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Hobart Cavanaugh

Hobart Cavanaugh

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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.

Known For

Picture Snatcher

Picture Snatcher

1933

Santa Fe Trail

Santa Fe Trail

1940

My Girl Tisa

My Girl Tisa

1948

Black Angel

Black Angel

1946

The Covered Trailer

The Covered Trailer

1939

Home Movies

Home Movies

1940

I Cover the Waterfront

I Cover the Waterfront

1933

Night Key

Night Key

1937

Kismet

Kismet

1944

Rose of Washington Square

Rose of Washington Square

1939

A Letter to Three Wives

A Letter to Three Wives

1949

Three Smart Girls

Three Smart Girls

1936

Wife vs. Secretary

Wife vs. Secretary

1936

Captain Blood

Captain Blood

1935

Fashions of 1934

Fashions of 1934

1934

The Human Comedy

The Human Comedy

1943

The Kansan

The Kansan

1943

Private Detective 62

Private Detective 62

1933

A Midsummer Night's Dream

A Midsummer Night's Dream

1935

Jimmy the Gent

Jimmy the Gent

1934

Wings in the Dark

Wings in the Dark

1935

Gildersleeve on Broadway

Gildersleeve on Broadway

1943

The Key

The Key

1934

Whistling in Dixie

Whistling in Dixie

1942

Don't Bet on Blondes

Don't Bet on Blondes

1935

Harold Teen

Harold Teen

1934

Our Wife

Our Wife

1941

The Great O'Malley

The Great O'Malley

1937

Merry Wives of Reno

Merry Wives of Reno

1934

Jackass Mail

Jackass Mail

1942

Driftwood

Driftwood

1947

Dark Hazard

Dark Hazard

1934

Sing Me a Love Song

Sing Me a Love Song

1936

Colleen

Colleen

1936

Margie

Margie

1946

Wonder Bar

Wonder Bar

1934

Now I'll Tell

Now I'll Tell

1934

Pilot #5

Pilot #5

1943

A Scream in the Dark

A Scream in the Dark

1943

I Am a Thief

I Am a Thief

1934

A Tragedy at Midnight

A Tragedy at Midnight

1942

Cain and Mabel

Cain and Mabel

1936

Easy to Love

Easy to Love

1934

Broadway Thru a Keyhole

Broadway Thru a Keyhole

1933

Housewife

Housewife

1934

Page Miss Glory

Page Miss Glory

1935

From Headquarters

From Headquarters

1933

Mary Stevens, M.D.

Mary Stevens, M.D.

1933

Here Comes Carter

Here Comes Carter

1936

I Live for Love

I Live for Love

1935

Stage Struck

Stage Struck

1936

A Lost Lady

A Lost Lady

1934

Dr. Socrates

Dr. Socrates

1935

Goodbye Again

Goodbye Again

1933

Up in Central Park

Up in Central Park

1948

I'll Remember April

I'll Remember April

1945

The Spider Woman Strikes Back

The Spider Woman Strikes Back

1946

Havana Widows

Havana Widows

1933

Easy Come, Easy Go

Easy Come, Easy Go

1947

The Man from Down Under

The Man from Down Under

1943

Madame du Barry

Madame du Barry

1934

A Very Honorable Guy

A Very Honorable Guy

1934

I've Got Your Number

I've Got Your Number

1934

Convention City

Convention City

1933

Reno

Reno

1939

I Sell Anything

I Sell Anything

1934

We're in the Money

We're in the Money

1935

Kansas City Princess

Kansas City Princess

1934

State Fair

State Fair

1933

Shooting High

Shooting High

1940

The Lady Consents

The Lady Consents

1936

Louisiana Hayride

Louisiana Hayride

1944

Love, Honor and Oh-Baby!

Love, Honor and Oh-Baby!

1940

The St. Louis Kid

The St. Louis Kid

1934

The Firebird

The Firebird

1934

A Child is Born

A Child is Born

1939

Cowboy from Brooklyn

Cowboy from Brooklyn

1938

Mysterious Crossing

Mysterious Crossing

1936

Love Letters of a Star

Love Letters of a Star

1936

My Woman

My Woman

1933

Moulin Rouge

Moulin Rouge

1934

Career

Career

1939

Reported Missing

Reported Missing

1937

The Wall Street Mystery

The Wall Street Mystery

1931

Faithful in My Fashion

Faithful in My Fashion

1946

Zenobia

Zenobia

1939

Tell No Tales

Tell No Tales

1939

That's Right – You're Wrong

That's Right – You're Wrong

1939

Too Much Harmony

Too Much Harmony

1933

San Francisco Nights

San Francisco Nights

1928

Roughly Speaking

Roughly Speaking

1945

Broadway Gondolier

Broadway Gondolier

1935

Hi, Nellie!

