Glen Cavender
Acting
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Glen Cavender (September 19, 1883 – February 9, 1962) was an American film actor. He appeared in 259 films between 1914 and 1949. The Spanish–American War soldier was born in Tucson, Arizona, and died in Hollywood, California. He started his acting career in vaudeville shows. Cavender belonged to the original Keystone Cops and was a regular in numerous Mack Sennett comedies. He also worked as a director for three Mack Sennett films between 1914 and 1916. During the 1920s, Cavender worked for the film studios Educational and Christie and appeared in Buster Keaton's film classic The General (1926) as the antagonistic Union Captain Anderson. The advance of sound film in the late 1920s damaged his career and, formerly a well-known actor, Cavender only played minor roles until his retirement in 1949.
Known for
Acting206
movieA Brave Engineer: Buster Keaton's Last Ride
2026
Self (Archival)
movieThe Fountainhead
1949
Pedestrian Onlooker (uncredited)
movieNorthern Pursuit
1943
Workman (uncredited)
movieEdge of Darkness
1943
Cannery Worker (uncredited)
movieThe Hidden Hand
1942
Detective (uncredited)
movieGeorge Washington Slept Here
1942
Well Digger (uncredited)
movieSpy Ship
1942
Karl, Radio Operator
movieThe Male Animal
1942
Reporter on Porch (uncredited)
movieManpower
1941
Drunk Bounced from Midnight Club (uncredited)
movieHighway West
1941
Hotel Doorman (uncredited)
movieUnderground
1941
Man Giving Sylvia Baggage Claim Ticket
movieSingapore Woman
1941
Glen, Mine Foreman (uncredited)
movieHere Comes Happiness
1941
Man Getting Headlined Paper (uncredited)
movieThe Great Mr. Nobody
1941
On-looker at Fight (uncredited)
movieLady with Red Hair
1940
Stage Doorman (uncredited)
movieNo Time for Comedy
1940
Actor in Show (uncredited)
movieFlowing Gold
1940
Oil Worker (uncredited)
movieThe Man I Married
1940
Petty Official
movieAll This, and Heaven Too
1940
Jean (uncredited)
movieAn Angel from Texas
1940
Lone Star Townsman / New York Passerby Extra
movie'Til We Meet Again
1940
Ship Officer (uncredited)
movieKing of the Lumberjacks
1940
Lumberjack in Dominic's Office (uncredited)
movieCalling Philo Vance
1940
Train Porter Asked to Send Telegram (uncredited)
movieBrother Rat and a Baby
1940
Courtroom Extra
movieFour Wives
1939
Extra at Wedding Reception (uncredited)
movieBritish Intelligence
1939
Under Officer Pfalz
movieKid Nightingale
1939
Man Leaving Dynamite Dennis Fight (uncredited)
movieThe Roaring Twenties
1939
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
moviePack Up Your Troubles
1939
Doughboy
movieSmashing the Money Ring
1939
Day Gate Guard (uncredited)
movieOn Your Toes
1939
Extra as Stagehand
movieEspionage Agent
1939
Man in O'Grady Crowd
movieAngels Wash Their Faces
1939
Driver of Moving Cart / Policeman at Bowling Alley (uncredited)
movieTorchy Blane... Playing with Dynamite
1939
Landlord (uncredited)
movieIndianapolis Speedway
1939
Extra on Dance Floor
movieThe Cowboy Quarterback
1939
Nightclub Waiter
movieNaughty but Nice
1939
Extra at Bar (uncredited)
movieNancy Drew... Trouble Shooter
1939
First Townsman
movieCode of the Secret Service
1939
Policeman (uncredited)
