Hobart Cavanaugh
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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
Credits
Zenobia (1939)
as Mr. Dover
Three Smart Girls (1936)
as Wilbur Lamb
Captain Blood (1935)
as Dr. Bronson
Convention City (1933)
as Wendell Orchard
Hi, Nellie! (1934)
as Fullerton
Our Wife (1941)
as Shipboard Passenger (uncredited)
Wonder Bar (1934)
as Drunk (uncredited)
Housewife (1934)
as George Wilson
Driftwood (1947)
as Judge Beckett
Harold Teen (1934)
as Pop
A Letter to Three Wives (1949)
as Mr. Manleigh
A Lost Lady (1934)
as Robert
Wife vs. Secretary (1936)
as Joe Farnsworth
Gold Diggers of 1933 (1933)
as Dog Salesman (uncredited)
A Midsummer Night's Dream (1935)
as Philostrate
The Human Comedy (1943)
as Drunk at Bar (uncredited)
Night and Day (1946)
as Man in Hospital Hall (uncredited)
Jimmy the Gent (1934)
as Fake Worthingham
The Ghost Comes Home (1940)
as Ambrose Bundy
That’s My Story (1937)
as Sheriff Otis
Santa Fe Trail (1940)
as Barber Doyle
Sympathy (1929)
as William Maxwell
Black Angel (1946)
as Jake
The Honeymoon's Over (1939)
as Avery Butterfield
The Mayor of Hell (1933)
as Mr. Gorman
I Wanted Wings (1941)
as Mickey
Picture Snatcher (1933)
as James Peters - Drunken Reporter (uncredited)
Home Movies (1940)
as Party Guest Wearing Bowtie (uncredited)
The Remarkable Andrew (1942)
as Teller / Witness
Stand by for Action (1942)
as Carpenter's Mate 'Chips'
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime? (1975)
as Self (archive footage)
The Devil's Mate (1933)
as Parkhurst
Sweet Rosie O'Grady (1943)
as Clark
Daughters Courageous (1939)
as Tourist (uncredited)
Never Say Die (1939)
as Druggist
A Modern Hero (1934)
as Henry Mueller
Girl Overboard (1937)
as Joseph L. 'Joe' Gray
I Live for Love (1935)
as Townsend
The Hoodlum Saint (1946)
as Antique Clock Dealer (uncredited)
Roughly Speaking (1945)
as The Teacher (uncredited)
Horror Island (1941)
as Professor Jasper Quinley
Private Detective 62 (1933)
as Harcourt S. Burns
Naughty but Nice (1939)
as Clark's Piano Tuner (uncredited)
Two Against the World (1936)
as Tippy Mantus
Fashions of 1934 (1934)
as Inventor on Ship (uncredited)
Idiot's Delight (1939)
as Frueheim
The Great Plane Robbery (1940)
as Homer Pringle
My Woman (1933)
as Mr. Miller
Dangerous Blondes (1943)
as Pop
Railroadin' (1941)
as George
Hired Wife (1940)
as William
Margie (1946)
as Mr. Angus MacDuff
Bordertown (1935)
as Harry
Merry Wives of Reno (1934)
as Derwent
Four Wives (1939)
as Mr. Jenkins (uncredited)
State Fair (1933)
as Professor Fred Coin (Uncredited)
Wings in the Dark (1935)
as Mac
I Am a Thief (1934)
as Daudet
Guest in the House (1944)
as Mr. Blossom
Tell No Tales (1939)
as Charlie Daggett
While the Patient Slept (1935)
as Eustace Federie
My Favorite Spy (1942)
as Jules
Rose of Washington Square (1939)
as Whitey Boone
The Great O'Malley (1937)
as Reporter Pinky Holden
The Kansan (1943)
as Josh Hudkins
Her Cardboard Lover (1942)
as Arresting Plainclothesman (uncredited)
Street of Memories (1940)
as Mr. Foster
Sing Me a Love Song (1936)
as Mr. Barton (uncredited)
The Lady Consents (1936)
as Mr. Yardley
The House of Fear (1939)
as Minor Role
I Stole a Million (1939)
as Jenkins's Assistant
Don Juan Quilligan (1945)
as Mr. Rostigaff
Night Key (1937)
as Petty Louie
The Key (1934)
as Homer, Tennant's Aide
Bureau of Missing Persons (1933)
as Mr. Harris (uncredited)
From Headquarters (1933)
as Muggs Manton
Little Iodine (1946)
as Mr. Tremble
A Scream in the Dark (1943)
as Leo Stark
The Magnificent Dope (1942)
