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Known For:
Acting
Birthday:
September 21, 1886
Place of Birth:
Virginia City, Nevada, USA
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Hobart Cavanaugh
Biography
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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.
Known For
Filmography
| Year | Movie | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | Brother, Can You Spare a Dime? | Self (archive footage) |
| 1950 | Stella | Tim Gross |
| 1949 | A Letter to Three Wives | Mr. Manleigh |
| 1948 | My Girl Tisa | Sigmund |
| 1948 | Up in Central Park | Mayor Oakley |
| 1948 | Best Man Wins | Amos |
| 1948 | The Inside Story | Mr. Mason |
| 1947 | Driftwood | Judge Beckett |
| 1947 | Easy Come, Easy Go | Higgins |
| 1947 | Doctor Jim | Mayor |
| 1946 | Black Angel | Jake |
| 1946 | Margie | Mr. Angus MacDuff |
| 1946 | The Spider Woman Strikes Back | Bill Stapleton |
| 1946 | Faithful in My Fashion | Mr. Wilson |
| 1946 | Cinderella Jones | George |
| 1946 | The Hoodlum Saint | Antique Clock Dealer (uncredited) |
| 1946 | Little Iodine | Mr. Tremble |
| 1946 | Night and Day | Man in Hospital Hall (uncredited) |
| 1945 | I'll Remember April | Joe Billings |
| 1945 | Roughly Speaking | The Teacher (uncredited) |
| 1945 | Don Juan Quilligan | Mr. Rostigaff |
| 1944 | Kismet | Moolah |
| 1944 | Louisiana Hayride | Malcolm Cartwright |
| 1944 | San Diego I Love You | Mr. McGregor (uncredited) |
| 1944 | Guest in the House | Mr. Blossom |
| 1944 | The Immortal Blacksmith | Oliver Davenport |
| 1943 | The Human Comedy | Drunk at Bar (uncredited) |
| 1943 | The Kansan | Josh Hudkins |
| 1943 | Gildersleeve on Broadway | Homer |
| 1943 | Pilot #5 | Boat Owner |
| 1943 | A Scream in the Dark | Leo Stark |
| 1943 | The Man from Down Under | Boots |
| 1943 | Sweet Rosie O'Grady | Clark |
| 1943 | Taxi, Mister | Police Fingerprint Man |
| 1943 | What a Woman | Mailman (uncredited) |
| 1943 | Dangerous Blondes | Pop |
| 1942 | Whistling in Dixie | Mr. Panky |
| 1942 | Jackass Mail | Gospel Jones |
| 1942 | A Tragedy at Midnight | Charles Miller |
| 1942 | Land of the Open Range | Pinky Gardner |
| 1942 | Lady in a Jam | Reporter (uncredited) |
| 1942 | Her Cardboard Lover | Arresting Plainclothesman (uncredited) |
| 1942 | The Remarkable Andrew | Teller / Witness |
| 1942 | My Favorite Spy | Jules |
| 1942 | The Magnificent Dope | Albert Gowdy |
| 1942 | Stand by for Action | Carpenter's Mate 'Chips' |
| 1941 | Our Wife | Shipboard Passenger (uncredited) |
| 1941 | Thieves Fall Out | David Tipton |
| 1941 | Horror Island | Professor Jasper Quinley |
| 1941 | Down in San Diego | Telegraph Clerk (uncredited) |
| 1941 | Reaching for the Sun | Front Office Man |
| 1941 | I Wanted Wings | Mickey |
| 1941 | Railroadin' | George |
| 1940 | Santa Fe Trail | Barber Doyle |
| 1940 | Home Movies | Party Guest Wearing Bowtie (uncredited) |
| 1940 | Shooting High | Clem Perkle |
| 1940 | Love, Honor and Oh-Baby! | Gimpy Darnell |
| 1940 | Hired Wife | William |
| 1940 | Charter Pilot | Horace Sturgeon |
| 1940 | Street of Memories | Mr. Foster |
| 1940 | An Angel from Texas | Mr. Robelink |
| 1940 | You Can't Fool Your Wife | Potts |
| 1940 | Public Deb No. 1 | Mr. Schlitz |
| 1940 | Stage to Chino | J. Horatio Boggs |
| 1940 | The Great Plane Robbery | Homer Pringle |
| 1940 | The Ghost Comes Home | Ambrose Bundy |
| 1939 | The Covered Trailer | E. L. Beamish |
| 1939 | Rose of Washington Square | Whitey Boone |
| 1939 | Reno | Abe Compass |
| 1939 | A Child Is Born | Mr. Herbert West |
| 1939 | Career | Jim Bronson |
| 1939 | Zenobia | Mr. Dover |
| 1939 | That's Right – You're Wrong | Dwight Cook |
| 1939 | Tell No Tales | Charlie Daggett |
| 1939 | Naughty But Nice | Clark's Piano Tuner (uncredited) |
| 1939 | Idiot's Delight | Frueheim |
