Biography
Hobart Van Zandt Bosworth (August 11, 1867 β December 30, 1943) was an American film actor, director, writer, and producer. Bosworth began his career in theater, eventually transitioning to the emerging film industry. Despite a battle with tuberculosis, he found success in silent films, establishing himself as a lead actor and pioneering the industry in California. Bosworth started his own production company, Hobart Bosworth Productions, in 1913, focusing on Jack London melodramas. After the company closed, Bosworth continued to act in supporting roles, surviving the transition to sound films. He is known as the "Dean of Hollywood" for his role in shaping the California film industry. In 1960, Bosworth was awarded a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for his contributions to the film industry.
Filmography
all 152
Movies 152
self 7
Director 5
Producer 2
Baby Peggy: The Elephant in the Room (2012)
Sin Town (1942)
The Gay Sisters (1942)
I Was Framed (1942)
Bullet Scars (1942)
Wild Bill Hickok Rides (1942)
Screen Snapshots (Series 22, No. 10) (1942)
They Died with Their Boots On (1941)
One Foot in Heaven (1941)
Law of the Tropics (1941)
Bullets for O'Hara (1941)
King of the Sierras (1938)
Rollin' Plains (1938)
The Secret of Treasure Island (1938)
Personality Parade (1938)
Portia on Trial (1937)
General Spanky (1936)
Wildcat Trooper (1936)
Wolves of the Sea (1936)
The Dark Hour (1936)
Steamboat Round the Bend (1935)
Hollywood Extra Girl (1935)
The Crusades (1935)
Together We Live (1935)
The Keeper of the Bees (1935)
Music in the Air (1934)
Whom the Gods Destroy (1934)
Lady for a Day (1933)
The Phantom Express (1932)
Million Dollar Legs (1932)
No Greater Love (1932)
The Last of the Mohicans (1932)
The Miracle Man (1932)
The County Fair (1932)
Carnival Boat (1932)
Fanny Foley Herself (1931)
This Modern Age (1931)
Shipmates (1931)
Sit Tight (1931)
Dirigible (1931)
Just Imagine (1930)
The Third Alarm (1930)
Abraham Lincoln (1930)
Du Barry, Woman of Passion (1930)
The Office Wife (1930)
The Devil's Holiday (1930)
Mammy (1930)
General Crack (1929)
Show of Shows (1929)
Hurricane (1929)
Eternal Love (1929)
A Woman of Affairs (1928)
The Sawdust Paradise (1928)
Hangman's House (1928)
After the Storm (1928)
The Smart Set (1928)
My Best Girl (1927)
The Chinese Parrot (1927)
The Blood Ship (1927)
Annie Laurie (1927)
Three Hours (1927)
Spangles (1926)
The Nervous Wreck (1926)
The Far Cry (1926)
The Golden Strain (1925)
The Big Parade (1925)
Winds of Chance (1925)
Zander the Great (1925)
My Son (1925)
If I Marry Again (1925)
Sundown (1924)
The Silent Watcher (1924)
Hearts of Oak (1924)
Hello, 'Frisco (1924)
Bread (1924)
Captain January (1924)
A Tour of the Thomas Ince Studio (1924)
The Woman on the Jury (1924)
Nellie, the Beautiful Cloak Model (1924)
Name the Man (1924)
Through the Dark (1924)
The Man Life Passed By (1923)
The Eternal Three (1923)
The Common Law (1923)
Rupert of Hentzau (1923)
Souls for Sale (1923)
Little Church Around the Corner (1923)
Vanity Fair (1923)
The Strangers' Banquet (1922)
The Sea Lion (1921)
Blind Hearts (1921)
The Cup of Life (1921)
The Foolish Matrons (1921)
His Own Law (1920)
A Trip Through the World's Greatest Motion Picture Studios (1920)
Below the Surface (1920)
Behind the Door (1919)
The Border Legion (1918)
The Devil Stone (1917)
The Woman God Forgot (1917)
The Little American (1917)
The Inner Shrine (1917)
Freckles (1917)
A Mormon Maid (1917)
Joan the Woman (1916)
Oliver Twist (1916)
The Way of the World (1916)
The Iron Hand (1916)
Doctor Neighbor (1916)
Two Men of Sandy Bar (1916)
The Yaqui (1916)
The Target (1916)
The White Scar (1915)
Colorado (1915)
Fatherhood (1915)
A Little Brother of the Rich (1915)
Nearly a Lady (1915)
The Scarlet Sin (1915)
Betty in Search of a Thrill (1915)
The Caprices of Kitty (1915)
Buckshot John (1915)
The Beachcomber (1915)
The Chechako (1914)
The Country Mouse (1914)
The Pursuit of the Phantom (1914)
Burning Daylight: The Adventures of 'Burning Daylight' in Alaska (1914)
An Odyssey of the North (1914)
Martin Eden (1914)
John Barleycorn (1914)
The Sea Wolf (1913)
Alas! Poor Yorick! (1913)
Pierre of the North (1913)
Greater Wealth (1913)
The Awakening (1912)
Monte Cristo (1912)
The Hand of Fate; or The Mysterious Blonde (1912)
The Mate of the Alden Bessie (1912)
The Maid at the Helm (1911)
A Frontier Girl's Courage (1911)
Lost and Won (1911)
In Old California When the Gringos Came (1911)
The Eye of Conscience (1911)
Justinian and Theodora (1910)
The Sanitarium (1910)
The Sergeant (1910)
A Common Enemy (1910)
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (1910)
The Courtship of Miles Standish (1910)
Briton and Boer (1909)
In the Sultan's Power (1909)
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1908)
The Count of Monte Cristo (1908)
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Known ForActing
GenderMale
Birthday1867-08-11
Deathday1943-12-30 (76 years old)
Birth PlaceMarietta, United States of America
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
Also Known AsHobart Van Zandt Bosworth
Awardsstar on Hollywood Walk of Fame
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