1886-09-21 Virginia 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.
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Brother, Can You Spare a Dime? | Self (archive footage) | 1975-08-06 |
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Stella | Tim Gross | 1950-07-20 |
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A Letter to Three Wives | Mr. Manleigh | 1949-01-20 |
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The Inside Story | Mr. Mason | 1948-03-14 |
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Best Man Wins | Amos | 1948-05-06 |
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My Girl Tisa | Sigmund | 1948-02-07 |
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Up in Central Park | Mayor Oakley | 1948-07-09 |
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Doctor Jim | Mayor | 1947-01-01 |
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Easy Come, Easy Go | Higgins | 1947-03-07 |
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Driftwood | Judge Beckett | 1947-09-15 |
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Margie | Mr. Angus MacDuff | 1946-10-15 |
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Little Iodine | Mr. Tremble | 1946-10-19 |
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The Spider Woman Strikes Back | Bill Stapleton | 1946-03-22 |
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The Hoodlum Saint | Antique Clock Dealer (uncredited) | 1946-04-04 |
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Night and Day | Man in Hospital Hall (uncredited) | 1946-07-02 |
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Faithful in My Fashion | Mr. Wilson | 1946-08-21 |
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Cinderella Jones | George | 1946-03-09 |
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Black Angel | Jake | 1946-08-02 |
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I'll Remember April | Joe Billings | 1945-04-01 |
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Roughly Speaking | The Teacher (uncredited) | 1945-01-31 |
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Don Juan Quilligan | Mr. Rostigaff | 1945-06-01 |
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Guest in the House | Mr. Blossom | 1944-12-08 |
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San Diego I Love You | Mr. McGregor (uncredited) | 1944-09-29 |
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The Immortal Blacksmith | Oliver Davenport | 1944-05-20 |
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Kismet | Moolah | 1944-10-01 |
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Louisiana Hayride | Malcolm Cartwright | 1944-07-13 |
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A Scream in the Dark | Leo Stark | 1943-10-15 |
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Pilot #5 | Boat Owner | 1943-06-24 |
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The Man from Down Under | Boots | 1943-08-04 |
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Taxi, Mister | Police Fingerprint Man | 1943-04-16 |
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Sweet Rosie O'Grady | Clark | 1943-10-01 |
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The Kansan | Josh Hudkins | 1943-09-10 |
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The Human Comedy | Drunk at Bar (uncredited) | 1943-03-02 |
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What a Woman | Mailman (uncredited) | 1943-12-29 |
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Dangerous Blondes | Pop | 1943-09-23 |
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Gildersleeve on Broadway | Homer | 1943-10-28 |
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My Favorite Spy | Jules | 1942-06-12 |
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Land of the Open Range | Pinky Gardner | 1942-04-17 |
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Lady in a Jam | Reporter (uncredited) | 1942-06-19 |
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Her Cardboard Lover | Arresting Plainclothesman (uncredited) | 1942-07-16 |
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The Remarkable Andrew | Teller / Witness | 1942-03-05 |
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Whistling in Dixie | Mr. Panky | 1942-12-31 |
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The Magnificent Dope | Albert Gowdy | 1942-07-01 |
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A Tragedy at Midnight | Charles Miller | 1942-02-02 |
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Jackass Mail | Gospel Jones | 1942-07-01 |
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Stand by for Action | Carpenter's Mate 'Chips' | 1942-12-31 |
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Down in San Diego | Telegraph Clerk (uncredited) | 1941-08-01 |
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Reaching for the Sun | Front Office Man | 1941-05-01 |
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I Wanted Wings | Mickey | 1941-03-26 |
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Thieves Fall Out | David Tipton | 1941-05-03 |
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Horror Island | Professor Jasper Quinley | 1941-03-28 |
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Our Wife | Shipboard Passenger (uncredited) | 1941-08-20 |
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Railroadin' | George | 1941-10-30 |
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Charter Pilot | Horace Sturgeon | 1940-12-06 |
