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Mary Gordon

Personal Information

Known ForActing
GenderFemale
Born / DiedMay 16, 1882 (Died at 81)
Zodiac Sign♉Taurus
Place of BirthGlasgow, Scotland, UK
Career Span1925 – 1963
Known Credits225 Titles
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ActingPopularity Score 1.2

Mary Gordon

Also known as:Mary Grace Gordon
Total Works

225

224 movies • 1 shows

Avg Rating

6.5 / 10

across rated releases

Box Office

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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.

Signature Roles & Milestones

Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
7.8
as Woman (uncredited)
Bride of Frankenstein
7.5
as Hans' Wife
The Invisible Man
7.5
The Invisible Man
1933•movie
as Screaming Woman (uncredited)
Fort Apache
7.0
Fort Apache
1948•movie
as Ma (barmaid)

Full Filmography & Credits

Showing 225 titles featuring Mary Gordon

Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
7.8

as Woman (uncredited)

Bride of Frankenstein
7.5

as Hans' Wife

The Invisible Man
7.5
The Invisible Man
1933•movie

as Screaming Woman (uncredited)

Fort Apache
7.0
Fort Apache
1948•movie

as Ma (barmaid)

Mutiny on the Bounty
7.4

as Peddler (uncredited)

The Hound of the Baskervilles
7.1

as Mrs. Hudson

Design for Living
7.1
Design for Living
1933•movie

as Theatre Chambermaid (uncredited)

After the Thin Man
7.3
After the Thin Man
1936•movie

as Rose (uncredited)

The Body Snatcher
7.0
The Body Snatcher
1945•movie

as Mary McBride (uncredited)

The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
6.9

as Mrs. Hudson

The Woman in Green
6.5
The Woman in Green
1945•movie

as Mrs. Hudson

Blonde Venus
6.8
Blonde Venus
1932•movie

as Landlady (uncredited)

Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon
6.4

as Mrs. Hudson

The Pride of the Yankees
7.3

as Maid (uncredited)

The Invisible Man Returns
6.3

as Cookie (uncredited)

Dressed to Kill
6.7
Dressed to Kill
1946•movie

as Mrs. Hudson

She Done Him Wrong
5.9
She Done Him Wrong
1933•movie

as Cleaning Lady (uncredited)

Sherlock Holmes and the Voice of Terror
6.5

as Mrs. Hudson

The Spider Woman
7.0
The Spider Woman
1943•movie

as Mrs. Hudson

The Pearl of Death
7.1
The Pearl of Death
1944•movie

as Mrs. Hudson

Sherlock Holmes Faces Death
6.9

as Mrs. Hudson

Go West
6.6
Go West
1940•movie

as Train Passenger (uncredited)

Saps at Sea
6.8
Saps at Sea
1940•movie

as Mrs. O'Riley

The Invisible Woman
5.7

as Mrs. Bates

Sherlock Holmes in Washington
6.8

as Mrs. Hudson

The Mummy's Tomb
5.5
The Mummy's Tomb
1942•movie

as Jane Banning

Manhattan Melodrama
7.0

as Boat Passenger (uncredited)

Pack Up Your Troubles
6.8

as Mrs. MacTavish (uncredited)

Bonnie Scotland
6.6
Bonnie Scotland
1935•movie

as Mrs. Bickerdike

Gentleman Jim
7.2
Gentleman Jim
1942•movie

as Mrs. Casey (uncredited)

The File on Thelma Jordon
6.6

as Charwoman (uncredited)

Kitty Foyle
6.6
Kitty Foyle
1940•movie

as Cleaning Lady (uncredited)

Our Daily Bread
6.7
Our Daily Bread
1934•movie

as Community Woman in Cottage (uncredited)

Waterloo Bridge
6.9
Waterloo Bridge
1931•movie

as Distraught Woman on Stairway (uncredited)

Ladies They Talk About
6.2

as Prisoner in Visiting Room (uncredited)

The Long Night
5.8
The Long Night
1947•movie

as Old Woman in Crowd (uncredited)

