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