Houseley Stevenson
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Houseley Stevenson (July 30, 1879 – August 6, 1953) was an 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. He was the father of actors Houseley Stevenson Jr., Edward Stevenson and Onslow Stevens.
The Gunfighter
as Mr. Barlow (uncredited)The fastest gun in the West tries to escape his reputation.
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Moonrise
as Uncle Joe JingleStigmatized from infancy by the fate of his criminal father, a man is bruised and bullied until...
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The Secret of Convict Lake
as Samuel 'Pawnee Sam' Barlow (uncredited)After a group of convicts escapes from prison, they take refuge in the wilderness. While most of...
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Secret Beyond the Door
as Andy (uncredited)After a whirlwind romance in Mexico, a beautiful heiress marries a man she barely knows with...
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Dark Passage
as Dr. Walter ColeyA man convicted of murdering his wife escapes from prison and works with a woman to try and...
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The Ghost and Mrs. Muir
as Gardener (uncredited)A young British widow rents a seaside cottage and soon becomes haunted by the ghost of its...
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All the King's Men
as Madison, Editor (uncredited)A man of humble beginnings and honest intentions rises to power by nefarious means. Along for...
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The Lady Gambles
as PawnbrokerWhen Joan Boothe accompanies husband-reporter David to Las Vegas, she begins gambling to pass...
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The Brasher Doubloon
as Elisha Morningstar (uncredited)Mrs. Elizabeth Bright Murdock hires Marlowe to find an old rare coin, the Brasher Doubloon, that...
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Joan of Arc
as The Cardinal of WinchesterIn the 15th Century, France is a defeated and ruined nation after the One Hundred Years War...
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The Walking Hills
as Mr. KingA study in greed in which treasure hunters seek a shipment of gold buried in Death Valley.
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Ramrod
as George SmedleyA cattle-vs.-sheepman feud loses Connie Dickason her fiance, but gains her his ranch, which she...
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Take One False Step
as Montgomery ThatcherCatherine Sykes disappears after a midnight drive with Professor Andrew Gentling . When she's...
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Knock on Any Door
as Junior (uncredited)An attorney defends a hoodlum of murder, using the oppressiveness of the slums to appeal to the...
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Hollywood Story
as John Miller, Studio GuardA producer takes over a small film studio and - sensing that it'll be a good movie- begins...
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Colorado Territory
as ProspectorAfter escaping from jail, outlaw Wes McQueen is convinced by his old partner in crime to do one...
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The Wild North
as Old ManIn the Canadian mountains, a trapper goes on the run accused of a crime and is pursued by a...
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Four Faces West
as AndersonCowboy Ross McEwen arrives in town. He asks the banker for a loan of $2000. When the banker asks...
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Without Reservations
as Turnkey (uncredited)Kit Madden is traveling to Hollywood, where her best-selling novel is to be filmed. Aboard the...
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Edge of Doom
as Mr. SwansonA priest sets out to catch the man who killed one of his colleagues.
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Calamity Jane and Sam Bass
as DakotaDrifter Sam Bass shows up in Denton, Texas (soon to host a great horse race) looking for work....
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The White Angel
as Surgeon (uncredited)In Victorian England, Florence Nightingale's heroic measures slowly change the attitude towards...
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Cave of Outlaws
as CooleyHaving served a prison sentence for robbery, Pete Carver decides to go back for the hidden loot....
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Sierra
as Sam CoulterRing Hassard and his father Jeff, wild horse breakers, live in a hidden mountain eyrie as Jeff...
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Casbah
as Anton DuvalPepe Le Moko leads a gang of jewel thieves in the Casbah of Algiers, where he has exiled himself...
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Isle of Fury
as The RectorAn island pearl merchant and his new wife make room for a mysterious shipwrecked man.
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China Clipper
as Doctor (uncredited)An aviator ignores skeptics to make the first commercial flight from San Francisco to China.
