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