Acting · Glasgow, Scotland, UK · Born May 16, 1882
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.
The Cisco Kid
1950
as Mary O'Toole
MovieWest of Wyoming
1950
as Nora Jones
MovieThe File on Thelma Jordon
1949
as Charwoman (uncredited)
MovieDeputy Marshal
1949
as Mrs. Lance
MovieHaunted Trails
1949
as Aunt Libby
MovieMr. Soft Touch
1949
as Slatternly Woman Tenant (Uncredited)
MovieTucson
1949
as Housemother (uncredited)
MovieClues to Adventure
1949
as Woman Reading Newspaper (archive footage) (uncredited)
MovieShamrock Hill
1949
as Grandma Rogan
MovieHighway 13
1948
as Aunt Myrt Lacy
MovieKidnapped
1948
as Scottish Woman (uncredited)
MovieThe Strange Mrs. Crane
1948
as Nora
MovieBig Town Scandal
1948
as Mary - Cleaning Woman (uncredited)
MovieFort Apache
1948
as Ma (barmaid)
MovieAngels' Alley
1948
as Mrs. Mamie Mahoney
MovieThe Judge Steps Out
1947
as Annie (Scrub Woman) (uncredited)
MovieRoses Are Red
1947
as Cleaning Lady
MovieThe Invisible Wall
1947
as Mrs. Bledsoe
MovieExposed
1947
as Housekeeper
MovieThe Long Night
1947
as Old Woman in Crowd (uncredited)
MovieSister Kenny
1946
as Mrs. Gordon (uncredited)
MovieThe Dark Horse
1946
as Mrs. Mahoney
MovieShadows Over Chinatown
1946
as Mrs. Conover
MovieIn Fast Company
1946
as Mrs. Cassidy
MovieDressed to Kill
1946
as Mrs. Hudson
MovieThe Hoodlum Saint
1946
as Trina
MovieSentimental Journey
1946
as Agnes, the Cook (uncredited)
MovieLittle Giant
1946
as Ma Miller
MovieKitty
1945
as Nanny
MovieStrange Confession
1945
as Mrs. O'Connor
MovieDivorce
1945
as Ellen
MovieCaptain Eddie
1945
as Mrs. Westrom
MovieThe Woman in Green
1945
as Mrs. Hudson
MovieThe Body Snatcher
1945
as Mary McBride (uncredited)
MovieLaw of the Badlands
1945
MovieSee My Lawyer
1945
as Mrs. Fillmore
MovieHollywood Canteen
1944
as Hostess (uncredited)
MovieThe Last Ride
1944
as Mrs. Mary Kelly
MovieThe Pearl of Death
1944
as Mrs. Hudson
MovieSecret Command
1944
as Mrs. McKenzie (uncredited)
MovieSecrets of Scotland Yard
1944
as Libby, the Housekeeper
MovieFollow the Leader
1944
MovieThe Hour Before the Dawn
1944
as Annie
MovieMillion Dollar Kid
1944
as Mrs. McGinnis
MovieThe Racket Man
1944
as Mom Benson
MovieWhispering Footsteps
1943
as Ma Murphy
MovieSmart Guy
1943
as Maggie
MovieThe Spider Woman
1943
as Mrs. Hudson
MovieHere Comes Kelly
1943
as Mrs. Kelly
MovieSherlock Holmes Faces Death
1943
as Mrs. Hudson
MovieTwo Tickets to London
1943
as Mrs. Tinkle
MovieSarong Girl
1943
as Mattie
MovieSherlock Holmes in Washington
1943
as Mrs. Hudson
MovieKeep 'Em Slugging
1943
as Mrs. Banning
MovieSherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon
1942
as Mrs. Hudson
MovieGentleman Jim
1942
as Mrs. Casey (uncredited)
MovieThe Mummy's Tomb
1942
as Jane Banning
MovieSherlock Holmes and the Voice of Terror
1942
as Mrs. Hudson
MovieHalf Way to Shanghai
1942
as Mrs. McIntyre
MovieThe Pride of the Yankees
1942
as Maid (uncredited)
MoviePowder Town
1942
as Mrs. Douglas
MovieMeet the Stewarts
