Hobart Cavanaugh
Acting
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.
Known for
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movieBrother, Can You Spare a Dime?
1975
Self (archive footage)
tvMGM Parade
1955
Self
movieStella
1950
Tim Gross
movieA Letter to Three Wives
1949
Mr. Manleigh
movieUp in Central Park
1948
Mayor Oakley
movieThe Inside Story
1948
Mr. Mason
movieMy Girl Tisa
1948
Sigmund
movieDriftwood
1947
Judge Beckett
movieEasy Come, Easy Go
1947
Higgins
movieLittle Iodine
1946
Mr. Tremble
movieMargie
1946
Mr. Angus MacDuff
movieFaithful in My Fashion
1946
Mr. Wilson
movieNight and Day
1946
Man in Hospital Hall (uncredited)
movieThe Hoodlum Saint
1946
Antique Clock Dealer (uncredited)
movieThe Spider Woman Strikes Back
1946
Bill Stapleton
movieDon Juan Quilligan
1945
Mr. Rostigaff
movieI'll Remember April
1945
Joe Billings
movieRoughly Speaking
1945
The Teacher (uncredited)
movieGuest in the House
1944
Mr. Blossom
movieKismet
1944
Moolah
movieSan Diego I Love You
1944
Mr. McGregor (uncredited)
movieLouisiana Hayride
1944
Malcolm Cartwright
movieThe Immortal Blacksmith
1944
Oliver Davenport
movieWhat a Woman
1943
Mailman (uncredited)
movieA Scream in the Dark
1943
Leo Stark
movieThe Kansan
1943
Josh Hudkins
moviePilot #5
1943
Boat Owner
movieTaxi, Mister
1943
Police Fingerprint Man
movieThe Human Comedy
1943
Drunk at Bar (uncredited)
movieWhistling in Dixie
1942
Mr. Panky
movieStand by for Action
1942
Carpenter's Mate 'Chips'
movieHer Cardboard Lover
1942
Arresting Plainclothesman (uncredited)
movieJackass Mail
1942
Gospel Jones
movieThe Magnificent Dope
1942
Albert Gowdy
movieLady in a Jam
1942
Reporter (uncredited)
movieLand of the Open Range
1942
Pinky Gardner
movieThe Remarkable Andrew
1942
Teller / Witness
movieA Tragedy at Midnight
1942
Charles Miller
movieOur Wife
1941
Shipboard Passenger (uncredited)
movieDown in San Diego
1941
Telegraph Clerk (uncredited)
movieThieves Fall Out
1941
David Tipton
movieReaching for the Sun
1941
Front Office Man
movieHorror Island
1941
Professor Jasper Quinley
movieI Wanted Wings
1941
Mickey
movieSanta Fe Trail
1940
Barber Doyle
movieThe Great Plane Robbery
1940
Homer Pringle
movieCharter Pilot
1940
Horace Sturgeon
movieHired Wife
1940
William
moviePublic Deb No. 1
1940
Mr. Schlitz
movieStage to Chino
1940
J. Horatio Boggs
movieLove, Honor and Oh-Baby!
