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American actor
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London, England, UK
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LeoPlace of death
Duarte, Los Angeles County, California, USA
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74 years
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Biography
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.He was the father of actors Houseley Stevenson Jr., Edward Stevenson and Onslow Stevens.
Films
- The Law in Her Hands (1936) - Appellate Court Chief Judge (uncredited)
- The White Angel (1936) - Surgeon (uncredited)
- Bengal Tiger (1936) - Justice of the Peace (uncredited)
- China Clipper (1936) - Doctor (uncredited)
- Isle of Fury (1936) - The Rector
- Once a Doctor (1937) - Magistrate Kendrick
- Stolen Holiday (1937) - Wedding Official (uncredited)
- Midnight Court (1937) - Mr. Jones - Witness (uncredited)
- The Adventurous Blonde (1937) - Judge Darrell (uncredited)
- The Body Disappears (1941) - Passerby Professor (uncredited)
- Native Land (1942, Documentary) - white sharecropper
- The Man Who Returned to Life (1942) - Colonel Beebe (uncreidted)
- Crime Doctor (1943) - Martin, Parole Board (uncredited)
- Happy Land (1943) - Sam Watson (uncredited)
- Dakota (1945) - Railroad Clerk (uncredited)
- Without Reservations (1946) - Turnkey (uncredited)
- Somewhere in the Night (1946) - Michael Conroy
- Rendezvous with Annie (1946) - Dr. Grimes (uncredited)
- Little Miss Big (1946) - Duncan
- The Yearling (1946) - Mr. Ranger (uncredited)
- Easy Come, Easy Go (1947) - Doctor
- The Brasher Doubloon (1947) - Elisha Morningstar (uncredited)
- Ramrod (1947) - George Smedley
- Time Out of Mind (1947) - George
- The Ghost and Mrs. Muir (1947) - Gardener (uncredited)
- Cheyenne (1947) - Stableman (uncredited)
- Thunder in the Valley (1947) - Angus MacIvor (uncredited)
- Dark Passage (1947) - Dr. Walter Coley
- Forever Amber (1947) - Mr. Starling (uncredited)
- Secret Beyond the Door (1947) - Andy (uncredited)
- The Challenge (1948) - Captain Sonnenberg
- Smart Woman (1948) - Joe Smith (uncredited)
- Casbah (1948) - Anton Duval
- The Vicious Circle (1948) - Professor Barr (uncredited)
- Four Faces West (1948) - Anderson
- Moonrise (1948) - Uncle Joe Jingle
- Apartment for Peggy (1948) - Prof. T.J. Beck (uncredited)
- You Gotta Stay Happy (1948) - Jud Tavis
- Joan of Arc (1948) - The Cardinal of Winchester
- Kidnapped (1948) - Ebenezer
- The Paleface (1948) - Pioneer (uncredited)
- Knock on Any Door (1949) - Junior (uncredited)
- The Walking Hills (1949) - King
- Bride of Vengeance (1949) - Councillor
- The Lady Gambles (1949) - Pawnbroker
- Take One False Step (1949) - Dr. Montgomery, Thatcher
- Colorado Territory (1949) - Prospector
- Sorrowful Jones (1949) - Doc Chesley
- Leave It to Henry (1949) - Mr. McCluskey
- Calamity Jane and Sam Bass (1949) - Dakota
- Masked Raiders (1949) - Uncle Henry Trevett
- The Gal Who Took the West (1949) - Ted
- Song of Surrender (1949) - Mr. Abernathy (uncredited)
- All the King's Men (1949) - Madison - the Editor (uncredited)
- Sierra (1950) - Sam Coulter
- The Gunfighter (1950) - Mr. Barlow (uncredited)
- Edge of Doom (1950) - Mr. Swanson
- The Sun Sets at Dawn (1950) - Pops
- The Du Pont Story (1950) - Henry du Pont's Assistant (uncredited)
- Hollywood Story (1951) - John Miller
- As Young as You Feel (1951) - Old Man on Park Bench (uncredited)
- The Secret of Convict Lake (1951) - Samuel 'Pawnee Sam' Barlow (uncredited)
- Darling, How Could You! (1951) - Old Man (uncredited)
- All That I Have (1951) - Dr. Charles Grayson
- Cave of Outlaws (1951) - Cooley
- The Wild North (1952) - Old Man
- Oklahoma Annie (1952) - Blinky
Television
- Kraft Television Theatre
- Episode: Barchester Towers (1948)
- Episode:Spring Green (1948)
- 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
Stage work
Partial listing
| Opening date | Closing date | Title | Role | Theatre | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 22, 1938 | May 1938 | Schoolhouse on the Lot | J.G. Hamilton | Ritz Theatre NY | Jerome Chodorov and Joseph Fields playwrights Onslow Stevens also in the cast as Peter Driscoll |
| June 15, 1938 | Nov 1938 | On the Rocks | Viscount Barking | Daly's 63rd Street Theatre NY | George Bernard Shaw playwright Produced by the Federal Theatre Project |
| Mar 19, 1939 | Mar 19, 1939 | Stop Press | 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 |
| Sept 10, 1939 | Sept 30, 1939 | Journey's End | Bert | Empire Theatre NY | R. C. Sherriff playwright Set in Saint-Quentin, Aisne during World War I |
| October 25, 1939 | October 19, 1940 | The Time of Your Life | Arab | Booth Theatre NY | William Saroyanplaywright The playbill described the character of Arab as "an Eastern philosopher and harmonica player" |
| March 26, 1946 | Volpone | Corbaccio | Las Palmas Theater, Hollywood | Ben Jonson playwright adapted by Morris Carnovsky |
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