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Hobart Cavanaugh
Actor
Died April 27, 1950 (63 years)
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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.
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
| 1986 | Laurel & Hardy (TV Series) · as Mr. Dover (1986) |
| 1950 | Stella · as Tim Gross |
| 1949 | A Letter to Three Wives · as Mr. Manleigh |
| 1948 | Up in Central Park · as Mayor Oakley |
| 1948 | Best Man Wins · as Amos |
| 1948 | The Inside Story · as Mr. Mason |
| 1948 | My Girl Tisa · as Sigmund |
| 1947 | Driftwood · as Judge Beckett |
| 1946 | Margie · as Mr. Angus Macduff |
| 1946 | No Leave, No Love · as Arthur Keenan Kalabush |
| 1946 | Faithful in My Fashion · as Mr. Wilson |
| 1946 | Night and Day · as Man In Hospital Hall |
| 1946 | Black Angel · as Jake |
| 1946 | Our Hearts Were Growing Up · as Mr. Dudley |
| 1946 | The Hoodlum Saint · as Antique Clock Dealer (uncredited) |
| 1946 | The Spider Woman Strikes Back · as Bill Stapleton |
| 1946 | Cinderella Jones · as George |
| 1945 | Don Juan Quilligan · as Mr. Rostigaff |
| 1945 | The House of Fear · as Bit Part |
| 1945 | Roughly Speaking · as The Teacher (uncredited) |
| 1945 | I Was a Criminal · as Rosenkrantz, The Treasurer |
| 1944 | Together Again · as Perc Mather |
| 1944 | Guest in the House · as Mr. Blossom |
| 1944 | Kismet · as Moolah |
| 1944 | San Diego I Love You · as Mr. Mcgregor (uncredited) |
| 1944 | Louisiana Hayride · as Malcolm Cartwright |
| 1943 | What a Woman! · as Mailman (uncredited) |
| 1943 | Jack London · as Mike, Saloonkeeper |
| 1943 | Gildersleeve on Broadway · as Homer |
| 1943 | A Scream in the Dark · as Leo Stark |
| 1943 | Sweet Rosie O'Grady · as Clark |
| 1943 | Dangerous Blondes · as Pop |
| 1943 | The Kansan · as Josh Hudkins |
| 1943 | The Man from Down Under · as Boots |
| 1943 | Pilot #5 · as Boat Owner |
| 1943 | Taxi, Mister · as Police Fingerprint Man |
| 1943 | The Human Comedy · as Drunk At Bar (uncredited) |
| 1943 | The Meanest Man in the World · as Mr. Throckmorton |
| 1942 | Whistling in Dixie · as Mr. Panky |
| 1942 | Stand by for Action · as Carpenter's Mate 'chips' |
| 1942 | Pittsburgh · as Derelict |
| 1942 | The Magnificent Dope · as Albert Gowdy |
| 1942 | Her Cardboard Lover · as Arresting Plainclothesman (uncredited) |
| 1942 | Jackass Mail · as Gospel Jones |
| 1942 | Lady in a Jam · as Reporter |
| 1942 | My Favorite Spy · as Jules |
| 1942 | Tarzan's New York Adventure · as Hotel Desk Clerk |
| 1942 | Land of the Open Range · as Pinky Gardner |
| 1942 | The Remarkable Andrew · as Teller / Witness |
| 1942 | A Tragedy at Midnight · as Charles Miller |
| 1942 | A Close Call for Ellery Queen · as Mr. Crandall |
| 1941 | Playmates · as Philip Tremble |
| 1941 | Skylark · as Small Man In Subway Car |
| 1941 | Our Wife · as Shipboard Passenger (uncredited) |
| 1941 | Down in San Diego · as Telegraph Clerk (uncredited) |
| 1941 | I Wanted Wings · as Mickey |
| 1941 | There's Magic in Music · as Announcer |
| 1941 | Thieves Fall Out · as David Tipton |
| 1941 | Reaching for the Sun · as Front Office Man |
| 1941 | Horror Island · as Professor Jasper Quinley |
| 1940 | Santa Fe Trail · as Barber Doyle |
| 1940 | Charter Pilot · as Horace Sturgeon |
| 1940 | Hired Wife · as William |
| 1940 | Public Deb No. 1 · as Mr. Schlitz |
| 1940 | Stage to Chino · as J. Horatio Boggs |
| 1940 | You Can't Fool Your Wife · as Potts |
| 1940 | An Angel from Texas · as Mr. Robelink |
| 1940 | Shooting High · as Clem Perkle |
| 1940 | The Ghost Comes Home · as Ambrose Bundy |
| 1939 | Four Wives · as Mr. Jenkins (uncredited) |
| 1939 | A Child Is Born · as Mr. Herbert West |
| 1939 | Reno · as Abe Compass |
| 1939 | That's Right - You're Wrong · as Dwight Cook |