| 1939 | Never Say Die | Druggist |
| 1939 | Daughters Courageous | Tourist (uncredited) |
| 1939 | The House of Fear | Minor Role |
| 1939 | Chicken Wagon Family | Henri Fippany |
| 1939 | Four Wives | Mr. Jenkins (uncredited) |
| 1939 | How to Sub-Let | Mr. Mustavas |
| 1939 | I Stole a Million | Jenkins's Assistant |
| 1939 | See Your Doctor | Brother-in-Law |
| 1939 | The Adventures of Jane Arden | "Killer" |
| 1938 | Cowboy from Brooklyn | Mr. "Pops" Jordan |
| 1937 | Night Key | Petty Louie |
| 1937 | The Great O'Malley | Reporter Pinky Holden |
| 1937 | Reported Missing | 'Ab' Steele |
| 1937 | Carnival Queen | Profesor Silva |
| 1937 | Girl Overboard | Joseph L. 'Joe' Gray |
| 1937 | The Mighty Treve | Mr. Davis |
| 1937 | Love in a Bungalow | Mr. Kester |
| 1936 | Three Smart Girls | Wilbur Lamb |
| 1936 | Wife vs. Secretary | Joe Farnsworth |
| 1936 | Sing Me a Love Song | Mr. Barton (uncredited) |
| 1936 | Colleen | Noggin |
| 1936 | Cain and Mabel | Milo |
| 1936 | Here Comes Carter | Mel Winter |
| 1936 | Stage Struck | Wayne |
| 1936 | The Lady Consents | Mr. Yardley |
| 1936 | Mysterious Crossing | Ned J. Stebbins |
| 1936 | Love Letters of a Star | Chester Blodgett |
| 1936 | The Golden Arrow | DeWolfe |
| 1936 | Two Against the World | Tippy Mantus |
| 1936 | Love Begins at Twenty | Jacob 'Jake' Buckley |
| 1935 | Captain Blood | Dr. Bronson |
| 1935 | A Midsummer Night's Dream | Philostrate |
| 1935 | Wings in the Dark | Mac |
| 1935 | Don't Bet on Blondes | Philbert O. Slemp |
| 1935 | Page Miss Glory | Joe Bonner |
| 1935 | I Live for Love | Townsend |
| 1935 | Dr. Socrates | Stevens |
| 1935 | We're in the Money | Max |
| 1935 | Broadway Gondolier | Music Critic Gilmore |
| 1935 | While the Patient Slept | Eustace Federie |
| 1935 | Bordertown | Harry |
| 1935 | A Dream Comes True | Himself (uncredited) |
| 1934 | Fashions of 1934 | Inventor on Ship (uncredited) |
| 1934 | Jimmy the Gent | Fake Worthingham |
| 1934 | The Key | Homer, Tennant's Aide |
| 1934 | Harold Teen | Pop |
| 1934 | Merry Wives of Reno | Derwent |
| 1934 | Dark Hazard | George Mayhew |
| 1934 | Wonder Bar | Drunk (uncredited) |
| 1934 | Now I'll Tell | Freddie Stanton |
| 1934 | I Am a Thief | Daudet |
| 1934 | Easy to Love | Hotel desk clerk |
| 1934 | Housewife | George Wilson |
| 1934 | A Lost Lady | Robert |
| 1934 | A Very Honorable Guy | Benny |
| 1934 | Madame du Barry | Professor de la Vauguyon |
| 1934 | I've Got Your Number | Happy Dooley |
| 1934 | I Sell Anything | Stooge |
| 1934 | Kansas City Princess | Alderman Sam Warren |
| 1934 | The Firebird | Emile, Brandt's Valet |
| 1934 | The St. Louis Kid | Richardson |
| 1934 | Moulin Rouge | Drunk |
| 1934 | Hi, Nellie! | Fullerton |
| 1934 | A Modern Hero | Henry Mueller |
| 1934 | Mandalay | Purser (uncredited) |
| 1933 | Picture Snatcher | James Peters - Drunken Reporter (uncredited) |
| 1933 | I Cover the Waterfront | One Punch McCoy |
| 1933 | Private Detective 62 | Harcourt S. Burns |
| 1933 | Broadway Thru a Keyhole | Peanuts Dinwiddie |
| 1933 | From Headquarters | Muggs Manton |
| 1933 | Mary Stevens, M.D. | Alf Simmons |
| 1933 | Goodbye Again | Mr. Clayton |
| 1933 | Havana Widows | Mr. Otis, Invincible Insurance |
| 1933 | Convention City | Wendell Orchard |
| 1933 | State Fair | Professor Fred Coin (Uncredited) |
| 1933 | My Woman | Mr. Miller |
| 1933 | Too Much Harmony | Piano Tuner |
| 1933 | No Marriage Ties | Smith |
| 1933 | The Devil's Mate | Parkhurst |
| 1933 | Headline Shooter | Happy |
| 1933 | The Mayor of Hell | Mr. Gorman |
| 1933 | Bureau of Missing Persons | Mr. Harris (uncredited) |
| 1931 | The Wall Street Mystery | Martin Hill |
| 1930 | The Poor Fish | Harry |
| 1929 | Sympathy | William Maxwell |
| 1928 | San Francisco Nights | Tommie |
| Year | TV Show | Role |
|---|