Hobart Cavanaugh

Hobart Cavanaugh

Date of Birth:

Sep 21, 1886

Place of Birth:

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.

filmography:

Bordertown Bordertown

1935

Four Wives Four Wives

1939

Zenobia Zenobia

1939

Career Career

1939

Hired Wife Hired Wife

1940

Doctor Jim Doctor Jim

1947

Sympathy Sympathy

1929

Mandalay Mandalay

1934

Stella Stella

1950

My Woman My Woman

1933

Our Wife Our Wife

1941

The Key The Key

1934

Driftwood Driftwood

1947

Pilot #5 Pilot #5

1943

Wonder Bar Wonder Bar

1934

Margie Margie

1946

Colleen Colleen

1936

Night Key Night Key

1937

Kismet Kismet

1944

The Kansan The Kansan

1943

State Fair State Fair

1933

Reno Reno

1939

Housewife Housewife

1934

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