Houseley Stevenson (30 July 1879 â 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.
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.
Films
- The Law in Her Hands (1936) â Appellate Court Chief Judge (uncredited)
- The White Angel (1936) â Surgeon (uncredited)
- Bengal Tiger (1936) â Justice of the Peace (uncredited)
- China Clipper (1936) â Doctor (uncredited)
- Isle of Fury (1936) â The Rector
- Once a Doctor (1937) â Magistrate Kendrick
- Stolen Holiday (1937) â Wedding Official (uncredited)
- Midnight Court (1937) â Mr. Jones - Witness (uncredited)
- The Adventurous Blonde (1937) â Judge Darrell (uncredited)
- The Body Disappears (1941) â Passerby Professor (uncredited)
- The Man Who Returned to Life (1942) â Colonel Beebe (uncredited)
- Native Land (1942, Documentary) â white sharecropper
- Crime Doctor (1943) â Martin, Parole Board (uncredited)
- Happy Land (1943) â Sam Watson (uncredited)
- Dakota (1945) â Railroad Clerk (uncredited)
- Without Reservations (1946) â Turnkey (uncredited)
- Somewhere in the Night (1946) â Michael Conroy
- Rendezvous with Annie (1946) â Dr. Grimes (uncredited)
- Little Miss Big (1946) â Duncan
- The Yearling (1946) â Mr. Ranger (uncredited)
- Easy Come, Easy Go (1947) â Doctor (uncredited)
- The Brasher Doubloon (1947) â Elisha Morningstar (uncredited)
- Ramrod (1947) â George Smedley
- Time Out of Mind (1947) â George
- The Ghost and Mrs. Muir (1947) â Gardener (uncredited)
- Cheyenne (1947) â Stableman (uncredited)
- Thunder in the Valley (1947) â Angus MacIvor (uncredited)
- Dark Passage (1947) â Dr. Walter Coley
- Forever Amber (1947) â Mr. Starling (uncredited)
- Secret Beyond the Door (1947) â Andy (uncredited)
- The Challenge (1948) â Captain Sonnenberg
- Smart Woman (1948) â Joe Smith (uncredited)
- Casbah (1948) â Anton Duval
- Four Faces West (1948) â Anderson
- The Vicious Circle (1948) â Professor Barr (uncredited)
- Moonrise (1948) â Uncle Joe Jingle
- Apartment for Peggy (1948) â Prof. T.J. Beck (uncredited)
- You Gotta Stay Happy (1948) â Jud Tavis
- Joan of Arc (1948) â The Cardinal of Winchester
- Kidnapped (1948) â Ebenezer
- The Paleface (1948) â Pioneer (uncredited)
- Knock on Any Door (1949) â Junior (uncredited)
- The Walking Hills (1949) â King
- Bride of Vengeance (1949) â Councillor
- The Lady Gambles (1949) â Pawnbroker
- Colorado Territory (1949) â Prospector
- Take One False Step (1949) â Dr. Montgomery, Thatcher
- Sorrowful Jones (1949) â Doc Chesley
- Leave It to Henry (1949) â Mr. McCluskey
- Calamity Jane and Sam Bass (1949) â Dakota
- Masked Raiders (1949) â Uncle Henry Trevett
- The Gal Who Took the West (1949) â Ted
- Song of Surrender (1949) â Mr. Abernathy (uncredited)
- All the King's Men (1949) â Madison â the Editor (uncredited)
- Sierra (1950) â Sam Coulter
- The Gunfighter (1950) â Mr. Barlow (uncredited)
- Edge of Doom (1950) â Mr. Swanson
- The Sun Sets at Dawn (1950) â Pops
- The Du Pont Story (1950) â Henry du Pont's Assistant (uncredited)
- Hollywood Story (1951) â John Miller
- As Young as You Feel (1951) â Old Man on Park Bench (uncredited)
- The Secret of Convict Lake (1951) â Samuel 'Pawnee Sam' Barlow (uncredited)
- Darling, How Could You! (1951) â Old Man (uncredited)
- All That I Have (1951) â Dr. Charles Grayson
- Cave of Outlaws (1951) â Cooley
- The Wild North (1952) â Old Man
- Oklahoma Annie (1952) â Blinky
Television
:Episode: Barchester Towers (1948)
:Episode:Spring Green (1948)
:Episode: Galahad (date unknown)
:Episode: That I May See (1951)
:Episode: Joe Santa Claus (1951) â Uncle Willy
:Episode: The Old Man (date unknown) â Charles
:Episode: Rescue (1952) â Pop Polgase
Stage work
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