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