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Hobart Cavanaugh

Hobart Cavanaugh

Actor · 1886 – 1950 · 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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  • Movie7.2

    Captain Blood

    1935 · 282 votes

  • Movie7.2

    A Letter to Three Wives

    1949 · 178 votes

  • Movie5.8

    Santa Fe Trail

    1940 · 66 votes

  • Movie7.2

    Gold Diggers of 1933

    1933 · 182 votes

  • Movie6.8

    Our Wife

    1941 · 4 votes

  • Movie6.4
  • Movie7.2

    Housewife

    1934 · 13 votes

  • Movie6.0

    Night and Day

    1946 · 38 votes

  • Movie6.0

    Wonder Bar

    1934 · 21 votes

  • Movie6.3
  • Movie4.2

    Convention City

    1933 · 5 votes

  • Movie6.4

    Jimmy the Gent

    1934 · 32 votes

  • Movie6.7

    Hi, Nellie!

    1934 · 11 votes

  • Movie6.9

    Picture Snatcher

    1933 · 27 votes

  • Movie6.7

    Wife vs. Secretary

    1936 · 63 votes

  • Movie6.1

    Black Angel

    1946 · 59 votes

  • Movie7.0

    The Mayor of Hell

    1933 · 33 votes

  • Movie8.0

    I Stole a Million

    1939 · 2 votes

  • Movie6.7
  • Movie6.8

    Driftwood

    1947 · 10 votes

  • Movie6.2

    Mary Stevens, M.D.

    1933 · 15 votes

  • Movie5.0

    Zenobia

    1939 · 14 votes

  • Movie5.6

    I Wanted Wings

    1941 · 9 votes

  • Movie7.3

    Never Say Die

    1939 · 7 votes

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  • TV7.5

    MGM Parade

    1955 · 2 votes