as Townswoman at Meeting
★ 6.7
One Man Justice
One Man Justice
1937 as Bridget
★ 6.5
Murder at the Vanities
Murder at the Vanities
1934 as Assistant Wardrobe Woman (uncredited)
★ 5.6
Texas Cyclone
Texas Cyclone
1932 as Kate
★ 4.5
Roses Are Red
Roses Are Red
1947 as Cleaning Lady
★ 5.7
The White Angel
The White Angel
1936 as Nursing Applicant (uncredited)
★ 7.2
Meet the Baron
Meet the Baron
1933 as Washer Woman (uncredited)
★ 5.3
The Little Minister
The Little Minister
1934 as Nanny
★ 5.8
You're Only Young Once
You're Only Young Once
1937 as Mary's Mother (uncredited)
★ 5.7
Charlie Chan in London
Charlie Chan in London
1934 as Prison Visitor (uncredited)
★ 6.9
She Married a Cop
She Married a Cop
1939 as Ma Duffy
★ 6.8
Radio Patrol
Radio Patrol
1932 as Landlady (uncredited)
★ 10.0
Tear Gas Squad
Tear Gas Squad
1940 as Mrs. Sullivan
★ 5.3
Little Miss Nobody
Little Miss Nobody
1936 as Mrs. Biddle
★ 7.5
See My Lawyer
See My Lawyer
1945 as Mrs. Fillmore
★ 7.3
Public Deb No. 1
Public Deb No. 1
1940 as Landlady
★ 4.9
Clancy's Kosher Wedding
Clancy's Kosher Wedding
1927 as Molly Clancy
★ 9.0
Borrowed Hero
Borrowed Hero
1941 as Mrs. Riley
★ 5.5
Queen of the Mob
Queen of the Mob
1940 as Tenement Landlady
★ 6.2
Sweepings
Sweepings
1933 as Mrs. Patrick O'Leary (Uncredited)
★ 5.8
Tail Spin
Tail Spin
1939 as Mrs. Lee
★ 6.3
Bombay Clipper
Bombay Clipper
1942 as Abigail 'Mag' MacPherson
★ 6.0
Sentimental Journey
Sentimental Journey
1946 as Agnes, the Cook (uncredited)
★ 6.4
The Judge Steps Out
The Judge Steps Out
1947 as Annie (Scrub Woman) (uncredited)
★ 7.0
Wings of the Navy
Wings of the Navy
1939 as Irene's Housekeeper
★ 6.2
Shadows Over Chinatown
Shadows Over Chinatown
1946 as Mrs. Conover
★ 6.2
Strange Confession
Strange Confession
1945 as Mrs. O'Connor
★ 6.9
Her Husband Lies
Her Husband Lies
1937 as Mrs. Jenks
★ 7.0
Anybody's Woman
Anybody's Woman
1930 as Maid
★ 6.6
The Irish in Us
The Irish in Us
1935 as Ma O'Hara
★ 7.5
Kidnapped
Kidnapped
1938 as Mrs. MacDonald
★ 6.0
The Plough and the Stars
The Plough and the Stars
1936 as Woman at Barricades
★ 5.7
The Escape
The Escape
1939 as Neighbor
★ 6.2
Meet the Boy Friend
Meet the Boy Friend
1937 as Mrs. Grimes
★ 5.5
Men Must Fight
Men Must Fight
1933 as Pacifist Audience Member
★ 6.2
Secret Command
Secret Command
1944 as Mrs. McKenzie (uncredited)
★ 6.6
Rulers of the Sea
Rulers of the Sea
1939 as Mrs. Ogilvie (Uncredited)
★ 6.7
Pilgrimage
★ 7.1
Flight from Destiny
Flight from Destiny
1941 as Martha
★ 5.8
Code of the Streets
Code of the Streets
1939 as Mrs. Flaherty
★ 7.7
The Kiss Before the Mirror
The Kiss Before the Mirror
1933 as Scrubwoman (uncredited)
★ 5.6
Deputy Marshal
Deputy Marshal
1949 as Mrs. Lance
★ 6.3
Madame X
Madame X
1929 as Nursemaid (uncredited)
★ 6.3
Broadway Thru a Keyhole
Broadway Thru a Keyhole
1933 as Cleaning Woman
★ 6.3
The Jones Family in Hollywood
The Jones Family in Hollywood
1939 as Landlady (uncredited)
★ 10.0
The Story That Couldn't Be Printed
The Story That Couldn't Be Printed
1939 as Woman Reading Newspaper (uncredited)
★ 7.0
Two Tickets to London
Two Tickets to London
1943 as Mrs. Tinkle
★ 7.5
Mannequin
Mannequin
1938 as Mrs. O'Rourke (Uncredited)
★ 6.0
The Strange Case of Doctor Rx
The Strange Case of Doctor Rx
1942 as Mrs. Scott
★ 5.2
Whispering Footsteps
Whispering Footsteps
1943 as Ma Murphy
★ 5.3
Broadway Serenade
Broadway Serenade
1939 as Annie (uncredited)
★ 6.6
Kidnapped
Kidnapped
1948 as Scottish Woman (uncredited)
★ 6.7
The Saturday Night Kid
The Saturday Night Kid
1929 as Reducing customer (uncredited)
★ 4.7
My Son, My Son!