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Kidnapped
as EbenezerIn Scotland in 1752, seventeen-year-old David Balfour is cheated out of his birthright by his...
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Smart Woman
as Joe SmithA crusading DA falls for a defense attorney with a criminal past.
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Time Out of Mind
as GeorgeThe son of a wealthy Maine family shocks his relatives by announcing he wants to pursue a career...
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The Man Who Returned to Life
as uncreditedAn accused killer is granted a reprieve when his victim returns to town in the flesh after an...
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Crime Doctor
as Martin, Parole BoardRobert is found beside the highway with a head injury and amnesia. His amnesia motivates him to ...
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Happy Land
as Sam Watson (uncredited)An Iowa drugstore owner becomes embittered when his son is killed in World War II. The druggist...
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All That I Have
as Charles GraysonAs a wealthy retired surgeon nears the end of his life, he begins to distribute his wealth to...
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Sorrowful Jones
as Doc ChesleyA young girl is left with the notoriously cheap Sorrowful Jones as a marker for a bet. When her...
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The Adventurous Blonde
as Darell (uncredited)The third of nine Torchy Blane movies. Angry that police detective Steve McBride (Barton...
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Once a Doctor
as Magistrate KendrickDr. Frank Brace (Joe King) is an important doctor with son Jerry (Gordon Oliver) as well as...
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Apartment for Peggy
as Prof. T.J. BeckProfessor Henry Barnes decides he's lived long enough and contemplates suicide. His attitude is...
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Rendezvous with Annie
as Dr. Grimes (uncredited)A homesick American soldier stationed in England during World War II makes an unauthorized trip...
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Darling, How Could You!
as Old Man (Uncredited)Two absentee American parents get to know their three children again after spending five years...
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Cheyenne
as Stableman (uncredited)Slick gambler James Wylie is apprehended by the law and given the option to forgo a prison...
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Native Land
as White SharecropperBy the start of World War II, Paul Robeson had given up his lucrative mainstream work to...
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You Gotta Stay Happy
as Jud TavisIndecisive heiress Dee Dee Dillwood is pushed into marrying her sixth fiancée, but unable to...
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The Sun Sets at Dawn
as PopsA reporter investigates the story of a young man who may have been wrongly convicted and...
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Song of Surrender
as AbernathyIn 1906 in Connecticut, Elisha Hunt, the 55-year-old curator of a small government museum,...
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Bride of Vengeance
as CouncillorThe tiny independent duchy of Ferrara is located between Casare Borgia's Rome and Venice, and...
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Midnight Court
as Mr. Jones - WitnessAfter losing his bid for district attorney, an aspiring young lawyer agrees to defend a ring of...
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Oklahoma Annie
as BlinkyA spunky storekeeper is determined to clean up corruption in her small town, as well as win the...
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The Gal Who Took the West
as Ted (as old Timer)In order to gain passage to the West, a woman poses as an opera singer, and causes a feud...
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Little Miss Big
as DuncanA wealthy eccentric women escapes from a mental institution and finds refuge with a financially...
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The Challenge
as Captain SonnenbergBulldog Drummond investigates the murder of a sea captain who died before revealing the location...
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Thunder in the Valley
as Angus MacIvorThe popular Alfred Ollivant novel "Bob, Son of Battle" is the source for this drama about sheep...
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Masked Raiders
as Henry TrevettTexas Rangers Tim Holt and Richard Martin are dispatched to halt a gang of masked outlaws...
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Leave It to Henry
as Mr. McCluskeyHenry Latham and town Mayor Colton continue their misadventures in Smalltown, America. This...
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Joe Santa Claus
as Uncle WillyDisgusted that he's been moved from the hardware department to duties as a department store...
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Easy Come, Easy Go
as DoctorComedy about an Irish father, who enjoys betting on horses, who keeps interfering with his...
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Adventures of Superman
as Pop PolgaseAnnouncer: "The Adventures of Superman. Faster than a speeding bullet! More powerful than a...
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