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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.
Filmography
| 1986 | Laurel & Hardy (TV Series) · as Mr. Dover (1986) |
| 1975 | Brother Can You Spare a Dime · as (archive footage) |
| 1950 | Stella · as Tim Gross |
| 1949 | A Letter to Three Wives · as Mr. Manleigh |
| 1948 | The Inside Story · as Mr. Mason |
| 1948 | Best Man Wins · as Amos |
| 1947 | Driftwood · as Judge Beckett |
| 1946 | Black Angel · as Jake |
| 1946 | Night and Day · as Man in Hospital Hall |
| 1945 | The House of Fear · as Bit Part |
| 1945 | I Was a Criminal · as Rosenkrantz, the Treasurer |
| 1944 | Guest in the House · as Mr. Blossom |
| 1944 | Kismet · as Moolah |
| 1943 | Jack London · as Mike, Saloonkeeper |
| 1943 | The Human Comedy · as Drunk at Bar (uncredited) |
| 1943 | The Kansan · as Josh Hudkins |
| 1942 | Tarzan's New York Adventure · as Hotel Desk Clerk |
| 1942 | Pittsburgh · as Derelict |
| 1942 | Her Cardboard Lover · as Arresting Plainclothesman (uncredited) |
| 1942 | Stand by for Action · as Carpenter's Mate 'Chips' |
| 1941 | Our Wife · as Shipboard Passenger (uncredited) |
| 1941 | Playmates · as Philip Tremble |
| 1941 | Meet the Chump · as Juniper |
| 1940 | Santa Fe Trail · as Barber Doyle |
| 1940 | Shooting High · as Clem Perkle |
| 1939 | Idiot's Delight · as Frueheim |
| 1939 | Zenobia · as Mr. Dover |
| 1939 | Never Say Die · as Druggist |
| 1939 | Broadway Serenade · as Mr. Ingalls |
| 1939 | Daughters Courageous · as Tourist (uncredited) |
| 1939 | Reno · as Abe Compass |
| 1939 | The Honeymoon's Over · as Avery Butterfield |
| 1937 | The Great O'Malley · as Reporter Pinky Holden |
| 1936 | Wife vs. Secretary · as Joe Farnsworth |
| 1936 | Three Smart Girls · as Wilbur Lamb |
| 1936 | Cain and Mabel · as Milo |
| 1935 | Captain Blood · as Dr. Bronson |
| 1935 | While the Patient Slept · as Eustace Federie |
| 1935 | A Midsummer Night's Dream · as Philostrate |
| 1934 | Fashions of 1934 · as Inventor on Ship |
| 1934 | Jimmy the Gent · as Fake Worthingham |
| 1934 | Housewife · as George Wilson |
| 1933 | I Cover the Waterfront · as One Punch McCoy |
| 1933 | Footlight Parade · as Title-Thinker-Upper |
| 1933 | Gold Diggers of 1933 · as Dog Salesman |
| 1933 | A Study in Scarlet · as Thompson - Innkeeper |
| 1933 | Picture Snatcher · as James Peters - Drunken Reporter (uncredited) |
| 1933 | State Fair · as Professor Fred Coin (Uncredited) |
| 1933 | The Mayor of Hell · as Mr. Gorman |
| 1933 | From Headquarters · as Muggs Manton |
| 1930 | The Headache Man · as actor |