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Hobart Cavanaugh

Hobart Cavanaugh

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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

Born

Sep 21, 1886

Virginia City, Nevada, USA

Died

Apr 27, 1950

Known For

Acting

Movies

165 acting

0 crew

Popularity

1.0

Known For

Captain Blood
Captain Blood
1935 • as Dr. Bronson
★ 7.2
Gold Diggers of 1933
Gold Diggers of 1933
1933 • as Dog Salesman (uncredited)
★ 7.2
Night and Day
Night and Day
1946 • as Man in Hospital Hall (uncredited)
★ 6.0
A Midsummer Night's Dream
A Midsummer Night's Dream
1935 • as Philostrate
★ 6.4
Santa Fe Trail
Santa Fe Trail
1940 • as Barber Doyle
★ 5.8
A Letter to Three Wives
A Letter to Three Wives
1949 • as Mr. Manleigh
★ 7.2
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
1975 • as Self (archive footage)
★ 6.3
Rose of Washington Square
Rose of Washington Square
1939 • as Whitey Boone
★ 6.7
Stand by for Action
Stand by for Action
1942 • as Carpenter's Mate 'Chips'
★ 7.0
The Mayor of Hell
The Mayor of Hell
1933 • as Mr. Gorman
★ 7.0
A Dream Comes True
A Dream Comes True
1935 • as Himself (uncredited)
★ 6.3
A Child is Born
A Child is Born
1939 • as Mr. Herbert West
★ 7.1
Zenobia
Zenobia
1939 • as Mr. Dover
★ 5.0
Our Wife
Our Wife
1941 • as Shipboard Passenger (uncredited)
★ 6.8
Mary Stevens, M.D.
Mary Stevens, M.D.
1933 • as Alf Simmons
★ 6.2
I Stole a Million
I Stole a Million
1939 • as Jenkins's Assistant
★ 8.0
Black Angel
Black Angel
1946 • as Jake
★ 6.1
Lady in a Jam
Lady in a Jam
1942 • as Reporter (uncredited)
★ 5.6
Faithful in My Fashion
Faithful in My Fashion
1946 • as Mr. Wilson
★ 7.0
Guest in the House
Guest in the House
1944 • as Mr. Blossom
★ 4.9
Hi, Nellie!
Hi, Nellie!
1934 • as Fullerton
★ 6.7
The Ghost Comes Home
The Ghost Comes Home
1940 • as Ambrose Bundy
★ 5.7
Housewife
Housewife
1934 • as George Wilson
★ 7.2
Convention City
Convention City
1933 • as Wendell Orchard
★ 4.2
Wonder Bar
Wonder Bar
1934 • as Drunk (uncredited)
★ 6.0
Easy Come, Easy Go
Easy Come, Easy Go
1947 • as Higgins
★ 7.0
Sweet Rosie O'Grady
Sweet Rosie O'Grady
1943 • as Clark
★ 6.5
An Angel from Texas
An Angel from Texas
1940 • as Mr. Robelink
★ 5.3
Driftwood
Driftwood
1947 • as Judge Beckett
★ 6.8
Wife vs. Secretary
Wife vs. Secretary
1936 • as Joe Farnsworth
★ 6.7
Picture Snatcher
Picture Snatcher
1933 • as James Peters - Drunken Reporter (uncredited)
★ 6.9
The Man from Down Under
The Man from Down Under
1943 • as Boots
★ 7.0
Bureau of Missing Persons
Bureau of Missing Persons
1933 • as Mr. Harris (uncredited)
★ 5.7
Public Deb No. 1
Public Deb No. 1
1940 • as Mr. Schlitz
★ 4.9
Horror Island
Horror Island
1941 • as Professor Jasper Quinley
★ 5.8
Jackass Mail
Jackass Mail