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Home Movies | Party Guest Wearing Bowtie (uncredited) | 1940-02-17 |
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Love, Honor and Oh-Baby! | Gimpy Darnell | 1940-06-07 |
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Shooting High | Clem Perkle | 1940-04-25 |
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An Angel from Texas | Mr. Robelink | 1940-04-27 |
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Street of Memories | Mr. Foster | 1940-11-15 |
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You Can't Fool Your Wife | Potts | 1940-05-21 |
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The Ghost Comes Home | Ambrose Bundy | 1940-03-08 |
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Public Deb No. 1 | Mr. Schlitz | 1940-09-13 |
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Stage to Chino | J. Horatio Boggs | 1940-07-26 |
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The Great Plane Robbery | Homer Pringle | 1940-12-09 |
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Hired Wife | William | 1940-09-13 |
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Santa Fe Trail | Barber Doyle | 1940-12-20 |
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The House of Fear | Minor Role | 1939-06-30 |
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Chicken Wagon Family | Henri Fippany | 1939-08-10 |
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Daughters Courageous | Tourist (uncredited) | 1939-06-23 |
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Idiot's Delight | Frueheim | 1939-01-27 |
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Tell No Tales | Charlie Daggett | 1939-06-12 |
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Zenobia | Mr. Dover | 1939-04-21 |
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Four Wives | Mr. Jenkins (uncredited) | 1939-12-22 |
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Never Say Die | Druggist | 1939-03-08 |
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Career | Jim Bronson | 1939-07-07 |
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Naughty But Nice | Clark's Piano Tuner (uncredited) | 1939-06-23 |
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See Your Doctor | Brother-in-Law | 1939-12-16 |
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Reno | Abe Compass | 1939-12-01 |
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That's Right – You're Wrong | Dwight Cook | 1939-11-24 |
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The Adventures of Jane Arden | "Killer" | 1939-03-18 |
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How to Sub-Let | Mr. Mustavas | 1939-01-29 |
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The Covered Trailer | E. L. Beamish | 1939-11-10 |
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A Child is Born | Mr. Herbert West | 1939-12-07 |
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The Honeymoon's Over | Avery Butterfield | 1939-12-14 |
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Rose of Washington Square | Whitey Boone | 1939-05-05 |
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I Stole a Million | Jenkins's Assistant | 1939-08-01 |
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Cowboy from Brooklyn | Mr. "Pops" Jordan | 1938-07-09 |
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Carnival Queen | Profesor Silva | 1937-10-02 |
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Girl Overboard | Joseph L. 'Joe' Gray | 1937-02-01 |
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The Mighty Treve | Mr. Davis | 1937-01-17 |
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Love in a Bungalow | Mr. Kester | 1937-06-27 |
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That’s My Story | Sheriff Otis | 1937-10-24 |
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Reported Missing | 'Ab' Steele | 1937-08-15 |
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The Great O'Malley | Reporter Pinky Holden | 1937-02-13 |
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Night Key | Petty Louie | 1937-04-18 |
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Love Begins at Twenty | Jacob 'Jake' Buckley | 1936-08-22 |
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Here Comes Carter | Mel Winter | 1936-10-24 |
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Two Against the World | Tippy Mantus | 1936-07-11 |
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The Golden Arrow | DeWolfe | 1936-05-23 |
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Cain and Mabel | Milo | 1936-09-26 |
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Sing Me a Love Song | Mr. Barton (uncredited) | 1936-12-25 |
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Three Smart Girls | Wilbur Lamb | 1936-12-20 |
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Wife vs. Secretary | Joe Farnsworth | 1936-02-28 |
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The Lady Consents | Mr. Yardley | 1936-02-07 |
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Colleen | Noggin | 1936-03-21 |
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Stage Struck | Wayne | 1936-09-12 |
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Love Letters of a Star | Chester Blodgett | 1936-11-08 |
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Mysterious Crossing | Ned J. Stebbins | 1936-12-27 |
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Broadway Gondolier | Music Critic Gilmore | 1935-07-27 |