My Son, My Son!
1940 as Mrs. Mulvaney
★ 4.8
The Plot Thickens
The Plot Thickens
1936 as Woman with Bag (uncredited)
★ 6.3
Fly By Night
Fly By Night
1942 as Ma Prescott
★ 6.7
The Power and the Glory
The Power and the Glory
1933 as Nurse (uncredited)
★ 5.9
The Night of Nights
The Night of Nights
1939 as 1nd Pencil Woman (uncredited)
★ 8.0
Little Mickey Grogan
Little Mickey Grogan
1927 as Kind Landlady
★ 8.0
Vanessa: Her Love Story
Vanessa: Her Love Story
1935 as Mrs. Leathwaite
★ 6.2
Powder Town
Powder Town
1942 as Mrs. Douglas
★ 4.4
Divorce
Divorce
1945 as Ellen
★ 6.0
The Dark Horse
The Dark Horse
1946 as Mrs. Mahoney
★ 7.0
Keep 'Em Slugging
Keep 'Em Slugging
1943 as Mrs. Banning
★ 5.8
It Happened in Flatbush
It Happened in Flatbush
1942 as Mrs. Collins
★ 5.4
Million Dollar Kid
Million Dollar Kid
1944 as Mrs. McGinnis
★ 5.9
Blue, White and Perfect
Blue, White and Perfect
1942 as Mrs. Flaherty - Mike's Landlady (uncredited)
★ 6.5
Whom the Gods Destroy
Whom the Gods Destroy
1934 as Newfoundlander
★ 6.0
The Hour Before the Dawn
The Hour Before the Dawn
1944 as Annie
★ 6.4
The Impatient Maiden
The Impatient Maiden
1932 as Irish Neighbor (uncredited)
★ 9.0
Day-time Wife
Day-time Wife
1939 as Scrubwoman
★ 6.0
Racketeers of the Range
Racketeers of the Range
1939 as Mary-Benson's Housekeeper
★ 6.7
$10 Raise
$10 Raise
1935 as Landlady (uncredited)
★ 9.0
When the Wind Blows
When the Wind Blows
1930 as Chubby's Mother (uncredited)
★ 6.7
Secrets of Scotland Yard
Secrets of Scotland Yard
1944 as Libby, the Housekeeper
★ 6.3
Women Without Names
Women Without Names
1940 as Juror
★ 4.7
Sarong Girl
Sarong Girl
1943 as Mattie
★ 7.0
Let Us Be Gay
Let Us Be Gay
1930 as Mrs. McIntyre (uncredited)
★ 4.1
In Fast Company
In Fast Company
1946 as Mrs. Cassidy
★ 6.8
Off the Record
Off the Record
1939 as Mrs. Finnegan (uncredited)
★ 6.4
Dynamite
Dynamite
1929 as Neighbor at Store
★ 6.4
The Invisible Wall
The Invisible Wall
1947 as Mrs. Bledsoe
★ 6.0
Hangman's House
Hangman's House
1928 as The Woman at Hogan's Hideout
★ 6.6
24 Hours
24 Hours
1931 as Nurse
★ 6.3
The Marshal Of Mesa City
The Marshal Of Mesa City
1939 as Mrs. Dudley
★ 7.5
The Expert
The Expert
1932 as Neighbor
★ 7.3
Joe and Ethel Turp Call on the President
★ 5.0
Dancers in the Dark
Dancers in the Dark
1932 as Scrubwoman
★ 5.7
Unfinished Business
Unfinished Business
1941 as Miss Brady
★ 6.5
