Acting · Virginia City, Nevada, USA · Born September 21, 1886
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.
MovieBrother, Can You Spare a Dime?
1975
as Self (archive footage)
TVMGM Parade
1955
as Self
MovieStella
1950
as Tim Gross
MovieA Letter to Three Wives
1949
as Mr. Manleigh
MovieUp in Central Park
1948
as Mayor Oakley
MovieBest Man Wins
1948
as Amos
MovieThe Inside Story
1948
as Mr. Mason
MovieMy Girl Tisa
1948
as Sigmund
MovieDriftwood
1947
as Judge Beckett
MovieEasy Come, Easy Go
1947
as Higgins
Doctor Jim
1947
as Mayor
MovieLittle Iodine
1946
as Mr. Tremble
MovieMargie
1946
as Mr. Angus MacDuff
MovieFaithful in My Fashion
1946
as Mr. Wilson
MovieBlack Angel
1946
as Jake
MovieNight and Day
1946
as Man in Hospital Hall (uncredited)
MovieThe Hoodlum Saint
1946
as Antique Clock Dealer (uncredited)
MovieThe Spider Woman Strikes Back
1946
as Bill Stapleton
MovieCinderella Jones
1946
as George
MovieDon Juan Quilligan
1945
as Mr. Rostigaff
MovieI'll Remember April
1945
as Joe Billings
MovieRoughly Speaking
1945
as The Teacher (uncredited)
MovieGuest in the House
1944
as Mr. Blossom
MovieKismet
1944
as Moolah
MovieSan Diego I Love You
1944
as Mr. McGregor (uncredited)
MovieLouisiana Hayride
1944
as Malcolm Cartwright
MovieThe Immortal Blacksmith
1944
as Oliver Davenport
MovieWhat a Woman
1943
as Mailman (uncredited)
MovieGildersleeve on Broadway
1943
as Homer
MovieA Scream in the Dark
1943
as Leo Stark
MovieSweet Rosie O'Grady
1943
as Clark
MovieDangerous Blondes
1943
as Pop
MovieThe Kansan
1943
as Josh Hudkins
MovieThe Man from Down Under
1943
as Boots
MoviePilot #5
1943
as Boat Owner
MovieTaxi, Mister
1943
as Police Fingerprint Man
MovieThe Human Comedy
1943
as Drunk at Bar (uncredited)
MovieWhistling in Dixie
1942
as Mr. Panky
MovieStand by for Action
1942
as Carpenter's Mate 'Chips'
MovieHer Cardboard Lover
1942
as Arresting Plainclothesman (uncredited)
MovieJackass Mail
1942
as Gospel Jones
MovieThe Magnificent Dope
1942
as Albert Gowdy
MovieLady in a Jam
1942
as Reporter (uncredited)
MovieMy Favorite Spy
1942
as Jules
MovieLand of the Open Range
1942
as Pinky Gardner
MovieThe Remarkable Andrew
1942
as Teller / Witness
MovieA Tragedy at Midnight
1942
as Charles Miller
Railroadin'
1941
as George
MovieOur Wife
1941
as Shipboard Passenger (uncredited)
MovieDown in San Diego
1941
as Telegraph Clerk (uncredited)
MovieThieves Fall Out
1941
as David Tipton
MovieReaching for the Sun
1941
as Front Office Man
MovieHorror Island
1941
as Professor Jasper Quinley
MovieI Wanted Wings
1941
as Mickey
MovieSanta Fe Trail
1940
as Barber Doyle
MovieThe Great Plane Robbery
1940
as Homer Pringle
MovieCharter Pilot
1940
as Horace Sturgeon
Street of Memories
1940
as Mr. Foster
MovieHired Wife
1940
as William
MoviePublic Deb No. 1
1940
as Mr. Schlitz
MovieStage to Chino
1940
as J. Horatio Boggs
MovieLove, Honor and Oh-Baby!