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Don't Bet on Blondes | Philbert O. Slemp | 1935-07-13 |
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A Midsummer Night's Dream | Philostrate | 1935-10-09 |
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Bordertown | Harry | 1935-01-23 |
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Dr. Socrates | Stevens | 1935-10-19 |
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A Dream Comes True | Himself (uncredited) | 1935-12-31 |
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We're in the Money | Max | 1935-08-17 |
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I Live for Love | Townsend | 1935-09-28 |
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Page Miss Glory | Joe Bonner | 1935-09-07 |
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Wings in the Dark | Mac | 1935-02-01 |
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While the Patient Slept | Eustace Federie | 1935-03-09 |
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Captain Blood | Dr. Bronson | 1935-12-26 |
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The Key | Homer, Tennant's Aide | 1934-06-09 |
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Jimmy the Gent | Fake Worthingham | 1934-03-09 |
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Harold Teen | Pop | 1934-04-07 |
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Now I'll Tell | Freddie Stanton | 1934-06-07 |
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Wonder Bar | Drunk (uncredited) | 1934-03-31 |
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I Am a Thief | Daudet | 1934-11-24 |
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Moulin Rouge | Drunk | 1934-01-10 |
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Housewife | George Wilson | 1934-08-11 |
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Easy to Love | Hotel desk clerk | 1934-01-13 |
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Merry Wives of Reno | Derwent | 1934-04-18 |
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A Lost Lady | Robert | 1934-09-29 |
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Kansas City Princess | Alderman Sam Warren | 1934-09-14 |
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I Sell Anything | Stooge | 1934-10-20 |
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A Modern Hero | Henry Mueller | 1934-04-21 |
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The Firebird | Emile, Brandt's Valet | 1934-11-03 |
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The St. Louis Kid | Richardson | 1934-11-10 |
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I've Got Your Number | Happy Dooley | 1934-02-24 |
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A Very Honorable Guy | Benny | 1934-04-18 |
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Fashions of 1934 | Inventor on Ship (uncredited) | 1934-02-14 |
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Hi, Nellie! | Fullerton | 1934-01-20 |
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Dark Hazard | George Mayhew | 1934-01-31 |
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Mandalay | Purser (uncredited) | 1934-02-10 |
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Madame du Barry | Professor de la Vauguyon | 1934-10-13 |
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Gold Diggers of 1933 | Dog Salesman (uncredited) | 1933-05-27 |
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I Cover the Waterfront | One Punch McCoy | 1933-05-19 |
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Too Much Harmony | Piano Tuner | 1933-09-23 |
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Private Detective 62 | Harcourt S. Burns | 1933-06-10 |
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From Headquarters | Muggs Manton | 1933-11-16 |
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Havana Widows | Mr. Otis, Invincible Insurance | 1933-11-18 |
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Goodbye Again | Mr. Clayton | 1933-09-09 |
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The Devil's Mate | Parkhurst | 1933-08-20 |
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Convention City | Wendell Orchard | 1933-12-14 |
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State Fair | Professor Fred Coin (Uncredited) | 1933-02-10 |
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My Woman | Mr. Miller | 1933-10-04 |
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Headline Shooter | Happy | 1933-07-28 |
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Broadway Thru a Keyhole | Peanuts Dinwiddie | 1933-11-02 |
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Bureau of Missing Persons | Mr. Harris (uncredited) | 1933-09-16 |
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Picture Snatcher | James Peters - Drunken Reporter (uncredited) | 1933-05-06 |
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No Marriage Ties | Smith | 1933-08-11 |
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Mary Stevens, M.D. | Alf Simmons | 1933-07-22 |
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The Mayor of Hell | Mr. Gorman | 1933-06-24 |
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The Wall Street Mystery | Martin Hill | 1931-11-04 |
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The Poor Fish | Harry | 1930-06-07 |
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Sympathy | William Maxwell | 1929-08-29 |
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San Francisco Nights | Tommie | 1928-05-01 |
