Hobart Cavanaugh

Hobart Cavanaugh

Biography

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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.

Personal info

Gender

Male

Birthday

1886-09-21

Place of birth

Virginia City, Nevada, USA

Images

Cast

My Girl Tisa

My Girl Tisa

1948

0.00

Black Angel

Black Angel

1946

6.10

Home Movies

Home Movies

1940

6.00

Night Key

Night Key

1937

6.13

Kismet

Kismet

1944

5.00

The Kansan

The Kansan

1943

5.30

The Key

The Key

1934

5.00

Harold Teen

Harold Teen

1934

6.00

Our Wife

Our Wife

1941

5.70

Jackass Mail

Jackass Mail

1942

7.00

Driftwood

Driftwood

1947

6.10

Dark Hazard

Dark Hazard

1934

5.40

Colleen

Colleen

1936

5.30

Margie

Margie

1946

6.90

Wonder Bar

Wonder Bar

1934

6.10

Pilot #5

Pilot #5

1943

5.80

I Am a Thief

I Am a Thief

1934

6.00

Easy to Love

Easy to Love

1934

5.10

Housewife

Housewife

1934

7.70

Stage Struck

Stage Struck

1936

4.00

A Lost Lady

A Lost Lady

1934

6.10

Dr. Socrates

Dr. Socrates

1935

6.40

Reno

Reno

1939

6.00

State Fair

State Fair

1933

6.23

The Firebird

The Firebird

1934

5.50

My Woman

My Woman

1933

3.67

Career

Career

1939

0.00

Moulin Rouge

Moulin Rouge

1934

7.00

Zenobia

Zenobia

1939

4.60

Hi, Nellie!

Hi, Nellie!

1934

6.50

Hired Wife

Hired Wife

1940

6.80

Four Wives

Four Wives

1939

5.30

Bordertown

Bordertown

1935

5.90

Taxi, Mister

Taxi, Mister

1943

4.20

Stella

Stella

1950

0.00

What a Woman

What a Woman

1943

5.60

Mandalay

Mandalay

1934

5.90

Sympathy

Sympathy

1929

1.00

Doctor Jim

Doctor Jim

1947

0.00

Railroadin'

Railroadin'

1941

0.00