1942
as Mrs. Stewart
MovieIt Happened in Flatbush
1942
as Mrs. Collins
MovieDr. Broadway
1942
as Broadway Carrie
MovieThe Strange Case of Doctor Rx
1942
as Mrs. Scott
MovieFly By Night
1942
as Ma Prescott
MovieBombay Clipper
1942
as Abigail 'Mag' MacPherson
MovieBlue, White and Perfect
1942
as Mrs. Flaherty - Mike's Landlady (uncredited)
MovieSealed Lips
1942
as Mrs. Ann Morton (Fred's mother)
MovieRiot Squad
1941
as Mrs. McGonigle
MovieBorrowed Hero
1941
as Mrs. Riley
MovieAppointment for Love
1941
as Martha
MovieIt Started with Eve
1941
as Mrs. O'Toole (uncredited)
MovieUnfinished Business
1941
as Miss Brady
MovieDouble Cross
1941
as Mrs. Murray
MoviePot o' Gold
1941
as Mom McCorkle
MovieFlight from Destiny
1941
as Martha
MovieThe Invisible Woman
1940
as Mrs. Bates
MovieKitty Foyle
1940
as Cleaning Lady (uncredited)
MovieNo, No, Nanette
1940
as Gertrude, the Cook
MovieNobody's Children
1940
as Mary
MovieGo West
1940
as Train Passenger
MoviePublic Deb No. 1
1940
as Landlady
MovieYoung People
1940
as Old Woman (uncredited)
MovieWhen the Daltons Rode
1940
as Ma Dalton
MovieQueen of the Mob
1940
as Tenement Landlady
MovieThe Last Alarm
1940
as Mrs. Hadley
MovieBrother Orchid
1940
as Mrs. Sweeney - Flo's Landlady (uncredited)
MovieI Take This Oath
1940
as Mrs. Eileen Hanagan
MovieTear Gas Squad
1940
as Mrs. Sullivan
MovieSaps at Sea
1940
as Mrs. O'Riley
MovieMy Son, My Son!
1940
as Mrs. Mulvaney
MovieWomen Without Names
1940
as Juror
MovieThe Invisible Man Returns
1940
as Cookie (uncredited)
MovieThe Night of Nights
1939
as 1nd Pencil Woman (uncredited)
MovieJoe and Ethel Turp Call on the President
1939
as Mrs. O'Leary
MovieDay-time Wife
1939
as Scrubwoman
MovieRulers of the Sea
1939
as Mrs. Ogilvie (Uncredited)
MovieThe Marshal Of Mesa City
1939
as Mrs. Dudley
MovieMr. Smith Goes to Washington
1939
as Woman (uncredited)
MovieThe Escape
1939
as Neighbor
MovieThe Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
1939
as Mrs. Hudson
MovieThe Story That Couldn't Be Printed
1939
as Woman Reading Newspaper (uncredited)
MovieShe Married a Cop
1939
as Ma Duffy
MovieTell No Tales
1939
as Mrs. Bryant (uncredited)
MovieThe Jones Family in Hollywood
1939
as Landlady (uncredited)
MovieRacketeers of the Range
1939
as Mary-Benson's Housekeeper
MovieCaptain Fury
1939
as Mrs. Bailey
MovieCode of the Streets
1939
as Mrs. Flaherty
MovieBroadway Serenade
1939
as Annie (uncredited)
MovieThe Hound of the Baskervilles
1939
as Mrs. Hudson
MovieTail Spin
1939
as Mrs. Lee
MovieWings of the Navy
1939
as Irene's Housekeeper
MovieOff the Record
1939
as Mrs. Finnegan (uncredited)
MovieAngels with Dirty Faces
1938
MovieCampus Confessions
1938
as Mrs. Twill
MovieGateway
1938
as Scottish Mother
MovieCity Streets
1938
as Mrs. Devlin
MovieBlond Cheat
1938
as Maggie (uncredited)
MovieKidnapped
1938
as Mrs. MacDonald
MovieMannequin
1938
as Mrs. O'Rourke (Uncredited)
MovieFriend Indeed
1937
as Housekeeper
MovieLady Behave!
