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Houseley Stevenson

December 14, 2023

Houseley Stevenson (30 July 1879 – 6 August 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.

Houseley Stevenson
Stevenson in Gruen Guild Playhouse (1951)
Born(1879-07-30)30 July 1879
London, England
Died6 August 1953(1953-08-06) (aged 74)
Duarte, California, U.S.
OccupationActor
Years active1936–1954
SpouseMargurita E. Behrens
Children3, including Onslow Stevens

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 edit

  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. The Man Who Returned to Life (1942) – Colonel Beebe (uncreidted)[5]
  12. Native Land (1942, Documentary) – white sharecropper[6]
  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 (uncredited)[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. Four Faces West (1948) – Anderson[10]
  35. The Vicious Circle (1948) – Professor Barr (uncredited)
  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. Colorado Territory (1949) – Prospector[10]
  47. Take One False Step (1949) – Dr. Montgomery, Thatcher[5]
  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 edit

Episode: Barchester Towers (1948)[20]
Episode:Spring Green (1948)[21]
Episode: Galahad (date unknown)
Episode: That I May See (1951)
Episode: Joe Santa Claus (1951) – Uncle Willy
Episode: The Old Man (date unknown) – Charles
Episode: Rescue (1952) – Pop Polgase[22]

Stage work edit

Partial listing

Theatre
Opening date Closing date Title Role Theatre Notes
March 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]
March 19, 1939 March 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]
September 10, 1939 September 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 edit

  1. ^ "Houseley Stevenson". Fandango. Retrieved 18 August 2013.
  2. ^ "Houseley Stevens". IBDB. Retrieved 18 August 2013.
  3. ^ a b c d 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.
  5. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "Houseley Stevenson". AFI Catalog of Feature Films. AFI. Retrieved 29 June 2014.
  6. ^ Pollack, Howard (2012). Marc Blitzstein: His Life, His Work, His World. Oxford University Press. p. 249. ISBN 978-0-19-979159-0.
  7. ^ a b McGhee, Richard D (1999). John Wayne: Actor, Artist, Hero. Mcfarland & Co Inc Pub. p. 338. ISBN 978-0-7864-0752-1.
  8. ^ Osteen, Mark (2012). Nightmare Alley: Film Noir and the American Dream. The Johns Hopkins University Press. p. 94. ISBN 978-1-4214-0780-7.
  9. ^ Paietta, Ann Catherine; Kauppila, Jean L (1994). Animals on Screen and Radio: An Annotated Sourcebook. Scarecrow Press. p. 173. ISBN 978-0-8108-2939-8.
  10. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l Pitts, Michael R (2012). Western Movies: A Guide to 5,105 Feature Films. McFarland. pp. 51, 58, 60, 66, 75, 114, 120, 137, 210230, 312, 385, 400, 407. ISBN 978-0-7864-6372-5.
  11. ^ a b c d e f 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.
  14. ^ a b c Milne, Jeff (2009). Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon: The complete guide to the movie trivia Game. ISBN 978-0-615-28521-4.
  15. ^ McDonnell, Brian; Mayer, Geoff (2007). Encyclopedia of Film Noir. Greenwood. p. 157. ISBN 978-0-313-33306-4.
  16. ^ Davis, Ronald L (1991). Hollywood Beauty: Linda Darnell and the American Dream. University of Oklahoma Press. p. 192. ISBN 978-0-8061-3330-0.
  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. ^ a b 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 18 August 2013.
  21. ^ "Spring Green cast list". TV.com. Retrieved 18 August 2013.
  22. ^ "Rescue Episode cast list". TV.com. Retrieved 18 August 2013.
  23. ^ "Schoolhouse on the Lot". IBDB. Retrieved 18 August 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 18 August 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 18 August 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 18 August 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 18 August 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. 5 April 1947. Retrieved 19 August 2013.