1942 • as Gospel Jones
★ 7.5
That's Right – You're Wrong
That's Right – You're Wrong
1939 • as Dwight Cook
★ 6.3
Down in San Diego
Down in San Diego
1941 • as Telegraph Clerk (uncredited)
★ 6.7
The Spider Woman Strikes Back
The Spider Woman Strikes Back
1946 • as Bill Stapleton
★ 6.8
The Great O'Malley
The Great O'Malley
1937 • as Reporter Pinky Holden
★ 6.9
Reaching for the Sun
Reaching for the Sun
1941 • as Front Office Man
★ 7.3
I Am a Thief
I Am a Thief
1934 • as Daudet
★ 6.2
Don't Bet on Blondes
Don't Bet on Blondes
1935 • as Philbert O. Slemp
★ 5.8
A Tragedy at Midnight
A Tragedy at Midnight
1942 • as Charles Miller
★ 5.2
Idiot's Delight
Idiot's Delight
1939 • as Frueheim
★ 6.1
San Diego I Love You
San Diego I Love You
1944 • as Mr. McGregor (uncredited)
★ 6.8
I'll Remember April
I'll Remember April
1945 • as Joe Billings
★ 4.5
The Human Comedy
The Human Comedy
1943 • as Drunk at Bar (uncredited)
★ 6.2
The St. Louis Kid
The St. Louis Kid
1934 • as Richardson
★ 6.3
My Woman
My Woman
1933 • as Mr. Miller
★ 4.2
Jimmy the Gent
Jimmy the Gent
1934 • as Fake Worthingham
★ 6.4
Three Smart Girls
Three Smart Girls
1936 • as Wilbur Lamb
★ 6.5
We're in the Money
We're in the Money
1935 • as Max
★ 5.9
Two Against the World
Two Against the World
1936 • as Tippy Mantus
★ 6.2
Naughty but Nice
Naughty but Nice
1939 • as Clark's Piano Tuner (uncredited)
★ 6.8
Wings in the Dark
Wings in the Dark
1935 • as Mac
★ 6.4
Bordertown
Bordertown
1935 • as Harry
★ 5.9
Fashions of 1934
Fashions of 1934
1934 • as Inventor on Ship (uncredited)
★ 6.6
Never Say Die
Never Say Die
1939 • as Druggist
★ 7.3
The House of Fear
The House of Fear
1939 • as Minor Role
★ 7.7
I Live for Love
I Live for Love
1935 • as Townsend
★ 5.7
While the Patient Slept
While the Patient Slept
1935 • as Eustace Federie
★ 6.7
The Adventures of Jane Arden
The Adventures of Jane Arden
1939 • as "Killer"
★ 6.3
Four Wives
Four Wives
1939 • as Mr. Jenkins (uncredited)
★ 5.5
You Can't Fool Your Wife
You Can't Fool Your Wife
1940 • as Potts
★ 5.5
Love Begins at Twenty
Love Begins at Twenty
1936 • as Jacob 'Jake' Buckley
★ 6.3
Now I'll Tell
Now I'll Tell
1934 • as Freddie Stanton
★ 5.1
I've Got Your Number
I've Got Your Number
1934 • as Happy Dooley
★ 6.8
That’s My Story
That’s My Story
1937 • as Sheriff Otis
★ 8.0
Broadway Thru a Keyhole
Broadway Thru a Keyhole
1933 • as Peanuts Dinwiddie
★ 6.3
Sing Me a Love Song
Sing Me a Love Song
1936 • as Mr. Barton (uncredited)
★ 9.0
Cain and Mabel
Cain and Mabel
1936 • as Milo
★ 6.4
Up in Central Park
Up in Central Park
1948 • as Mayor Oakley
★ 6.4
Kismet
Kismet
1944 • as Moolah
★ 5.5
The Devil's Mate
The Devil's Mate
1933 • as Parkhurst
★ 8.0
The Great Plane Robbery
The Great Plane Robbery
1940 • as Homer Pringle
