Hobart Cavanaugh
Age: N/A | From: Virginia City, Nevada, USA
Person Details
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Aliases: Hobart Cavanagh
Gender: Male
Place of birth: Virginia City, Nevada, USA
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Movie Involvements: 78
TV Involvements: 0
Most Famous Work
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.
Most Famous Work
Captain Blood
(1935) Dr. Bronson
Santa Fe Trail
(1940) Barber Doyle
Black Angel
(1946) Jake
A Letter to Three Wives
(1949) Mr. Manleigh
Kismet
(1944) Moolah
My Girl Tisa
(1948) Sigmund
Wonder Bar
(1934) Drunk (uncredited)
Driftwood
(1947) Judge BeckettActing
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | Self (archive footage) | |
| 1950 | Tim Gross | |
| 1949 | Mr. Manleigh | |
| 1948 | Mayor Oakley | |
| Amos | ||
| Mr. Mason | ||
| Sigmund | ||
| 1947 | Judge Beckett | |
| Higgins | ||
| Mayor | ||
| 1946 | Mr. Tremble | |
| Mr. Angus MacDuff | ||
| Mr. Wilson | ||
| Jake | ||
| Antique Clock Dealer (uncredited) | ||
| Bill Stapleton | ||
| George | ||
| 1945 | Mr. Rostigaff | |
| Joe Billings | ||
| The Teacher (uncredited) | ||
| 1944 | Mr. Blossom | |
| Moolah | ||
| Mr. McGregor (uncredited) | ||
| Malcolm Cartwright | ||
| 1943 | Mailman (uncredited) | |
| Homer | ||
| Leo Stark | ||
| Clark | ||
| Pop | ||
| Josh Hudkins | ||
| Boots | ||
| Boat Owner | ||
| Police Fingerprint Man | ||
| Drunk at Bar (uncredited) | ||
| 1942 | Mr. Panky | |
| Carpenter's Mate 'Chips' | ||
| Arresting Plainclothesman (uncredited) | ||
| Gospel Jones | ||
| Albert Gowdy | ||
| Reporter | ||
| Jules | ||
| Pinky Gardner | ||
| Teller / Witness | ||
| Charles Miller | ||
| 1941 | Shipboard Passenger (uncredited) | |
| Telegraph Clerk (uncredited) | ||
| David Tipton | ||
| Front Office Man | ||
| Professor Jasper Quinley | ||
| Mickey | ||
| 1940 | Barber Doyle | |
| Homer Pringle | ||
| Horace Sturgeon | ||
| Mr. Foster | ||
| William | ||
| Mr. Schlitz | ||
| J. Horatio Boggs | ||
| Gimpy Darnell | ||
| Potts | ||
| Mr. Robelink | ||
| Clem Perkle | ||
| Ambrose Bundy | ||
| Party Guest Wearing Bowtie (uncredited) | ||
| 1939 | Mr. Jenkins (uncredited) | |
| Brother-in-Law | ||
| Mr. Herbert West | ||
| Abe Compass | ||
| Dwight Cook | ||
| E. L. Beamish | ||
| Henri Fippany | ||
| Jenkins's Assistant | ||
| Jim Bronson | ||
| Minor Role | ||
| Clark's Piano Tuner (uncredited) | ||
| Tourist (uncredited) | ||
| Charlie Daggett | ||
| Whitey Boone | ||
| Mr. Dover | ||
| "Killer" | ||
| Druggist | ||
| Mr. Mustavas | ||
| Frueheim | ||
| 1938 | Mr. "Pops" Jordan | |
| 1937 | Profesor Silva | |
| 'Ab' Steele | ||
| Petty Louie | ||
| Reporter Pinky Holden | ||
| Joseph L. 'Joe' Gray | ||
| Mr. Davis | ||
| 1936 | Ned J. Stebbins | |
| Mr. Barton (uncredited) | ||
| Wilbur Lamb | ||
| Chester Blodgett | ||
| Mel Winter | ||
| Milo | ||
| Wayne | ||
| Jacob 'Jake' Buckley | ||
| Tippy Mantus | ||
| DeWolfe | ||
| Noggin | ||
| Joe Farnsworth | ||
| Mr. Yardley | ||
| 1935 | Himself (uncredited) | |
| Dr. Bronson | ||
| Stevens | ||
| Philostrate | ||
| Townsend | ||
| Joe Bonner | ||
| Max | ||
| Music Critic Gilmore | ||
| Philbert O. Slemp | ||
| Eustace Federie | ||
| Mac | ||
| Harry | ||
| 1934 | Daudet | |
| Richardson | ||
| Emile, Brandt's Valet | ||
| Stooge | ||
| Professor de la Vauguyon | ||
| Robert | ||
| Alderman Sam Warren | ||
| George Wilson | ||
| Homer, Tennant's Aide | ||
| Freddie Stanton | ||
| Henry Mueller | ||
| Derwent | ||
| Benny | ||
| Pop | ||
| Drunk (uncredited) | ||
| Fake Worthingham | ||
| Happy Dooley | ||
| Inventor on Ship (uncredited) | ||
| Purser (uncredited) | ||
| George Mayhew | ||
| Fullerton | ||
| Hotel desk clerk | ||
| Drunk | ||
| 1933 | Wendell Orchard | |
| Mr. Otis, Invincible Insurance | ||
| Muggs Manton | ||
| Peanuts Dinwiddie | ||
| Mr. Miller | ||
| Piano Tuner | ||
| Mr. Harris (uncredited) | ||
| Mr. Clayton | ||
| Parkhurst | ||
| Smith | ||
| Happy | ||
| Alf Simmons | ||
| Mr. Gorman | ||
| Harcourt S. Burns | ||
| One Punch McCoy | ||
| James Peters - Drunken Reporter (uncredited) | ||
| Professor Fred Coin (Uncredited) | ||
| 1931 | Martin Hill | |
| 1930 | Harry | |
| 1929 | William Maxwell | |
| 1928 | Tommie | |
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
