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Hobart Cavanaugh

Hobart Cavanaugh

Known For Acting
Birthday Sep 21, 1886
Died Apr 27, 1950 (63)
Birthplace Virginia City, Nevada, USA
Popularity 0.2 (history)
Updated Sep 15, 2024 (Update)
Entry Date Apr 13, 2024
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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 Wa ... lter 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.

Known For

Filmography

Stella

Stella

1950

as Tim Gross

A Letter to Three Wives

A Letter to Three Wives

1949

as Mr. Manleigh

Best Man Wins

Best Man Wins

1948

as Amos

Up in Central Park

Up in Central Park

1948

as Mayor Oakley

The Inside Story

The Inside Story

1948

as Mr. Mason

My Girl Tisa

My Girl Tisa

1948

as Sigmund

Doctor Jim

Doctor Jim

1947

as Mayor

Driftwood

Driftwood

1947

as Judge Beckett

Easy Come, Easy Go

Easy Come, Easy Go

1947

as Higgins

Little Iodine

Little Iodine

1946

as Mr. Tremble

The Spider Woman Strikes Back

The Spider Woman Strikes Back

1946

as Bill Stapleton

Black Angel

Black Angel

1946

as Jake

Margie

Margie

1946

as Mr. Angus MacDuff

Faithful in My Fashion

Faithful in My Fashion

1946

as Mr. Wilson

Cinderella Jones

Cinderella Jones

1946

as George

The Hoodlum Saint

The Hoodlum Saint

1946

as Antique Clock Dealer (uncredited)

Night and Day

Night and Day

1946

as Man in Hospital Hall (uncredited)

I'll Remember April

I'll Remember April

1945

as Joe Billings

Don Juan Quilligan

Don Juan Quilligan

1945

as Mr. Rostigaff

Roughly Speaking

Roughly Speaking

1945

as The Teacher (uncredited)

Louisiana Hayride

Louisiana Hayride

1944

as Malcolm Cartwright

Kismet

Kismet

1944

as Moolah

Guest in the House

Guest in the House

1944

as Mr. Blossom

San Diego I Love You

San Diego I Love You

1944

as Mr. McGregor (uncredited)

A Scream in the Dark

A Scream in the Dark

1943

as Leo Stark

Gildersleeve on Broadway

Gildersleeve on Broadway

1943

as Homer

The Kansan

The Kansan

1943

as Josh Hudkins

What a Woman

What a Woman

1943

as Mailman (uncredited)

The Man from Down Under

The Man from Down Under

1943

as Boots

Sweet Rosie O'Grady

Sweet Rosie O'Grady

1943

as Clark

Dangerous Blondes

Dangerous Blondes

1943

as Pop

Taxi, Mister

Taxi, Mister

1943

as Police Fingerprint Man

Pilot #5

Pilot #5

1943

as Boat Owner

The Human Comedy

The Human Comedy

1943

as Drunk at Bar (uncredited)

Land of the Open Range

Land of the Open Range

1942

as Pinky Gardner

A Tragedy at Midnight

A Tragedy at Midnight

1942

as Charles Miller

Jackass Mail

Jackass Mail

1942

as Gospel Jones

Her Cardboard Lover

Her Cardboard Lover

1942

as Arresting Plainclothesman (uncredited)

The Magnificent Dope

The Magnificent Dope

1942

as Albert Gowdy

My Favorite Spy

My Favorite Spy

1942

as Jules

Whistling in Dixie

Whistling in Dixie

1942

as Mr. Panky

Lady in a Jam

Lady in a Jam

1942

as Reporter

Stand by for Action

Stand by for Action

1942

as Carpenter's Mate 'Chips'

The Remarkable Andrew

The Remarkable Andrew

1942

as Teller / Witness

Horror Island

Horror Island

1941

as Professor Jasper Quinley

Reaching for the Sun

Reaching for the Sun

1941

as Front Office Man

Thieves Fall Out

Thieves Fall Out

1941

as David Tipton

I Wanted Wings

I Wanted Wings

1941

as Mickey

Down in San Diego

Down in San Diego

1941

as Telegraph Clerk (uncredited)

Our Wife

Our Wife

1941

as Shipboard Passenger (uncredited)

Stage to Chino

Stage to Chino

1940

as J. Horatio Boggs

Home Movies

Home Movies

1940

as Party Guest Wearing Bowtie (uncredited)

Street of Memories

Street of Memories

1940

as Mr. Foster

Hired Wife

Hired Wife

1940

as William

Love, Honor and Oh-Baby!

