Hobart Cavanaugh
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- September 21, 1886
- Died
- April 27, 1950
- Birthplace
- 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.
Filmography
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime? 1975
as Self (archive footage)
Stella 1950
as Tim Gross
A Letter to Three Wives 1949
as Mr. Manleigh
Up in Central Park 1948
as Mayor Oakley
Best Man Wins 1948
as Amos
The Inside Story 1948
as Mr. Mason
My Girl Tisa 1948
as Sigmund
Driftwood 1947
as Judge Beckett
Easy Come, Easy Go 1947
as Higgins
- Doctor Jim
Doctor Jim 1947
as Mayor
Little Iodine 1946
as Mr. Tremble
Margie 1946
as Mr. Angus MacDuff
Faithful in My Fashion 1946
as Mr. Wilson
Black Angel 1946
as Jake
Night and Day 1946
as Man in Hospital Hall (uncredited)
The Hoodlum Saint 1946
as Antique Clock Dealer (uncredited)
The Spider Woman Strikes Back 1946
as Bill Stapleton
Cinderella Jones 1946
as George
Don Juan Quilligan 1945
as Mr. Rostigaff
I'll Remember April 1945
as Joe Billings
Roughly Speaking 1945
as The Teacher (uncredited)
Guest in the House 1944
as Mr. Blossom
Kismet 1944
as Moolah
San Diego I Love You 1944
as Mr. McGregor (uncredited)
Louisiana Hayride 1944
as Malcolm Cartwright
The Immortal Blacksmith 1944
as Oliver Davenport
What a Woman 1943
as Mailman (uncredited)
Gildersleeve on Broadway 1943
as Homer
A Scream in the Dark 1943
as Leo Stark
Sweet Rosie O'Grady 1943
as Clark
Dangerous Blondes 1943
as Pop
The Kansan 1943
as Josh Hudkins
The Man from Down Under 1943
as Boots
Pilot #5 1943
as Boat Owner
Taxi, Mister 1943
as Police Fingerprint Man
The Human Comedy 1943
as Drunk at Bar (uncredited)
Stand by for Action 1942
as Carpenter's Mate 'Chips'
Whistling in Dixie 1942
as Mr. Panky
Her Cardboard Lover 1942
as Arresting Plainclothesman (uncredited)
The Magnificent Dope 1942
as Albert Gowdy
Jackass Mail 1942
as Gospel Jones
Lady in a Jam 1942
as Reporter (uncredited)
My Favorite Spy 1942
as Jules
Land of the Open Range 1942
as Pinky Gardner
The Remarkable Andrew 1942
as Teller / Witness
A Tragedy at Midnight 1942
as Charles Miller
- Railroadin'
Railroadin' 1941
as George
Our Wife 1941
as Shipboard Passenger (uncredited)
Down in San Diego 1941
as Telegraph Clerk (uncredited)
Thieves Fall Out 1941
as David Tipton
Reaching for the Sun 1941
as Front Office Man
Horror Island 1941
as Professor Jasper Quinley
I Wanted Wings 1941
as Mickey
Santa Fe Trail 1940
as Barber Doyle
The Great Plane Robbery 1940
as Homer Pringle
Charter Pilot 1940
as Horace Sturgeon
- Street of Memories
Street of Memories 1940
as Mr. Foster
Public Deb No. 1 1940
as Mr. Schlitz
Hired Wife 1940
as William
Stage to Chino 1940
as J. Horatio Boggs
Love, Honor and Oh-Baby! 1940
as Gimpy Darnell
You Can't Fool Your Wife 1940
as Potts
An Angel from Texas 1940
as Mr. Robelink
Shooting High 1940
as Clem Perkle
The Ghost Comes Home 1940
as Ambrose Bundy
Home Movies 1940
as Party Guest Wearing Bowtie (uncredited)
Four Wives 1939
as Mr. Jenkins (uncredited)
See Your Doctor 1939
as Brother-in-Law
The Honeymoon's Over 1939
as Avery Butterfield
A Child is Born 1939
as Mr. Herbert West
Reno 1939
as Abe Compass
That's Right – You're Wrong 1939
as Dwight Cook
The Covered Trailer 1939
as E. L. Beamish
Chicken Wagon Family 1939
as Henri Fippany
I Stole a Million 1939
as Jenkins's Assistant
Career 1939
as Jim Bronson
The House of Fear 1939
as Minor Role
Daughters Courageous 1939
as Tourist (uncredited)
