Hobart Cavanaugh

Hobart Cavanaugh

Date of Birth:

Sep 21, 1886

Place of Birth:

Virginia City, Nevada, USA

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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:

Two Against the World Two Against the World

1936

An Angel from Texas An Angel from Texas

1940

Best Man Wins Best Man Wins

1948

The Devil's Mate The Devil's Mate

1933

Street of Memories Street of Memories

1940

Lady in a Jam Lady in a Jam

1942

Carnival Queen Carnival Queen

1937

Charter Pilot Charter Pilot

1940

Love Begins at Twenty Love Begins at Twenty

1936

Wife vs. Secretary Wife vs. Secretary

1936

Her Cardboard Lover Her Cardboard Lover

1942

Sympathy Sympathy

1929

Down in San Diego Down in San Diego

1941

Mandalay Mandalay

1934

What a Woman What a Woman

1943

The Hoodlum Saint The Hoodlum Saint

1946

Stella Stella

1950

San Diego I Love You San Diego I Love You

1944

The Human Comedy The Human Comedy

1943

Taxi, Mister Taxi, Mister

1943

Land of the Open Range Land of the Open Range

1942

Cinderella Jones Cinderella Jones

1946

Idiot's Delight Idiot's Delight

1939

While the Patient Slept While the Patient Slept

1935

Hired Wife Hired Wife

1940

San Francisco Nights San Francisco Nights

1928

Hi, Nellie! Hi, Nellie!

1934

Naughty But Nice Naughty But Nice

1939

Never Say Die Never Say Die

1939

Daughters Courageous Daughters Courageous

1939

No Marriage Ties No Marriage Ties

1933

Bordertown Bordertown

1935

The Golden Arrow The Golden Arrow

1936

Horror Island Horror Island

1941

Thieves Fall Out Thieves Fall Out

1941

The House of Fear The House of Fear

1939

Chicken Wagon Family Chicken Wagon Family

1939

Four Wives Four Wives

1939

You Can't Fool Your Wife You Can't Fool Your Wife

1940

The Poor Fish The Poor Fish

1930

The Magnificent Dope The Magnificent Dope

1942

Stand by for Action Stand by for Action

1942

I Wanted Wings I Wanted Wings

1941

The Ghost Comes Home The Ghost Comes Home

1940

The Great Plane Robbery The Great Plane Robbery

1940

The Mighty Treve The Mighty Treve

1937

Guest in the House Guest in the House

1944

The Adventures of Jane Arden The Adventures of Jane Arden

1939

Picture Snatcher Picture Snatcher

1933

My Girl Tisa My Girl Tisa

1948

Fashions of 1934 Fashions of 1934

1934

Pilot #5 Pilot #5

1943

Roughly Speaking Roughly Speaking

1945

The Covered Trailer The Covered Trailer

1939

Sweet Rosie O'Grady Sweet Rosie O'Grady

1943

Home Movies Home Movies

1940

Sing Me a Love Song Sing Me a Love Song

1936

The Spider Woman Strikes Back The Spider Woman Strikes Back

1946

Reaching for the Sun Reaching for the Sun

1941

See Your Doctor See Your Doctor

1939

I Stole a Million I Stole a Million

1939

A Dream Comes True A Dream Comes True

1935

Little Iodine Little Iodine

1946

How to Sub-Let How to Sub-Let

1939

The Mayor of Hell The Mayor of Hell

1933

Headline Shooter Headline Shooter

1933

Up in Central Park Up in Central Park

1948

Don Juan Quilligan Don Juan Quilligan

1945

Brother, Can You Spare a Dime? Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?

