Mary Gordon
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.
Acting
1950
Mary O'Toole
1949
Charwoman (Uncredited)
1949
Mrs. Lance
1949
Slatternly Woman Tenant (Uncredited)
1948
Aunt Myrt Lacy
1948
Scottish Woman (uncredited)
1948
Ma (barmaid)
1947
Mrs. Bledsoe
1947
Old Woman in Crowd (uncredited)
1946
Mrs. Gordon (uncredited)
1946
Mrs. Hudson
1946
Trina
1946
Ma Miller
1945
Nanny
1945
Mrs. Westrom
1945
Mrs. Hudson
1945
Mary McBride (uncredited)
1945
Unknown
1945
Mrs. Fillmore
1944
Hostess (uncredited)
1944
Mrs. Mary Kelly
1944
Mrs. Hudson
1944
Mrs. McKenzie (uncredited)
1944
1943
Ma Murphy
1943
Mrs. Hudson
1943
Mrs. Hudson
1943
Mrs. Hudson
1943
Mrs. Banning
1942
Mrs. Hudson
1942
Mrs. Casey (uncredited)
1942
Jane Banning
1942
Mrs. Hudson
1942
Maid (uncredited)
1942
Mrs. Stewart
1942
Broadway Carrie
1942
Mrs. Scott
1942
Mrs. Ann Morton (Fred's mother)
1941
Martha
1941
Mrs. O'Toole (uncredited)
1941
Miss Brady
1941
Martha
1940
Mrs. Bates
1940
Cleaning Lady (uncredited)
1940
Gertrude, the Cook
1940
Train Passenger
1940
Ma Dalton
1940
Mrs. Sweeney - Flo's Landlady (uncredited)
1940
Mrs. Sullivan
1940
Mrs. O'Riley
1940
Cookie (uncredited)
1939
Woman (uncredited)
1939
Mrs. Hudson
1939
Mrs. Bryant (uncredited)
1939
Mary-Benson's Housekeeper
1939
Mrs. Bailey
1939
Mrs. Hudson
1939
Irene's Housekeeper
1939
Mrs. Finnegan (uncredited)
1938
Unknown
1938
Maggie (uncredited)
1938
Mrs. MacDonald
1937
Cook
1937
Cook (uncredited)
1937
Mrs. Keough
1937
YWCA Scrub Woman (uncredited)
1937
Mrs. O'Malley
1936
Rose (uncredited)
1936
Woman with Bag (uncredited)
1936
Mrs. Cassidy
1936
Nurse
1936
Nursing Applicant (uncredited)
1935
Peddler (uncredited)
1935
Mrs. Bickerdike
1935
Ma O'Hara
1935
Landlady (uncredited)
1935
Hans' Wife
1934
Nanny
1934
Community Woman in Cottage (uncredited)
1934
Prison Visitor (uncredited)
1934
Mrs. O'Brien (Uncredited)
1934
Assistant Wardrobe Woman (uncredited)
1934
Boat Passenger (uncredited)
1934
Crying Woman at Night Court (uncredited)
1933
Theatre Chambermaid (uncredited)
1933
Lady at Party (uncredited)
1933
Screaming Woman (uncredited)
1933
Nurse (uncredited)
1933
Woman at Ironing Board (Uncredited)
1933
Unknown
1933
Scrubwoman (uncredited)
1933
Mrs. Patrick O'Leary (Uncredited)
1933
Cleaning Lady (uncredited)
1933
Prisoner in Visiting Room (uncredited)
1932
Lady in Tenement (Uncredited)
1932
Landlady (uncredited)
1932
Mrs. MacTavish (uncredited)
1932
Charwoman
1932
Court Matron (uncredited)
1932
Neighbor
1931
Townswoman (uncredited)
1931
Woman at Political Rally (uncredited)
1931
Distraught Woman on Stairway (uncredited)
1931
Angry Wife in Night Court (uncredited)
1931
Mrs. Delaney
1930
Irish Woman
1929
Neighbor at Store
1929
Reducing customer (uncredited)
1929
Neighbor (uncredited)
1929
Nursemaid (uncredited)
1928
Woman in Audience (uncredited)
1927
Molly Clancy
1925
Mrs. Tifft
Crew
1934
Dialogue Coach
Infos
Mary Gordon
Female
5/16/1882
8/23/1963
Mary Grace Gordon