Mary Gordon
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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.
Acting
Movie
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
as Woman (uncredited)
1939
Movie
Bride of Frankenstein
as Hans' Wife
1935
Movie
The Invisible Man
as Screaming Woman (uncredited)
1933
Movie
Fort Apache
as Ma (barmaid)
1948
Movie
Mutiny on the Bounty
as Peddler (uncredited)
1935
Movie
Angels with Dirty Faces
1938
Movie
The Hound of the Baskervilles
as Mrs. Hudson
1939
Movie
Design for Living
as Theatre Chambermaid (uncredited)
1933
Movie
The Body Snatcher
as Mary McBride (uncredited)
1945
Movie
After the Thin Man
as Rose (uncredited)
1936
Movie
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
as Mrs. Hudson
1939
Movie
The Woman in Green
as Mrs. Hudson
1945
Movie
Blonde Venus
as Landlady (uncredited)
1932
Movie
Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon
as Mrs. Hudson
1942
Movie
The Pride of the Yankees
as Maid (uncredited)
1942
Movie
The Invisible Man Returns
as Cookie (uncredited)
1940
Movie
Dressed to Kill
as Mrs. Hudson
1946
Movie
She Done Him Wrong
as Cleaning Lady (uncredited)
1933
Movie
Sherlock Holmes and the Voice of Terror
as Mrs. Hudson
1942
Movie
The Spider Woman
as Mrs. Hudson
1943
Movie
The Pearl of Death
as Mrs. Hudson
1944
Movie
Go West
as Train Passenger
1940
Movie
Sherlock Holmes Faces Death
as Mrs. Hudson
1943
Movie
Saps at Sea
as Mrs. O'Riley
1940
