Hobart Cavanaugh
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1886-09-21
Day of Death
1950-04-27 (63 years old)
Place of Birth
Virginia City, Nevada, USA
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
Acting
(1975)
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
as Self (archive footage)
(1950)
Stella
as Tim Gross
(1949)
A Letter to Three Wives
as Mr. Manleigh
(1948)
The Inside Story
as Mr. Mason
(1948)
Up in Central Park
as Mayor Oakley
(1948)
My Girl Tisa
as Sigmund
(1948)
Best Man Wins
as Amos
(1947)
Easy Come, Easy Go
as Higgins
(1947)
Driftwood
as Judge Beckett
(1947)
Doctor Jim
as Mayor
(1946)
Margie
as Mr. Angus MacDuff
(1946)
The Hoodlum Saint
as Antique Clock Dealer (uncredited)
(1946)
The Spider Woman Strikes Back
as Bill Stapleton
(1946)
Black Angel
as Jake
(1946)
Night and Day
as Man in Hospital Hall (uncredited)
(1946)
Cinderella Jones
as George
(1946)
Little Iodine
as Mr. Tremble
(1946)
Faithful in My Fashion
as Mr. Wilson
(1945)
I'll Remember April
as Joe Billings
(1945)
Don Juan Quilligan
as Mr. Rostigaff
(1945)
Roughly Speaking
as The Teacher (uncredited)
(1944)
San Diego I Love You
as Mr. McGregor (uncredited)
(1944)
Guest in the House
as Mr. Blossom
(1944)
Kismet
as Moolah
(1944)
Louisiana Hayride
as Malcolm Cartwright
(1944)
The Immortal Blacksmith
as Oliver Davenport
(1943)
The Kansan
as Josh Hudkins
(1943)
Gildersleeve on Broadway
as Homer
(1943)
Pilot #5
as Boat Owner
(1943)
The Man from Down Under
as Boots
(1943)
Taxi, Mister
as Police Fingerprint Man
(1943)
What a Woman
as Mailman (uncredited)
(1943)
A Scream in the Dark
as Leo Stark
(1943)
The Human Comedy
as Drunk at Bar (uncredited)
(1943)
Sweet Rosie O'Grady
as Clark
(1943)
Dangerous Blondes
as Pop
(1942)
The Remarkable Andrew
as Teller / Witness
(1942)
A Tragedy at Midnight
as Charles Miller
(1942)
My Favorite Spy
as Jules
(1942)
Whistling in Dixie
as Mr. Panky
(1942)
Lady in a Jam
as Reporter (uncredited)
(1942)
Jackass Mail
as Gospel Jones
(1942)
The Magnificent Dope
as Albert Gowdy
(1942)
Stand by for Action
as Carpenter's Mate 'Chips'
(1942)
Land of the Open Range
as Pinky Gardner
(1942)
Her Cardboard Lover
as Arresting Plainclothesman (uncredited)
(1941)
Thieves Fall Out
as David Tipton
(1941)
Horror Island
as Professor Jasper Quinley
(1941)
Down in San Diego
as Telegraph Clerk (uncredited)
(1941)
Reaching for the Sun
as Front Office Man
(1941)
I Wanted Wings
as Mickey
(1941)
Our Wife
as Shipboard Passenger (uncredited)
(1941)
Railroadin'
as George
(1940)
Santa Fe Trail
as Barber Doyle
(1940)
The Great Plane Robbery
as Homer Pringle
(1940)
The Ghost Comes Home
as Ambrose Bundy
(1940)
Stage to Chino
as J. Horatio Boggs
(1940)
Charter Pilot
as Horace Sturgeon
(1940)
Shooting High
as Clem Perkle
(1940)
Public Deb No. 1
as Mr. Schlitz
(1940)
An Angel from Texas
as Mr. Robelink
(1940)
Hired Wife
as William
(1940)
Love, Honor and Oh-Baby!
