# Houseley Stevenson

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

* 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)
* The Man Who Returned to Life (1942) – Colonel Beebe (uncredited)
* Native Land (1942, Documentary) – white sharecropper
* 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 (uncredited)
* 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
* Four Faces West (1948) – Anderson
* The Vicious Circle (1948) – Professor Barr (uncredited)
* 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
* Colorado Territory (1949) – Prospector
* Take One False Step (1949) – Dr. Montgomery, Thatcher
* 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
Theatre :
| Opening date | Closing date | Title | Role | Theatre | Notes |
| March 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 |
| March 19, 1939 | March 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 |
| September 10, 1939 | September 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 Saroyan playwright 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 |