Biography
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Hobart Cavanaugh (September 22, 1886 β 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.
Filmography
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Brother, Can You Spare a Dime? (1975)
Stella (1950)
A Letter to Three Wives (1949)
Up in Central Park (1948)
The Inside Story (1948)
My Girl Tisa (1948)
Driftwood (1947)
Little Iodine (1946)
Margie (1946)
Faithful in My Fashion (1946)
The Hoodlum Saint (1946)
The Spider Woman Strikes Back (1946)
Don Juan Quilligan (1945)
I'll Remember April (1945)
Roughly Speaking (1945)
Guest in the House (1944)
Kismet (1944)
San Diego I Love You (1944)
Louisiana Hayride (1944)
What a Woman (1943)
A Scream in the Dark (1943)
Dangerous Blondes (1943)
The Kansan (1943)
Pilot #5 (1943)
Taxi, Mister (1943)
The Human Comedy (1943)
Stand by for Action (1942)
Whistling in Dixie (1942)
Her Cardboard Lover (1942)
The Magnificent Dope (1942)
Jackass Mail (1942)
Lady in a Jam (1942)
Land of the Open Range (1942)
The Remarkable Andrew (1942)
A Tragedy at Midnight (1942)
Railroadin' (1941)
Our Wife (1941)
Down in San Diego (1941)
Thieves Fall Out (1941)
Reaching for the Sun (1941)
Horror Island (1941)
Meet the Chump (1941)
Santa Fe Trail (1940)
The Great Plane Robbery (1940)
Charter Pilot (1940)
Street of Memories (1940)
Public Deb No. 1 (1940)
Hired Wife (1940)
Stage to Chino (1940)
Love, Honor and Oh-Baby! (1940)
You Can't Fool Your Wife (1940)
An Angel from Texas (1940)
Shooting High (1940)
The Ghost Comes Home (1940)
Home Movies (1940)
Four Wives (1939)
See Your Doctor (1939)
The Honeymoon's Over (1939)
A Child Is Born (1939)
Reno (1939)
That's Right β You're Wrong (1939)
The Covered Trailer (1939)
The Day of Rest (1939)
Chicken Wagon Family (1939)
I Stole a Million (1939)
Career (1939)
The House of Fear (1939)
Naughty But Nice (1939)
Daughters Courageous (1939)
Tell No Tales (1939)
Rose of Washington Square (1939)
Zenobia (1939)
The Adventures of Jane Arden (1939)
Never Say Die (1939)
How to Sub-Let (1939)
Idiot's Delight (1939)
Orphans of the Street (1938)
Cowboy from Brooklyn (1938)
Carnival Queen (1937)
Reported Missing (1937)
Love in a Bungalow (1937)
Night Key (1937)
The Great O'Malley (1937)
Girl Overboard (1937)
The Mighty Treve (1937)
Mysterious Crossing (1936)
Sing Me a Love Song (1936)
Three Smart Girls (1936)
Love Letters of a Star (1936)
Here Comes Carter (1936)
Love Begins at Twenty (1936)
Two Against the World (1936)
The Golden Arrow (1936)
Colleen (1936)
Wife vs. Secretary (1936)
The Lady Consents (1936)
Captain Blood (1935)
Dr. Socrates (1935)
A Midsummer Night's Dream (1935)
I Live for Love (1935)
Page Miss Glory (1935)
Broadway Gondolier (1935)
Don't Bet on Blondes (1935)
I Am a Thief (1934)
The St. Louis Kid (1934)
Madame du Barry (1934)
A Lost Lady (1934)
Kansas City Princess (1934)
Housewife (1934)
The Key (1934)
Now I'll Tell (1934)
A Modern Hero (1934)
Wonder Bar (1934)
Jimmy the Gent (1934)
I've Got Your Number (1934)
Fashions of 1934 (1934)
Mandalay (1934)
Dark Hazard (1934)
Hi, Nellie! (1934)
Easy to Love (1934)
Convention City (1933)
Havana Widows (1933)
From Headquarters (1933)
Broadway Thru a Keyhole (1933)
My Woman (1933)
Too Much Harmony (1933)
Bureau of Missing Persons (1933)
Goodbye Again (1933)
The Devil's Mate (1933)
Mary Stevens, M.D. (1933)
The Mayor of Hell (1933)
Private Detective 62 (1933)
I Cover the Waterfront (1933)
Picture Snatcher (1933)
State Fair (1933)
The Wall Street Mystery (1931)
Sympathy (1929)
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GenderMale
Birthday1886-09-22
Deathday1950-04-25 (63 years old)
Birth PlaceVirginia City, United States
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
Also Known AsHobart Cavanagh
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