Houseley Stevenson

Houseley Stevenson (July 30, 1879 – August 6, 1953) was a British-American character actor who was born in London on July 30, 1879, and died in Duarte, California on August 6, 1953. He began his movie career in 1936 and had a short career in early television productions. Stevenson performed in live stage productions in New York under the name Houseley Stevens. He was a resident teacher at the Pasadena Playhouse in California.[1] He was the father of actors Houseley Stevenson Jr., Edward Stevenson and Onslow Stevens.[2]

Films

1. The Law in Her Hands (1936) - Appellate Court Chief Judge (uncredited)
2. The White Angel (1936) - Surgeon (uncredited)[3]
3. Bengal Tiger (1936) - Justice of the Peace (uncredited)[3]
4. China Clipper (1936) - Doctor (uncredited)
5. Isle of Fury (1936) - The Rector[3]
6. Once a Doctor (1937) - Magistrate Kendrick[4]
7. Stolen Holiday (1937) - Wedding Official (uncredited)
8. Midnight Court (1937) - Mr. Jones - Witness (uncredited)
9. The Adventurous Blonde (1937) - Judge Darrell (uncredited)[3]
10. The Body Disappears (1941) - Passerby Professor (uncredited)[5]
11. Native Land (1942, Documentary) - white sharecropper[6]
12. The Man Who Returned to Life (1942) - Colonel Beebe (uncreidted)[5]
13. Crime Doctor (1943) - Martin, Parole Board (uncredited)
14. Happy Land (1943) - Sam Watson (uncredited)[5]
15. Dakota (1945) - Railroad Clerk (uncredited)[7]
16. Without Reservations (1946) - Turnkey (uncredited)[7]
17. Somewhere in the Night (1946) - Michael Conroy[8]
18. Rendezvous with Annie (1946) - Dr. Grimes (uncredited)[5]
19. Little Miss Big (1946) - Duncan[9]
20. The Yearling (1946) - Mr. Ranger (uncredited)[10]
21. Easy Come, Easy Go (1947) - Doctor[11]
22. The Brasher Doubloon (1947) - Elisha Morningstar (uncredited)[12]
23. Ramrod (1947) - George Smedley[13]
24. Time Out of Mind (1947) - George[14]
25. The Ghost and Mrs. Muir (1947) - Gardener (uncredited)
26. Cheyenne (1947) - Stableman (uncredited)[10]
27. Thunder in the Valley (1947) - Angus MacIvor (uncredited)
28. Dark Passage (1947) - Dr. Walter Coley[15]
29. Forever Amber (1947) - Mr. Starling (uncredited)[16]
30. Secret Beyond the Door (1947) - Andy (uncredited)
31. The Challenge (1948) - Captain Sonnenberg[11]
32. Smart Woman (1948) - Joe Smith (uncredited)[5]
33. Casbah (1948) - Anton Duval[11]
34. The Vicious Circle (1948) - Professor Barr (uncredited)
35. Four Faces West (1948) - Anderson[10]
36. Moonrise (1948) - Uncle Joe Jingle
37. Apartment for Peggy (1948) - Prof. T.J. Beck (uncredited)
38. You Gotta Stay Happy (1948) - Jud Tavis[14]
39. Joan of Arc (1948) - The Cardinal of Winchester
40. Kidnapped (1948) - Ebenezer[17]
41. The Paleface (1948) - Pioneer (uncredited)
42. Knock on Any Door (1949) - Junior (uncredited)[14]
43. The Walking Hills (1949) - King[10]
44. Bride of Vengeance (1949) - Councillor[11]
45. The Lady Gambles (1949) - Pawnbroker[11]
46. Take One False Step (1949) - Dr. Montgomery, Thatcher[5]
47. Colorado Territory (1949) - Prospector[10]
48. Sorrowful Jones (1949) - Doc Chesley[5]
49. Leave It to Henry (1949) - Mr. McCluskey[5]
50. Calamity Jane and Sam Bass (1949) - Dakota[10]
51. Masked Raiders (1949) - Uncle Henry Trevett[10]
52. The Gal Who Took the West (1949) - Ted[10]
53. Song of Surrender (1949) - Mr. Abernathy (uncredited)[5]
54. All the King's Men (1949) - Madison - the Editor (uncredited)[11]
55. Sierra (1950) - Sam Coulter[18]
56. The Gunfighter (1950) - Mr. Barlow (uncredited)[10]
57. Edge of Doom (1950) - Mr. Swanson
58. The Sun Sets at Dawn (1950) - Pops[19]
59. The Du Pont Story (1950) - Henry du Pont's Assistant (uncredited)
60. Hollywood Story (1951) - John Miller[19]
61. As Young as You Feel (1951) - Old Man on Park Bench (uncredited)
62. The Secret of Convict Lake (1951) - Samuel 'Pawnee Sam' Barlow (uncredited)[5]
63. Darling, How Could You! (1951) - Old Man (uncredited)
64. All That I Have (1951) - Dr. Charles Grayson[5]
65. Cave of Outlaws (1951) - Cooley[10]
66. The Wild North (1952) - Old Man[10]
67. Oklahoma Annie (1952) - Blinky[10]

Television

• Kraft Television Theatre

Episode: Barchester Towers (1948)[20]

Episode:Spring Green (1948)[21]

• Front Page Detective (1951–1952)

Episode: Galahad (date unknown)

• Family Theater

Episode: That I May See (1951)

