Arthur Pierson

Arthur Pierson (June 16, 1901 – January 1, 1975) was a Norwegian-born American actor and director. Born in Oslo, he was brought to the United States and raised in Seattle, Washington. He made his Broadway acting debut in 1929 in Remote Control. He continued to appear on stage throughout the 1930s, appearing in plays such as Night of January 16th and a Broadway production of Othello (1937). His last Broadway appearance was in The Unconquered in 1940.

In 1932 he took up film acting as well, appearing in Lloyd Corrigan's No One Man. He subsequently appeared in over a dozen movies, usually in minor roles. Among his best-known film roles was Capitano Lorenzo in the Laurel and Hardy comedy The Devil's Brother (1933). In 1947 he went behind the camera to direct Dangerous Years. He directed two other features, The Fighting O'Flynn (1949) and Home Town Story (1951), before turning to television as a director and producer. In his later years he was an executive at animation studio Hanna-Barbera. He died of a heart attack on January 1, 1975, in Santa Monica, California.

Filmography Year Title Role Notes1932 No One Man Stanley McIlvaine 1932 Tomorrow and Tomorrow Spike 1932 The Strange Case of Clara Deane Lew Severen Uncredited1932 Bachelor's Affairs Oliver Denton 1932 Hat Check Girl Felix Cornwall Uncredited1932 Rackety Rax 'Speed' Bennett 1932 The Golden West Robert Summers 1933 Air Hostess Dick Miller 1933 The Devil's Brother Lorenzo 1933 Ann Carver's Profession Ken Bingham 1933 The Way to Love M. Joe 1933 Before Midnight Dr. David R. Marsh 1934 You Belong to Me Hap Stanley 1934 Murder in the Clouds Jason 1935 Sweet Surrender Nick Harrington 1943 Follies Girl Sgt. Bill Perkins (final film role)