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Mary Gordon (born Mary Gilmour, 16 May 1882 β 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
all 206
Movies 205
TV Shows 1
The Cisco Kid (1950)
West of Wyoming (1950)
The File on Thelma Jordon (1949)
Deputy Marshal (1949)
Haunted Trails (1949)
Mr. Soft Touch (1949)
Tucson (1949)
Clues to Adventure (1949)
Shamrock Hill (1949)
Highway 13 (1948)
Kidnapped (1948)
The Strange Mrs. Crane (1948)
Fort Apache (1948)
Big Town Scandal (1948)
Angels' Alley (1948)
The Judge Steps Out (1947)
Roses Are Red (1947)
The Invisible Wall (1947)
Exposed (1947)
The Long Night (1947)
Sister Kenny (1946)
Shadows Over Chinatown (1946)
In Fast Company (1946)
Dressed to Kill (1946)
The Hoodlum Saint (1946)
Sentimental Journey (1946)
Little Giant (1946)
Kitty (1945)
Strange Confession (1945)
Divorce (1945)
Captain Eddie (1945)
The Woman in Green (1945)
The Body Snatcher (1945)
Law of the Badlands (1945)
See My Lawyer (1945)
Hollywood Canteen (1944)
The Last Ride (1944)
The Pearl of Death (1944)
Secret Command (1944)
Secrets of Scotland Yard (1944)
Follow the Leader (1944)
The Hour Before the Dawn (1944)
Million Dollar Kid (1944)
The Racket Man (1944)
Whispering Footsteps (1943)
The Spider Woman (1943)
Smart Guy (1943)
Sherlock Holmes Faces Death (1943)
Two Tickets to London (1943)
Sarong Girl (1943)
Sherlock Holmes in Washington (1943)
Keep 'Em Slugging (1943)
Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon (1942)
Gentleman Jim (1942)
The Mummy's Tomb (1942)
Sherlock Holmes and the Voice of Terror (1942)
Half Way to Shanghai (1942)
The Pride of the Yankees (1942)
Powder Town (1942)
It Happened in Flatbush (1942)
Meet the Stewarts (1942)
Dr. Broadway (1942)
The Strange Case of Doctor Rx (1942)
Fly-By-Night (1942)
Bombay Clipper (1942)
Blue, White, and Perfect (1942)
Sealed Lips (1942)
Riot Squad (1941)
Borrowed Hero (1941)
Appointment for Love (1941)
It Started with Eve (1941)
Unfinished Business (1941)
Double Cross (1941)
Pot o' Gold (1941)
Flight from Destiny (1941)
The Invisible Woman (1940)
Kitty Foyle (1940)
No, No, Nanette (1940)
Nobody's Children (1940)
Go West (1940)
Public Deb No. 1 (1940)
Young People (1940)
When the Daltons Rode (1940)
Queen of the Mob (1940)
The Last Alarm (1940)
Brother Orchid (1940)
I Take This Oath (1940)
Tear Gas Squad (1940)
Saps at Sea (1940)
My Son, My Son! (1940)
Women Without Names (1940)
The Invisible Man Returns (1940)
The Night of Nights (1939)
Joe and Ethel Turp Call on the President (1939)
Day-time Wife (1939)
Rulers of the Sea (1939)
The Marshal Of Mesa City (1939)
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939)
The Escape (1939)
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (1939)
The Story That Couldn't Be Printed (1939)
She Married a Cop (1939)
Tell No Tales (1939)
The Jones Family in Hollywood (1939)
Captain Fury (1939)
Code of the Streets (1939)
Broadway Serenade (1939)
The Hound of the Baskervilles (1939)
Tail Spin (1939)
Wings of the Navy (1939)
Off the Record (1939)
Campus Confessions (1938)
Gateway (1938)
City Streets (1938)
Blond Cheat (1938)
Kidnapped (1938)
Mannequin (1938)
Friend Indeed (1937)
Lady Behave! (1937)
You're Only Young Once (1937)
A Damsel in Distress (1937)
Double Wedding (1937)
You Can't Have Everything (1937)
Meet the Boy Friend (1937)
Her Husband Lies (1937)
The Great O'Malley (1937)
The Plough and the Stars (1936)
After the Thin Man (1936)
The Plot Thickens (1936)
Great Guy (1936)
Stage Struck (1936)
Mary of Scotland (1936)
The White Angel (1936)
Little Miss Nobody (1936)
Share the Wealth (1936)
Laughing Irish Eyes (1936)
The Lady Consents (1936)
Mutiny on the Bounty (1935)
Waterfront Lady (1935)
Bonnie Scotland (1935)
The Irish in Us (1935)
Ginger (1935)
$10 Raise (1935)
Bride of Frankenstein (1935)
Vanessa: Her Love Story (1935)
The Little Minister (1934)
Our Daily Bread (1934)
Charlie Chan in London (1934)
The Man from Hell (1934)
One More River (1934)
The Defense Rests (1934)
Cross Streets (1934)
Baby Take a Bow (1934)
Change of Heart (1934)
Manhattan Melodrama (1934)
The Woman Condemned (1934)
Beloved (1934)
Design for Living (1933)
The Invisible Man (1933)
Broadway Thru a Keyhole (1933)
Meet the Baron (1933)
The Power and the Glory (1933)
My Woman (1933)
Doctor Bull (1933)
The Kiss Before the Mirror (1933)
Sweepings (1933)
The Whirlwind (1933)
Nature in the Wrong (1933)
Men Must Fight (1933)
She Done Him Wrong (1933)
Ladies They Talk About (1933)
Call Her Savage (1932)
Wild Girl (1932)
Blonde Venus (1932)
Pack Up Your Troubles (1932)
70,000 Witnesses (1932)
Beauty Parlor (1932)
Radio Patrol (1932)
Dancers in the Dark (1932)
The Expert (1932)
The Impatient Maiden (1932)
Texas Cyclone (1932)
A House Divided (1931)
Possessed (1931)
24 Hours (1931)
Waterloo Bridge (1931)
The Brat (1931)
The Black Camel (1931)
Subway Express (1931)
Oh, for a Man! (1930)
Anybody's Woman (1930)
Roaring Ranch (1930)
When the Wind Blows (1930)
The Ghosts (1930)
His Honor the Mayor (1930)
Song o' My Heart (1930)
Hell's Heroes (1929)
The Saturday Night Kid (1929)
Is Everybody Happy? (1929)
Madame X (1929)
The Ol' Gray Hoss (1928)
Hangman's House (1928)
The Matinee Idol (1928)
Naughty Nanette (1927)
Black Paradise (1926)
The Home Maker (1925)
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GenderFemale
Birthday1882-05-16
Deathday1963-08-23 (81 years old)
Birth PlaceGlasgow, United Kingdom
CitizenshipsUnited Kingdom
Also Known AsMary Grace Gordon
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