1940
as Gimpy Darnell
MovieYou Can't Fool Your Wife
1940
as Potts
MovieAn Angel from Texas
1940
as Mr. Robelink
MovieShooting High
1940
as Clem Perkle
MovieThe Ghost Comes Home
1940
as Ambrose Bundy
MovieHome Movies
1940
as Party Guest Wearing Bowtie (uncredited)
MovieFour Wives
1939
as Mr. Jenkins (uncredited)
MovieSee Your Doctor
1939
as Brother-in-Law
MovieThe Honeymoon's Over
1939
as Avery Butterfield
MovieA Child is Born
1939
as Mr. Herbert West
MovieReno
1939
as Abe Compass
MovieThat's Right – You're Wrong
1939
as Dwight Cook
MovieThe Covered Trailer
1939
as E. L. Beamish
MovieChicken Wagon Family
1939
as Henri Fippany
MovieI Stole a Million
1939
as Jenkins's Assistant
MovieCareer
1939
as Jim Bronson
MovieThe House of Fear
1939
as Minor Role
MovieNaughty but Nice
1939
as Clark's Piano Tuner (uncredited)
MovieDaughters Courageous
1939
as Tourist (uncredited)
MovieTell No Tales
1939
as Charlie Daggett
MovieRose of Washington Square
1939
as Whitey Boone
MovieZenobia
1939
as Mr. Dover
MovieThe Adventures of Jane Arden
1939
as "Killer"
MovieNever Say Die
1939
as Druggist
MovieHow to Sub-Let
1939
as Mr. Mustavas
MovieIdiot's Delight
1939
as Frueheim
MovieCowboy from Brooklyn
1938
as Mr. "Pops" Jordan
MovieThat’s My Story
1937
as Sheriff Otis
Carnival Queen
1937
as Profesor Silva
MovieReported Missing
1937
as 'Ab' Steele
MovieLove in a Bungalow
1937
as Mr. Kester
MovieNight Key
1937
as Petty Louie
MovieThe Great O'Malley
1937
as Reporter Pinky Holden
MovieGirl Overboard
1937
as Joseph L. 'Joe' Gray
MovieThe Mighty Treve
1937
as Mr. Davis
MovieMysterious Crossing
1936
as Ned J. Stebbins
MovieSing Me a Love Song
1936
as Mr. Barton (uncredited)
MovieThree Smart Girls
1936
as Wilbur Lamb
MovieLove Letters of a Star
1936
as Chester Blodgett
MovieHere Comes Carter
1936
as Mel Winter
MovieCain and Mabel
1936
as Milo
MovieStage Struck
1936
as Wayne
MovieLove Begins at Twenty
1936
as Jacob 'Jake' Buckley
MovieTwo Against the World
1936
as Tippy Mantus
MovieThe Golden Arrow
1936
as DeWolfe
MovieColleen
1936
as Noggin
MovieWife vs. Secretary
1936
as Joe Farnsworth
MovieThe Lady Consents
1936
as Mr. Yardley
MovieA Dream Comes True
1935
as Himself (uncredited)
MovieCaptain Blood
1935
as Dr. Bronson
MovieDr. Socrates
1935
as Stevens
MovieA Midsummer Night's Dream
1935
as Philostrate
MovieI Live for Love
1935
as Townsend
MoviePage Miss Glory
1935
as Joe Bonner
MovieWe're in the Money
1935
as Max
MovieBroadway Gondolier
1935
as Music Critic Gilmore
MovieDon't Bet on Blondes
1935
as Philbert O. Slemp
MovieWhile the Patient Slept
1935
as Eustace Federie
MovieWings in the Dark
1935
as Mac
MovieBordertown
1935
as Harry
MovieI Am a Thief
1934
as Daudet
MovieThe St. Louis Kid
1934
as Richardson
MovieThe Firebird
1934
as Emile, Brandt's Valet
MovieI Sell Anything
1934
as Stooge
MovieMadame du Barry
1934
as Professor de la Vauguyon
MovieA Lost Lady
1934
as Robert
MovieKansas City Princess
1934
as Alderman Sam Warren
MovieHousewife
1934
as George Wilson
MovieThe Key
1934
as Homer, Tennant's Aide
MovieNow I'll Tell
1934
as Freddie Stanton
MovieA Modern Hero
1934
as Henry Mueller
MovieMerry Wives of Reno
1934
as Derwent
MovieA Very Honorable Guy
1934
as Benny
MovieHarold Teen
1934
as Pop
MovieWonder Bar
1934
as Drunk (uncredited)
MovieJimmy the Gent
1934
as Fake Worthingham
MovieI've Got Your Number
1934
as Happy Dooley
MovieFashions of 1934
1934
as Inventor on Ship (uncredited)
MovieMandalay
1934
as Purser (uncredited)
MovieDark Hazard
1934
as George Mayhew
MovieHi, Nellie!
1934
as Fullerton
MovieEasy to Love
1934
as Hotel Desk Clerk
MovieMoulin Rouge
1934
as Drunk
MovieConvention City
1933
as Wendell Orchard
MovieHavana Widows
1933
as Mr. Otis, Invincible Insurance
MovieFrom Headquarters
1933
as Muggs Manton
MovieBroadway Thru a Keyhole
1933
as Peanuts Dinwiddie
MovieMy Woman
1933
as Mr. Miller
MovieToo Much Harmony
1933
as Piano Tuner
MovieBureau of Missing Persons
1933
as Mr. Harris (uncredited)
MovieGoodbye Again
1933
as Mr. Clayton
MovieThe Devil's Mate
1933
as Parkhurst
MovieNo Marriage Ties
1933
as Smith
MovieHeadline Shooter
1933
as Happy
MovieMary Stevens, M.D.
1933
as Alf Simmons
MovieThe Mayor of Hell
1933
as Mr. Gorman
MoviePrivate Detective 62
1933
as Harcourt S. Burns
MovieGold Diggers of 1933
1933
as Dog Salesman (uncredited)
MovieI Cover the Waterfront
1933
as One Punch McCoy
MoviePicture Snatcher
1933
as James Peters - Drunken Reporter (uncredited)
MovieState Fair
1933
as Professor Fred Coin (Uncredited)
MovieThe Wall Street Mystery
1931
as Martin Hill
MovieThe Poor Fish
1930
as Harry
MovieSympathy
1929
as William Maxwell
MovieSan Francisco Nights
1928
as Tommie
