Houseley Stevenson

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.[1] He was the father of actors Houseley Stevenson Jr., Edward Stevenson and Onslow Stevens.[2]

Films

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

Television

Episode: Barchester Towers (1948)[27]
Episode:Spring Green (1948)[28]
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[29]

Stage work

Partial listing

Theatre
Opening date Closing date Title Role Theatre Notes
Mar 22, 1938 May 1938 Schoolhouse on the Lot[30] J.G. Hamilton Ritz Theatre NY Jerome Chodorov and Joseph Fields playwrights[31]
Onslow Stevens also in the cast as Peter Driscoll
June 15, 1938 Nov 1938 On the Rocks[32] Viscount Barking Daly's 63rd Street Theatre NY George Bernard Shaw playwright
Produced by the Federal Theatre Project[33]
Mar 19, 1939 Mar 19, 1939 Stop Press[34] 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[35]
Sept 10, 1939 Sept 30, 1939 Journey's End[36] Bert Empire Theatre NY R. C. Sherriff playwright
Set in Saint-Quentin, Aisne during World War I[37]
October 25, 1939 October 19, 1940 The Time of Your Life[38] Arab Booth Theatre NY William Saroyan playwright
The playbill described the character of Arab as "an Eastern philosopher and harmonica player"[39]
March 26, 1946 Volpone Corbaccio Las Palmas Theater, Hollywood Ben Jonson playwright
adapted by Morris Carnovsky[40]

References

  1. ↑ "Houseley Stevenson". Fandango. Retrieved August 18, 2013.
  2. ↑ "Houseley Stevens". IBDB. Retrieved August 18, 2013.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 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.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5 5.6 5.7 5.8 5.9 5.10 "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. ↑ 7.0 7.1 McGhee, Richard D (1999). John Wayne: Actor, Artist, Hero. Mcfarland & Co Inc Pub. p. 338. ISBN 978-0-7864-0752-1.
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3 8.4 8.5 8.6 8.7 8.8 8.9 8.10 8.11 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.
  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. ↑ Osteen, Mark (2012). Nightmare Alley: Film Noir and the American Dream. The Johns Hopkins University Press. p. 94. ISBN 978-1-4214-0780-7.
  11. ↑ Reid, John Howard (2005). Hollywood Gold: Films of the Forties and Fifties. Lulu.com. p. 125. ISBN 978-1-4116-3524-1.
  12. ↑ Davis, Ronald L (1991). Hollywood Beauty: Linda Darnell and the American Dream. University of Oklahoma Press. p. 192. ISBN 978-0-8061-3330-0.
  13. ↑ McDonnell, Brian; Mayer, Geoff (2007). Encyclopedia of Film Noir. Greenwood. p. 157. ISBN 978-0-313-33306-4.
  14. ↑ 14.0 14.1 14.2 Milne, Jeff (2009). Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon: The complete guide to the movie trivia Game. ISBN 978-0-615-28521-4.
  15. ↑ Reid, John Howard (2007). SCIENCE-FICTION & FANTASY CINEMA: Classic Films of Horror, Sci-Fi & the Supernatural. Lulu.com. p. 81. ISBN 978-1-4303-0113-4.
  16. ↑ 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.
  17. ↑ Pitts, Michael R (1991). Famous Movie Detectives II. Scarecrow Press. pp. 100, 109. ISBN 978-0-8108-2345-7.
  18. ↑ 18.0 18.1 18.2 18.3 18.4 18.5 18.6 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.
  19. ↑ 19.0 19.1 Reid, John Howard (2007). Hollywood's Classic Comedies featuring Slapstick, Romance, Music, Glamour or Screwball Fun!. Lulu.com. pp. 60,147. ISBN 978-1-4303-1487-5.
  20. ↑ Marshall, Wendy L (2004). William Beaudine: From Silents to Television. Scarecrow Press. p. 336. ISBN 978-0-8108-5218-1.
  21. ↑ Reid, John Howard (2006). SUCCESS IN THE CINEMA: Money-Making Movies and Critics' Choices. Lulu.com. p. 157. ISBN 978-1-84728-088-6.
  22. ↑ Reid, John (2005). Movies Magnificent: 150 Must-See Cinema Classics. Lulu.com. p. 126. ISBN 978-1-4116-5067-1.
  23. ↑ 23.0 23.1 Lyons, Arthur (2000). Death On The Cheap: The Lost B Movies. Da Capo Press. pp. 99,144. ISBN 978-0-306-80996-5.
  24. ↑ Reid, John Howard (2006). Great Cinema Detectives: Best Movies of Mystery, Suspense & Film Noir. Lulu.com. p. 72. ISBN 978-1-84728-685-7.
  25. ↑ Graham, Don (1989). No Name on the Bullet. Viking. p. 350. ISBN 978-0-670-81511-1. OCLC 18817111.
  26. ↑ Reid, John (2005). HOLLYWOOD 'B' MOVIES: A Treasury of Spills, Chills & Thrills. Lulu.com. p. 4. ISBN 978-1-4116-5065-7.
  27. ↑ "Barchester Towers cast list". TV.com. Retrieved August 18, 2013.
  28. ↑ "Spring Green cast list". TV.com. Retrieved August 18, 2013.
  29. ↑ "Rescue Episode cast list". TV.com. Retrieved August 18, 2013.
  30. ↑ "Schoolhouse on the Lot". IBDB. Retrieved August 18, 2013.
  31. ↑ 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.
  32. ↑ "On the Rocks". IBDB. Retrieved August 18, 2013.
  33. ↑ Kazacoff, George (1989). Dangerous Theatre: The Federal Theatre Project. P. Lang. pp. 144–148. ISBN 978-0-8204-0752-4.
  34. ↑ "Stop Press". IBDB. Retrieved August 18, 2013.
  35. ↑ 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.
  36. ↑ "Journey's End". IBDB. Retrieved August 18, 2013.
  37. ↑ 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.
  38. ↑ "The Time of Your Life". IBDB. Retrieved August 18, 2013.
  39. ↑ 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.
  40. ↑ "Out of Town Openings". Billboard: 4. April 5, 1947. Retrieved August 19, 2013.

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