Hobart Cavanaugh

Biography

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

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

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

162

Gender

Male

Birthday

1886-09-21

Place of Birth

Virginia City, Nevada, USA

Also Known As

Hobart Cavanagh