1937
as Cook
MovieYou're Only Young Once
1937
as Mary's Mother (uncredited)
MovieA Damsel in Distress
1937
as Cook (uncredited)
MovieDouble Wedding
1937
as Mrs. Keough
MovieYou Can't Have Everything
1937
as YWCA Scrub Woman (uncredited)
MovieMeet the Boy Friend
1937
as Mrs. Grimes
MovieOne Man Justice
1937
as Bridget
MoviePick a Star
1937
as Mrs Watts - The Undertaker’s Wife
MovieHer Husband Lies
1937
as Mrs. Jenks
MovieThe Great O'Malley
1937
as Mrs. O'Malley
MovieThe Plough and the Stars
1936
as Woman at Barricades
MovieAfter the Thin Man
1936
as Rose (uncredited)
MovieThe Plot Thickens
1936
as Woman with Bag (uncredited)
MovieGreat Guy
1936
as Mrs. Ogilvie
MovieStage Struck
1936
as Mrs. Cassidy
MovieMary of Scotland
1936
as Nurse
MovieThe White Angel
1936
as Nursing Applicant (uncredited)
MovieLittle Miss Nobody
1936
as Mrs. Biddle
MovieForgotten Faces
1936
as Mrs. O'Leary
MovieShare the Wealth
1936
as Ma MacClyde
MovieLaughing Irish Eyes
1936
as Mrs. O'Keefe
MovieThe Lady Consents
1936
as Apple Lady
MovieMutiny on the Bounty
1935
as Peddler (uncredited)
MovieWaterfront Lady
1935
as Mrs. O'Flaherty
MovieBonnie Scotland
1935
as Mrs. Bickerdike
MovieThe Irish in Us
1935
as Ma O'Hara
MovieGinger
1935
as Mrs. Monahan (uncredited)
Movie$10 Raise
1935
as Landlady (uncredited)
MovieVagabond Lady
1935
as Myrtle, Scrubwoman (uncredited)
MovieBride of Frankenstein
1935
as Hans' Wife
MovieVanessa: Her Love Story
1935
as Mrs. Leathwaite
MovieThe Little Minister
1934
as Nanny
MovieOur Daily Bread
1934
as Community Woman in Cottage (uncredited)
MovieCharlie Chan in London
1934
as Prison Visitor (uncredited)
MovieThe Man from Hell
1934
as Mrs. Frank McCarrol
MovieOne More River
1934
as Cook (Uncredited)
MovieThe Defense Rests
1934
as Scrub Woman
MovieWhom the Gods Destroy
1934
as Newfoundlander
MovieCross Streets
1934
as Sonny's Mother
MovieBaby Take a Bow
1934
as Mrs. O'Brien (Uncredited)
MovieThe Loudspeaker
1934
as Landlady
MovieChange of Heart
1934
as Woman in Street (uncredited)
MovieMurder at the Vanities
1934
as Assistant Wardrobe Woman (uncredited)
MovieManhattan Melodrama
1934
as Boat Passenger (uncredited)
MovieThe Woman Condemned
1934
as Crying Woman at Night Court (uncredited)
MovieBeloved
1934
as Mrs. O'Leary
MovieDesign for Living
1933
as Theatre Chambermaid (uncredited)
MovieThe World Changes
1933
as Lady at Party (uncredited)
MovieBroadway Thru a Keyhole
1933
as Cleaning Woman
MovieThe Invisible Man
1933
as Screaming Woman (uncredited)
MovieMeet the Baron
1933
as Washer Woman (uncredited)
MovieThe Power and the Glory
1933
as Nurse (uncredited)
MovieMy Woman
1933
