Acting
Hobart Cavanaugh
EN cinema · 165 credits
Born
21 September 1886
Died
27 April 1950 (aged 63)
Birthplace
Virginia City, Nevada, USA
Also known as Hobart Cavanagh
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
Filmography
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
as Self (archive footage)
Stella
as Tim Gross
A Letter to Three Wives
as Mr. Manleigh
My Girl Tisa
as Sigmund
Up in Central Park
as Mayor Oakley
Best Man Wins
as Amos
The Inside Story
as Mr. Mason
Driftwood
as Judge Beckett
Easy Come, Easy Go
as Higgins
Black Angel
as Jake
Margie
as Mr. Angus MacDuff
The Spider Woman Strikes Back
as Bill Stapleton
Faithful in My Fashion
as Mr. Wilson
Cinderella Jones
as George
The Hoodlum Saint
as Antique Clock Dealer (uncredited)
Little Iodine
as Mr. Tremble
Night and Day
as Man in Hospital Hall (uncredited)
I'll Remember April
as Joe Billings
Roughly Speaking
as The Teacher (uncredited)
Don Juan Quilligan
as Mr. Rostigaff
Kismet
as Moolah
Louisiana Hayride
as Malcolm Cartwright
San Diego I Love You
as Mr. McGregor (uncredited)
Guest in the House
as Mr. Blossom
The Immortal Blacksmith
as Oliver Davenport
The Human Comedy
as Drunk at Bar (uncredited)
The Kansan
as Josh Hudkins
Pilot #5
as Boat Owner
A Scream in the Dark
as Leo Stark
Sweet Rosie O'Grady
as Clark
Taxi, Mister
as Police Fingerprint Man
What a Woman
as Mailman (uncredited)
Whistling in Dixie
as Mr. Panky
Jackass Mail
as Gospel Jones
A Tragedy at Midnight
as Charles Miller
Land of the Open Range
as Pinky Gardner
Lady in a Jam
as Reporter (uncredited)
Her Cardboard Lover
as Arresting Plainclothesman (uncredited)
The Remarkable Andrew
as Teller / Witness
My Favorite Spy
as Jules
The Magnificent Dope
as Albert Gowdy
Stand by for Action
as Carpenter's Mate 'Chips'
Our Wife
as Shipboard Passenger (uncredited)
Thieves Fall Out
as David Tipton
Horror Island
as Professor Jasper Quinley
Down in San Diego
as Telegraph Clerk (uncredited)
Reaching for the Sun
as Front Office Man
I Wanted Wings
as Mickey
Santa Fe Trail
as Barber Doyle
Home Movies
as Party Guest Wearing Bowtie (uncredited)
Shooting High
as Clem Perkle
Love, Honor and Oh-Baby!
as Gimpy Darnell
Hired Wife
as William
Charter Pilot
as Horace Sturgeon
Street of Memories
1940
Street of Memories
as Mr. Foster
An Angel from Texas
as Mr. Robelink
Public Deb No. 1
as Mr. Schlitz
Stage to Chino
as J. Horatio Boggs
The Great Plane Robbery
as Homer Pringle
The Ghost Comes Home
as Ambrose Bundy
The Covered Trailer
as E. L. Beamish
Rose of Washington Square
as Whitey Boone
Reno
as Abe Compass
A Child is Born
as Mr. Herbert West
Career
as Jim Bronson
Zenobia
as Mr. Dover
That's Right – You're Wrong
as Dwight Cook
Tell No Tales
as Charlie Daggett
Naughty but Nice
as Clark's Piano Tuner (uncredited)
Idiot's Delight
as Frueheim
Never Say Die
as Druggist
Daughters Courageous
as Tourist (uncredited)
The House of Fear
as Minor Role
Chicken Wagon Family
as Henri Fippany
Four Wives
as Mr. Jenkins (uncredited)
How to Sub-Let
as Mr. Mustavas
I Stole a Million
as Jenkins's Assistant
See Your Doctor
as Brother-in-Law
The Adventures of Jane Arden
as "Killer"
The Honeymoon's Over
as Avery Butterfield
Cowboy from Brooklyn
as Mr. "Pops" Jordan
Night Key
as Petty Louie
The Great O'Malley
as Reporter Pinky Holden
Reported Missing
as 'Ab' Steele
Carnival Queen
1937
Carnival Queen
as Profesor Silva
Girl Overboard
as Joseph L. 'Joe' Gray
The Mighty Treve
as Mr. Davis
Love in a Bungalow
as Mr. Kester
That’s My Story
as Sheriff Otis
Three Smart Girls
as Wilbur Lamb
Wife vs. Secretary
as Joe Farnsworth
Sing Me a Love Song
as Mr. Barton (uncredited)
Colleen
as Noggin
Cain and Mabel
as Milo
Here Comes Carter
as Mel Winter
Stage Struck
as Wayne
The Lady Consents
as Mr. Yardley
Mysterious Crossing
as Ned J. Stebbins
Love Letters of a Star
as Chester Blodgett
The Golden Arrow
as DeWolfe
Two Against the World
as Tippy Mantus
Love Begins at Twenty
as Jacob 'Jake' Buckley
Captain Blood
as Dr. Bronson
A Midsummer Night's Dream
as Philostrate
Don't Bet on Blondes
as Philbert O. Slemp
Page Miss Glory
as Joe Bonner
I Live for Love
as Townsend
Dr. Socrates
as Stevens
Broadway Gondolier
as Music Critic Gilmore
While the Patient Slept
as Eustace Federie
Bordertown
as Harry
A Dream Comes True
as Himself (uncredited)
Fashions of 1934
as Inventor on Ship (uncredited)
Jimmy the Gent
as Fake Worthingham
The Key
as Homer, Tennant's Aide
Harold Teen
as Pop
Merry Wives of Reno
as Derwent
Dark Hazard
as George Mayhew
Wonder Bar
as Drunk (uncredited)
Now I'll Tell
as Freddie Stanton
I Am a Thief
as Daudet
Easy to Love
as Hotel Desk Clerk
Housewife
as George Wilson
A Lost Lady
as Robert
A Very Honorable Guy
as Benny
Madame du Barry
as Professor de la Vauguyon
I've Got Your Number
as Happy Dooley
I Sell Anything
as Stooge
Kansas City Princess
as Alderman Sam Warren
The Firebird
as Emile, Brandt's Valet
The St. Louis Kid
as Richardson
Moulin Rouge
as Drunk
Hi, Nellie!
as Fullerton
A Modern Hero
as Henry Mueller
Mandalay
as Purser (uncredited)
Picture Snatcher
as James Peters - Drunken Reporter (uncredited)
I Cover the Waterfront
as One Punch McCoy
Private Detective 62
as Harcourt S. Burns
Broadway Thru a Keyhole
as Peanuts Dinwiddie
From Headquarters
as Muggs Manton
Mary Stevens, M.D.
as Alf Simmons
Goodbye Again
as Mr. Clayton
Havana Widows
as Mr. Otis, Invincible Insurance
Convention City
as Wendell Orchard
State Fair
as Professor Fred Coin (Uncredited)
My Woman
as Mr. Miller
Too Much Harmony
as Piano Tuner
No Marriage Ties
as Smith
The Devil's Mate
as Parkhurst
Headline Shooter
as Happy
The Mayor of Hell
as Mr. Gorman
Bureau of Missing Persons
as Mr. Harris (uncredited)
Gold Diggers of 1933
as Dog Salesman (uncredited)
The Wall Street Mystery
as Martin Hill
The Poor Fish
as Harry
Sympathy
as William Maxwell
San Francisco Nights
as Tommie