Mary of Scotland
6.2
Mary of Scotland
1936•movie

as Nurse

Brother Orchid
6.6
Brother Orchid
1940•movie

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

Possessed
7.0
Possessed
1931•movie

as Woman at Political Rally (uncredited)

A Damsel in Distress
6.5

as Cook (uncredited)

The Black Camel
6.1
The Black Camel
1931•movie

as Mrs. MacMasters

Double Wedding
6.4
Double Wedding
1937•movie

as Mrs. Keough

Charlie Chan in London
6.9

as Prison Visitor (uncredited)

It Started with Eve
7.2

as Mrs. O'Toole (uncredited)

Hollywood Canteen
7.3
Hollywood Canteen
1944•movie

as Hostess (uncredited)

Pot o' Gold
5.7
Pot o' Gold
1941•movie

as Mom McCorkle

Call Her Savage
5.7
Call Her Savage
1932•movie

as Lady in Tenement (Uncredited)

Strange Confession
6.8
Strange Confession
1945•movie

as Mrs. O'Connor

Little Giant
5.3
Little Giant
1946•movie

as Ma Miller

When the Daltons Rode
6.2

as Ma Dalton

Great Guy
6.3
Great Guy
1936•movie

as Mrs. Ogilvie

Mannequin
6.0
Mannequin
1938•movie

as Mrs. O'Rourke (Uncredited)

Hell's Heroes
7.1
Hell's Heroes
1929•movie

as Choir Member (uncredited)

Baby Take a Bow
5.7
Baby Take a Bow
1934•movie

as Mrs. O'Brien (Uncredited)

The Plough and the Stars
5.7

as Woman at Barricades

The Strange Case of Doctor Rx
5.2

as Mrs. Scott

Sister Kenny
6.9
Sister Kenny
1946•movie

as Mrs. Gordon (uncredited)

The Matinee Idol
6.6
The Matinee Idol
1928•movie

as Woman in Audience (uncredited)

Pilgrimage
7.1
Pilgrimage
1933•movie
The Kiss Before the Mirror
5.6

as Scrubwoman (uncredited)

Day-time Wife
6.0
Day-time Wife
1939•movie

as Scrubwoman

Hangman's House
6.6
Hangman's House
1928•movie

as The Woman at Hogan's Hideout

The Woman Condemned
4.6

as Crying Woman at Night Court (uncredited)

The Power and the Glory
5.9

as Nurse (uncredited)

Whispering Footsteps
5.2

as Ma Murphy

The Little Minister
5.8

as Nanny

Murder at the Vanities
5.7

as Assistant Wardrobe Woman (uncredited)

Dynamite
6.4
Dynamite
1929•movie

as Neighbor at Store

Skyscraper Souls
5.5
Skyscraper Souls
1932•movie

as Charwoman

Texas Cyclone
4.5
Texas Cyclone
1932•movie

as Kate

Pick a Star
4.8
Pick a Star
1937•movie

as Mrs Watts - The Undertaker’s Wife

Shadows Over Chinatown
6.2

as Mrs. Conover

The Brat
5.4
The Brat
1931•movie

as Angry Wife in Night Court (uncredited)

Kitty
5.7
Kitty
1945•movie

as Nanny

Mr. Soft Touch
6.8
Mr. Soft Touch
1949•movie

as Slatternly Woman Tenant (Uncredited)

Wild Girl
6.2
Wild Girl
1932•movie

as Washerwoman (uncredited)

The Saturday Night Kid
4.8

as Reducing customer (uncredited)

You're Only Young Once
5.7

as Mary's Mother (uncredited)

Highway 13
5.8
Highway 13
1948•movie

as Aunt Myrt Lacy

Doctor Bull
6.7
Doctor Bull
1933•movie

as Townswoman at Meeting

Lady Behave!
4.8
Lady Behave!
1937•movie

as Cook

The Great O'Malley
6.9
The Great O'Malley
1937•movie

as Mrs. O'Malley

Blue, White and Perfect
6.5

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

The Cisco Kid
6.2
1 eps
The Cisco Kid
1950•series

as Mary O'Toole

When the Wind Blows
6.7

as Chubby's Mother (uncredited)

