Portrait of Arthur Housman

Acting

Arthur Housman

Career

Active from 1912 to 1968, with a break from 1945 to 1967, with up to 5 main titles a year.

Leading roles
20
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score65/100
Highest rated
Poster for The Flapper
The Flapper
GoodWatch score76/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 26 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.9 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.5 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 3.3 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.1 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 4.8 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.5 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Arthur Housman Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    1.4, average 5.4
  • Psychological
    3.9, average 5.5
  • Violence
    2.6, average 4.1
  • Spiritual
    0.7, average 2.0

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Historical Setting 4
  • Social Commentary 3
  • Classic Hollywood 3
  • Silent Era 3
  • Nostalgic 3
  • Lighthearted 3
  • Jazz Age 2
  • Black and White 2
  • Classic Film 2
  • Class Conflict 2
  • Historical Drama 2
  • Crime Drama 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

140
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1960s

1 title ยท average score 76
The Best of Laurel and Hardy
The Best of Laurel and Hardy (1968)
GoodWatch score 76

as Second Drunk (archive footage)

1940s

8 titles ยท average score 57
A Hit with a Miss
A Hit with a Miss (1945)

as Fight Timekeeper (archive footage) (uncredited)

Beautiful But Broke
Beautiful But Broke (1944)

Story

Escort Girl
Escort Girl (1941)
GoodWatch score 36

as Al, the Drunk

Billy the Kid
Billy the Kid (1941)
GoodWatch score 45

as Saloon Janitor (uncredited)

Go West
Go West (1940)
GoodWatch score 77

as Drunk in Saloon (uncredited)

City for Conquest
City for Conquest (1940)
GoodWatch score 75

as Radio Listener (uncredited)

The Villain Still Pursued Her
The Villain Still Pursued Her (1940)
GoodWatch score 53

as Mr. McGillicuddy - Drunk (uncredited)

No Time for Comedy
No Time for Comedy (1940)
GoodWatch score 54

as Drunk Wanting Directions (uncredited)

1930s

66 titles ยท average score 64
Where the West Begins
Where the West Begins (1938)

as Beano, Jack's Cellmate

Am I Having Fun!
Am I Having Fun! (1936)

as 'Scoop' McGoogle

The Fixer Uppers
The Fixer Uppers (1935)
GoodWatch score 68

as The Drunk

Treasure Blues
Treasure Blues (1935)

as Sailor

The Live Ghost
The Live Ghost (1934)
GoodWatch score 71

as Drunken sailor

Done in Oil
Done in Oil (1934)

as Arthur

Babes in the Goods
Babes in the Goods (1934)

as The Drunk

Wreckety Wrecks
Wreckety Wrecks (1933)

as Drunk (uncredited)

The Intruder
The Intruder (1933)

as Reggie Wayne

Scram!
Scram! (1932)
GoodWatch score 72

as Drunk

Night Life in Reno
Night Life in Reno (1931)

as Roy Carlton

Officer O'Brien
Officer O'Brien (1930)

as Tony Zurick

1920s

47 titles ยท average score 66
Song of Love
Song of Love (1929)

as Joe Sweeney, Acrobat

Queen of the Night Clubs
Queen of the Night Clubs (1929)

as Andy Quinland

The Singing Fool
The Singing Fool (1928)
GoodWatch score 51

as Blackie Joe

Rough House Rosie
Rough House Rosie (1927)

as Kid Farrell

Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans
Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans (1927)
GoodWatch score 87

as The Obtrusive Gentleman

The Bat
The Bat (1926)
GoodWatch score 58

as Richard Fleming

Braveheart
Braveheart (1925)
GoodWatch score 73

as Frank Nelson

Manhandled
Manhandled (1924)
GoodWatch score 68

as Chip Thorndyke

Man Wanted
Man Wanted (1922)

as Edgar Little

Is Life Worth Living?
Is Life Worth Living? (1921)

as Jimmy Colton

The Flapper
The Flapper (1920)
GoodWatch score 76

as Tom Morran

The County Fair
The County Fair (1920)

as Bruce Hammerhead

1910s

18 titles
Toby's Bow
Toby's Bow (1919)

as Bagby

The Gay Lord Quex
The Gay Lord Quex (1919)

as Valma

With Neatness and Dispatch
With Neatness and Dispatch (1918)

as Burns

All Woman
All Woman (1918)

as Dick Wellman

Ignorance
Ignorance (1916)

as The Dancer

It May Be You
It May Be You (1915)

as Jack Kenwood

Jack's Joke
Jack's Joke (1913)

as Ned Brown

The Edison Minstrels
The Edison Minstrels (1913)

as Interlocutor

At Bear Track Gulch
At Bear Track Gulch (1913)

as Townsman

A Reluctant Cinderella
A Reluctant Cinderella (1913)

as Dick Evans

Everything Comes to Him Who Waits
Everything Comes to Him Who Waits (1912)

as Waiter

How a Horseshoe Upset a Happy Family
How a Horseshoe Upset a Happy Family (1912)

as Tim Flanagan - Horseshoe Target