1975

The Remarkable Andrew The Remarkable Andrew

1942

Girl Overboard Girl Overboard

1937

Doctor Jim Doctor Jim

1947

Stage to Chino Stage to Chino

1940

The Inside Story The Inside Story

1948

Public Deb No. 1 Public Deb No. 1

1940

My Favorite Spy My Favorite Spy

1942

Bureau of Missing Persons Bureau of Missing Persons

1933

Dangerous Blondes Dangerous Blondes

1943

Broadway Gondolier Broadway Gondolier

1935

Too Much Harmony Too Much Harmony

1933

Margie Margie

1946

Wonder Bar Wonder Bar

1934

A Scream in the Dark A Scream in the Dark

1943

Colleen Colleen

1936

Dark Hazard Dark Hazard

1934

Merry Wives of Reno Merry Wives of Reno

1934

Jackass Mail Jackass Mail

1942

Driftwood Driftwood

1947

Now I'll Tell Now I'll Tell

1934

I Am a Thief I Am a Thief

1934

Page Miss Glory Page Miss Glory

1935

From Headquarters From Headquarters

1933

Mary Stevens, M.D. Mary Stevens, M.D.

1933

Housewife Housewife

1934

Broadway Thru a Keyhole Broadway Thru a Keyhole

1933

A Tragedy at Midnight A Tragedy at Midnight

1942

Cain and Mabel Cain and Mabel

1936

Easy to Love Easy to Love

1934

The Great O'Malley The Great O'Malley

1937

Our Wife Our Wife

1941

Three Smart Girls Three Smart Girls

1936

A Letter to Three Wives A Letter to Three Wives

1949

Captain Blood Captain Blood

1935

Rose of Washington Square Rose of Washington Square

1939

Kismet Kismet

1944

Black Angel Black Angel

1946

I Cover the Waterfront I Cover the Waterfront

1933

Night Key Night Key

1937

Private Detective 62 Private Detective 62

1933

The Kansan The Kansan

1943

Whistling in Dixie Whistling in Dixie

1942

Don't Bet on Blondes Don't Bet on Blondes

1935

Harold Teen Harold Teen

1934

Gildersleeve on Broadway Gildersleeve on Broadway

1943

The Key The Key

1934

A Midsummer Night's Dream A Midsummer Night's Dream

1935

Wings in the Dark Wings in the Dark

1935

Jimmy the Gent Jimmy the Gent

1934

I Live for Love I Live for Love

1935

Stage Struck Stage Struck

1936

The St. Louis Kid The St. Louis Kid

1934

Cowboy from Brooklyn Cowboy from Brooklyn

1938

A Child Is Born A Child Is Born

1939

The Firebird The Firebird

1934

Love, Honor and Oh-Baby! Love, Honor and Oh-Baby!

1940

A Modern Hero A Modern Hero

1934

The Lady Consents The Lady Consents

1936

Louisiana Hayride Louisiana Hayride

1944

Mysterious Crossing Mysterious Crossing

1936

Love Letters of a Star Love Letters of a Star

1936

Zenobia Zenobia

1939

Tell No Tales Tell No Tales

1939

That's Right - You're Wrong That's Right - You're Wrong

1939

Faithful in My Fashion Faithful in My Fashion

1946

The Wall Street Mystery The Wall Street Mystery

1931

Reported Missing Reported Missing

1937

My Woman My Woman

1933

Moulin Rouge Moulin Rouge

1934

Career Career

1939

Shooting High Shooting High

1940

Kansas City Princess Kansas City Princess

1934

Havana Widows Havana Widows

1933

Easy Come, Easy Go Easy Come, Easy Go

1947

Goodbye Again Goodbye Again

1933

I'll Remember April I'll Remember April

1945

Here Comes Carter Here Comes Carter

1936

A Lost Lady A Lost Lady

1934

Dr. Socrates Dr. Socrates

1935

The Man from Down Under The Man from Down Under

1943

Madame du Barry Madame du Barry

1934

Convention City Convention City

1933

We're in the Money We're in the Money

1935

State Fair State Fair

1933

I've Got Your Number I've Got Your Number

1934

A Very Honorable Guy A Very Honorable Guy

1934

Reno Reno

1939

I Sell Anything I Sell Anything

1934

Santa Fe Trail Santa Fe Trail

1940

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