Love, Honor and Oh-Baby!

1940

as Gimpy Darnell

The Great Plane Robbery

The Great Plane Robbery

1940

as Homer Pringle

Shooting High

Shooting High

1940

as Clem Perkle

An Angel from Texas

An Angel from Texas

1940

as Mr. Robelink

Charter Pilot

Charter Pilot

1940

as Horace Sturgeon

The Ghost Comes Home

The Ghost Comes Home

1940

as Ambrose Bundy

Public Deb No. 1

Public Deb No. 1

1940

as Mr. Schlitz

Santa Fe Trail

Santa Fe Trail

1940

as Barber Doyle

You Can't Fool Your Wife

You Can't Fool Your Wife

1940

as Potts

See Your Doctor

See Your Doctor

1939

as Brother-in-Law

How to Sub-Let

How to Sub-Let

1939

as Mr. Mustavas

Rose of Washington Square

Rose of Washington Square

1939

as Whitey Boone

Chicken Wagon Family

Chicken Wagon Family

1939

as Henri Fippany

Reno

Reno

1939

as Abe Compass

The Adventures of Jane Arden

The Adventures of Jane Arden

1939

as "Killer"

That's Right – You're Wrong

That's Right – You're Wrong

1939

as Dwight Cook

Career

Career

1939

as Jim Bronson

Tell No Tales

Tell No Tales

1939

as Charlie Daggett

The Covered Trailer

The Covered Trailer

1939

as E. L. Beamish

The House of Fear

The House of Fear

1939

as Minor Role

Zenobia

Zenobia

1939

as Mr. Dover

A Child Is Born

A Child Is Born

1939

as Mr. Herbert West

Four Wives

Four Wives

1939

as Mr. Jenkins (uncredited)

Daughters Courageous

Daughters Courageous

1939

as Tourist (uncredited)

Never Say Die

Never Say Die

1939

as Druggist

Naughty But Nice

Naughty But Nice

1939

as Clark's Piano Tuner (uncredited)

I Stole a Million

I Stole a Million

1939

as Jenkins's Assistant

Idiot's Delight

Idiot's Delight

1939

as Frueheim

Cowboy from Brooklyn

Cowboy from Brooklyn

1938

as Mr. "Pops" Jordan

Carnival Queen

Carnival Queen

1937

as Profesor Silva

The Mighty Treve

The Mighty Treve

1937

as Mr. Davis

Girl Overboard

Girl Overboard

1937

as Joseph L. 'Joe' Gray

Reported Missing

Reported Missing

1937

as 'Ab' Steele

Night Key

Night Key

1937

as Petty Louie

The Great O'Malley

The Great O'Malley

1937

as Reporter Pinky Holden

Mysterious Crossing

Mysterious Crossing

1936

as Ned J. Stebbins

Love Begins at Twenty

Love Begins at Twenty

1936

as Jacob 'Jake' Buckley

Love Letters of a Star

Love Letters of a Star

1936

as Chester Blodgett

Here Comes Carter

Here Comes Carter

1936

as Mel Winter

The Lady Consents

The Lady Consents

1936

as Mr. Yardley

Cain and Mabel

Cain and Mabel

1936

as Milo

Sing Me a Love Song

Sing Me a Love Song

1936

as Mr. Barton (uncredited)