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Houseley Stevenson 30 July 1879 6 August 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 Houseley StevensonStevenson in Gruen Guild Playhouse 1951 Born 1879 07 30 30 July 1879London EnglandDied6 August 1953 1953 08 06 aged 74 Duarte California U S OccupationActorYears active1936 1954SpouseMargurita E BehrensChildren3 including Onslow StevensHe 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 Contents 1 Films 2 Television 3 Stage work 4 References 5 External linksFilms editThe Law in Her Hands 1936 Appellate Court Chief Judge uncredited The White Angel 1936 Surgeon uncredited 3 Bengal Tiger 1936 Justice of the Peace uncredited 3 China Clipper 1936 Doctor uncredited Isle of Fury 1936 The Rector 3 Once a Doctor 1937 Magistrate Kendrick 4 Stolen Holiday 1937 Wedding Official uncredited Midnight Court 1937 Mr Jones Witness uncredited The Adventurous Blonde 1937 Judge Darrell uncredited 3 The Body Disappears 1941 Passerby Professor uncredited 5 The Man Who Returned to Life 1942 Colonel Beebe uncreidted 5 Native Land 1942 Documentary white sharecropper 6 Crime Doctor 1943 Martin Parole Board uncredited Happy Land 1943 Sam Watson uncredited 5 Dakota 1945 Railroad Clerk uncredited 7 Without Reservations 1946 Turnkey uncredited 7 Somewhere in the Night 1946 Michael Conroy 8 Rendezvous with Annie 1946 Dr Grimes uncredited 5 Little Miss Big 1946 Duncan 9 The Yearling 1946 Mr Ranger uncredited 10 Easy Come Easy Go 1947 Doctor uncredited 11 The Brasher Doubloon 1947 Elisha Morningstar uncredited 12 Ramrod 1947 George Smedley 13 Time Out of Mind 1947 George 14 The Ghost and Mrs Muir 1947 Gardener uncredited Cheyenne 1947 Stableman uncredited 10 Thunder in the Valley 1947 Angus MacIvor uncredited Dark Passage 1947 Dr Walter Coley 15 Forever Amber 1947 Mr Starling uncredited 16 Secret Beyond the Door 1947 Andy uncredited The Challenge 1948 Captain Sonnenberg 11 Smart Woman 1948 Joe Smith uncredited 5 Casbah 1948 Anton Duval 11 Four Faces West 1948 Anderson 10 The Vicious Circle 1948 Professor Barr uncredited Moonrise 1948 Uncle Joe Jingle Apartment for Peggy 1948 Prof T J Beck uncredited You Gotta Stay Happy 1948 Jud Tavis 14 Joan of Arc 1948 The Cardinal of Winchester Kidnapped 1948 Ebenezer 17 The Paleface 1948 Pioneer uncredited Knock on Any Door 1949 Junior uncredited 14 The Walking Hills 1949 King 10 Bride of Vengeance 1949 Councillor 11 The Lady Gambles 1949 Pawnbroker 11 Colorado Territory 1949 Prospector 10 Take One False Step 1949 Dr Montgomery Thatcher 5 Sorrowful Jones 1949 Doc Chesley 5 Leave It to Henry 1949 Mr McCluskey 5 Calamity Jane and Sam Bass 1949 Dakota 10 Masked Raiders 1949 Uncle Henry Trevett 10 The Gal Who Took the West 1949 Ted 10 Song of Surrender 1949 Mr Abernathy uncredited 5 All the King s Men 1949 Madison the Editor uncredited 11 Sierra 1950 Sam Coulter 18 The Gunfighter 1950 Mr Barlow uncredited 10 Edge of Doom 1950 Mr Swanson The Sun Sets at Dawn 1950 Pops 19 The Du Pont Story 1950 Henry du Pont s Assistant uncredited Hollywood Story 1951 John Miller 19 As Young as You Feel 1951 Old Man on Park Bench uncredited The Secret of Convict Lake 1951 Samuel Pawnee Sam Barlow uncredited 5 Darling How Could You 1951 Old Man uncredited All That I Have 1951 Dr Charles Grayson 5 Cave of Outlaws 1951 Cooley 10 The Wild North 1952 Old Man 10 Oklahoma Annie 1952 Blinky 10 Television editKraft Television TheatreEpisode Barchester Towers 1948 20 Episode Spring Green 1948 21 dd Front Page Detective 1951 1952 Episode Galahad date unknown dd Family TheaterEpisode That I May See 1951 dd Gruen PlayhouseEpisode Joe Santa Claus 1951 Uncle Willy dd Rebound 1952 1953 Episode The Old Man date unknown Charles dd Adventures of SupermanEpisode Rescue 1952 Pop Polgase 22 dd Stage work editPartial listing Theatre Opening date Closing date Title Role