Hobart Cavanaugh

Known for ActingBorn 1886-09-21Died 1950-04-27Virginia City, Nevada, USA

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.Read more

Movies & web series

The Immortal Blacksmith

Land of the Open Range

Chicken Wagon Family

Reported Missing

Love in a Bungalow

Mysterious Crossing

San Francisco Nights

MGM Parade

Stella

My Girl Tisa

Love, Honor and Oh-Baby!

The Great Plane Robbery

Girl Overboard

Sing Me a Love Song

Love Letters of a Star

Doctor Jim

Charter Pilot

Street of Memories

Career

I Stole a Million

The Honeymoon's Over

That’s My Story

The Devil's Mate

The Man from Down Under

The House of Fear

Louisiana Hayride

Jackass Mail

The Mighty Treve

The Remarkable Andrew

The Magnificent Dope

Reaching for the Sun

A Letter to Three Wives

Never Say Die

Housewife

Margie

Gildersleeve on Broadway

Captain Blood

Gold Diggers of 1933

The Mayor of Hell

A Child is Born

Stand by for Action

Best Man Wins

Easy Come, Easy Go

Faithful in My Fashion

Don Juan Quilligan

Home Movies

Shooting High

The Covered Trailer