Houseley Stevenson

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

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.

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

  1. The Law in Her Hands (1936) – Appellate Court Chief Judge (uncredited)
  2. The White Angel (1936) – Surgeon (uncredited)
  3. Bengal Tiger (1936) – Justice of the Peace (uncredited)
  4. China Clipper (1936) – Doctor (uncredited)
  5. Isle of Fury (1936) – The Rector
  6. Once a Doctor (1937) – Magistrate Kendrick
  7. Stolen Holiday (1937) – Wedding Official (uncredited)
  8. Midnight Court (1937) – Mr. Jones - Witness (uncredited)
  9. The Adventurous Blonde (1937) – Judge Darrell (uncredited)
  10. The Body Disappears (1941) – Passerby Professor (uncredited)
  11. The Man Who Returned to Life (1942) – Colonel Beebe (uncredited)
  12. Native Land (1942, Documentary) – white sharecropper
  13. Crime Doctor (1943) – Martin, Parole Board (uncredited)
  14. Happy Land (1943) – Sam Watson (uncredited)
  15. Dakota (1945) – Railroad Clerk (uncredited)
  16. Without Reservations (1946) – Turnkey (uncredited)
  17. Somewhere in the Night (1946) – Michael Conroy
  18. Rendezvous with Annie (1946) – Dr. Grimes (uncredited)
  19. Little Miss Big (1946) – Duncan
  20. The Yearling (1946) – Mr. Ranger (uncredited)
  21. Easy Come, Easy Go (1947) – Doctor (uncredited)
  22. The Brasher Doubloon (1947) – Elisha Morningstar (uncredited)
  23. Ramrod (1947) – George Smedley
  24. Time Out of Mind (1947) – George
  25. The Ghost and Mrs. Muir (1947) – Gardener (uncredited)
  26. Cheyenne (1947) – Stableman (uncredited)
  27. Thunder in the Valley (1947) – Angus MacIvor (uncredited)
  28. Dark Passage (1947) – Dr. Walter Coley
  29. Forever Amber (1947) – Mr. Starling (uncredited)
  30. Secret Beyond the Door (1947) – Andy (uncredited)
  31. The Challenge (1948) – Captain Sonnenberg
  32. Smart Woman (1948) – Joe Smith (uncredited)
  33. Casbah (1948) – Anton Duval
  34. Four Faces West (1948) – Anderson
  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
  39. Joan of Arc (1948) – The Cardinal of Winchester
  40. Kidnapped (1948) – Ebenezer
  41. The Paleface (1948) – Pioneer (uncredited)
  42. Knock on Any Door (1949) – Junior (uncredited)
  43. The Walking Hills (1949) – King
  44. Bride of Vengeance (1949) – Councillor
  45. The Lady Gambles (1949) – Pawnbroker
  46. Colorado Territory (1949) – Prospector
  47. Take One False Step (1949) – Dr. Montgomery, Thatcher
  48. Sorrowful Jones (1949) – Doc Chesley
  49. Leave It to Henry (1949) – Mr. McCluskey
  50. Calamity Jane and Sam Bass (1949) – Dakota
  51. Masked Raiders (1949) – Uncle Henry Trevett
  52. The Gal Who Took the West (1949) – Ted
  53. Song of Surrender (1949) – Mr. Abernathy (uncredited)
  54. All the King's Men (1949) – Madison – the Editor (uncredited)
  55. Sierra (1950) – Sam Coulter
  56. The Gunfighter (1950) – Mr. Barlow (uncredited)
  57. Edge of Doom (1950) – Mr. Swanson
  58. The Sun Sets at Dawn (1950) – Pops
  59. The Du Pont Story (1950) – Henry du Pont's Assistant (uncredited)
  60. Hollywood Story (1951) – John Miller
  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)
  63. Darling, How Could You! (1951) – Old Man (uncredited)
  64. All That I Have (1951) – Dr. Charles Grayson
  65. Cave of Outlaws (1951) – Cooley
  66. The Wild North (1952) – Old Man
  67. Oklahoma Annie (1952) – 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) – Uncle Willy
Episode: The Old Man (date unknown) – Charles
Episode: Rescue (1952) – Pop Polgase

Stage work

Partial listing

Theatre
Opening date Closing date Title Role Theatre Notes
March 22, 1938May 1938Schoolhouse on the LotJ.G. HamiltonRitz Theatre NYJerome Chodorov and Joseph Fields playwrights
Onslow Stevens also in the cast as Peter Driscoll
June 15, 1938Nov 1938On the RocksViscount BarkingDaly's 63rd Street Theatre NYGeorge Bernard Shaw playwright
Produced by the Federal Theatre Project
March 19, 1939March 19, 1939Stop PressAlfred SnellVanderbilt Theatre NYJohn Stradley playwright
The role of Alfred Snell was that of a conservative newspaper publisher who was at odds with his son the union sympathizer
September 10, 1939September 30, 1939Journey's EndBertEmpire Theatre NYR. C. Sherriff playwright
Set in Saint-Quentin, Aisne during World War I
October 25, 1939October 19, 1940The Time of Your LifeArabBooth Theatre NYWilliam Saroyan playwright
The playbill described the character of Arab as "an Eastern philosopher and harmonica player"
March 26, 1946VolponeCorbaccioLas Palmas Theater, HollywoodBen Jonson playwright
adapted by Morris Carnovsky

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