★ 9.0
A Very Honorable Guy
A Very Honorable Guy
1934 • as Benny
★ 6.0
The Honeymoon's Over
The Honeymoon's Over
1939 • as Avery Butterfield
★ 8.0
Don Juan Quilligan
Don Juan Quilligan
1945 • as Mr. Rostigaff
★ 7.0
Dr. Socrates
Dr. Socrates
1935 • as Stevens
★ 6.6
The Kansan
The Kansan
1943 • as Josh Hudkins
★ 6.0
Cinderella Jones
Cinderella Jones
1946 • as George
★ 3.8
A Scream in the Dark
A Scream in the Dark
1943 • as Leo Stark
★ 4.1
Harold Teen
Harold Teen
1934 • as Pop
★ 6.5
Mandalay
Mandalay
1934 • as Purser (uncredited)
★ 5.8
I Cover the Waterfront
I Cover the Waterfront
1933 • as One Punch McCoy
★ 5.1
My Girl Tisa
My Girl Tisa
1948 • as Sigmund
★ 9.0
Land of the Open Range
Land of the Open Range
1942 • as Pinky Gardner
★ 10.0
Love Letters of a Star
Love Letters of a Star
1936 • as Chester Blodgett
★ 9.0
Night Key
Night Key
1937 • as Petty Louie
★ 6.2
Broadway Gondolier
Broadway Gondolier
1935 • as Music Critic Gilmore
★ 6.0
I Wanted Wings
I Wanted Wings
1941 • as Mickey
★ 5.6
Moulin Rouge
Moulin Rouge
1934 • as Drunk
★ 7.0
Pilot #5
Pilot #5
1943 • as Boat Owner
★ 6.0
Cowboy from Brooklyn
Cowboy from Brooklyn
1938 • as Mr. "Pops" Jordan
★ 7.0
Havana Widows
Havana Widows
1933 • as Mr. Otis, Invincible Insurance
★ 6.6
Merry Wives of Reno
Merry Wives of Reno
1934 • as Derwent
★ 4.4
Love, Honor and Oh-Baby!
Love, Honor and Oh-Baby!
1940 • as Gimpy Darnell
★ 9.0
Love in a Bungalow
Love in a Bungalow
1937 • as Mr. Kester
★ 10.0
Mysterious Crossing
Mysterious Crossing
1936 • as Ned J. Stebbins
★ 10.0
State Fair
State Fair
1933 • as Professor Fred Coin (Uncredited)
★ 6.3
A Modern Hero
A Modern Hero
1934 • as Henry Mueller
★ 7.0
My Favorite Spy
My Favorite Spy
1942 • as Jules
★ 5.7
Thieves Fall Out
Thieves Fall Out
1941 • as David Tipton
★ 6.0
From Headquarters
From Headquarters
1933 • as Muggs Manton
★ 6.1
The Lady Consents
The Lady Consents
1936 • as Mr. Yardley
★ 6.4
The Firebird
The Firebird
1934 • as Emile, Brandt's Valet
★ 6.4
Her Cardboard Lover
Her Cardboard Lover
1942 • as Arresting Plainclothesman (uncredited)
★ 4.9
Colleen
Colleen
1936 • as Noggin
★ 5.8
Private Detective 62
Private Detective 62
1933 • as Harcourt S. Burns
★ 6.2
Dangerous Blondes
Dangerous Blondes
1943 • as Pop
★ 6.3
A Lost Lady
A Lost Lady
1934 • as Robert
★ 5.8
Girl Overboard
Girl Overboard
1937 • as Joseph L. 'Joe' Gray
★ 9.0
The Golden Arrow
The Golden Arrow
1936 • as DeWolfe
★ 6.3
Hired Wife
Hired Wife
1940 • as William
★ 6.8
The Inside Story
The Inside Story
1948 • as Mr. Mason
★ 6.6
Tell No Tales
Tell No Tales
1939 • as Charlie Daggett
★ 5.4
Stage Struck
Stage Struck
1936 • as Wayne
★ 5.3
Page Miss Glory
Page Miss Glory
1935 • as Joe Bonner
★ 6.7
The Remarkable Andrew
The Remarkable Andrew
1942 • as Teller / Witness
