Hobart Cavanaugh
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- September 21, 1886
- Died
- April 27, 1950 (aged 63)
- Birthplace
- Virginia City, Nevada, USA
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.
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Filmography
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
MGM Parade
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Stella
Movie · as Tim Gross
A Letter to Three Wives
Movie · as Mr. Manleigh
My Girl Tisa
Movie · as Sigmund
Up in Central Park
Movie · as Mayor Oakley
Best Man Wins
Movie · as Amos
The Inside Story
Movie · as Mr. Mason
Driftwood
Movie · as Judge Beckett
Easy Come, Easy Go
Movie · as Higgins
Doctor Jim
Movie · as Mayor
Black Angel
Movie · as Jake
Margie
Movie · as Mr. Angus MacDuff
The Spider Woman Strikes Back
Movie · as Bill Stapleton
Faithful in My Fashion
Movie · as Mr. Wilson
Cinderella Jones
Movie · as George
The Hoodlum Saint
Movie · as Antique Clock Dealer (uncredited)
Little Iodine
Movie · as Mr. Tremble
Night and Day
Movie · as Man in Hospital Hall (uncredited)
I'll Remember April
Movie · as Joe Billings
Roughly Speaking
Movie · as The Teacher (uncredited)
Don Juan Quilligan
Movie · as Mr. Rostigaff
Kismet
Movie · as Moolah
Louisiana Hayride
Movie · as Malcolm Cartwright
San Diego I Love You
Movie · as Mr. McGregor (uncredited)
Guest in the House
Movie · as Mr. Blossom
The Immortal Blacksmith
Movie · as Oliver Davenport
The Human Comedy
Movie · as Drunk at Bar (uncredited)
The Kansan
Movie · as Josh Hudkins
Gildersleeve on Broadway
Movie · as Homer
Pilot #5
Movie · as Boat Owner
A Scream in the Dark
Movie · as Leo Stark
The Man from Down Under
Movie · as Boots
Sweet Rosie O'Grady
Movie · as Clark
Taxi, Mister
Movie · as Police Fingerprint Man
What a Woman
Movie · as Mailman (uncredited)
Dangerous Blondes
Movie · as Pop
Whistling in Dixie
Movie · as Mr. Panky
Jackass Mail
Movie · as Gospel Jones
A Tragedy at Midnight
Movie · as Charles Miller
Land of the Open Range
Movie · as Pinky Gardner
Lady in a Jam
Movie · as Reporter (uncredited)
Her Cardboard Lover
Movie · as Arresting Plainclothesman (uncredited)
The Remarkable Andrew
Movie · as Teller / Witness
My Favorite Spy
Movie · as Jules
The Magnificent Dope
Movie · as Albert Gowdy
Stand by for Action
Movie · as Carpenter's Mate 'Chips'
Our Wife
Movie · as Shipboard Passenger (uncredited)
Thieves Fall Out
Movie · as David Tipton
Horror Island
Movie · as Professor Jasper Quinley
Down in San Diego
Movie · as Telegraph Clerk (uncredited)
Reaching for the Sun
Movie · as Front Office Man
I Wanted Wings
Movie · as Mickey
Railroadin'
Movie · as George
Santa Fe Trail
Movie · as Barber Doyle
Home Movies
Movie · as Party Guest Wearing Bowtie (uncredited)
Shooting High
Movie · as Clem Perkle
Love, Honor and Oh-Baby!
