Hobart Cavanaugh
male
Born on September 21, 1886 (139 years old)
Passed Away on April 27, 1950
From Virginia City, Nevada, USA
Known for Acting
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. He died following an operation at the Motion Picture & Television Country House and Hospital in Woodland Hills, California. He was survived by his wife Florence and a daughter.
Cast Credits
- 1975
- 1955
- 1950
- 1948
- 1947
- 1946
Black Angel
as
Jake
1946
Margie
as
Mr. Angus MacDuff
1946
The Spider Woman Strikes Back
as
Bill Stapleton
1946
Faithful in My Fashion
as
Mr. Wilson
1946
Cinderella Jones
as
George
1946
The Hoodlum Saint
as
Antique Clock Dealer (uncredited)
1946
Little Iodine
as
Mr. Tremble
1946
Night and Day
as
Man in Hospital Hall (uncredited)
1946
- 1945
- 1944
- 1943
The Human Comedy
as
Drunk at Bar (uncredited)
1943
The Kansan
as
Josh Hudkins
1943
Gildersleeve on Broadway
as
Homer
1943
Pilot #5
as
Boat Owner
1943
A Scream in the Dark
as
Leo Stark
1943
The Man from Down Under
as
Boots
1943
Sweet Rosie O'Grady
as
Clark
1943
Taxi, Mister
as
Police Fingerprint Man
1943
What a Woman
as
Mailman (uncredited)
1943
Dangerous Blondes
as
Pop
1943
- 1942
Whistling in Dixie
as
Mr. Panky
1942
Jackass Mail
as
Gospel Jones
1942
A Tragedy at Midnight
as
Charles Miller
1942
Land of the Open Range
as
Pinky Gardner
1942
Lady in a Jam
as
Reporter (uncredited)
1942
Her Cardboard Lover
as
Arresting Plainclothesman (uncredited)
1942
The Remarkable Andrew
as
Teller / Witness
1942
My Favorite Spy
as
Jules
1942
The Magnificent Dope
as
Albert Gowdy
1942
Stand by for Action
as
Carpenter's Mate 'Chips'
1942
- 1941
- 1940
Santa Fe Trail
as
Barber Doyle
1940
Home Movies
as
Party Guest Wearing Bowtie (uncredited)
1940
Shooting High
as
Clem Perkle
1940
Love, Honor and Oh-Baby!
as
Gimpy Darnell
1940
Hired Wife
as
William
1940
Charter Pilot
as
Horace Sturgeon
1940
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Street of Memories
as
Mr. Foster
1940
An Angel from Texas
as
Mr. Robelink
1940
You Can't Fool Your Wife
as
Potts
1940
Public Deb No. 1
as
Mr. Schlitz
1940
Stage to Chino
as
J. Horatio Boggs
1940
The Great Plane Robbery
as
Homer Pringle
1940
The Ghost Comes Home
as
Ambrose Bundy
1940
- 1939
The Covered Trailer
as
E. L. Beamish
1939
Rose of Washington Square
as
Whitey Boone
1939
Reno
as
Abe Compass
1939
A Child Is Born
as
Mr. Herbert West
1939
Career
as
Jim Bronson
1939
Zenobia
as
Mr. Dover
1939
That's Right – You're Wrong
as
Dwight Cook
1939
Tell No Tales
as
Charlie Daggett
1939
Naughty But Nice
as
Clark's Piano Tuner (uncredited)
1939
Idiot's Delight
as
Frueheim
1939
Never Say Die
as
Druggist
1939
Daughters Courageous
as
Tourist (uncredited)
1939
The House of Fear
as
Minor Role
1939
Chicken Wagon Family
as
Henri Fippany
1939
Four Wives
as