Naughty but Nice 1939
as Clark's Piano Tuner (uncredited)
Tell No Tales 1939
as Charlie Daggett
Rose of Washington Square 1939
as Whitey Boone
Zenobia 1939
as Mr. Dover
The Adventures of Jane Arden 1939
as "Killer"
Never Say Die 1939
as Druggist
How to Sub-Let 1939
as Mr. Mustavas
Idiot's Delight 1939
as Frueheim
Cowboy from Brooklyn 1938
as Mr. "Pops" Jordan
That’s My Story 1937
as Sheriff Otis
- Carnival Queen
Carnival Queen 1937
as Profesor Silva
Reported Missing 1937
as 'Ab' Steele
Love in a Bungalow 1937
as Mr. Kester
Night Key 1937
as Petty Louie
The Great O'Malley 1937
as Reporter Pinky Holden
Girl Overboard 1937
as Joseph L. 'Joe' Gray
The Mighty Treve 1937
as Mr. Davis
Mysterious Crossing 1936
as Ned J. Stebbins
Sing Me a Love Song 1936
as Mr. Barton (uncredited)
Three Smart Girls 1936
as Wilbur Lamb
Love Letters of a Star 1936
as Chester Blodgett
Here Comes Carter 1936
as Mel Winter
Cain and Mabel 1936
as Milo
Stage Struck 1936
as Wayne
Love Begins at Twenty 1936
as Jacob 'Jake' Buckley
Two Against the World 1936
as Tippy Mantus
The Golden Arrow 1936
as DeWolfe
Colleen 1936
as Noggin
Wife vs. Secretary 1936
as Joe Farnsworth
The Lady Consents 1936
as Mr. Yardley
A Dream Comes True 1935
as Himself (uncredited)
Captain Blood 1935
as Dr. Bronson
Dr. Socrates 1935
as Stevens
A Midsummer Night's Dream 1935
as Philostrate
I Live for Love 1935
as Townsend
Page Miss Glory 1935
as Joe Bonner
We're in the Money 1935
as Max
Broadway Gondolier 1935
as Music Critic Gilmore
Don't Bet on Blondes 1935
as Philbert O. Slemp
While the Patient Slept 1935
as Eustace Federie
Wings in the Dark 1935
as Mac
Bordertown 1935
as Harry
I Am a Thief 1934
as Daudet
The St. Louis Kid 1934
as Richardson
The Firebird 1934
as Emile, Brandt's Valet
I Sell Anything 1934
as Stooge
Madame du Barry 1934
as Professor de la Vauguyon
A Lost Lady 1934
as Robert
Kansas City Princess 1934
as Alderman Sam Warren
Housewife 1934
as George Wilson
The Key 1934
as Homer, Tennant's Aide
Now I'll Tell 1934
as Freddie Stanton
A Modern Hero 1934
as Henry Mueller
A Very Honorable Guy 1934
as Benny
Merry Wives of Reno 1934
as Derwent
Harold Teen 1934
as Pop
Wonder Bar 1934
as Drunk (uncredited)
Jimmy the Gent 1934
as Fake Worthingham
I've Got Your Number 1934
as Happy Dooley
Fashions of 1934 1934
as Inventor on Ship (uncredited)
Mandalay 1934
as Purser (uncredited)
Dark Hazard 1934
as George Mayhew
Hi, Nellie! 1934
as Fullerton
Easy to Love 1934
as Hotel Desk Clerk
Moulin Rouge 1934
as Drunk
Convention City 1933
as Wendell Orchard
Havana Widows 1933
as Mr. Otis, Invincible Insurance
From Headquarters 1933
as Muggs Manton
Broadway Thru a Keyhole 1933
as Peanuts Dinwiddie
My Woman 1933
as Mr. Miller
Too Much Harmony 1933
as Piano Tuner
Bureau of Missing Persons 1933
as Mr. Harris (uncredited)
Goodbye Again 1933
as Mr. Clayton
The Devil's Mate 1933
as Parkhurst
No Marriage Ties 1933
as Smith
Headline Shooter 1933
as Happy
Mary Stevens, M.D. 1933
as Alf Simmons
The Mayor of Hell 1933
as Mr. Gorman
Private Detective 62 1933
as Harcourt S. Burns
Gold Diggers of 1933 1933
as Dog Salesman (uncredited)
I Cover the Waterfront 1933
as One Punch McCoy
Picture Snatcher 1933
as James Peters - Drunken Reporter (uncredited)
State Fair 1933
as Professor Fred Coin (Uncredited)
The Wall Street Mystery 1931
as Martin Hill
The Poor Fish 1930
as Harry
Sympathy 1929
as William Maxwell
San Francisco Nights 1928
as Tommie
Credits from TMDB.