Acting
Paul Cavanagh
EN cinema · 113 credits
Born
7 December 1888
Died
15 March 1964 (aged 75)
Birthplace
Chislehurst, Kent [now in Bromley, London], England, UK
Also known as Paul Cavanaugh
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.
Known for
Filmography
Mae West and the Men Who Knew Her
as Self (archive footage)
The Four Skulls of Jonathan Drake
as Kenneth Drake
In the Money
as Inspector Herbert Saunders
God Is My Partner
as Dr. James Brady
She Devil
as Sugar Daddy
Diane
as Lord Bonnivet
Blonde Bait
as Insp. D.N. Hedges
Francis in the Haunted House
as Neil Frazer
Mobs, Inc.
as Harrington
The Purple Mask
as Duc de Latour
The King's Thief
as Sir Edward Scott
The Scarlet Coat
as Sir Henry Clinton
The Prodigal
as Tobiah
Magnificent Obsession
as Dr. Henry Giraud
Khyber Patrol
as General Melville
The Law vs. Billy the Kid
as John H. Tunstall
Casanova's Big Night
as Signor Alberto Di Gambetta
The Raid
as Col. Tucker
The Iron Glove
as Cavenly, advisor to Prince James
Flame of Calcutta
as Lord Robert Clive
House of Wax
as Sidney Wallace
The Bandits of Corsica
as Dianza
Port Sinister
as John Kolvac
The Mississippi Gambler
as Edmond Dureau
The All American
as Professor Banning
The Desert Rats
as Colonel (uncredited)
Charade
as Col. Heisler
A Tale of Two Cities
as Mr. Stryver
The Golden Hawk
as Jeremy Smithers
Plymouth Adventure
as John Carver
Bride of the Gorilla
as Klaas Van Gelder
The Desert Fox: The Story of Rommel
as Lt. Col. Caesar von Hofaker
The Son of Dr. Jekyll
as Inspector Stoddard
The Strange Door
as Edmond de Maletroit
Tales of Robin Hood
as Sir Guy de Claremont
All That I Have
as Dr. James Brady
Hollywood Story
as Roland Paul
The Highwayman
as (uncredited)
Hit Parade of 1951
as Two-to-One Thompson
Hi-Jacked
as Hagen
Rogues of Sherwood Forest
as Sir Giles
The Second Face
as Todd Williams
The Iroquois Trail
as Col. Eric Thorne
Blades of the Musketeers
as Richelieu
Madame Bovary
as Marquis D'Andervilliers
The Black Arrow
as Sir John Sedley
You Gotta Stay Happy
as Dr. Blucher
The Babe Ruth Story
as Dr. Menzies
Humoresque
as Victor Wright
Secret Beyond the Door
as Rick Barrett
Ivy
as Dr. Berwick (uncredited)
Dishonored Lady
as Victor Kranish
The Verdict
as Clive Russell
Wife Wanted
as Jeffrey Caldwell
Night and Day
as Bart McClelland
The House of Fear
as Simon Merrivale
The Woman in Green
as Sir George Fenwick
The Man in Half Moon Street
as Dr. Henry Latimer
Club Havana
as Rogers
The Scarlet Claw
as Lord Penrose
Maisie Goes to Reno
as Roger Pelham
Marriage Is a Private Affair
as Mr. Selworth
The Hard Way
as John 'Jack' Shagrue
The Gorilla Man
as Dr. Dorn
Adventure in Iraq
as Sheik Ahmid Bel Nor
Captains of the Clouds
as Group Captain
The Strange Case of Doctor Rx
as John Crispin
Pacific Rendezvous
as Cmdr. Charles Brennan
Eagle Squadron
as Sir James Patridge
Shadows on the Stairs
as Joseph 'Joe' Reynolds
The Case of the Black Parrot
as Max Armand
Passage from Hong Kong
as Capt. Duncan MacNeil-Fraser
Maisie Was a Lady
as Cap Rawlston
I Take This Woman
as Bill Rodgers
Within the Law
as English Eddie Morton
Reno
as John R. Banton
The Under-Pup
as Mr. Franklin Cooper
A Romance in Flanders
as John Morley
Café Colette
as Ryan
Champagne Charlie
as Charlie Cortland
Crime Over London
as Inspector Gary
Goin' to Town
as Edward Carrington
Without Regret
as Robert Godfrey
Splendor
as Martin Deering
Thunder in the Night
as Count Peter Alvinczy
Tarzan and His Mate
as Martin Arlington
Menace
as Leonard Crecy
One Exciting Adventure
as Lavassor
The Notorious Sophie Lang
as Max Bernard, a.k.a. Sir Nigel Crane
Shoot the Works
as Alvin Ritchie
Uncertain Lady
as Bruce King
The Sin of Nora Moran
as Governor Dick Crawford
The Kennel Murder Case
as Thomas MacDonald
Tonight Is Ours
as Prince Keri of Zalgar
Curtain at Eight
as Wylie Thornton
Devil's Lottery
as Major Hugo Beresford
A Bill of Divorcement
as Gray Meredith
The Crash
as Ronnie Sanderson
Heartbreak
as Captain Wolke
Born to Love
as Sir Wilfred Drake
Transgression
as Robert Maury
The Squaw Man
as Henry - Earl of Kerhill
Unfaithful
as Ronald Killkerry
Always Goodbye
as Reginald Armstrong
The Virtuous Sin
as Capt. Orloff
Grumpy
as Chamberlin Jarvis
The Devil to Pay!
as Grand Duke Paul
The Storm
as Dave Stewart
The Runaway Princess
as Prince of Savonia
Tesha
as Lenane