Mary Gordon
Acting
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.
Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon
as Mrs. Hudson
Age 60 (now 81)
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
as Mrs. Hudson
Age 57 (now 81)
Sherlock Holmes and the Voice of Terror
as Mrs. Hudson
Age 60 (now 81)
The File on Thelma Jordon
as Charwoman (uncredited)
Age 67 (now 81)
Clues to Adventure
as Woman Reading Newspaper (archive footage) (uncredited)
Age 66 (now 81)
The Judge Steps Out
as Annie (Scrub Woman) (uncredited)
Age 65 (now 81)
Secrets of Scotland Yard
as Libby, the Housekeeper
Age 62 (now 81)
Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon
as Mrs. Hudson
Age 60 (now 81)
Sherlock Holmes and the Voice of Terror
as Mrs. Hudson
Age 60 (now 81)
Blue, White and Perfect
as Mrs. Flaherty - Mike's Landlady (uncredited)
Age 59 (now 81)
Brother Orchid
as Mrs. Sweeney - Flo's Landlady (uncredited)
Age 58 (now 81)
Joe and Ethel Turp Call on the President
as Mrs. O'Leary
Age 57 (now 81)
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
as Woman (uncredited)
Age 57 (now 81)
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
as Mrs. Hudson
Age 57 (now 81) The Story That Couldn't Be Printed
as Woman Reading Newspaper (uncredited)
Age 57 (now 81)
The Jones Family in Hollywood
as Landlady (uncredited)
Age 57 (now 81)
Racketeers of the Range
as Mary-Benson's Housekeeper
Age 57 (now 81)
You're Only Young Once
as Mary's Mother (uncredited)
Age 55 (now 81)
You Can't Have Everything
as YWCA Scrub Woman (uncredited)
Age 55 (now 81)
Charlie Chan in London
as Prison Visitor (uncredited)
Age 52 (now 81)
Murder at the Vanities
as Assistant Wardrobe Woman (uncredited)
Age 52 (now 81)
The Woman Condemned
as Crying Woman at Night Court (uncredited)
Age 51 (now 81)
The Kiss Before the Mirror
as Scrubwoman (uncredited)
Age 50 (now 81)
Ladies They Talk About
as Prisoner in Visiting Room (uncredited)
Age 50 (now 81)
The Trial of Vivienne Ware
as Court Matron (uncredited)
Age 49 (now 81)
Waterloo Bridge
as Distraught Woman on Stairway (uncredited)
Age 49 (now 81)
The Saturday Night Kid
as Reducing customer (uncredited)
Age 47 (now 81)
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Also Known As
Mary Grace Gordon
IMDB
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