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Halliwell Hobbes

Halliwell Hobbes

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Halliwell Hobbes (16 November 1877 – 20 February 1962) was an English actor. His stage debut was in 1898, playing in Shakespearean rep alongside actors such as Ellen Terry and Mrs. Patrick Campbell. His earliest American work was as an actor and director from 1906, before moving to Hollywood in early 1929 (aged 51) to play older men's roles such as clerics, butlers, doctors, lords and diplomats.

Receiving fewer film roles during the 1940s (though he stil

Born

Nov 16, 1877

Stratford-on-Avon, Warwickshire, England, UK

Died

Feb 20, 1962

Known For

Acting

Movies

107 acting

0 crew

Popularity

0.6

Known For

Gaslight
Gaslight
1944 • as Mr. Muffin
★ 7.5
To Be or Not to Be
To Be or Not to Be
1942 • as Gen. Armstrong
★ 7.8
You Can't Take It with You
You Can't Take It with You
1938 • as DePinna
★ 7.5
Captain Blood
Captain Blood
1935 • as Lord Sunderland (uncredited)
★ 7.3
Waterloo Bridge
Waterloo Bridge
1940 • as Vicar at St. Matthews (uncredited)
★ 7.5
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
1931 • as Brig. Gen. Sir Danvers Carew
★ 7.2
That Hamilton Woman
That Hamilton Woman
1941 • as Rev. Nelson
★ 7.1
Dracula's Daughter
Dracula's Daughter
1936 • as Hawkins
★ 6.0
The Invisible Man's Revenge
The Invisible Man's Revenge
1944 • as Cleghorn, the butler
★ 5.6
A Christmas Carol
A Christmas Carol
1938 • as Clergyman Sliding on Sidewalk (uncredited)
★ 7.0
Here Comes Mr. Jordan
Here Comes Mr. Jordan
1941 • as Sisk
★ 7.0
The Sea Hawk
The Sea Hawk
1940 • as Astronomer
★ 7.2
The Prince and the Pauper
The Prince and the Pauper
1937 • as Archbishop
★ 6.8
Sherlock Holmes Faces Death
Sherlock Holmes Faces Death
1943 • as Alfred Brunton, the butler
★ 6.9
Lady for a Day
Lady for a Day
1933 • as Butler
★ 7.1
Mr. Skeffington
Mr. Skeffington
1944 • as Soames (uncredited)
★ 6.8
The Story of Louis Pasteur
The Story of Louis Pasteur
1936 • as Dr. Lister
★ 6.9
British Agent
British Agent
1934 • as Sir Walter Carrister
★ 5.7
Miracle in the Rain
Miracle in the Rain
1956 • as Ely B. Windgate
★ 6.8
The War Against Mrs. Hadley
The War Against Mrs. Hadley
1942 • as Bennett
★ 5.3
Platinum Blonde
Platinum Blonde
1931 • as Smythe
★ 6.6
Parnell
Parnell
1937 • as W.H. Smith
★ 4.6
You Gotta Stay Happy
You Gotta Stay Happy
1948 • as Martin
★ 6.8
Mary of Scotland
Mary of Scotland
1936 • as Man (uncredited)
★ 6.2
Kidnapped
Kidnapped
1938 • as Dominie Campbell
★ 6.0
Folies Bergère de Paris
Folies Bergère de Paris
1935 • as Monsieur Paulet
★ 6.0
The Earl of Chicago
The Earl of Chicago
1940 • as Lord Chancellor
★ 6.3
If Winter Comes
If Winter Comes
1947 • as The Coroner
★ 6.7
The Right of Way
The Right of Way
1930 • as The Siegneur
★ 5.2
Charlie Chan in Shanghai
Charlie Chan in Shanghai
1935 • as Colonel Watkins, police commissioner
★ 6.7
Canyon Passage
Canyon Passage
1946 • as Clenchfield
★ 6.8
The Light That Failed
The Light That Failed
1939 • as Doctor
★ 5.8
A Study in Scarlet
A Study in Scarlet
1933 • as Malcolm Dearing
★ 5.5
The Sin of Madelon Claudet
★ 5.8
The Undying Monster
The Undying Monster
1942 • as Walton the Butler
★ 5.7
Millions in the Air
Millions in the Air
1935 • as Theodore
★ 10.0
Midnight Mary
Midnight Mary
1933 • as Churchill
★ 6.8
Forever and a Day
Forever and a Day
1943 • as Doctor
★ 7.5
Third Finger, Left Hand
Third Finger, Left Hand
1940 • as Burton
★ 7.0
The White Angel
The White Angel
1936 • as Lord Raglan
★ 7.3
Lady with Red Hair
Lady with Red Hair
1940 • as Divorce Judge (uncredited)
★ 6.9
The Black Arrow
The Black Arrow
1948 • as Bishop of Tisbury
★ 5.5
The Jury's Secret
The Jury's Secret
1938 • as John, Butler
★ 5.0
Casanova Brown
Casanova Brown
1944 • as Charles, the Butler
★ 6.4
Fit for a King