★ 7.4
Margie
Margie
1946 • as Mr. Angus MacDuff
★ 7.1
The Magnificent Dope
The Magnificent Dope
1942 • as Albert Gowdy
★ 7.3
Taxi, Mister
Taxi, Mister
1943 • as Police Fingerprint Man
★ 4.2
Headline Shooter
Headline Shooter
1933 • as Happy
★ 6.3
movie
Street of Memories
1940 • as Mr. Foster
★ 8.0
How to Sub-Let
How to Sub-Let
1939 • as Mr. Mustavas
★ 5.8
Daughters Courageous
Daughters Courageous
1939 • as Tourist (uncredited)
★ 6.3
What a Woman
What a Woman
1943 • as Mailman (uncredited)
★ 6.3
Whistling in Dixie
Whistling in Dixie
1942 • as Mr. Panky
★ 6.2
I Sell Anything
I Sell Anything
1934 • as Stooge
★ 5.0
Here Comes Carter
Here Comes Carter
1936 • as Mel Winter
★ 5.5
Reno
Reno
1939 • as Abe Compass
★ 6.7
The Key
The Key
1934 • as Homer, Tennant's Aide
★ 4.9
Dark Hazard
Dark Hazard
1934 • as George Mayhew
★ 5.7
Charter Pilot
Charter Pilot
1940 • as Horace Sturgeon
★ 7.7
Stella
Stella
1950 • as Tim Gross
★ 9.0
Easy to Love
Easy to Love
1934 • as Hotel Desk Clerk
★ 5.1
Too Much Harmony
Too Much Harmony
1933 • as Piano Tuner
★ 7.0
Roughly Speaking
Roughly Speaking
1945 • as The Teacher (uncredited)
★ 6.8
No Marriage Ties
No Marriage Ties
1933 • as Smith
★ 4.9
Shooting High
Shooting High
1940 • as Clem Perkle
★ 7.0
Sympathy
Sympathy
1929 • as William Maxwell
★ 4.0
Goodbye Again
Goodbye Again
1933 • as Mr. Clayton
★ 4.9
Stage to Chino
Stage to Chino
1940 • as J. Horatio Boggs
★ 5.9
Best Man Wins
Best Man Wins
1948 • as Amos
★ 7.0
Gildersleeve on Broadway
Gildersleeve on Broadway
1943 • as Homer
★ 7.1
Career
Career
1939 • as Jim Bronson
★ 8.0
Chicken Wagon Family
Chicken Wagon Family
1939 • as Henri Fippany
★ 10.0
Little Iodine
Little Iodine
1946 • as Mr. Tremble
★ 4.7
Madame du Barry
Madame du Barry
1934 • as Professor de la Vauguyon
★ 4.6
movie
Doctor Jim
1947 • as Mayor
★ 8.0
The Wall Street Mystery
The Wall Street Mystery
1931 • as Martin Hill
★ 6.2
The Covered Trailer
The Covered Trailer
1939 • as E. L. Beamish
★ 7.0
The Hoodlum Saint
The Hoodlum Saint
1946 • as Antique Clock Dealer (uncredited)
★ 5.5
See Your Doctor
See Your Doctor
1939 • as Brother-in-Law
★ 6.5
Home Movies
Home Movies
1940 • as Party Guest Wearing Bowtie (uncredited)
★ 7.0
San Francisco Nights
San Francisco Nights
1928 • as Tommie
★ 10.0
Louisiana Hayride
Louisiana Hayride
1944 • as Malcolm Cartwright
★ 7.5
Kansas City Princess
Kansas City Princess
1934 • as Alderman Sam Warren
★ 4.9
Reported Missing
Reported Missing
1937 • as 'Ab' Steele
★ 10.0
The Mighty Treve
The Mighty Treve
1937 • as Mr. Davis
★ 7.5
movie
Carnival Queen
1937 • as Profesor Silva
★ 7.0
movie
Railroadin'
1941 • as George
The Immortal Blacksmith
The Immortal Blacksmith
1944 • as Oliver Davenport
★ 8.0
The Poor Fish
The Poor Fish
1930 • as Harry