Houseley Stevenson
Date of birth: 1879-07-30
Place of birth: London, England, UK
Known for: Acting
Also known as: Housley Stevens Sr., Housely Stevens, Houseley Stevenson Sr., Housely Stevenson Sr., Housley Stevenson Sr., Housely Stevenson, Housley Stevenson
Biography
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.
Movie Credits
Take One False Step
1949-08-14
Catherine Sykes disappears after a midnight drive with Professor Andrew Gentling . When she's presum
Moonrise
1948-10-01
Stigmatized from infancy by the fate of his criminal father, a man is bruised and bullied until one
Colorado Territory
1949-06-11
After escaping from jail, outlaw Wes McQueen is convinced by his old partner in crime to do one last
Edge of Doom
1950-08-03
A priest sets out to catch the man who killed one of his colleagues.
The Lady Gambles
1949-05-20
When Joan Boothe accompanies husband-reporter David to Las Vegas, she begins gambling to pass the ti
The Gal Who Took the West
1949-09-01
In order to gain passage to the West, a woman poses as an opera singer, and causes a feud between tw
The Sun Sets at Dawn
1950-11-01
A reporter investigates the story of a young man who may have been wrongly convicted and sentenced t
Thunder in the Valley
1947-11-01
The popular Alfred Ollivant novel "Bob, Son of Battle" is the source for this drama about sheep dogs
Without Reservations
1946-05-13
Kit Madden is traveling to Hollywood, where her best-selling novel is to be filmed. Aboard the train
Dark Passage
1947-09-05
A man convicted of murdering his wife escapes from prison and works with a woman to try and prove hi
Casbah
1948-04-01
Pepe Le Moko leads a gang of jewel thieves in the Casbah of Algiers, where he has exiled himself to
Hollywood Story
1951-06-01
An independent producer unwisely opens a can of worms after he decides to make a movie about the uns
Sierra
1950-05-26
Ring Hassard and his father Jeff, wild horse breakers, live in a hidden mountain eyrie as Jeff is wa
Cave of Outlaws
1951-11-01
Having served a prison sentence for robbery, Pete Carver decides to go back for the hidden loot. But
Knock on Any Door
1949-02-22
An attorney defends a hoodlum of murder, using the oppressiveness of the slums to appeal to the cour
Secret Beyond the Door
1947-12-24
After a whirlwind romance in Mexico, a beautiful heiress marries a man she barely knows with hardly
Easy Come, Easy Go
1947-03-07
Comedy about an Irish father, who enjoys betting on horses, who keeps interfering with his daughter'
Oklahoma Annie
1952-03-24
A spunky storekeeper is determined to clean up corruption in her small town, as well as win the hear
The Ghost and Mrs. Muir
1947-05-25
In 1900, young widow Lucy Muir learns that her seaside cottage is haunted and forms a unique relatio
Time Out of Mind
1947-05-03
The son of a wealthy Maine family shocks his relatives by announcing he wants to pursue a career in
Isle of Fury
1936-10-10
An island pearl merchant and his new wife make room for a mysterious shipwrecked man.
The White Angel
1936-06-25
In Victorian England, Florence Nightingale's heroic measures slowly change the attitude towards nurs
The Man Who Returned to Life
1942-02-05
An accused killer is granted a reprieve when his victim returns to town in the flesh after an eight-
Kidnapped
1948-11-28
In Scotland in 1752, seventeen-year-old David Balfour is cheated out of his birthright by his evil
Midnight Court
1937-03-06
After losing his bid for district attorney, an aspiring young lawyer agrees to defend a ring of car
All the King's Men
1949-11-16
A man of humble beginnings and honest intentions rises to power by nefarious means. Along for the wi
Bride of Vengeance
1949-04-07
The tiny independent duchy of Ferrara is located between Casare Borgia's Rome and Venice, and Borgia
Four Faces West
1948-08-03
Cowboy Ross McEwen arrives in town. He asks the banker for a loan of $2000. When the banker asks abo
Once a Doctor
1937-01-23
Dr. Frank Brace (Joe King) is an important doctor with son Jerry (Gordon Oliver) as well as foster
The Gunfighter
1950-05-26
The fastest gun in the West tries to escape his reputation.
Masked Raiders
1949-08-14
Texas Rangers Tim Holt and Richard Martin are dispatched to halt a gang of masked outlaws terrorizin
Happy Land
1943-11-10
An Iowa drugstore owner becomes embittered when his son is killed in World War II. The druggist beli
The Wild North
1952-01-28
In the Canadian mountains, a trapper goes on the run accused of a crime and is pursued by a rugged a
Crime Doctor
1943-06-22
Robert is found beside the highway with a head injury and amnesia. His amnesia motivates him to bec
Ramrod
1947-05-02
A cattle-vs.-sheepman feud loses Connie Dickason her fiance, but gains her his ranch, which she dete
The Walking Hills
1949-03-05
A study in greed in which treasure hunters seek a shipment of gold buried in Death Valley.
Apartment for Peggy
1948-09-30
Professor Henry Barnes decides he's lived long enough and contemplates suicide. His attitude is chan
Song of Surrender
1949-10-27
In 1906 in Connecticut, Elisha Hunt, the 55-year-old curator of a small government museum, marries A
Smart Woman
1948-04-30
A crusading DA falls for a defense attorney with a criminal past.
All That I Have
1951-10-01
As a wealthy retired surgeon nears the end of his life, he begins to distribute his wealth to those
The Adventurous Blonde
1937-11-13
The third of nine Torchy Blane movies. Angry that police detective Steve McBride (Barton MacLane) i
Rendezvous with Annie
1946-07-22
A homesick American soldier stationed in England during World War II makes an unauthorized trip to
The Secret of Convict Lake
1951-07-29
After a group of convicts escapes from prison, they take refuge in the wilderness. While most of the
Leave It to Henry
1949-06-12
Henry Latham and town Mayor Colton continue their misadventures in Smalltown, America. This time, tw
Sorrowful Jones
1949-07-04
A young girl is left with the notoriously cheap Sorrowful Jones as a marker for a bet. When her fath
The Challenge
1948-04-02
Bulldog Drummond investigates the murder of a sea captain who died before revealing the location of
The Brasher Doubloon
1947-02-06
Mrs. Elizabeth Bright Murdock hires Marlowe to find an old rare coin, the Brasher Doubloon, that bel
China Clipper
1936-08-11
An aviator ignores skeptics to make the first commercial flight from San Francisco to China.
You Gotta Stay Happy
1948-10-28
Indecisive heiress Dee Dee Dillwood is pushed into marrying her sixth fiancée, but unable to face th
Darling, How Could You!
1951-08-08
Two absentee American parents get to know their three children again after spending five years in Pa
Calamity Jane and Sam Bass
1949-09-20
Drifter Sam Bass shows up in Denton, Texas (soon to host a great horse race) looking for work. Befor
Joan of Arc
1948-12-22
In the 15th Century, France is a defeated and ruined nation after the One Hundred Years War against
Native Land
1942-05-11
By the start of World War II, Paul Robeson had given up his lucrative mainstream work to participate
Little Miss Big
1946-01-01
A wealthy eccentric women escapes from a mental institution and finds refuge with a financially stra
Cheyenne
1947-06-06
Slick gambler James Wylie is apprehended by the law and given the option to forgo a prison sentence
Joe Santa Claus
1951-12-20
Disgusted that he's been moved from the hardware department to duties as a department store Santa Cl