Fit for a King
1937 • as Count Strunsky
★ 6.0
Love Letters of a Star
Love Letters of a Star
1936 • as Hotchkiss
★ 9.0
She Was a Lady
She Was a Lady
1934 • as George Dane
★ 8.0
6 Hours to Live
6 Hours to Live
1932 • as Baron Emil von Sturm
★ 4.8
Service de Luxe
Service de Luxe
1938 • as Butler
★ 6.6
Cynara
Cynara
1932 • as Coroner at Inquest (uncredited)
★ 5.1
Give Me Your Heart
Give Me Your Heart
1936 • as Oliver Warren
★ 5.9
Here Comes Trouble
Here Comes Trouble
1936 • as Professor Howard
★ 7.0
Bulldog Drummond Strikes Back
Bulldog Drummond Strikes Back
1934 • as First Bobby
★ 5.6
Bulldog Drummond's Peril
Bulldog Drummond's Peril
1938 • as Prof. Bernard Goodman
★ 5.9
Mandalay
Mandalay
1934 • as Col. Dawson Ames
★ 5.8
If I Were Free
If I Were Free
1933 • as Burford-Gordon's butler
★ 5.0
We Live Again
We Live Again
1934 • as Official
★ 6.8
Love Affair
Love Affair
1932 • as Kibbee
★ 5.7
Double Door
Double Door
1934 • as Mr. Chase
★ 6.9
Devil's Lottery
Devil's Lottery
1932 • as Lord Litchfield
★ 8.0
His Butler's Sister
His Butler's Sister
1943 • as Willebrandt
★ 7.2
The Bachelor Father
The Bachelor Father
1931 • as Larkin
★ 6.5
That Forsyte Woman
That Forsyte Woman
1949 • as Nicholas Forsyte
★ 6.0
Nurse Edith Cavell
Nurse Edith Cavell
1939 • as British Chaplain
★ 6.6
Pacific Liner
Pacific Liner
1939 • as Captain Mathews
★ 5.5
Five and Ten
Five and Ten
1931 • as Hopkins (uncredited)
★ 6.1
Hollywood Wonderland
Hollywood Wonderland
1947 • as Grandfather (clip from "Changing of the Guard", 1936) (uncredited)
★ 6.8
Riptide
Riptide
1934 • as Bollard
★ 6.7
The Hardys Ride High
The Hardys Ride High
1939 • as Dobbs
★ 6.5
Varsity Show
Varsity Show
1937 • as Dean Meredith
★ 6.8
The Woman Between
The Woman Between
1931 • as Barton the Butler
★ 5.1
The Menace
The Menace
1932 • as Phillips
★ 5.6
The Right to Live
The Right to Live
1935 • as Dr. Sir Stephen Barr
★ 4.9
Man About Town
Man About Town
1932 • as Hilton
★ 7.0
Naughty but Nice
Naughty but Nice
1939 • as Dean Burton, Winfield College
★ 6.8
Captured!
Captured!
1933 • as British Major General
★ 5.5
Hearts Divided
Hearts Divided
1936 • as Cambaceres
★ 5.5
Maid of Salem
Maid of Salem
1937 • as Jeremiah
★ 6.2
Storm Over Bengal
Storm Over Bengal
1938 • as Sir John Galt
★ 6.0
Looking Forward
Looking Forward
1933 • as Mr. James Felton
★ 6.6
Lovers Courageous
Lovers Courageous
1932 • as Mr. Smith
★ 6.0
I Am Suzanne!
I Am Suzanne!
1933 • as Dr. Lorenzo
★ 6.7
Charley's Aunt
Charley's Aunt
1930 • as Stephen Spettigue
★ 6.7
Journey for Margaret
Journey for Margaret
1942 • as Mr. Barrie
★ 6.7
The Lady Refuses
The Lady Refuses
1931 • as Sir James (uncredited)
★ 5.2
Vanessa: Her Love Story
Vanessa: Her Love Story
1935 • as Father of Little Girl
★ 6.2
Remember?
Remember?
1939 • as Butler Williams
★ 6.0
Sunny
Sunny
1941 • as Johnson
★ 5.9
Should Ladies Behave
Should Ladies Behave
1933 • as Louis
★ 4.8
Grumpy
Grumpy
1930 • as Ruddick
★ 5.2
Cardinal Richelieu
Cardinal Richelieu
1935 • as Father Joseph
★ 7.3
Menace
Menace
1934 • as Skinner
★ 6.4
Payment Deferred
Payment Deferred
1932 • as A Prospective Tenant
★ 5.7
Father Brown, Detective
Father Brown, Detective
1934 • as Sir Leopold Fischer
★ 6.5
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Changing of the Guard
1936 • as Grandfather, the Colonel
★ 5.7
Jealousy
Jealousy
1929 • as Rigaud
★ 9.0
The Key
The Key
1934 • as General C.O. Furlong
★ 5.1
Tell No Tales
Tell No Tales
1939 • as Dr. Lovelake
★ 5.4
movie
Lucky In Love
1929 • as Earl of Balkerry
★ 7.0
The Masquerader
The Masquerader
1933 • as Brock
★ 5.0
movie
Information Please
1944 • as Lt Eberhard
Jalna
Jalna
1935 • as Ernest Whiteoaks
★ 5.1
Scotland Yard
Scotland Yard
1930 • as Lord St. Arran
★ 7.0
Spendthrift
Spendthrift
1936 • as Beuhl - the Butler
★ 6.0
Week Ends Only
Week Ends Only
1932 • as Martin
★ 10.0