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