The Defense Rests
7.1
The Defense Rests
1934•movie

as Scrub Woman

The Last Alarm
4.5
The Last Alarm
1940•movie

as Mrs. Hadley

Young People
5.2
Young People
1940•movie

as Old Woman (uncredited)

Million Dollar Kid
5.9
Million Dollar Kid
1944•movie

as Mrs. McGinnis

The Plot Thickens
6.3
The Plot Thickens
1936•movie

as Woman with Bag (uncredited)

Madame X
6.3
Madame X
1929•movie

as Nursemaid (uncredited)

Appointment for Love
5.8

as Martha

Men Must Fight
6.2
Men Must Fight
1933•movie

as Pacifist Audience Member

Roses Are Red
5.7
Roses Are Red
1947•movie

as Cleaning Lady

Captain Fury
5.6
Captain Fury
1939•movie

as Mrs. Bailey

Flight from Destiny
5.8

as Martha

One More River
5.2
One More River
1934•movie

as Cook (Uncredited)

My Woman
4.2
My Woman
1933•movie

as Woman at Ironing Board (Uncredited)

Let Us Be Gay
4.3
Let Us Be Gay
1930•movie

as Mrs. McIntyre (uncredited)

The Invisible Wall
6.0
The Invisible Wall
1947•movie

as Mrs. Bledsoe

Sweepings
5.8
Sweepings
1933•movie

as Mrs. Patrick O'Leary (Uncredited)

The Irish in Us
7.5
The Irish in Us
1935•movie

as Ma O'Hara

Meet the Boy Friend
5.5

as Mrs. Grimes

The Hour Before the Dawn
6.4

as Annie

Tear Gas Squad
5.2
Tear Gas Squad
1940•movie

as Mrs. Sullivan

The World Changes
4.8
The World Changes
1933•movie

as Lady at Party (uncredited)

Annie Laurie
6.8
Annie Laurie
1927•movie
Secret Command
6.6
Secret Command
1944•movie

as Mrs. McKenzie (uncredited)

Double Cross
5.1
Double Cross
1941•movie

as Mrs. Murray

Tell No Tales
5.4
Tell No Tales
1939•movie

as Mrs. Bryant (uncredited)

The White Angel
7.3
The White Angel
1936•movie

as Nursing Applicant (uncredited)

Tail Spin
6.3
Tail Spin
1939•movie

as Mrs. Lee

Big Town Scandal
5.3
Big Town Scandal
1948•movie

as Mary - Cleaning Woman (uncredited)

The Hoodlum Saint
5.5
The Hoodlum Saint
1946•movie

as Trina

Dr. Broadway
6.0
Dr. Broadway
1942•movie

as Broadway Carrie

Sealed Lips
6.0
Sealed Lips
1942•movie

as Mrs. Ann Morton (Fred's mother)

Angels' Alley
5.2
Angels' Alley
1948•movie

as Mrs. Mamie Mahoney

Deputy Marshal
6.3
Deputy Marshal
1949•movie

as Mrs. Lance

Change of Heart
6.3
Change of Heart
1934•movie

as Woman in Street (uncredited)

Wings of the Navy
6.2
Wings of the Navy
1939•movie

as Irene's Housekeeper

Fly By Night
6.7
Fly By Night
1942•movie

as Ma Prescott

Sentimental Journey
6.4

as Agnes, the Cook (uncredited)

Dancers in the Dark
5.7

as Scrubwoman

My Son, My Son!
4.8
My Son, My Son!
1940•movie

as Mrs. Mulvaney

Meet the Baron
5.3
Meet the Baron
1933•movie

as Washer Woman (uncredited)

Song o' My Heart
4.8
Song o' My Heart
1930•movie

as Irish Woman

70,000 Witnesses
5.7
70,000 Witnesses
1932•movie

as Scrubwoman (uncredited)

Anybody's Woman
6.6
Anybody's Woman
1930•movie

as Maid

Vagabond Lady
7.2
Vagabond Lady
1935•movie

as Myrtle, Scrubwoman (uncredited)

