Hobart Cavanaugh
Acting
Born 1886-09-21
Died 1950-04-27
Virginia City, Nevada, USA
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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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MGM Parade
Captain Blood
Housewife
Santa Fe Trail
Night and Day
Gold Diggers of 1933
Hi, Nellie!
A Lost Lady
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
Three Smart Girls
Zenobia
Our Wife
A Letter to Three Wives
Wife vs. Secretary
A Midsummer Night's Dream
My Woman
Driftwood
The Human Comedy
Wonder Bar
Convention City
The Great O'Malley
Kismet
Don't Bet on Blondes
Girl Overboard
Horror Island
Black Angel
Page Miss Glory
I Live for Love
I Wanted Wings
Idiot's Delight
A Child is Born
Harold Teen
Picture Snatcher
Jimmy the Gent
Margie
The Devil's Mate
Four Wives
The Mayor of Hell
Private Detective 62
Dr. Socrates
Cinderella Jones
Daughters Courageous
I Stole a Million
What a Woman
We're in the Money
Jackass Mail
Home Movies
Lady in a Jam
Never Say Die
The Magnificent Dope
Tell No Tales
The Firebird
Sweet Rosie O'Grady
Public Deb No. 1
The Hoodlum Saint
Whistling in Dixie
Two Against the World
The Honeymoon's Over
Guest in the House
Stand by for Action
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