movieTorchy Runs for Mayor
1939
Store Customer (uncredited)
movieConfessions of a Nazi Spy
1939
Man in Montage Stuffing Mailboxes (uncredited)
movieDark Victory
1939
Headwaiter (uncredited)
movieWomen in the Wind
1939
Airport Policeman / Mob Scene Extra (uncredited)
movieThe Oklahoma Kid
1939
Would-Be Settler (uncredited)
movieNancy Drew... Reporter
1939
Newspaper Office Worker / Beldenburg Hotel Passerby (uncredited)
movieKing of the Underworld
1939
Deputy Shooting Bill (uncredited)
movieDevil's Island
1939
Gendarme on Train
movieHeart of the North
1938
Post Customer (uncredited)
movieGirls on Probation
1938
Policeman
movieGarden of the Moon
1938
Graham - Waiter (uncredited)
movieGateway
1938
Immigrant
moviePenrod's Double Trouble
1938
Truck Driver Giving Penrod a Lift (uncredited)
movieThe Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse
1938
Alarm Company Clerk (uncredited)
movieRacket Busters
1938
Truck Driver (uncredited)
movieMy Bill
1938
Mr. Perry - Man at Bank (uncredited)
movieCrime School
1938
Policeman Outside Judge Clinton's Office (uncredited)
movieThe Beloved Brat
1938
Fireman
movieOver the Wall
1938
Referee for Robeck Fight
movieBlondes at Work
1938
Locksmith (uncredited)
movieThe Patient in Room 18
1938
Man with Sprinkler Hose (uncredited)
movieTovarich
1937
Trumpet Player
movieShe Loved a Fireman
1937
Spectator at Dance
movieExpensive Husbands
1937
Austrian Policeman at Jail
movieAlcatraz Island
1937
Federal Officer (uncredited)
movieLove Is on the Air
1937
Second 7-11 Club Waiter
movieWine, Women and Horses
1937
Dice-Game Player
movieVarsity Show
1937
Stagehand
movieConfession
1937
Bailiff (uncredited)
movieTalent Scout
1937
Furniture Department Man (uncredited)
moviePublic Wedding
1937
Ticket Buyer for the Wedding
movieFly Away Baby
1937
George (uncredited)
movieKid Galahad
1937
Ringsider - 1st Fight (uncredited)
movieThe Go-Getter
1937
Streetcar Conductor (uncredited)
movieCharlie Chan at the Olympics
1937
Polizei Officer
movieMelody for Two
1937
Green Hill Waiter
movieMountain Justice
1937
Train Conductor
movieMidnight Court
1937
Counter Clerk
movieThe Great O'Malley
1937
Policeman at Robbery (uncredited)
movieSmart Blonde
1937
Trooper Sergeant (uncredited)
movieHere Comes Carter
1936
Police Driver
movieChina Clipper
1936
Pan American Union Waiter (uncredited)
movieJailbreak
1936
Guard in Kitchen
movieThe Golden Arrow
1936
Waiter (uncredited)
movieSons o' Guns
1936
German Ordered to Retreat
movieI Married a Doctor
1936
Party Guest
movieThe Singing Kid
1936
Stagehand (uncredited)
movieMoonlight on the Prairie
1935
Cowboy #1 in Saloon
movieDr. Socrates
1935
Townsman
movieThe Goose and the Gander
1935
Detective George (uncredited)
movieLittle Big Shot
1935
Bystander at Shooting (uncredited)
movieDon't Bet on Blondes
1935
Man Leaving Betting Window (Uncredited)
movieStranded
1935
Kolchak (uncredited)
movieOil for the Lamps of China
1935
Worried McCarger Employee
movieDinky
1935
Extra at Football Game
movie'G' Men
1935
Headwaiter (uncredited)
movieThe Florentine Dagger
1935
Detective (uncredited)
movieBordertown
1935
Man Restraining Johnny in Courtroom Fight
movieBritish Agent
1934
Russian Policeman (uncredited)
movieCaptured!