Hi, Nellie!

1934

Naughty But Nice

Naughty But Nice

1939

Hired Wife

Hired Wife

1940

Cinderella Jones

Cinderella Jones

1946

Idiot's Delight

Idiot's Delight

1939

While the Patient Slept

While the Patient Slept

1935

Land of the Open Range

Land of the Open Range

1942

Never Say Die

Never Say Die

1939

Daughters Courageous

Daughters Courageous

1939

The House of Fear

The House of Fear

1939

Chicken Wagon Family

Chicken Wagon Family

1939

Four Wives

Four Wives

1939

Thieves Fall Out

Thieves Fall Out

1941

Horror Island

Horror Island

1941

No Marriage Ties

No Marriage Ties

1933

Sweet Rosie O'Grady

Sweet Rosie O'Grady

1943

Bordertown

Bordertown

1935

The Golden Arrow

The Golden Arrow

1936

Lady in a Jam

Lady in a Jam

1942

A Modern Hero

A Modern Hero

1934

Taxi, Mister

Taxi, Mister

1943

Carnival Queen

Carnival Queen

1937

Charter Pilot

Charter Pilot

1940

Street of Memories

Street of Memories

1940

The Devil's Mate

The Devil's Mate

1933

Two Against the World

Two Against the World

1936

An Angel from Texas

An Angel from Texas

1940

Best Man Wins

Best Man Wins

1948

Love Begins at Twenty

Love Begins at Twenty

1936

The Hoodlum Saint

The Hoodlum Saint

1946

Stella

Stella

1950

San Diego I Love You

San Diego I Love You

1944

What a Woman

What a Woman

1943

Mandalay

Mandalay

1934

Her Cardboard Lover

Her Cardboard Lover

1942

Sympathy

Sympathy

1929

Down in San Diego

Down in San Diego

1941

You Can't Fool Your Wife

You Can't Fool Your Wife

1940

The Poor Fish

The Poor Fish

1930

Headline Shooter

Headline Shooter

1933

Don Juan Quilligan

Don Juan Quilligan

1945

The Mayor of Hell

The Mayor of Hell

1933

How to Sub-Let

How to Sub-Let

1939

I Stole a Million

I Stole a Million

1939

A Dream Comes True

A Dream Comes True

1935

The Remarkable Andrew

The Remarkable Andrew

1942

Little Iodine

Little Iodine

1946

Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?

Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?

1975

My Favorite Spy

My Favorite Spy

1942

Dangerous Blondes

Dangerous Blondes

1943

Bureau of Missing Persons

Bureau of Missing Persons

1933

Public Deb No. 1

Public Deb No. 1

1940

Girl Overboard

Girl Overboard

1937

The Inside Story

The Inside Story

1948

Doctor Jim

Doctor Jim

1947

Stage to Chino

Stage to Chino

1940

See Your Doctor

See Your Doctor

1939

Reaching for the Sun

Reaching for the Sun

1941

The Mighty Treve

The Mighty Treve

1937

Guest in the House

Guest in the House

1944

The Adventures of Jane Arden

The Adventures of Jane Arden

1939

The Great Plane Robbery

The Great Plane Robbery

1940

The Ghost Comes Home

The Ghost Comes Home

1940

The Magnificent Dope

The Magnificent Dope

1942

Stand by for Action

Stand by for Action

1942

I Wanted Wings

I Wanted Wings

1941

Railroadin'

Railroadin'

1941

Night and Day

Night and Day

1946

Love in a Bungalow

Love in a Bungalow

1937

The Immortal Blacksmith

The Immortal Blacksmith

1944

The Honeymoon's Over

The Honeymoon's Over

1939

Gold Diggers of 1933

Gold Diggers of 1933

1933

That’s My Story

That’s My Story

1937

MGM Parade

MGM Parade

1955