Paul Cavanagh
Known For: Acting
Gender: Male
Date of Birth: December 7, 1888
Day of Death: March 15, 1964 (75 years old)
Place of Birth: Chislehurst, Kent [now in Bromley, London], England, UK
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Paul Cavanagh (8 December 1888 – 15 March 1964) was an English film actor. He appeared in more than 100 films between 1928 and 1959. Cavanagh was born in Chislehurst, Kent, and attended the Royal Grammar School, Newcastle upon Tyne, and Emmanuel College, Cambridge. Cavanagh studied law in England, earning a master of arts degree at Cambridge. A newspaper article published 17 June 1931, reported, "It is on record that Cavanagh won high honors in mathematics and history." Cavanagh practised "for several years" before he changed professions. He went to Canada "for a year of sightseeing and wandering" before he joined the Royal Northwest Mounted Police. After serving in World War I, he returned to Canada, where he practised law, including revising the statutes of Alberta, but eventually went back to England to practise law. Cavanagh went onto the stage after a stroke of bad luck in 1924 caused him to lose his savings, and later he went into films. In 1926, Cavanagh lost $22,000 in one evening on a roulette wheel in Monte Carlo. An observer offered to provide a letter "to some of my theatrical acquaintances" in London, England. Those contacts led to Cavanagh's role in It Pays to Advertise. Cavanagh first film contract and film came in 1929 with Paramount Pictures. Cavanagh died In London from a heart attack in 1964, aged 75.
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Actor Lord Robert Clive
Flame of Calcutta
Actor Sidney Wallace
House of Wax
Actor Dianza
The Bandits of Corsica
Actor John Kolvac
Port Sinister
Actor Edmond Dureau
The Mississippi Gambler
Actor Professor Banning
The All American
Actor Colonel (uncredited)
The Desert Rats
Actor Col. Heisler
Charade
Actor Mr. Stryver
A Tale of Two Cities
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Actor Klaas Van Gelder
Bride of the Gorilla
Actor Lt. Col. Caesar von Hofaker
The Desert Fox: The Story of Rommel
Actor Inspector Stoddard
The Son of Dr. Jekyll
Actor Edmond de Maletroit
The Strange Door
Actor Sir Guy de Claremont
Tales of Robin Hood
Actor Dr. James Brady
All That I Have
Actor Roland Paul
Hollywood Story
Actor
The Highwayman