1933
German Sergeant at POW Camp (Uncredited)
movieToday We Live
1933
Ammunition Factory Clerk (uncredited)
movieLuxury Liner
1933
Ship's Diner (uncredited)
movieOne Way Passage
1932
French Bartender (uncredited)
movieBlonde Venus
1932
Ship's Officer (uncredited)
movieThe Nevada Buckaroo
1931
Sheriff Hank
movieThat's My Line
1931
Henchman
Won by a Neck
1930
Cafe Owner
movieShips of the Night
1928
Cramsey
movieThe Dizzy Diver
1928
The Commander
movieSmith's Army Life
1928
The Drill Sergeant
Papa's Boy
1927
The Foreman
High Spots
1927
The Smart Aleck
Drama Deluxe
1927
The Sheriff
movieThe General
1926
Captain Anderson
movieHonest Injun
1926
The Foreman
movieHis Private Life
1926
The Colonel
movieFool's Luck
1926
The Policeman (uncredited)
Careful Please
1926
(uncredited)
movieMy Stars
1926
The Gardener
movieThe Fighting Dude
1925
The Athletic Instructor
movieThe Movies
1925
A Traffic Officer
movieThe Tourist
1925
First Crook
movieKeep Smiling
1925
Doublecrosser
movieThe Sleuth
1925
The Husband
movieNavy Blue Days
1925
Peter Vermicelli
movieThe Snow Hawk
1925
Midnight Mike
moviePie-Eyed
1925
Nightclub manager
movieDynamite Doggie
1925
(uncredited)
movieJust a Good Guy
1924
Pawnshop Owner
All Is Lost
1923
Brutal Bill
movieMain Street
1923
Harry Haydock
No Wedding Bells
1923
An Irate Husband
movieThe Pest
1922
The landlord
movieHis Musical Sneeze
1919
Woodrow Butts
movieThe Cook
1918
(uncredited)
movieThe Kitchen Lady
1918
The Lion Tamer
movieThat Night
1917
The Hotel Guest
movieAre Waitresses Safe?
1917
The Chef - Their Mutual Friend
movieRoping Her Romeo
1917
Piano Player
movieA Bedroom Blunder
1917
The Bartender
movieThe Pawnbroker's Heart
1917
The Pawnbroker
movieA Dog Catcher's Love
1917
E.R. Ketchum - Fancy Dog Dealer
movieHer Torpedoed Love
1917
The Lawyer / The Ship Captain
movieThe Pullman Bride
1917
The Pullman Waiter
movieThe Surf Girl
1916
Poppa - the Angry Father
Because He Loved Her
1916
The Proprietor
movieFatty and Mabel Adrift
1916
I. Landem - Realtor
movieA Submarine Pirate
1915
A shrewd inventor / Ship Captain
movieFickle Fatty's Fall
1915
The Cook
movieFatty's Tintype Tangle
1915
Photographer
movieFatty’s Plucky Pup
1915
Desk Sergeant (uncredited)
movieMabel’s Wilful Way
1915
Mabel's Father
movieWished on Mabel
1915
Plainclothesman in Park
movieWhen Love Took Wings
1915
Police Dispatcher
movieThat Little Band Of Gold
1915
Judge (uncredited)
movieFatty’s Reckless Fling
1915
House Detective
Hearts and Planets
1915
Bald Astronomer
movieMabel and Fatty’s Married Life
1915
Organ Grinder (uncredited)
movieFatty's New Role
1915
Mustached Saloon Customer (uncredited)
movieFatty and Mabel at the San Diego Exposition
1915
Jealous Husband (uncredited)
movieMabel, Fatty and the Law
1915
Tobacco Counter Clerk (uncredited)
movieTillie's Punctured Romance
1914
First Pianist in Restaurant / Cop / Guest in First Restaurant / Uncle's Rescuer / Society Guest (uncredited)
movieFatty's Magic Pants
1914
Cop (uncredited)
movieGetting Acquainted
1914
A Passing Turk (uncredited)
movieHis Trysting Places
1914
Cook / Park Police Officer (uncredited)
movieGentlemen of Nerve
1914
Spectator at Entrance / Cop (uncredited)
movieThe New Janitor
1914
Luke Connor - Gambler
movieHis New Profession
1914
Drinker / Cripple (uncredited)
movieThe Masquerader
1914
Other Director (uncredited)
movieMabel's Busy Day
1914
Customer (uncredited)
movieThe Knockout
1914
Society Singer (uncredited)
movieHer Friend the Bandit
1914
(uncredited)
movieCruel, Cruel Love
1914
Bearded Doctor (uncredited)
movieTango Tangles
1914
Drummer in Band / Guest in Cone Hat (uncredited)
Directing2
Crew1
movieThe General
1926
Second Unit
Writing1
He Loved the Ladies
1914
Scenario Writer