as Albert Gowdy
Gildersleeve on Broadway (1943)
as Homer
We're in the Money (1935)
as Max
Reaching for the Sun (1941)
as Front Office Man
The Adventures of Jane Arden (1939)
as "Killer"
Public Deb No. 1 (1940)
as Mr. Schlitz
Whistling in Dixie (1942)
as Mr. Panky
Love, Honor and Oh-Baby! (1940)
as Gimpy Darnell
Moulin Rouge (1934)
as Drunk
Reno (1939)
as Abe Compass
I've Got Your Number (1934)
as Happy Dooley
That's Right – You're Wrong (1939)
as Dwight Cook
Pilot #5 (1943)
as Boat Owner
Jackass Mail (1942)
as Gospel Jones
A Child is Born (1939)
as Mr. Herbert West
Too Much Harmony (1933)
as Piano Tuner
I Cover the Waterfront (1933)
as One Punch McCoy
I'll Remember April (1945)
as Joe Billings
Kansas City Princess (1934)
as Alderman Sam Warren
The Golden Arrow (1936)
as DeWolfe
The Spider Woman Strikes Back (1946)
as Bill Stapleton
A Tragedy at Midnight (1942)
as Charles Miller
The St. Louis Kid (1934)
as Richardson
San Diego I Love You (1944)
as Mr. McGregor (uncredited)
Colleen (1936)
as Noggin
No Marriage Ties (1933)
as Smith
Thieves Fall Out (1941)
as David Tipton
Shooting High (1940)
as Clem Perkle
Headline Shooter (1933)
as Happy
Down in San Diego (1941)
as Telegraph Clerk (uncredited)
Dr. Socrates (1935)
as Stevens
What a Woman (1943)
as Mailman (uncredited)
Don't Bet on Blondes (1935)
as Philbert O. Slemp
Lady in a Jam (1942)
as Reporter (uncredited)
A Dream Comes True (1935)
as Himself (uncredited)
Cinderella Jones (1946)
as George
Dark Hazard (1934)
as George Mayhew
Page Miss Glory (1935)
as Joe Bonner
Cain and Mabel (1936)
as Milo
Broadway Thru a Keyhole (1933)
as Peanuts Dinwiddie
Faithful in My Fashion (1946)
as Mr. Wilson
Cowboy from Brooklyn (1938)
as Mr. "Pops" Jordan
Louisiana Hayride (1944)
as Malcolm Cartwright
The Man from Down Under (1943)
as Boots
An Angel from Texas (1940)
as Mr. Robelink
Stella (1950)
as Tim Gross
You Can't Fool Your Wife (1940)
as Potts
The Mighty Treve (1937)
as Mr. Davis
My Girl Tisa (1948)
as Sigmund
Goodbye Again (1933)
as Mr. Clayton
Broadway Gondolier (1935)
as Music Critic Gilmore
Mary Stevens, M.D. (1933)
as Alf Simmons
Love Begins at Twenty (1936)
as Jacob 'Jake' Buckley
The Inside Story (1948)
as Mr. Mason
Up in Central Park (1948)
as Mayor Oakley
Havana Widows (1933)
as Mr. Otis, Invincible Insurance
Easy Come, Easy Go (1947)
as Higgins
Career (1939)
as Jim Bronson
See Your Doctor (1939)
as Brother-in-Law
Mysterious Crossing (1936)
as Ned J. Stebbins
Easy to Love (1934)
as Hotel Desk Clerk
A Very Honorable Guy (1934)
as Benny
The Immortal Blacksmith (1944)
as Oliver Davenport
The Firebird (1934)
as Emile, Brandt's Valet
Reported Missing (1937)
as 'Ab' Steele
Madame du Barry (1934)
as Professor de la Vauguyon
Doctor Jim (1947)
as Mayor
Land of the Open Range (1942)
as Pinky Gardner
Taxi, Mister (1943)
as Police Fingerprint Man
Mandalay (1934)
as Purser (uncredited)
Stage Struck (1936)
as Wayne
Here Comes Carter (1936)
as Mel Winter
I Sell Anything (1934)
as Stooge
Best Man Wins (1948)
as Amos
Chicken Wagon Family (1939)
as Henri Fippany
How to Sub-Let (1939)
as Mr. Mustavas
Now I'll Tell (1934)
as Freddie Stanton
San Francisco Nights (1928)
as Tommie
Kismet (1944)
as Moolah
Carnival Queen (1937)
as Profesor Silva
Love Letters of a Star (1936)
as Chester Blodgett
Charter Pilot (1940)
as Horace Sturgeon
The Covered Trailer (1939)
as E. L. Beamish
Stage to Chino (1940)
as J. Horatio Boggs
Love in a Bungalow (1937)
as Mr. Kester
The Poor Fish (1930)
as Harry
The Wall Street Mystery (1931)
as Martin Hill