Theatre NotesMarch 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 DriscollJune 15 1938 Nov 1938 On the Rocks 25 Viscount Barking Daly s 63rd Street Theatre NY George Bernard Shaw playwrightProduced by the Federal Theatre Project 26 March 19 1939 March 19 1939 Stop Press 27 Alfred Snell Vanderbilt Theatre NY John Stradley playwrightThe role of Alfred Snell was that of a conservative newspaper publisher who was at odds with his son the union sympathizer 28 September 10 1939 September 30 1939 Journey s End 29 Bert Empire Theatre NY R C Sherriff playwrightSet 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 playwrightadapted by Morris Carnovsky 33 References edit Houseley Stevenson Fandango Retrieved 18 August 2013 Houseley Stevens IBDB Retrieved 18 August 2013 a b c d 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 Paiette Ann Kkauppila Jean 1999 Health Professionals on Screen Scarecrow Press p 224 ISBN 978 0 8108 3636 5 a b c d e f g h i j k Houseley Stevenson AFI Catalog of Feature Films AFI Retrieved 29 June 2014 Pollack Howard 2012 Marc Blitzstein His Life His Work His World Oxford University Press p 249 ISBN 978 0 19 979159 0 a b McGhee Richard D 1999 John Wayne Actor Artist Hero Mcfarland amp Co Inc Pub p 338 ISBN 978 0 7864 0752 1 Osteen Mark 2012 Nightmare Alley Film Noir and the American Dream The Johns Hopkins University Press p 94 ISBN 978 1 4214 0780 7 Paietta Ann Catherine Kauppila Jean L 1994 Animals on Screen and Radio An Annotated Sourcebook Scarecrow Press p 173 ISBN 978 0 8108 2939 8 a b c d e f g h i j k l Pitts Michael R 2012 Western Movies A Guide to 5 105 Feature Films McFarland pp 51 58 60 66 75 114 120 137 210230 312 385 400 407 ISBN 978 0 7864 6372 5 a b c d e f 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 Pitts Michael R 1991 Famous Movie Detectives II Scarecrow Press pp 100 109 ISBN 978 0 8108 2345 7 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 a b c Milne Jeff 2009 Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon The complete guide to the movie trivia Game ISBN 978 0 615 28521 4 McDonnell Brian Mayer Geoff 2007 Encyclopedia of Film Noir Greenwood p 157 ISBN 978 0 313 33306 4 Davis Ronald L 1991 Hollywood Beauty Linda Darnell and the American Dream University of Oklahoma Press p 192 ISBN 978 0 8061 3330 0 Marshall Wendy L 2004 William Beaudine From Silents to Television Scarecrow Press p 336 ISBN 978 0 8108 5218 1 Graham Don 1989 No Name on the Bullet Viking p 350 ISBN 978 0 670 81511 1 OCLC 18817111 a b Lyons Arthur 2000 Death On The Cheap The Lost B Movies Da Capo Press pp 99 144 ISBN 978 0 306 80996 5 Barchester Towers cast list TV com Retrieved 18 August 2013 Spring Green cast list TV com Retrieved 18 August 2013 Rescue Episode cast list TV com Retrieved 18 August 2013 Schoolhouse on the Lot IBDB Retrieved 18 August 2013 Roberts Jerry 2003 The Great American Playwrights on the Screen A Critical Guide to Film TV Video and DVD Applause Theatre amp Cinema Books pp 157 160 ISBN 978 1 55783 512 3 On the Rocks IBDB Retrieved 18 August 2013 Kazacoff George 1989 Dangerous Theatre The Federal Theatre Project P Lang pp 144 148 ISBN 978 0 8204 0752 4 Stop Press IBDB Retrieved 18 August 2013 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 Journey s End IBDB Retrieved 18 August 2013 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 The Time of Your Life IBDB Retrieved 18 August 2013 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 Out of Town Openings Billboard 4 5 April 1947 Retrieved 19 August 2013 External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Houseley Stevenson Houseley Stevenson at IMDb Houseley Stevenson at the Internet Broadway Database nbsp as Houseley Stevens Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Houseley Stevenson amp oldid 1185009053, 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