Mr. Jenkins (uncredited)
1939
How to Sub-Let
as
Mr. Mustavas
1939
I Stole a Million
as
Jenkins's Assistant
1939
See Your Doctor
as
Brother-in-Law
1939
The Adventures of Jane Arden
as
"Killer"
1939
- 1938
- 1937
- 1936
Three Smart Girls
as
Wilbur Lamb
1936
Wife vs. Secretary
as
Joe Farnsworth
1936
Sing Me a Love Song
as
Mr. Barton (uncredited)
1936
Colleen
as
Noggin
1936
Cain and Mabel
as
Milo
1936
Here Comes Carter
as
Mel Winter
1936
Stage Struck
as
Wayne
1936
The Lady Consents
as
Mr. Yardley
1936
Mysterious Crossing
as
Ned J. Stebbins
1936
Love Letters of a Star
as
Chester Blodgett
1936
The Golden Arrow
as
DeWolfe
1936
Two Against the World
as
Tippy Mantus
1936
Love Begins at Twenty
as
Jacob 'Jake' Buckley
1936
- 1935
Captain Blood
as
Dr. Bronson
1935
A Midsummer Night's Dream
as
Philostrate
1935
Wings in the Dark
as
Mac
1935
Don't Bet on Blondes
as
Philbert O. Slemp
1935
Page Miss Glory
as
Joe Bonner
1935
I Live for Love
as
Townsend
1935
Dr. Socrates
as
Stevens
1935
We're in the Money
as
Max
1935
Broadway Gondolier
as
Music Critic Gilmore
1935
While the Patient Slept
as
Eustace Federie
1935
Bordertown
as
Harry
1935
A Dream Comes True
as
Himself (uncredited)
1935
- 1934
Fashions of 1934
as
Inventor on Ship (uncredited)
1934
Jimmy the Gent
as
Fake Worthingham
1934
The Key
as
Homer, Tennant's Aide
1934
Harold Teen
as
Pop
1934
Merry Wives of Reno
as
Derwent
1934
Dark Hazard
as
George Mayhew
1934
Wonder Bar
as
Drunk (uncredited)
1934
Now I'll Tell
as
Freddie Stanton
1934
I Am a Thief
as
Daudet
1934
Easy to Love
as
Hotel desk clerk
1934
Housewife
as
George Wilson
1934
A Lost Lady
as
Robert
1934
A Very Honorable Guy
as
Benny
1934
Madame du Barry
as
Professor de la Vauguyon
1934
I've Got Your Number
as
Happy Dooley
1934
I Sell Anything
as
Stooge
1934
Kansas City Princess
as
Alderman Sam Warren
1934
The Firebird
as
Emile, Brandt's Valet
1934
The St. Louis Kid
as
Richardson
1934
Moulin Rouge
as
Drunk
1934
Hi, Nellie!
as
Fullerton
1934
A Modern Hero
as
Henry Mueller
1934
Mandalay
as
Purser (uncredited)
1934
- 1933
Picture Snatcher
as
James Peters - Drunken Reporter (uncredited)
1933
I Cover the Waterfront
as
One Punch McCoy
1933
Private Detective 62
as
Harcourt S. Burns
1933
Broadway Thru a Keyhole
as
Peanuts Dinwiddie
1933
From Headquarters
as
Muggs Manton
1933
Mary Stevens, M.D.
as
Alf Simmons
1933
Goodbye Again
as
Mr. Clayton
1933
Havana Widows
as
Mr. Otis, Invincible Insurance
1933
Convention City
as
Wendell Orchard
1933
State Fair
as
Professor Fred Coin (Uncredited)
1933
My Woman
as
Mr. Miller
1933
Too Much Harmony
as
Piano Tuner
1933
No Marriage Ties
as
Smith
1933
The Devil's Mate
as
Parkhurst
1933
Headline Shooter
as
Happy
1933
The Mayor of Hell
as
Mr. Gorman
1933
Bureau of Missing Persons
as
Mr. Harris (uncredited)
1933
- 1931
- 1930
- 1929
- 1928
