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Mary Gordon

Mary Gordon

Acting

Born May 16, 1882 · 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 w…

Known For · 40 titles

The Cisco Kid

The Cisco Kid

1950
The Invisible Man

The Invisible Man

1933
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington

Mr. Smith Goes to Washington

1939
Bride of Frankenstein

Bride of Frankenstein

1935
Fort Apache

Fort Apache

1948
Mutiny on the Bounty

Mutiny on the Bounty

1935
The Hound of the Baskervilles

The Hound of the Baskervilles

1939
Kitty Foyle

Kitty Foyle

1940
Sealed Lips

Sealed Lips

1942
The Pride of the Yankees

The Pride of the Yankees

1942
Bonnie Scotland

Bonnie Scotland

1935
Beauty Parlor

Beauty Parlor

1932
After the Thin Man

After the Thin Man

1936
Angels with Dirty Faces

Angels with Dirty Faces

1938
Sherlock Holmes Faces Death

Sherlock Holmes Faces Death

1943
The Woman in Green

The Woman in Green

1945
The Invisible Man Returns

The Invisible Man Returns

1940
Mary of Scotland

Mary of Scotland

1936
Dressed to Kill

Dressed to Kill

1946
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes

The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes

1939
Possessed

Possessed

1931
Young People

Young People

1940
Go West

Go West

1940
The Body Snatcher

The Body Snatcher

1945
The Pearl of Death

The Pearl of Death

1944
My Woman

My Woman

1933
Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon

Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon

1942
She Done Him Wrong

She Done Him Wrong

1933
Double Cross

Double Cross

1941
Wild Girl

Wild Girl

1932
Pack Up Your Troubles

Pack Up Your Troubles

1932
The Invisible Woman

The Invisible Woman

1940
Manhattan Melodrama

Manhattan Melodrama

1934
Riot Squad

Riot Squad

1941
The Mummy's Tomb

The Mummy's Tomb

1942
Sherlock Holmes in Washington

Sherlock Holmes in Washington

1943
Sister Kenny

Sister Kenny

1946
Anybody's Woman

Anybody's Woman

1930
Design for Living

Design for Living

1933
Tucson

Tucson

1949