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Mary Gordon
Actor
Died August 23, 1963 (81 years)
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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.
Filmography
| 1986 | Laurel & Hardy (TV Series) · as Mrs. MacTavish |
| 1955 | Little Rascals (TV Series) · as Chubby's Mother (1955) |
| 1950 | The Cisco Kid (TV Series) · as Mary O'Toole |
| 1949 | The File on Thelma Jordon · as Charwoman (Uncredited) |
| 1949 | Challenge to Lassie · as Tenement Neighbor |
| 1949 | Mighty Joe Young · as Old Woman |
| 1948 | Fort Apache · as Ma (barmaid) |
| 1948 | The Vicious Circle · as Mrs. Hogan (revised version) |
| 1948 | Kidnapped · as Scottish Woman (uncredited) |
| 1948 | Highway 13 · as Aunt Myrt Lacy |
| 1948 | Hills of Home · as Mrs. Burnbrae |
| 1948 | Big Town Scandal · as Mary - Cleaning Woman |
| 1947 | The Secret Life of Walter Mitty · as Mother Machree |
| 1947 | The Long Night · as Old Lady in Crowd |
| 1946 | Dressed to Kill · as Mrs. Hudson |
| 1945 | The Body Snatcher · as Mary McBride (uncredited) |
| 1945 | The Woman in Green · as Mrs. Hudson |
| 1944 | Million Dollar Kid · as Mrs. McGinnis |
| 1944 | The Pearl of Death · as Mrs. Hudson |
| 1944 | Hollywood Canteen · as Hostess (uncredited) |
| 1944 | Follow the Leader · as Unknown |
| 1944 | Music for Millions · as Hotel Proprietress |
| 1944 | Hat Check Honey · as Jennie |
| 1943 | The Spider Woman · as Mrs. Hudson |
| 1943 | Sherlock Holmes in Washington · as Mrs. Hudson |
| 1943 | Sherlock Holmes Faces Death · as Mrs. Hudson |
| 1942 | Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon · as Mrs. Hudson |
| 1942 | The Pride of the Yankees · as Maid (uncredited) |
| 1942 | Sherlock Holmes and the Voice of Terror · as Mrs. Hudson |
| 1942 | The Mummy's Tomb · as Jane Banning |
| 1942 | Gentleman Jim · as Mrs. Casey (uncredited) |
| 1942 | The Boss of Big Town · as Mrs. Lane |
| 1942 | The Strange Case of Doctor Rx · as Mrs. Scott |
| 1942 | Meet the Stewarts · as Mrs. Stewart |
| 1941 | Pot o' Gold · as Mom McCorkle |
| 1941 | How Green Was My Valley · as Gossiper |
| 1941 | Double Cross · as Mrs. Murray |
| 1941 | Borrowed Hero · as Mrs. Riley |
| 1940 | Brother Orchid · as Mrs. Sweeney - Flo's Landlady (uncredited) |
| 1940 | Saps at Sea · as Mrs. O'Riley |
| 1940 | Kitty Foyle · as Cleaning Lady (uncredited) |
| 1940 | Young People · as Old Woman |
| 1940 | The Last Alarm · as Mrs. Hadley |
| 1940 | When the Daltons Rode · as Ma Dalton |
| 1940 | I Take This Oath · as Mrs. Eileen Hanagan |
| 1940 | No, No, Nanette · as Gertrude, the Cook |
| 1940 | Go West · as Train Passenger |
| 1939 | The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes · as Mrs. Hudson |
| 1939 | Wings of the Navy · as Irene's Housekeeper |
| 1939 | Broadway Serenade · as Annie (uncredited) |
| 1939 | The Hound of the Baskervilles · as Mrs. Hudson |
| 1939 | Mr. Smith Goes to Washington · as Woman (uncredited) |