Exposed
6.2
Exposed
1947•movie

as Housekeeper

Cross Streets
6.0
Cross Streets
1934•movie

as Sonny's Mother

The Last Ride
6.4
The Last Ride
1944•movie

as Mrs. Mary Kelly

Broadway Serenade
6.6
Broadway Serenade
1939•movie

as Annie (uncredited)

It Happened in Flatbush
5.4

as Mrs. Collins

Vanessa: Her Love Story
6.2

as Mrs. Leathwaite

No, No, Nanette
6.2
No, No, Nanette
1940•movie

as Gertrude, the Cook

Racketeers of the Range
6.7

as Mary-Benson's Housekeeper

The Lady Consents
6.4
The Lady Consents
1936•movie

as Apple Lady

Women Without Names
4.7

as Juror

Ginger
4.8
Ginger
1935•movie

as Mrs. Monahan (uncredited)

Keep 'Em Slugging
5.8
Keep 'Em Slugging
1943•movie

as Mrs. Banning

Powder Town
4.4
Powder Town
1942•movie

as Mrs. Douglas

Off the Record
6.4
Off the Record
1939•movie

as Mrs. Finnegan (uncredited)

Public Deb No. 1
4.9
Public Deb No. 1
1940•movie

as Landlady

Campus Confessions
4.8
Campus Confessions
1938•movie

as Mrs. Twill

Queen of the Mob
6.2
Queen of the Mob
1940•movie

as Tenement Landlady

Borrowed Hero
5.5
Borrowed Hero
1941•movie

as Mrs. Riley

Follow the Leader
3.8
Follow the Leader
1944•movie
You Can't Have Everything
6.5

as YWCA Scrub Woman (uncredited)

The Expert
7.2
The Expert
1932•movie

as Neighbor

A House Divided
5.6
A House Divided
1931•movie

as Townswoman (uncredited)

Broadway Thru a Keyhole
6.2

as Cleaning Woman

Kidnapped
6.0
Kidnapped
1938•movie

as Mrs. MacDonald

The Judge Steps Out
6.8

as Annie (Scrub Woman) (uncredited)

Meet the Stewarts
5.5
Meet the Stewarts
1942•movie

as Mrs. Stewart

I Take This Oath
5.8
I Take This Oath
1940•movie

as Mrs. Eileen Hanagan

Captain Eddie
7.2
Captain Eddie
1945•movie

as Mrs. Westrom

Gateway
7.4
Gateway
1938•movie

as Scottish Mother

Waterfront Lady
5.2
Waterfront Lady
1935•movie

as Mrs. O'Flaherty

Oh, for a Man!
6.2
Oh, for a Man!
1930•movie

as Stage Door Admirer with Violets

Unfinished Business
6.5

as Miss Brady

Secrets of Scotland Yard
6.2

as Libby, the Housekeeper

She Married a Cop
6.8
She Married a Cop
1939•movie

as Ma Duffy

In Fast Company
6.8
In Fast Company
1946•movie

as Mrs. Cassidy

Black Paradise
5.2
Black Paradise
1926•movie

as Mrs. Murphy

The Story That Couldn't Be Printed
7.0

as Woman Reading Newspaper (uncredited)

Divorce
6.0
Divorce
1945•movie

as Ellen

The Ol' Gray Hoss
6.3
The Ol' Gray Hoss
1928•movie

as First taxi passenger

Friend Indeed
6.7
Friend Indeed
1937•movie

as Housekeeper

Stage Struck
5.3
Stage Struck
1936•movie

as Mrs. Cassidy

Blond Cheat
7.3
Blond Cheat
1938•movie

as Maggie (uncredited)

