Hobart Cavanaugh
Known for Acting · 166 credits
- Born
- 1886-09-21
- Died
- 1950-04-27
- Place of birth
- Virginia City, Nevada, USA
- Also known as
- Hobart Cavanagh
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Hobart Cavanaugh (September 22, 1886 – April 26, 1950) was an American character actor in films and on stage.
He was born in Virginia City, Nevada on September 22, 1886. Cavanaugh attended the University of California.
He worked in vaudeville, teaming with Walter Catlett at some point. He appeared in numerous Broadway productions, including the original 1919 musical Irene and the long-running 1948 musical As the Girls Go.
He made his film debut in San Francisco Nights (1928). Over the next few years he established himself as a supporting actor, and although many of his roles were small and received no film credit, he played more substantial roles in films such as I Cover the Waterfront (1933) and Mary Stevens, M.D. (1933). By the mid-1930s, he was appearing in more prestigious productions, such as A Midsummer Night's Dream (1935), Captain Blood (1935), Wife vs. Secretary (1936) and A Letter to Three Wives (1949). He continued playing small, often comical roles until the end of his life, mostly as downtrodden or henpecked little men. His last performance was in Stella (1950); he knew he did not have long to live and collapsed twice on set, but was determined to see it through. By the end of his life, he had appeared in more than 180 films.
Known For
TV Shows (1)
Movies (165)
Zenobia
1939
as Mr. Dover
Three Smart Girls
1936
as Wilbur Lamb
Captain Blood
1935
as Dr. Bronson
Convention City
1933
as Wendell Orchard
Hi, Nellie!
1934
as Fullerton
Our Wife
1941
as Shipboard Passenger (uncredited)
Wonder Bar
1934
as Drunk (uncredited)
Housewife
1934
as George Wilson
Driftwood
1947
as Judge Beckett
Harold Teen
1934
as Pop
A Letter to Three Wives
1949
as Mr. Manleigh
A Lost Lady
1934
as Robert
Wife vs. Secretary
1936
as Joe Farnsworth
Gold Diggers of 1933
1933
as Dog Salesman (uncredited)
A Midsummer Night's Dream
1935
as Philostrate
The Human Comedy
1943
as Drunk at Bar (uncredited)
Night and Day
1946
as Man in Hospital Hall (uncredited)
Jimmy the Gent
1934
as Fake Worthingham
The Ghost Comes Home
1940
as Ambrose Bundy
That’s My Story
1937
as Sheriff Otis
Santa Fe Trail
1940
as Barber Doyle
Sympathy
1929
as William Maxwell
Black Angel
1946
as Jake
The Honeymoon's Over
1939
as Avery Butterfield
The Mayor of Hell
1933
as Mr. Gorman
I Wanted Wings
1941
as Mickey
Picture Snatcher
1933
as James Peters - Drunken Reporter (uncredited)
Home Movies
1940
as Party Guest Wearing Bowtie (uncredited)
The Remarkable Andrew
1942
as Teller / Witness
Stand by for Action
1942
as Carpenter's Mate 'Chips'
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
1975
as Self (archive footage)
The Devil's Mate
1933
as Parkhurst
Sweet Rosie O'Grady
1943
as Clark
Daughters Courageous
1939
as Tourist (uncredited)
Never Say Die
1939
as Druggist
A Modern Hero
1934
as Henry Mueller
Girl Overboard
1937
as Joseph L. 'Joe' Gray
I Live for Love
1935
as Townsend
The Hoodlum Saint
1946
as Antique Clock Dealer (uncredited)
Roughly Speaking
1945
as The Teacher (uncredited)
Horror Island
1941
as Professor Jasper Quinley
Private Detective 62
1933
as Harcourt S. Burns
Naughty but Nice
1939
as Clark's Piano Tuner (uncredited)
Two Against the World
1936
as Tippy Mantus
Fashions of 1934
1934
as Inventor on Ship (uncredited)
Idiot's Delight
1939
as Frueheim
The Great Plane Robbery
1940
as Homer Pringle
My Woman
1933
as Mr. Miller
Dangerous Blondes
1943
as Pop
Railroadin'
1941
as George
Hired Wife
1940
as William
Margie
1946
as Mr. Angus MacDuff
Bordertown
1935
as Harry
Merry Wives of Reno
