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.
James Peters - Drunken Reporter (uncredited)
Picture Snatcher
Barber Doyle
Santa Fe Trail
Sigmund
My Girl Tisa
Jake
Black Angel
E. L. Beamish
The Covered Trailer
Party Guest Wearing Bowtie (uncredited)
Home Movies
One Punch McCoy
I Cover the Waterfront
Petty Louie
Night Key
Moolah
Kismet
Whitey Boone
Rose of Washington Square
Mr. Manleigh
A Letter to Three Wives
Wilbur Lamb
Three Smart Girls
Joe Farnsworth
Wife vs. Secretary
Dr. Bronson
Captain Blood
Inventor on Ship (uncredited)
Fashions of 1934
Drunk at Bar (uncredited)
The Human Comedy
Josh Hudkins
The Kansan
Harcourt S. Burns
Private Detective 62
Philostrate
A Midsummer Night's Dream
Fake Worthingham
Jimmy the Gent
Mac
Wings in the Dark
Homer
Gildersleeve on Broadway
Homer, Tennant's Aide
The Key
Mr. Panky
Whistling in Dixie
Philbert O. Slemp
Don't Bet on Blondes
Pop
Harold Teen
Shipboard Passenger (uncredited)
Our Wife
Reporter Pinky Holden
The Great O'Malley
Derwent
Merry Wives of Reno
Gospel Jones
Jackass Mail
Judge Beckett
Driftwood
George Mayhew
Dark Hazard
Mr. Barton (uncredited)
Sing Me a Love Song
Noggin
Colleen
Mr. Angus MacDuff
Margie
Drunk (uncredited)
Wonder Bar
Freddie Stanton
Now I'll Tell
Boat Owner
Pilot #5
Leo Stark
A Scream in the Dark
Daudet
I Am a Thief
Charles Miller
A Tragedy at Midnight
Milo
Cain and Mabel
Hotel desk clerk
Easy to Love
Peanuts Dinwiddie
Broadway Thru a Keyhole
George Wilson
Housewife
Joe Bonner
Page Miss Glory
Muggs Manton
From Headquarters
Alf Simmons
Mary Stevens, M.D.
Mel Winter
Here Comes Carter
Townsend
I Live for Love
Wayne
Stage Struck
Robert
A Lost Lady
Stevens
Dr. Socrates
Mr. Clayton
Goodbye Again
Mayor Oakley
Up in Central Park
Joe Billings
I'll Remember April
Bill Stapleton
The Spider Woman Strikes Back
Mr. Otis, Invincible Insurance
Havana Widows
Higgins
Easy Come, Easy Go
Boots
The Man from Down Under
Professor de la Vauguyon
Madame du Barry
Benny
A Very Honorable Guy
Happy Dooley
I've Got Your Number
Wendell Orchard
Convention City
Abe Compass
Reno
Stooge
I Sell Anything
Max
We're in the Money
Alderman Sam Warren
Kansas City Princess
Professor Fred Coin (Uncredited)
State Fair
Clem Perkle
Shooting High
Mr. Yardley
The Lady Consents
Malcolm Cartwright
Louisiana Hayride
Gimpy Darnell
Love, Honor and Oh-Baby!
Richardson
The St. Louis Kid
Emile, Brandt's Valet
The Firebird
Mr. Herbert West
A Child Is Born
Mr. "Pops" Jordan
Cowboy from Brooklyn
Ned J. Stebbins
Mysterious Crossing
Chester Blodgett
Love Letters of a Star
Mr. Miller
My Woman
Drunk
Moulin Rouge
Jim Bronson
Career
'Ab' Steele
Reported Missing
Martin Hill
The Wall Street Mystery
Mr. Wilson
Faithful in My Fashion
Mr. Dover
Zenobia
Charlie Daggett
Tell No Tales
Dwight Cook
That's Right – You're Wrong
Piano Tuner
Too Much Harmony
Tommie
San Francisco Nights
The Teacher (uncredited)
Roughly Speaking
Music Critic Gilmore
Broadway Gondolier
Fullerton
Hi, Nellie!
Clark's Piano Tuner (uncredited)
Naughty But Nice
William
Hired Wife
George
Cinderella Jones
Frueheim
Idiot's Delight
Eustace Federie
While the Patient Slept
Pinky Gardner
Land of the Open Range
Druggist
Never Say Die
Tourist (uncredited)
Daughters Courageous
Minor Role
The House of Fear
Henri Fippany
Chicken Wagon Family
Mr. Jenkins (uncredited)
Four Wives
David Tipton
Thieves Fall Out
Professor Jasper Quinley
Horror Island
Smith
No Marriage Ties
Clark
Sweet Rosie O'Grady
Harry
Bordertown
DeWolfe
The Golden Arrow
Reporter (uncredited)
Lady in a Jam
Henry Mueller
A Modern Hero
Police Fingerprint Man
Taxi, Mister
Profesor Silva
Carnival Queen
Horace Sturgeon
Charter Pilot
Mr. Foster
Street of Memories
Parkhurst
The Devil's Mate
Tippy Mantus
Two Against the World
Mr. Robelink
An Angel from Texas
Amos
Best Man Wins
Jacob 'Jake' Buckley
Love Begins at Twenty
Antique Clock Dealer (uncredited)
The Hoodlum Saint
Tim Gross
Stella
Mr. McGregor (uncredited)
San Diego I Love You
Mailman (uncredited)
What a Woman
Purser (uncredited)
Mandalay
Arresting Plainclothesman (uncredited)
Her Cardboard Lover
William Maxwell
Sympathy
Telegraph Clerk (uncredited)
Down in San Diego
Potts
You Can't Fool Your Wife
Harry
The Poor Fish
Happy
Headline Shooter
Mr. Rostigaff
Don Juan Quilligan
Mr. Gorman
The Mayor of Hell
Mr. Mustavas
How to Sub-Let
Jenkins's Assistant
I Stole a Million
Himself (uncredited)
A Dream Comes True
Teller / Witness
The Remarkable Andrew
Mr. Tremble
Little Iodine
Self (archive footage)
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
Jules
My Favorite Spy
Pop
Dangerous Blondes
Mr. Harris (uncredited)
Bureau of Missing Persons
Mr. Schlitz
Public Deb No. 1
Joseph L. 'Joe' Gray
Girl Overboard
Mr. Mason
The Inside Story
Mayor
Doctor Jim
J. Horatio Boggs
Stage to Chino
Brother-in-Law
See Your Doctor
Front Office Man
Reaching for the Sun
Mr. Davis
The Mighty Treve
Mr. Blossom
Guest in the House
"Killer"
The Adventures of Jane Arden
Homer Pringle
The Great Plane Robbery
Ambrose Bundy
The Ghost Comes Home
Albert Gowdy
The Magnificent Dope
Carpenter's Mate 'Chips'
Stand by for Action
Mickey
I Wanted Wings
George
Railroadin'
Man in Hospital Hall (uncredited)
Night and Day
Mr. Kester
Love in a Bungalow
Oliver Davenport
The Immortal Blacksmith
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
162
Gender
Male
Birthday
1886-09-21
Place of Birth
Virginia City, Nevada, USA
Also Known As
Hobart Cavanagh