as Woman at Ironing Board (Uncredited)
MovieDoctor Bull
1933
as Townswoman at Meeting
MoviePilgrimage
1933
MovieThe Kiss Before the Mirror
1933
as Scrubwoman (uncredited)
MovieSweepings
1933
as Mrs. Patrick O'Leary (Uncredited)
MovieThe Whirlwind
1933
as Mrs. Curtis
MovieNature in the Wrong
1933
as Mrs. Clancy
MovieMen Must Fight
1933
as Pacifist Audience Member
MovieShe Done Him Wrong
1933
as Cleaning Lady (uncredited)
MovieLadies They Talk About
1933
as Prisoner in Visiting Room (uncredited)
MovieCall Her Savage
1932
as Lady in Tenement (Uncredited)
MovieWild Girl
1932
as Washerwoman (uncredited)
MovieBlonde Venus
1932
as Landlady (uncredited)
MoviePack Up Your Troubles
1932
as Mrs. MacTavish (uncredited)
Movie70,000 Witnesses
1932
as Scrubwoman (uncredited)
MovieSkyscraper Souls
1932
as Charwoman
MovieBeauty Parlor
1932
as Landlady
MovieRadio Patrol
1932
as Landlady (uncredited)
MovieThe Trial of Vivienne Ware
1932
as Court Matron (uncredited)
MovieDancers in the Dark
1932
as Scrubwoman
MovieThe Expert
1932
as Neighbor
MovieThe Impatient Maiden
1932
as Irish Neighbor (uncredited)
MovieTexas Cyclone
1932
as Kate
MovieA House Divided
1931
as Townswoman (uncredited)
MoviePossessed
1931
as Woman at Political Rally (uncredited)
Movie24 Hours
1931
as Nurse
MovieWaterloo Bridge
1931
as Distraught Woman on Stairway (uncredited)
MovieThe Brat
1931
as Angry Wife in Night Court (uncredited)
MovieThe Black Camel
1931
as Mrs. MacMasters
MovieSubway Express
1931
as Mrs. Delaney
MovieOh, for a Man!
1930
as Stage Door Admirer with Violets
MovieAnybody's Woman
1930
as Maid
MovieLet Us Be Gay
1930
as Mrs. McIntyre (uncredited)
MovieRoaring Ranch
1930
as Mrs. O'Riley (uncredited)
The Ghosts
1930
as Chubby's Mama
MovieWhen the Wind Blows
1930
as Chubby's Mother (uncredited)
His Honor the Mayor
1930
as His Wife
MovieSong o' My Heart
1930
as Irish Woman
MovieHell's Heroes
1929
as Choir Member (uncredited)
MovieDynamite
1929
as Neighbor at Store
MovieThe Saturday Night Kid
1929
as Reducing customer (uncredited)
MovieIs Everybody Happy?
1929
as Neighbor (uncredited)
MovieMadame X
1929
as Nursemaid (uncredited)
The Old Code
1928
as Mary MacGregor
MovieThe Ol' Gray Hoss
1928
as First taxi passenger
MovieHangman's House
1928
as The Woman at Hogan's Hideout
MovieThe Matinee Idol
1928
as Woman in Audience (uncredited)
MovieLittle Mickey Grogan
1927
as Kind Landlady
MovieClancy's Kosher Wedding
1927
as Molly Clancy
MovieNaughty Nanette
1927
as Mrs. Rooney
MovieBlack Paradise
1926
as Mrs. Murphy
MovieThe Home Maker
1925
as Mrs. Hennessy
MovieThe People vs. Nancy Preston
1925
as Mrs. Tifft
Tessie
1925
as Aunt Maggie
