Hobart Cavanaugh
Birthday: 1886-09-22 | Place of Birth: Virginia City, Nevada, USAFrom 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.
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Acting
Role
as Mr. Manleigh
as Mayor Oakley
as Bill Stapleton
as George
as Jake
as Mr. Angus MacDuff
as Mr. Wilson
as Joe Billings
as Moolah
as Boots
as Josh Hudkins
as Leo Stark
as Mailman (uncredited)
as Albert Gowdy
as Arresting Plainclothesman (uncredited)
as Charles Miller
as Gospel Jones
as Pinky Gardner
as Professor Jasper Quinley
as Clem Perkle
as Horace Sturgeon
as Mr. Robelink
as "Killer"
as Charlie Daggett
as Whitey Boone
as 'Ab' Steele
as Petty Louie
as Profesor Silva
as Joe Farnsworth
as Wilbur Lamb
