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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 (1935) and a Broadway production of Othello (1937). His last Broadway appearance was in The Unconquered in 1940.[1]

Arthur Pierson
Arthur Pierson in 1925
Born	(1901-06-16)June 16, 1901 Oslo, Norway
Died	January 1, 1975(1975-01-01) (aged 73) Santa Monica, California, U.S.
Occupation	Actor, director

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.[1][2]

Filmography

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1932	No One Man	Stanley McIlvaine
1932	Tomorrow and Tomorrow	Spike
1932	The Strange Case of Clara Deane	Lew Severen	Uncredited
1932	Bachelor's Affairs	Oliver Denton
1932	Hat Check Girl	Felix Cornwall	Uncredited
1932	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)

References

External links

• Arthur Pierson at IMDb
• Arthur Pierson at the Internet Broadway Database

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