Movie · as Gimpy Darnell
Hired Wife
Movie · as William
Charter Pilot
Movie · as Horace Sturgeon
Street of Memories
Movie · as Mr. Foster
An Angel from Texas
Movie · as Mr. Robelink
You Can't Fool Your Wife
Movie · as Potts
Public Deb No. 1
Movie · as Mr. Schlitz
Stage to Chino
Movie · as J. Horatio Boggs
The Great Plane Robbery
Movie · as Homer Pringle
The Ghost Comes Home
Movie · as Ambrose Bundy
The Covered Trailer
Movie · as E. L. Beamish
Rose of Washington Square
Movie · as Whitey Boone
Reno
Movie · as Abe Compass
A Child is Born
Movie · as Mr. Herbert West
Career
Movie · as Jim Bronson
Tell No Tales
Movie · as Charlie Daggett
Zenobia
Movie · as Mr. Dover
That's Right – You're Wrong
Movie · as Dwight Cook
Naughty but Nice
Movie · as Clark's Piano Tuner (uncredited)
Idiot's Delight
Movie · as Frueheim
Never Say Die
Movie · as Druggist
Daughters Courageous
Movie · as Tourist (uncredited)
The House of Fear
Movie · as Minor Role
Chicken Wagon Family
Movie · as Henri Fippany
Four Wives
Movie · as Mr. Jenkins (uncredited)
How to Sub-Let
Movie · as Mr. Mustavas
I Stole a Million
Movie · as Jenkins's Assistant
See Your Doctor
Movie · as Brother-in-Law
The Adventures of Jane Arden
Movie · as "Killer"
The Honeymoon's Over
Movie · as Avery Butterfield
Cowboy from Brooklyn
Movie · as Mr. "Pops" Jordan
Night Key
Movie · as Petty Louie
The Great O'Malley
Movie · as Reporter Pinky Holden
Reported Missing
Movie · as 'Ab' Steele
Carnival Queen
Movie · as Profesor Silva
Girl Overboard
Movie · as Joseph L. 'Joe' Gray
The Mighty Treve
Movie · as Mr. Davis
Love in a Bungalow
Movie · as Mr. Kester
That’s My Story
Movie · as Sheriff Otis
Three Smart Girls
Movie · as Wilbur Lamb
Wife vs. Secretary
Movie · as Joe Farnsworth
Sing Me a Love Song
Movie · as Mr. Barton (uncredited)
Colleen
Movie · as Noggin
Cain and Mabel
Movie · as Milo
Here Comes Carter
Movie · as Mel Winter
Stage Struck
Movie · as Wayne
The Lady Consents
Movie · as Mr. Yardley
Mysterious Crossing
Movie · as Ned J. Stebbins
Love Letters of a Star
Movie · as Chester Blodgett
The Golden Arrow
Movie · as DeWolfe
Two Against the World
Movie · as Tippy Mantus
Love Begins at Twenty
Movie · as Jacob 'Jake' Buckley
Captain Blood
Movie · as Dr. Bronson
A Midsummer Night's Dream
Movie · as Philostrate
Wings in the Dark
Movie · as Mac
Don't Bet on Blondes
Movie · as Philbert O. Slemp
Page Miss Glory
Movie · as Joe Bonner
I Live for Love
Movie · as Townsend
Dr. Socrates
Movie · as Stevens
We're in the Money
Movie · as Max
Broadway Gondolier
Movie · as Music Critic Gilmore
While the Patient Slept
Movie · as Eustace Federie
Bordertown
Movie · as Harry
A Dream Comes True
Movie · as Himself (uncredited)
Fashions of 1934
Movie · as Inventor on Ship (uncredited)
Jimmy the Gent
Movie · as Fake Worthingham
The Key
Movie · as Homer, Tennant's Aide
Harold Teen
Movie · as Pop
Merry Wives of Reno
Movie · as Derwent
Dark Hazard
Movie · as George Mayhew
Wonder Bar
Movie · as Drunk (uncredited)
Now I'll Tell
Movie · as Freddie Stanton
I Am a Thief
Movie · as Daudet
Easy to Love
Movie · as Hotel Desk Clerk
Housewife
Movie · as George Wilson
A Lost Lady
Movie · as Robert
Madame du Barry
Movie · as Professor de la Vauguyon
A Very Honorable Guy
Movie · as Benny
I've Got Your Number
Movie · as Happy Dooley
I Sell Anything
Movie · as Stooge
Kansas City Princess
Movie · as Alderman Sam Warren
The St. Louis Kid
Movie · as Richardson
The Firebird
Movie · as Emile, Brandt's Valet
Moulin Rouge
Movie · as Drunk
Hi, Nellie!
Movie · as Fullerton
A Modern Hero
Movie · as Henry Mueller
Mandalay
Movie · as Purser (uncredited)
Picture Snatcher
Movie · as James Peters - Drunken Reporter (uncredited)
I Cover the Waterfront
Movie · as One Punch McCoy
Private Detective 62
Movie · as Harcourt S. Burns
Broadway Thru a Keyhole
Movie · as Peanuts Dinwiddie
From Headquarters
Movie · as Muggs Manton
Mary Stevens, M.D.
Movie · as Alf Simmons
Goodbye Again
Movie · as Mr. Clayton
Havana Widows
Movie · as Mr. Otis, Invincible Insurance
Convention City
Movie · as Wendell Orchard
State Fair
Movie · as Professor Fred Coin (Uncredited)
My Woman
Movie · as Mr. Miller
Too Much Harmony
Movie · as Piano Tuner
No Marriage Ties
Movie · as Smith
The Devil's Mate
Movie · as Parkhurst
Headline Shooter
Movie · as Happy
The Mayor of Hell
Movie · as Mr. Gorman
Bureau of Missing Persons
Movie · as Mr. Harris (uncredited)
Gold Diggers of 1933
Movie · as Dog Salesman (uncredited)
The Wall Street Mystery
Movie · as Martin Hill
The Poor Fish
Movie · as Harry
Sympathy
Movie · as William Maxwell
San Francisco Nights
Movie · as Tommie