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