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 p...show more
Details
Details
Date of Birth
May 16, 1882
Place of Birth
Glasgow, Scotland, UK
Date of Death
Aug 23, 1963
Age
81
Known For
Acting
Also Known As
Mary Grace Gordon
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Movie Credits

1935
Hans' Wife
1933
Screaming Woman (uncredited)
1937
Cook (uncredited)
1948
Ma (barmaid)
1935
Peddler (uncredited)
1939
Woman (uncredited)
1942
Maid (uncredited)
Movie Credits

TV Show Credits

Mary O'Toole
TV Show Credits
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