• Gruen Playhouse

Episode: Joe Santa Claus (1951) - Uncle Willy

• Rebound (1952–1953)

Episode: The Old Man (date unknown) - Charles

• Adventures of Superman

Episode: Rescue (1952) - Pop Polgase[22]

Stage work

Partial listing

Theatre

Opening date	Closing date	Title	Role	Theatre	Notes
Mar 22, 1938	May 1938	Schoolhouse on the Lot[23]	J.G. Hamilton	Ritz Theatre NY	Jerome Chodorov and Joseph Fields playwrights[24] Onslow Stevens also in the cast as Peter Driscoll
June 15, 1938	Nov 1938	On the Rocks[25]	Viscount Barking	Daly's 63rd Street Theatre NY	George Bernard Shaw playwright Produced by the Federal Theatre Project[26]
Mar 19, 1939	Mar 19, 1939	Stop Press[27]	Alfred Snell	Vanderbilt Theatre NY	John Stradley playwright The role of Alfred Snell was that of a conservative newspaper publisher who was at odds with his son the union sympathizer[28]
Sept 10, 1939	Sept 30, 1939	Journey's End[29]	Bert	Empire Theatre NY	R. C. Sherriff playwright Set in Saint-Quentin, Aisne during World War I[30]
October 25, 1939	October 19, 1940	The Time of Your Life[31]	Arab	Booth Theatre NY	William Saroyan playwright The playbill described the character of Arab as "an Eastern philosopher and harmonica player"[32]
March 26, 1946		Volpone	Corbaccio	Las Palmas Theater, Hollywood	Ben Jonson playwright adapted by Morris Carnovsky[33]

References

1. "Houseley Stevenson". Fandango. Retrieved August 18, 2013.
2. "Houseley Stevens". IBDB. Retrieved August 18, 2013.
3. Hanson, Patricia King; Gevinson, Alan (1993). The American Film Institute Catalog of Motion Pictures Produced in the United States: Feature Films, 1931–1940, 3 Volume Set. University of California Press. p. 668. ISBN 978-0-520-07908-3.
4. Paiette, Ann; Kkauppila, Jean (1999). Health Professionals on Screen. Scarecrow Press. p. 224. ISBN 978-0-8108-3636-5.
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11. AFI (1999). AFI Catalog of Motion Pictures Produced in the United States, Volume 1. University of California Press. pp. 54, 91, 313, 389, 400, 673, 846. ISBN 978-0-520-21521-4.
12. Pitts, Michael R (1991). Famous Movie Detectives II. Scarecrow Press. pp. 100, 109. ISBN 978-0-8108-2345-7.
13. Jensen, Richard D (2010). The Nicest Fella - The Life of Ben Johnson: The world champion rodeo cowboy who became an Oscar-winning movie star. iUniverse. ISBN 978-1-4401-9678-2.
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15. McDonnell, Brian; Mayer, Geoff (2007). Encyclopedia of Film Noir. Greenwood. p. 157. ISBN 978-0-313-33306-4.
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17. Marshall, Wendy L (2004). William Beaudine: From Silents to Television. Scarecrow Press. p. 336. ISBN 978-0-8108-5218-1.
18. Graham, Don (1989). No Name on the Bullet. Viking. p. 350. ISBN 978-0-670-81511-1. OCLC 18817111.
19. Lyons, Arthur (2000). Death On The Cheap: The Lost B Movies. Da Capo Press. pp. 99, 144. ISBN 978-0-306-80996-5.
20. "Barchester Towers cast list". TV.com. Retrieved August 18, 2013.
21. "Spring Green cast list". TV.com. Retrieved August 18, 2013.
22. "Rescue Episode cast list". TV.com. Retrieved August 18, 2013.
23. "Schoolhouse on the Lot". IBDB. Retrieved August 18, 2013.
24. Roberts, Jerry (2003). The Great American Playwrights on the Screen: A Critical Guide to Film, TV, Video and DVD. Applause Theatre & Cinema Books. pp. 157–160. ISBN 978-1-55783-512-3.
25. "On the Rocks". IBDB. Retrieved August 18, 2013.
26. Kazacoff, George (1989). Dangerous Theatre: The Federal Theatre Project. P. Lang. pp. 144–148. ISBN 978-0-8204-0752-4.
27. "Stop Press". IBDB. Retrieved August 18, 2013.
28. Bordman, Gerald Martin (1996). American Theatre : a Chronicle of Comedy and Drama, 1930–1969. Oxford University Press. p. 179. ISBN 978-0-19-509079-6.
29. "Journey's End". IBDB. Retrieved August 18, 2013.
30. Villiers, Peter; Gosling, Jonathan (2011). Leading from Example: A Short Guide to the Lessons of Literature. Triarchy Press Ltd. pp. 117–141. ISBN 978-1-908009-35-7.
31. "The Time of Your Life". IBDB. Retrieved August 18, 2013.
32. Saur, K.G.; Fischer, Heinz-D (2012). Drama / Comedy Awards 1917–1996 (Pulitzer Prize Archive Part D). De Gruyter. p. 97. ISBN 978-3-598-30182-7.
33. "Out of Town Openings". Billboard: 4. April 5, 1947. Retrieved August 19, 2013.

External links

• Houseley Stevenson on IMDb
• Houseley Stevenson at the Internet Broadway Database (as Houseley Stevens)
• Houseley Stevenson at Find a Grave