| 1939 | I Stole a Million · as Jenkins's Assistant |
| 1939 | Daughters Courageous · as Tourist (uncredited) |
| 1939 | Naughty But Nice · as Clark's Piano Tuner (uncredited) |
| 1939 | The House of Fear · as Minor Role |
| 1939 | Tell No Tales · as Charlie Daggett |
| 1939 | Rose of Washington Square · as Whitey Boone |
| 1939 | Zenobia · as Mr. Dover |
| 1939 | Never Say Die · as Druggist |
| 1939 | Broadway Serenade · as Mr. Ingalls |
| 1939 | The Adventures of Jane Arden · as "killer" |
| 1939 | Idiot's Delight · as Frueheim |
| 1938 | Cowboy from Brooklyn · as Mr. "pops" Jordan |
| 1937 | Reported Missing! · as 'ab' Steele |
| 1937 | Night Key · as Petty Louie |
| 1937 | The Great O'Malley · as Reporter Pinky Holden |
| 1937 | Girl Overboard · as Joseph L. 'joe' Gray |
| 1936 | Sing Me a Love Song · as Mr. Barton (uncredited) |
| 1936 | Three Smart Girls · as Wilbur Lamb |
| 1936 | Here Comes Carter · as Mel Winter |
| 1936 | Cain and Mabel · as Milo |
| 1936 | Stage Struck · as Wayne |
| 1936 | Love Begins at 20 · as Jacob 'jake' Buckley |
| 1936 | The Golden Arrow · as Dewolfe |
| 1936 | Colleen · as Noggin |
| 1936 | Wife vs. Secretary · as Joe Farnsworth |
| 1936 | The Lady Consents · as Mr. Yardley |
| 1936 | Two Against the World · as Tippy Mantus |
| 1935 | Captain Blood · as Dr. Bronson |
| 1935 | A Midsummer Night's Dream · as Philostrate |
| 1935 | Dr. Socrates · as Stevens |
| 1935 | I Live for Love · as Townsend |
| 1935 | Page Miss Glory · as Joe Bonner |
| 1935 | We're in the Money · as Max |
| 1935 | Broadway Gondolier · as Music Critic Gilmore |
| 1935 | Don't Bet on Blondes · as Philbert O. Slemp |
| 1935 | While the Patient Slept · as Eustace Federie |
| 1935 | Wings in the Dark · as Mac |
| 1935 | Bordertown · as Harry |
| 1934 | I Am a Thief · as Daudet |
| 1934 | The St. Louis Kid · as Richardson |
| 1934 | The Firebird · as Emile, Brandt's Valet |
| 1934 | I Sell Anything · as Stooge |
| 1934 | Kansas City Princess · as Alderman Sam Warren |
| 1934 | Madame Du Barry · as Professor De La Vauguyon |
| 1934 | A Lost Lady · as Robert |
| 1934 | Housewife · as George Wilson |
| 1934 | The Key · as Homer, Tennant's Aide |
| 1934 | Now I'll Tell · as Freddie Stanton |
| 1934 | Merry Wives of Reno · as Derwent |
| 1934 | A Very Honorable Guy · as Benny |
| 1934 | A Modern Hero · as Henry Mueller |
| 1934 | Harold Teen · as Pop |
| 1934 | Wonder Bar · as Drunk (uncredited) |
| 1934 | Jimmy the Gent · as Fake Worthingham |
| 1934 | I've Got Your Number · as Happy Dooley |
| 1934 | Fashions of 1934 · as Inventor On Ship (uncredited) |
| 1934 | Mandalay · as Purser (uncredited) |
| 1934 | Dark Hazard · as George Mayhew |
| 1934 | Hi, Nellie · as Fullerton |
| 1934 | Easy to Love · as Hotel Desk Clerk |
| 1934 | Moulin Rouge · as Drunk |
| 1933 | Convention City · as Wendell Orchard |
| 1933 | Havana Widows · as Mr. Otis, Invincible Insurance |
| 1933 | From Headquarters · as Muggs Manton |
| 1933 | Broadway Thru a Keyhole · as Peanuts Dinwiddie |
| 1933 | Footlight Parade · as Title-Thinker-Upper |
| 1933 | My Woman · as Mr. Miller |
| 1933 | Too Much Harmony · as Piano Tuner |
| 1933 | Bureau of Missing Persons · as Mr. Harris (uncredited) |
| 1933 | Goodbye Again · as Mr. Clayton |
| 1933 | No Marriage Ties · as Smith |
| 1933 | Headline Shooter · as Happy |
| 1933 | Mary Stevens, M.D. · as Alf Simmons |
| 1933 | The Mayor of Hell · as Mr. Gorman |
| 1933 | Private Detective 62 · as Harcourt S. Burns |
| 1933 | Gold Diggers of 1933 · as Dog Salesman |
| 1933 | I Cover the Waterfront · as One Punch Mccoy |
| 1933 | A Study in Scarlet · as Thompson - Innkeeper |
| 1933 | Lilly Turner · as Earle |
| 1933 | Picture Snatcher · as James Peters - Drunken Reporter (uncredited) |
| 1933 | State Fair · as Professor Fred Coin (uncredited) |
| 1930 | The Headache Man · as Cast |