Hobart Cavanaugh
Known For: Acting
Gender: Male
Date of Birth: September 21, 1886
Day of Death: April 27, 1950 (64 years old)
Place of Birth: Virginia City, Nevada, USA
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.
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1950
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1946
Actor Jake
Black Angel
Actor Mr. Angus MacDuff
Margie
Actor Bill Stapleton
The Spider Woman Strikes Back
Actor Mr. Wilson
Faithful in My Fashion
Actor George
Cinderella Jones
Actor Antique Clock Dealer (uncredited)
The Hoodlum Saint
Actor Mr. Tremble
Little Iodine
Actor Man in Hospital Hall (uncredited)
Night and Day
1945
1944
1943
Actor Drunk at Bar (uncredited)
The Human Comedy
Actor Josh Hudkins
The Kansan
Actor Homer
Gildersleeve on Broadway
Actor Boat Owner
Pilot #5
Actor Leo Stark
A Scream in the Dark
Actor Boots
The Man from Down Under
Actor Clark
Sweet Rosie O'Grady
Actor Police Fingerprint Man
Taxi, Mister
Actor Mailman (uncredited)
What a Woman
Actor Pop
Dangerous Blondes
1942
Actor Mr. Panky
Whistling in Dixie
Actor Gospel Jones
Jackass Mail
Actor Charles Miller
A Tragedy at Midnight
Actor Pinky Gardner
Land of the Open Range
Actor Reporter (uncredited)
Lady in a Jam
Actor Arresting Plainclothesman (uncredited)
Her Cardboard Lover
Actor Teller / Witness
The Remarkable Andrew
Actor Jules
My Favorite Spy
Actor Albert Gowdy
The Magnificent Dope
Actor Carpenter's Mate 'Chips'
Stand by for Action
1941
1940
Actor Barber Doyle
Santa Fe Trail
Actor Party Guest Wearing Bowtie (uncredited)
Home Movies
Actor Clem Perkle
Shooting High
Actor Gimpy Darnell
Love, Honor and Oh-Baby!
Actor William
Hired Wife
Actor Horace Sturgeon
Charter Pilot
Actor Mr. Foster
Street of Memories
Actor Mr. Robelink
An Angel from Texas
Actor Potts
You Can't Fool Your Wife
Actor Mr. Schlitz
Public Deb No. 1
Actor J. Horatio Boggs
Stage to Chino
Actor Homer Pringle
The Great Plane Robbery
Actor Ambrose Bundy
The Ghost Comes Home
1939
Actor E. L. Beamish
The Covered Trailer
Actor Whitey Boone
Rose of Washington Square
Actor Abe Compass
Reno
Actor Mr. Herbert West
A Child Is Born
Actor Jim Bronson
Career
Actor Mr. Dover
Zenobia
Actor Dwight Cook
That's Right – You're Wrong
Actor Charlie Daggett
Tell No Tales
Actor Clark's Piano Tuner (uncredited)
Naughty But Nice
Actor Frueheim
Idiot's Delight
Actor Druggist
Never Say Die
Actor Tourist (uncredited)
Daughters Courageous
Actor Minor Role
The House of Fear
Actor Henri Fippany
Chicken Wagon Family
Actor Mr. Jenkins (uncredited)
Four Wives
Actor Mr. Mustavas
How to Sub-Let
Actor Jenkins's Assistant
I Stole a Million
Actor Brother-in-Law
See Your Doctor
Actor "Killer"
The Adventures of Jane Arden
1938
1937
1936
Actor Wilbur Lamb
Three Smart Girls
Actor Joe Farnsworth
Wife vs. Secretary
Actor Mr. Barton (uncredited)
Sing Me a Love Song
Actor Noggin
Colleen
Actor Milo
Cain and Mabel
Actor Mel Winter
Here Comes Carter
Actor Wayne
Stage Struck
Actor Mr. Yardley
The Lady Consents
Actor Ned J. Stebbins
Mysterious Crossing
Actor Chester Blodgett
Love Letters of a Star
Actor DeWolfe
The Golden Arrow
Actor Tippy Mantus
Two Against the World
Actor Jacob 'Jake' Buckley
Love Begins at Twenty
1935
Actor Dr. Bronson
Captain Blood
Actor Philostrate
A Midsummer Night's Dream
Actor Mac
Wings in the Dark
Actor Philbert O. Slemp
Don't Bet on Blondes
Actor Joe Bonner
Page Miss Glory
Actor Townsend
I Live for Love
Actor Stevens
Dr. Socrates
Actor Max
We're in the Money
Actor Music Critic Gilmore
Broadway Gondolier
Actor Eustace Federie
While the Patient Slept
Actor Harry
Bordertown
Actor Himself (uncredited)
A Dream Comes True
1934
Actor Inventor on Ship (uncredited)
Fashions of 1934
Actor Fake Worthingham
Jimmy the Gent
Actor Homer, Tennant's Aide
The Key
Actor Pop
Harold Teen
Actor Derwent
Merry Wives of Reno
Actor George Mayhew
Dark Hazard
Actor Drunk (uncredited)
Wonder Bar
Actor Freddie Stanton
Now I'll Tell
Actor Daudet
I Am a Thief
Actor Hotel desk clerk
Easy to Love
Actor George Wilson
Housewife
Actor Robert
A Lost Lady
Actor Benny
A Very Honorable Guy
Actor Professor de la Vauguyon
Madame du Barry
Actor Happy Dooley
I've Got Your Number
Actor Stooge
I Sell Anything
Actor Alderman Sam Warren
Kansas City Princess
Actor Emile, Brandt's Valet
The Firebird
Actor Richardson
The St. Louis Kid
Actor Drunk
Moulin Rouge
Actor Fullerton
Hi, Nellie!
Actor Henry Mueller
A Modern Hero
Actor Purser (uncredited)
Mandalay
1933
Actor James Peters - Drunken Reporter (uncredited)
Picture Snatcher
Actor One Punch McCoy
I Cover the Waterfront
Actor Harcourt S. Burns
Private Detective 62
Actor Peanuts Dinwiddie
Broadway Thru a Keyhole
Actor Muggs Manton
From Headquarters
Actor Alf Simmons
Mary Stevens, M.D.
Actor Mr. Clayton
Goodbye Again
Actor Mr. Otis, Invincible Insurance
Havana Widows
Actor Wendell Orchard
Convention City
Actor Professor Fred Coin (Uncredited)
State Fair
Actor Mr. Miller
My Woman
Actor Piano Tuner
Too Much Harmony
Actor Smith
No Marriage Ties
Actor Parkhurst
The Devil's Mate
Actor Happy
Headline Shooter
Actor Mr. Gorman
The Mayor of Hell
Actor Mr. Harris (uncredited)
Bureau of Missing Persons