1940
Gimpy Darnell
movieAn Angel from Texas
1940
Mr. Robelink
movieShooting High
1940
Clem Perkle
movieThe Ghost Comes Home
1940
Ambrose Bundy
movieHome Movies
1940
Party Guest Wearing Bowtie (uncredited)
movieFour Wives
1939
Mr. Jenkins (uncredited)
movieSee Your Doctor
1939
Brother-in-Law
movieThe Honeymoon's Over
1939
Avery Butterfield
movieA Child is Born
1939
Mr. Herbert West
movieReno
1939
Abe Compass
movieThat's Right – You're Wrong
1939
Dwight Cook
movieThe Covered Trailer
1939
E. L. Beamish
movieChicken Wagon Family
1939
Henri Fippany
movieI Stole a Million
1939
Jenkins's Assistant
movieCareer
1939
Jim Bronson
movieThe House of Fear
1939
Minor Role
movieNaughty but Nice
1939
Clark's Piano Tuner (uncredited)
movieDaughters Courageous
1939
Tourist (uncredited)
movieTell No Tales
1939
Charlie Daggett
movieRose of Washington Square
1939
Whitey Boone
movieZenobia
1939
Mr. Dover
movieNever Say Die
1939
Druggist
movieHow to Sub-Let
1939
Mr. Mustavas
movieIdiot's Delight
1939
Frueheim
movieCowboy from Brooklyn
1938
Mr. "Pops" Jordan
movieThat’s My Story
1937
Sheriff Otis
Carnival Queen
1937
Profesor Silva
movieReported Missing
1937
'Ab' Steele
movieLove in a Bungalow
1937
Mr. Kester
movieNight Key
1937
Petty Louie
movieThe Great O'Malley
1937
Reporter Pinky Holden
movieGirl Overboard
1937
Joseph L. 'Joe' Gray
movieThe Mighty Treve
1937
Mr. Davis
movieMysterious Crossing
1936
Ned J. Stebbins
movieSing Me a Love Song
1936
Mr. Barton (uncredited)
movieThree Smart Girls
1936
Wilbur Lamb
movieLove Letters of a Star
1936
Chester Blodgett
movieHere Comes Carter
1936
Mel Winter
movieLove Begins at Twenty
1936
Jacob 'Jake' Buckley
movieTwo Against the World
1936
Tippy Mantus
movieThe Golden Arrow
1936
DeWolfe
movieColleen
1936
Noggin
movieWife vs. Secretary
1936
Joe Farnsworth
movieThe Lady Consents
1936
Mr. Yardley
movieA Dream Comes True
1935
Himself (uncredited)
movieCaptain Blood
1935
Dr. Bronson
movieDr. Socrates
1935
Stevens
movieA Midsummer Night's Dream
1935
Philostrate
movieI Live for Love
1935
Townsend
moviePage Miss Glory
1935
Joe Bonner
movieBroadway Gondolier
1935
Music Critic Gilmore
movieDon't Bet on Blondes
1935
Philbert O. Slemp
movieWhile the Patient Slept
1935
Eustace Federie
movieBordertown
1935
Harry
movieI Am a Thief
1934
Daudet
movieThe St. Louis Kid
1934
Richardson
movieThe Firebird
1934
Emile, Brandt's Valet
movieI Sell Anything
1934
Stooge
movieMadame du Barry
1934
Professor de la Vauguyon
movieA Lost Lady
1934
Robert
movieKansas City Princess
1934
Alderman Sam Warren
movieHousewife
1934
George Wilson
movieThe Key
1934
Homer, Tennant's Aide
movieNow I'll Tell
1934
Freddie Stanton
movieA Modern Hero
1934
Henry Mueller
movieMerry Wives of Reno
1934
Derwent
movieWonder Bar
1934
Drunk (uncredited)
movieJimmy the Gent
1934
Fake Worthingham
movieI've Got Your Number
1934
Happy Dooley
movieFashions of 1934
1934
Inventor on Ship (uncredited)
movieMandalay
1934
Purser (uncredited)
movieDark Hazard
1934
George Mayhew
movieHi, Nellie!
1934
Fullerton
movieEasy to Love
1934
Hotel Desk Clerk
movieConvention City
1933
Wendell Orchard
movieHavana Widows
1933
Mr. Otis, Invincible Insurance
movieFrom Headquarters
1933
Muggs Manton
movieBroadway Thru a Keyhole
1933
Peanuts Dinwiddie
movieMy Woman
1933
Mr. Miller
movieToo Much Harmony
1933
Piano Tuner
movieBureau of Missing Persons
1933
Mr. Harris (uncredited)
movieGoodbye Again
1933
Mr. Clayton
movieThe Devil's Mate
1933
Parkhurst
movieMary Stevens, M.D.
1933
Alf Simmons
movieThe Mayor of Hell
1933
Mr. Gorman
moviePrivate Detective 62
1933
Harcourt S. Burns
movieGold Diggers of 1933
1933
Dog Salesman (uncredited)
movieI Cover the Waterfront
1933
One Punch McCoy
moviePicture Snatcher
1933
James Peters - Drunken Reporter (uncredited)
movieState Fair
1933
Professor Fred Coin (Uncredited)
movieThe Wall Street Mystery
1931
Martin Hill
movieSympathy
1929
William Maxwell