The Man from Hell
5.7
The Man from Hell
1934•movie

as Mrs. Frank McCarrol

Her Husband Lies
7.0
Her Husband Lies
1937•movie

as Mrs. Jenks

Here Comes Kelly
3.7
Here Comes Kelly
1943•movie

as Mrs. Kelly

Bombay Clipper
6.0
Bombay Clipper
1942•movie

as Abigail 'Mag' MacPherson

24 Hours
6.3
24 Hours
1931•movie

as Nurse

Code of the Streets
7.7

as Mrs. Flaherty

The Strange Mrs. Crane
6.3

as Nora

The Racket Man
7.7
The Racket Man
1944•movie

as Mom Benson

Clues to Adventure
7.3
Clues to Adventure
1949•movie

as Woman Reading Newspaper (archive footage) (uncredited)

Half Way to Shanghai
6.0

as Mrs. McIntyre

See My Lawyer
7.3
See My Lawyer
1945•movie

as Mrs. Fillmore

Rulers of the Sea
6.7
Rulers of the Sea
1939•movie

as Mrs. Ogilvie (Uncredited)

Kidnapped
6.7
Kidnapped
1948•movie

as Scottish Woman (uncredited)

Whom the Gods Destroy
6.0

as Newfoundlander

The Impatient Maiden
9.0

as Irish Neighbor (uncredited)

Nature in the Wrong
6.5

as Mrs. Clancy

$10 Raise
9.0
$10 Raise
1935•movie

as Landlady (uncredited)

Little Miss Nobody
7.5
Little Miss Nobody
1936•movie

as Mrs. Biddle

Two Tickets to London
7.5

as Mrs. Tinkle

Smart Guy
7.0
Smart Guy
1943•movie

as Maggie

City Streets
6.0
City Streets
1938•movie

as Mrs. Devlin

Beauty Parlor
7.5
Beauty Parlor
1932•movie

as Landlady

Shamrock Hill
4.5
Shamrock Hill
1949•movie

as Grandma Rogan

The Marshal Of Mesa City
7.5

as Mrs. Dudley

The Escape
6.2
The Escape
1939•movie

as Neighbor

Tucson
7.5
Tucson
1949•movie

as Housemother (uncredited)

West of Wyoming
6.5
West of Wyoming
1950•movie

as Nora Jones

Share the Wealth
6.5
Share the Wealth
1936•movie

as Ma MacClyde

Joe and Ethel Turp Call on the President
5.0

as Mrs. O'Leary

Forgotten Faces
5.5
Forgotten Faces
1936•movie

as Mrs. O'Leary

One Man Justice
6.5
One Man Justice
1937•movie

as Bridget

Radio Patrol
10.0
Radio Patrol
1932•movie

as Landlady (uncredited)

The Whirlwind
8.0
The Whirlwind
1933•movie

as Mrs. Curtis

Subway Express
10.0
Subway Express
1931•movie

as Mrs. Delaney

Naughty Nanette
10.0
Naughty Nanette
1927•movie

as Mrs. Rooney

Law of the Badlands
10.0
Laughing Irish Eyes
10.0

as Mrs. O'Keefe

The Night of Nights
8.0

as 1nd Pencil Woman (uncredited)

Is Everybody Happy?
9.0

as Neighbor (uncredited)

Riot Squad
9.0
Riot Squad
1941•movie

as Mrs. McGonigle

Nobody's Children
7.0
Nobody's Children
1940•movie

as Mary

Sarong Girl
7.0
Sarong Girl
1943•movie

as Mattie

The Jones Family in Hollywood
10.0

as Landlady (uncredited)

The Dark Horse
7.0
The Dark Horse
1946•movie

as Mrs. Mahoney

The Loudspeaker
8.0
The Loudspeaker
1934•movie

as Landlady

Haunted Trails
9.0
Haunted Trails
1949•movie

as Aunt Libby

Roaring Ranch
10.0
Roaring Ranch
1930•movie

as Mrs. O'Riley (uncredited)

The Home Maker
7.0
The Home Maker
1925•movie

as Mrs. Hennessy

Beloved
9.0
Beloved
1934•movie

as Mrs. O'Leary

Clancy's Kosher Wedding
9.0

as Molly Clancy

The People vs. Nancy Preston
10.0

as Mrs. Tifft

The Trial of Vivienne Ware
9.0

as Court Matron (uncredited)

Little Mickey Grogan
8.0

as Kind Landlady