as Gimpy Darnell
(1940)
Street of Memories
as Mr. Foster
(1940)
You Can't Fool Your Wife
as Potts
(1940)
Home Movies
as Party Guest Wearing Bowtie (uncredited)
(1939)
I Stole a Million
as Jenkins's Assistant
(1939)
Idiot's Delight
as Frueheim
(1939)
Four Wives
as Mr. Jenkins (uncredited)
(1939)
Daughters Courageous
as Tourist (uncredited)
(1939)
Rose of Washington Square
as Whitey Boone
(1939)
Never Say Die
as Druggist
(1939)
The House of Fear
as Minor Role
(1939)
The Adventures of Jane Arden
as "Killer"
(1939)
Chicken Wagon Family
as Henri Fippany
(1939)
Tell No Tales
as Charlie Daggett
(1939)
A Child Is Born
as Mr. Herbert West
(1939)
Reno
as Abe Compass
(1939)
Zenobia
as Mr. Dover
(1939)
That's Right – You're Wrong
as Dwight Cook
(1939)
See Your Doctor
as Brother-in-Law
(1939)
The Covered Trailer
as E. L. Beamish
(1939)
Naughty But Nice
as Clark's Piano Tuner (uncredited)
(1939)
How to Sub-Let
as Mr. Mustavas
(1939)
Career
as Jim Bronson
(1938)
Cowboy from Brooklyn
as Mr. "Pops" Jordan
(1937)
Love in a Bungalow
as Mr. Kester
(1937)
The Great O'Malley
as Reporter Pinky Holden
(1937)
Reported Missing
as 'Ab' Steele
(1937)
The Mighty Treve
as Mr. Davis
(1937)
Carnival Queen
as Profesor Silva
(1937)
Night Key
as Petty Louie
(1937)
Girl Overboard
as Joseph L. 'Joe' Gray
(1936)
Stage Struck
as Wayne
(1936)
Love Letters of a Star
as Chester Blodgett
(1936)
Cain and Mabel
as Milo
(1936)
Love Begins at Twenty
as Jacob 'Jake' Buckley
(1936)
Colleen
as Noggin
(1936)
Sing Me a Love Song
as Mr. Barton (uncredited)
(1936)
Mysterious Crossing
as Ned J. Stebbins
(1936)
The Golden Arrow
as DeWolfe
(1936)
The Lady Consents
as Mr. Yardley
(1936)
Three Smart Girls
as Wilbur Lamb
(1936)
Two Against the World
as Tippy Mantus
(1936)
Here Comes Carter
as Mel Winter
(1936)
Wife vs. Secretary
as Joe Farnsworth
(1935)
Wings in the Dark
as Mac
(1935)
Bordertown
as Harry
(1935)
Captain Blood
as Dr. Bronson
(1935)
Dr. Socrates
as Stevens
(1935)
A Midsummer Night's Dream
as Philostrate
(1935)
We're in the Money
as Max
(1935)
While the Patient Slept
as Eustace Federie
(1935)
A Dream Comes True
as Himself (uncredited)
(1935)
Page Miss Glory
as Joe Bonner
(1935)
Broadway Gondolier
as Music Critic Gilmore
(1935)
I Live for Love
as Townsend
(1935)
Don't Bet on Blondes
as Philbert O. Slemp
(1934)
Moulin Rouge
as Drunk
(1934)
The St. Louis Kid
as Richardson
(1934)
Fashions of 1934
as Inventor on Ship (uncredited)
(1934)
Dark Hazard
as George Mayhew
(1934)
Wonder Bar
as Drunk (uncredited)
(1934)
I've Got Your Number
as Happy Dooley
(1934)
Madame du Barry
as Professor de la Vauguyon
(1934)
Mandalay
as Purser (uncredited)
(1934)
A Very Honorable Guy
as Benny
(1934)
Merry Wives of Reno
as Derwent
(1934)
The Key
as Homer, Tennant's Aide
(1934)
Jimmy the Gent
as Fake Worthingham
(1934)
Kansas City Princess
as Alderman Sam Warren
(1934)
Housewife
as George Wilson
(1934)
Hi, Nellie!
as Fullerton
(1934)
A Lost Lady
as Robert
(1934)
Easy to Love
as Hotel desk clerk
(1934)
Harold Teen
as Pop
(1934)
A Modern Hero
as Henry Mueller
(1934)
The Firebird
as Emile, Brandt's Valet
(1934)
I Am a Thief
as Daudet
(1934)
Now I'll Tell
as Freddie Stanton
(1934)
I Sell Anything
as Stooge
(1933)
Bureau of Missing Persons
as Mr. Harris (uncredited)
(1933)
No Marriage Ties
as Smith
(1933)
Mary Stevens, M.D.
as Alf Simmons
(1933)
I Cover the Waterfront
as One Punch McCoy
(1933)
Goodbye Again
as Mr. Clayton
(1933)
The Mayor of Hell
as Mr. Gorman
(1933)
State Fair
as Professor Fred Coin (Uncredited)
(1933)
Private Detective 62
as Harcourt S. Burns
(1933)
Havana Widows
as Mr. Otis, Invincible Insurance
(1933)
Headline Shooter
as Happy
(1933)
Too Much Harmony
as Piano Tuner
(1933)
Broadway Thru a Keyhole
as Peanuts Dinwiddie
(1933)
My Woman
as Mr. Miller
(1933)
Convention City
as Wendell Orchard
(1933)
Picture Snatcher
as James Peters - Drunken Reporter (uncredited)
(1933)
From Headquarters
as Muggs Manton
(1933)
The Devil's Mate
as Parkhurst
(1931)
The Wall Street Mystery
as Martin Hill
(1930)
The Poor Fish
as Harry
(1929)
Sympathy
as William Maxwell
(1928)
San Francisco Nights
as Tommie