| 1938 | Angels with Dirty Faces · as Mrs. Patrick McGee |
| 1937 | Double Wedding · as Mrs. Keough |
| 1937 | Way Out West · as Cook |
| 1937 | Mannequin · as Mrs. O'Rourke (Uncredited) |
| 1937 | The Toast of New York · as Mrs. Callahan - Charwoman |
| 1937 | A Damsel in Distress · as Cook |
| 1937 | The Great O'Malley · as Mrs. O'Malley |
| 1937 | You're Only Young Once · as Mary's Mother (uncredited) |
| 1937 | Pick a Star · as Mrs. Watts - Undertaker's Wife |
| 1937 | Lady Behave! · as Cook |
| 1937 | Meet the Boy Friend · as Mrs. Grimes |
| 1936 | After the Thin Man · as Rose (uncredited) |
| 1936 | Little Lord Fauntleroy · as Farmer's Wife on Way to Church |
| 1936 | Mary of Scotland · as Nurse |
| 1936 | Great Guy · as Mrs. Ogilvie |
| 1936 | The Plough and the Stars · as Woman at Barricades |
| 1936 | Yellowstone · as Mrs. McDougall |
| 1935 | The Bride of Frankenstein · as Hans' wife |
| 1935 | Mutiny on the Bounty · as Peddler (uncredited) |
| 1935 | Waterfront Lady · as Mrs. O'Flaherty |
| 1935 | Metropolitan · as Mrs. Tolentino |
| 1935 | Bonnie Scotland · as Mrs. Bickerdike |
| 1934 | Manhattan Melodrama · as Boat Passenger (uncredited) |
| 1934 | Baby, Take a Bow · as Mrs. O'Brien (Uncredited) |
| 1934 | The World Moves On · as English Soldier's Mother |
| 1934 | Our Daily Bread · as Community Woman in Cottage (uncredited) |
| 1934 | The Woman Condemned · as Crying Woman at Night Court |
| 1934 | The Loudspeaker · as Landlady |
| 1934 | Beloved · as Mrs. O'Leary |
| 1934 | Voice in the Night · as Woman on Phone in Montage |
| 1933 | The Invisible Man · as Screaming Woman (uncredited) |
| 1933 | Footlight Parade · as Wardrobe Woman on Bus |
| 1933 | She Done Him Wrong · as Cleaning Lady |
| 1933 | Ladies They Talk About · as Prisoner in Visiting Room |
| 1933 | Doctor Bull · as Townswoman at Meeting |
| 1933 | Design for Living · as Theatre Chambermaid (uncredited) |
| 1933 | Sweepings · as Mrs. Patrick O'Leary (Uncredited) |
| 1933 | Pilgrimage · as Mrs. MacGregor |
| 1932 | Blonde Venus · as Landlady |
| 1932 | Pack Up Your Troubles · as Mrs. MacTavish (uncredited) |
| 1932 | Skyscraper Souls · as Charwoman |
| 1932 | Texas Cyclone · as Kate |
| 1932 | A Fool's Advice · as Woman at Rally |
| 1932 | Dancers in the Dark · as Scrubwoman |
| 1931 | Frankenstein · as Mourner |
| 1931 | Possessed · as Woman at Political Rally (uncredited) |
| 1931 | Waterloo Bridge · as Distraught Woman on Stairway (uncredited) |
| 1931 | Delicious · as Dancer |
| 1931 | A House Divided · as Townswoman |
| 1930 | When the Wind Blows · as Chubby's Mother |
| 1929 | The Black Watch · as Sandy's Wife |
| 1928 | Our Dancing Daughters · as Scrubwoman |
| 1928 | The Matinee Idol · as Woman in Audience (uncredited) |
| 1928 | Hangman's House · as The Woman at Hogan's Hideout |
| 1927 | Annie Laurie · as First Midwife |
| 1927 | Clancy's Kosher Wedding · as Molly Clancy |
| 1925 | Lights of Old Broadway · as Minor Role |