Stage Struck

Stage Struck

1936

as Wayne

Wife vs. Secretary

Wife vs. Secretary

1936

as Joe Farnsworth

Three Smart Girls

Three Smart Girls

1936

as Wilbur Lamb

Two Against the World

Two Against the World

1936

as Tippy Mantus

Colleen

Colleen

1936

as Noggin

The Golden Arrow

The Golden Arrow

1936

as DeWolfe

A Midsummer Night's Dream

A Midsummer Night's Dream

1935

as Philostrate

While the Patient Slept

While the Patient Slept

1935

as Eustace Federie

Wings in the Dark

Wings in the Dark

1935

as Mac

We're in the Money

We're in the Money

1935

as Max

Don't Bet on Blondes

Don't Bet on Blondes

1935

as Philbert O. Slemp

Dr. Socrates

Dr. Socrates

1935

as Stevens

I Live for Love

I Live for Love

1935

as Townsend

Bordertown

Bordertown

1935

as Harry

Captain Blood

Captain Blood

1935

as Dr. Bronson

Page Miss Glory

Page Miss Glory

1935

as Joe Bonner

Broadway Gondolier

Broadway Gondolier

1935

as Music Critic Gilmore

The Key

The Key

1934

as Homer, Tennant's Aide

I Sell Anything

I Sell Anything

1934

as Stooge

Dark Hazard

Dark Hazard

1934

as George Mayhew

The St. Louis Kid

The St. Louis Kid

1934

as Richardson

A Lost Lady

A Lost Lady

1934

as Robert

I Am a Thief

I Am a Thief

1934

as Daudet

Housewife

Housewife

1934

as George Wilson

Now I'll Tell

Now I'll Tell

1934

as Freddie Stanton

Harold Teen

Harold Teen

1934

as Pop

A Very Honorable Guy

A Very Honorable Guy

1934

as Benny

A Modern Hero

A Modern Hero

1934

as Henry Mueller

Kansas City Princess

Kansas City Princess

1934

as Alderman Sam Warren

Moulin Rouge

Moulin Rouge

1934

as Drunk

Hi, Nellie!

Hi, Nellie!

1934

as Fullerton

The Firebird

The Firebird

1934

as Emile, Brandt's Valet

I've Got Your Number

I've Got Your Number

1934

as Happy Dooley

Jimmy the Gent

Jimmy the Gent

1934

as Fake Worthingham

Merry Wives of Reno

Merry Wives of Reno

1934

as Derwent

Easy to Love

Easy to Love

1934

as Hotel desk clerk

Madame du Barry

Madame du Barry

1934

as Professor de la Vauguyon

Mandalay

Mandalay

1934

as Purser (uncredited)

Wonder Bar

Wonder Bar

1934

as Drunk (uncredited)

Fashions of 1934

Fashions of 1934

1934

as Inventor on Ship (uncredited)

The Devil's Mate

The Devil's Mate

1933

as Parkhurst

I Cover the Waterfront

I Cover the Waterfront

1933

as One Punch McCoy

My Woman

My Woman

1933

as Mr. Miller

No Marriage Ties

No Marriage Ties

1933

as Smith

Goodbye Again

Goodbye Again

1933

as Mr. Clayton

Private Detective 62

Private Detective 62

1933

as Harcourt S. Burns

Havana Widows

Havana Widows

1933

as Mr. Otis, Invincible Insurance

Broadway Thru a Keyhole

Broadway Thru a Keyhole

1933

as Peanuts Dinwiddie

From Headquarters

From Headquarters

1933

as Muggs Manton

Mary Stevens, M.D.

Mary Stevens, M.D.

1933

as Alf Simmons

Headline Shooter

Headline Shooter

1933

as Happy

State Fair

State Fair

1933

as Professor Fred Coin (Uncredited)

Convention City

Convention City

1933

as Wendell Orchard

Too Much Harmony

Too Much Harmony

1933

as Piano Tuner

The Mayor of Hell

The Mayor of Hell

1933

as Mr. Gorman

Picture Snatcher

Picture Snatcher

1933

as James Peters - Drunken Reporter (uncredited)

Bureau of Missing Persons

Bureau of Missing Persons

1933

as Mr. Harris (uncredited)

The Wall Street Mystery

The Wall Street Mystery

1931

as Martin Hill

The Poor Fish

The Poor Fish

1930

as Harry

San Francisco Nights

San Francisco Nights

1928

as Tommie

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