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Mary Gordon

Actor • Born 1882

Mary Gordon

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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...

Known for

The Cisco Kid posterThe Cisco KidSeries • 1950The Invisible Man posterThe Invisible ManMovie • 1933Bride of Frankenstein posterBride of FrankensteinMovie • 1935Ladies They Talk About posterLadies They Talk AboutMovie • 1933Fort Apache posterFort ApacheMovie • 1948Mutiny on the Bounty posterMutiny on the BountyMovie • 1935Mr. Smith Goes to Washington posterMr. Smith Goes to WashingtonMovie • 1939Go West posterGo WestMovie • 1940Angels with Dirty Faces posterAngels with Dirty FacesMovie • 1938The Hound of the Baskervilles posterThe Hound of the BaskervillesMovie • 1939The Invisible Man Returns posterThe Invisible Man ReturnsMovie • 1940Kitty Foyle posterKitty FoyleMovie • 1940The Pearl of Death posterThe Pearl of DeathMovie • 1944The Body Snatcher posterThe Body SnatcherMovie • 1945The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes posterThe Adventures of Sherlock HolmesMovie • 1939The Woman in Green posterThe Woman in GreenMovie • 1945Possessed posterPossessedMovie • 1931Design for Living posterDesign for LivingMovie • 1933Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon posterSherlock Holmes and the Secret WeaponMovie • 1942After the Thin Man posterAfter the Thin ManMovie • 1936The Pride of the Yankees posterThe Pride of the YankeesMovie • 1942Sherlock Holmes Faces Death posterSherlock Holmes Faces DeathMovie • 1943The File on Thelma Jordon posterThe File on Thelma JordonMovie • 1949Pack Up Your Troubles posterPack Up Your TroublesMovie • 1932