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.
Houseley Stevenson | |
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Born | London, England | 30 July 1879
Died | 6 August 1953 Duarte, California, U.S. | (aged 74)
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 1936–1954 |
Spouse | Margurita E. Behrens |
Children | 3, including Onslow Stevens |
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.[1] He was the father of actors Houseley Stevenson Jr., Edward Stevenson and Onslow Stevens.[2]
Partial listing
Opening date | Closing date | Title | Role | Theatre | Notes |
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March 22, 1938 | May 1938 | Schoolhouse on the Lot[23] | J.G. Hamilton | Ritz Theatre NY | Jerome Chodorov and Joseph Fields playwrights[24] Onslow Stevens also in the cast as Peter Driscoll |
June 15, 1938 | Nov 1938 | On the Rocks[25] | Viscount Barking | Daly's 63rd Street Theatre NY | George Bernard Shaw playwright Produced by the Federal Theatre Project[26] |
March 19, 1939 | March 19, 1939 | Stop Press[27] | 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[28] |
September 10, 1939 | September 30, 1939 | Journey's End[29] | Bert | Empire Theatre NY | R. C. Sherriff playwright Set in Saint-Quentin, Aisne during World War I[30] |
October 25, 1939 | October 19, 1940 | The Time of Your Life[31] | Arab | Booth Theatre NY | William Saroyan playwright The playbill described the character of Arab as "an Eastern philosopher and harmonica player"[32] |
March 26, 1946 | Volpone | Corbaccio | Las Palmas Theater, Hollywood | Ben Jonson playwright adapted by Morris Carnovsky[33] |