1934
as Derwent
Four Wives
1939
as Mr. Jenkins (uncredited)
State Fair
1933
as Professor Fred Coin (Uncredited)
Wings in the Dark
1935
as Mac
I Am a Thief
1934
as Daudet
Guest in the House
1944
as Mr. Blossom
Tell No Tales
1939
as Charlie Daggett
While the Patient Slept
1935
as Eustace Federie
My Favorite Spy
1942
as Jules
Rose of Washington Square
1939
as Whitey Boone
The Great O'Malley
1937
as Reporter Pinky Holden
The Kansan
1943
as Josh Hudkins
Her Cardboard Lover
1942
as Arresting Plainclothesman (uncredited)
Street of Memories
1940
as Mr. Foster
Sing Me a Love Song
1936
as Mr. Barton (uncredited)
The Lady Consents
1936
as Mr. Yardley
The House of Fear
1939
as Minor Role
I Stole a Million
1939
as Jenkins's Assistant
Don Juan Quilligan
1945
as Mr. Rostigaff
Night Key
1937
as Petty Louie
The Key
1934
as Homer, Tennant's Aide
Bureau of Missing Persons
1933
as Mr. Harris (uncredited)
From Headquarters
1933
as Muggs Manton
Little Iodine
1946
as Mr. Tremble
A Scream in the Dark
1943
as Leo Stark
The Magnificent Dope
1942
as Albert Gowdy
Gildersleeve on Broadway
1943
as Homer
We're in the Money
1935
as Max
Reaching for the Sun
1941
as Front Office Man
The Adventures of Jane Arden
1939
as "Killer"
Public Deb No. 1
1940
as Mr. Schlitz
Whistling in Dixie
1942
as Mr. Panky
Love, Honor and Oh-Baby!
1940
as Gimpy Darnell
Moulin Rouge
1934
as Drunk
Reno
1939
as Abe Compass
I've Got Your Number
1934
as Happy Dooley
That's Right – You're Wrong
1939
as Dwight Cook
Pilot #5
1943
as Boat Owner
Jackass Mail
1942
as Gospel Jones
A Child is Born
1939
as Mr. Herbert West
Too Much Harmony
1933
as Piano Tuner
I Cover the Waterfront
1933
as One Punch McCoy
I'll Remember April
1945
as Joe Billings
Kansas City Princess
1934
as Alderman Sam Warren
The Golden Arrow
1936
as DeWolfe
The Spider Woman Strikes Back
1946
as Bill Stapleton
A Tragedy at Midnight
1942
as Charles Miller
The St. Louis Kid
1934
as Richardson
San Diego I Love You
1944
as Mr. McGregor (uncredited)
Colleen
1936
as Noggin
No Marriage Ties
1933
as Smith
Thieves Fall Out
1941
as David Tipton
Shooting High
1940
as Clem Perkle
Headline Shooter
1933
as Happy
Down in San Diego
1941
as Telegraph Clerk (uncredited)
Dr. Socrates
1935
as Stevens
What a Woman
1943
as Mailman (uncredited)
Don't Bet on Blondes
1935
as Philbert O. Slemp
Lady in a Jam
1942
as Reporter (uncredited)
A Dream Comes True
1935
as Himself (uncredited)
Cinderella Jones
1946
as George
Dark Hazard
1934
as George Mayhew
Page Miss Glory
1935
as Joe Bonner
Cain and Mabel
1936
as Milo
Broadway Thru a Keyhole
1933
as Peanuts Dinwiddie
Faithful in My Fashion
1946
as Mr. Wilson
Cowboy from Brooklyn
1938
as Mr. "Pops" Jordan
About Hobart Cavanaugh
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Hobart Cavanaugh (September 22, 1886 – April 26, 1950) was an American character actor in films and on stage. He was born in Virginia City, Nevada on September 22, 1886. Cavanaugh attended the University of California. He worked in vaudeville, teaming with Walter Catlett at some point. He appeared in numerous Broadway productions, including the original 1919 musical Irene and the long-running 1948 musical As the Girls Go. He made his film debut in San Francisco Nights (1928). Over the next few years he est… With 166 credits spanning from 1928 to 1975, Hobart Cavanaugh has appeared in 165 films and 1 TV show.
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Most Popular Hobart Cavanaugh Movies
- Zenobia (1939) — as Mr. Dover
- Three Smart Girls (1936) — as Wilbur Lamb
- Captain Blood (1935) — as Dr. Bronson
- Convention City (1933) — as Wendell Orchard
- Hi, Nellie! (1934) — as Fullerton
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