Angels' Alley
Angels' Alley
1948 as Mrs. Mamie Mahoney
★ 5.2
The Strange Mrs. Crane
The Strange Mrs. Crane
1948 as Nora
★ 6.3
Smart Guy
Smart Guy
1943 as Maggie
★ 7.0
The Matinee Idol
The Matinee Idol
1928 as Woman in Audience (uncredited)
★ 6.6
Share the Wealth
Share the Wealth
1936 as Ma MacClyde
★ 6.5
The Last Alarm
The Last Alarm
1940 as Mrs. Hadley
★ 4.5
Nature in the Wrong
Nature in the Wrong
1933 as Mrs. Clancy
★ 6.5
Law of the Badlands
★ 10.0
Forgotten Faces
Forgotten Faces
1936 as Mrs. O'Leary
★ 5.5
Roaring Ranch
Roaring Ranch
1930 as Mrs. O'Riley (uncredited)
★ 10.0
Half Way to Shanghai
Half Way to Shanghai
1942 as Mrs. McIntyre
★ 6.0
Haunted Trails
Haunted Trails
1949 as Aunt Libby
★ 9.0
The Ol' Gray Hoss
The Ol' Gray Hoss
1928 as First taxi passenger
★ 6.3
The Whirlwind
The Whirlwind
1933 as Mrs. Curtis
★ 8.0
Song o' My Heart
Song o' My Heart
1930 as Irish Woman
★ 4.8
Lady Behave!
Lady Behave!
1937 as Cook
★ 4.8
Ginger
Ginger
1935 as Mrs. Monahan (uncredited)
★ 4.8
The Last Ride
The Last Ride
1944 as Mrs. Mary Kelly
★ 6.4
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The Old Code
1928 as Mary MacGregor
Beloved
Beloved
1934 as Mrs. O'Leary
★ 9.0
West of Wyoming
West of Wyoming
1950 as Nora Jones
★ 6.5
Clues to Adventure
Clues to Adventure
1949 as Woman Reading Newspaper (archive footage) (uncredited)
★ 7.3
Laughing Irish Eyes
Laughing Irish Eyes
1936 as Mrs. O'Keefe
★ 10.0
The Man from Hell
The Man from Hell
1934 as Mrs. Frank McCarrol
★ 5.7
Campus Confessions
Campus Confessions
1938 as Mrs. Twill
★ 4.8
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The Ghosts
1930 as Chubby's Mama
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His Honor the Mayor
1930 as His Wife
★ 10.0
Big Town Scandal
Big Town Scandal
1948 as Mary - Cleaning Woman (uncredited)
★ 5.3
Shamrock Hill
Shamrock Hill
1949 as Grandma Rogan
★ 4.5
Subway Express
Subway Express
1931 as Mrs. Delaney
★ 10.0
Follow the Leader
★ 3.8
Black Paradise
Black Paradise
1926 as Mrs. Murphy
★ 5.3
Is Everybody Happy?
Is Everybody Happy?
1929 as Neighbor (uncredited)
★ 9.0
Highway 13
Highway 13
1948 as Aunt Myrt Lacy
★ 5.8
The Home Maker
The Home Maker
1925 as Mrs. Hennessy
★ 7.0
70,000 Witnesses
70,000 Witnesses
1932 as Scrubwoman (uncredited)
★ 5.7
Nobody's Children
Nobody's Children
1940 as Mary
★ 7.0
Here Comes Kelly
Here Comes Kelly
1943 as Mrs. Kelly
★ 3.7