Hobart Cavanaugh
Known for exceptional acting in global cinema.
Profession
Acting
Birthday
21 Sep 1886
Age
140 Years
Born In
Virginia City, Nevada, USA
Total Projects
166
Years Active
47 Yrs
Avg Rating
6.5 ★
Overview
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...
Known For
Filmography
movie
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
as Self (archive footage)
tv
MGM Parade
MGM Parade
as Self
movie
Stella
Stella
as Tim Gross
movie
A Letter to Three Wives
A Letter to Three Wives
as Mr. Manleigh
movie
Up in Central Park
Up in Central Park
as Mayor Oakley
movie
Best Man Wins
Best Man Wins
as Amos
movie
The Inside Story
The Inside Story
as Mr. Mason
movie
My Girl Tisa
My Girl Tisa
as Sigmund
movie
Driftwood
Driftwood
as Judge Beckett
movie
Easy Come, Easy Go
Easy Come, Easy Go
as Higgins
movie
Doctor Jim
Doctor Jim
as Mayor
movie
Little Iodine
Little Iodine
as Mr. Tremble
movie
Margie
Margie
as Mr. Angus MacDuff
movie
Faithful in My Fashion
Faithful in My Fashion
as Mr. Wilson
movie
Black Angel
Black Angel
as Jake
movie
Night and Day
Night and Day
as Man in Hospital Hall (uncredited)
movie
The Hoodlum Saint
The Hoodlum Saint
as Antique Clock Dealer (uncredited)
movie
The Spider Woman Strikes Back
The Spider Woman Strikes Back
as Bill Stapleton
movie
Cinderella Jones
Cinderella Jones
as George
movie
Don Juan Quilligan
Don Juan Quilligan
as Mr. Rostigaff
movie
I'll Remember April
I'll Remember April
as Joe Billings
movie
Roughly Speaking
Roughly Speaking
as The Teacher (uncredited)
movie
Guest in the House
Guest in the House
as Mr. Blossom
movie
Kismet
Kismet
as Moolah
movie
San Diego I Love You
San Diego I Love You
as Mr. McGregor (uncredited)
movie
Louisiana Hayride
Louisiana Hayride
as Malcolm Cartwright
movie
The Immortal Blacksmith
The Immortal Blacksmith
as Oliver Davenport
movie
What a Woman
What a Woman
as Mailman (uncredited)
movie
Gildersleeve on Broadway
Gildersleeve on Broadway
as Homer
movie
A Scream in the Dark
A Scream in the Dark
as Leo Stark
movie
Sweet Rosie O'Grady
Sweet Rosie O'Grady
as Clark
movie
Dangerous Blondes
Dangerous Blondes
as Pop
movie
The Kansan
The Kansan
as Josh Hudkins
movie
The Man from Down Under
The Man from Down Under
as Boots
movie
Pilot #5
Pilot #5
as Boat Owner
movie
Taxi, Mister
Taxi, Mister
as Police Fingerprint Man
movie
The Human Comedy
The Human Comedy
as Drunk at Bar (uncredited)
movie
Whistling in Dixie
Whistling in Dixie
as Mr. Panky
movie
Stand by for Action
Stand by for Action
as Carpenter's Mate 'Chips'
movie
Her Cardboard Lover
Her Cardboard Lover
as Arresting Plainclothesman (uncredited)
movie
Jackass Mail
Jackass Mail
as Gospel Jones
movie
The Magnificent Dope
The Magnificent Dope
as Albert Gowdy
movie
Lady in a Jam
Lady in a Jam
as Reporter (uncredited)
movie
My Favorite Spy
My Favorite Spy
as Jules
movie
Land of the Open Range
Land of the Open Range
as Pinky Gardner
movie
The Remarkable Andrew
The Remarkable Andrew
as Teller / Witness
movie
A Tragedy at Midnight
A Tragedy at Midnight
as Charles Miller
movie
Railroadin'
Railroadin'
as George
movie
Our Wife
Our Wife
as Shipboard Passenger (uncredited)
movie
Down in San Diego
Down in San Diego
as Telegraph Clerk (uncredited)
movie
Thieves Fall Out
Thieves Fall Out
as David Tipton
movie
Reaching for the Sun
Reaching for the Sun
as Front Office Man
movie
Horror Island
Horror Island
as Professor Jasper Quinley
movie
I Wanted Wings
I Wanted Wings
as Mickey
movie
Santa Fe Trail
Santa Fe Trail
as Barber Doyle
movie
The Great Plane Robbery
The Great Plane Robbery
as Homer Pringle
movie
Charter Pilot
Charter Pilot
as Horace Sturgeon
movie
Street of Memories
Street of Memories
as Mr. Foster
movie
Hired Wife
Hired Wife
as William
movie
Public Deb No. 1
Public Deb No. 1
as Mr. Schlitz
movie
Stage to Chino
Stage to Chino
as J. Horatio Boggs
movie
Love, Honor and Oh-Baby!
Love, Honor and Oh-Baby!
as Gimpy Darnell
movie
You Can't Fool Your Wife
You Can't Fool Your Wife
as Potts
movie
An Angel from Texas
An Angel from Texas
as Mr. Robelink
movie
Shooting High
Shooting High
as Clem Perkle
movie
The Ghost Comes Home
The Ghost Comes Home
as Ambrose Bundy
movie
Home Movies
Home Movies
as Party Guest Wearing Bowtie (uncredited)
movie
Four Wives
Four Wives
as Mr. Jenkins (uncredited)
movie
See Your Doctor
See Your Doctor
as Brother-in-Law
movie
The Honeymoon's Over
The Honeymoon's Over
as Avery Butterfield
movie
A Child is Born
A Child is Born
as Mr. Herbert West
movie
Reno
Reno
as Abe Compass
movie
That's Right – You're Wrong
That's Right – You're Wrong
as Dwight Cook
movie
The Covered Trailer
The Covered Trailer
as E. L. Beamish
movie
Chicken Wagon Family
Chicken Wagon Family
as Henri Fippany
movie
I Stole a Million
I Stole a Million
as Jenkins's Assistant
movie
Career
Career
as Jim Bronson
movie
The House of Fear
The House of Fear
as Minor Role
movie
Naughty But Nice
Naughty But Nice
as Clark's Piano Tuner (uncredited)
movie
Daughters Courageous
Daughters Courageous
as Tourist (uncredited)
movie
Tell No Tales
Tell No Tales
as Charlie Daggett
movie
Rose of Washington Square
Rose of Washington Square
as Whitey Boone
movie
Zenobia
Zenobia
as Mr. Dover
movie
The Adventures of Jane Arden
The Adventures of Jane Arden
as "Killer"
movie
Never Say Die
Never Say Die
as Druggist
movie
How to Sub-Let
How to Sub-Let
as Mr. Mustavas
movie
Idiot's Delight
Idiot's Delight
as Frueheim
movie
Cowboy from Brooklyn
Cowboy from Brooklyn
as Mr. "Pops" Jordan
movie
That’s My Story
That’s My Story
as Sheriff Otis
movie
Carnival Queen
Carnival Queen
as Profesor Silva
movie
Reported Missing
Reported Missing
as 'Ab' Steele
movie
Love in a Bungalow
Love in a Bungalow
as Mr. Kester
movie
Night Key
Night Key
as Petty Louie
movie
The Great O'Malley
The Great O'Malley
as Reporter Pinky Holden
movie
Girl Overboard
Girl Overboard
as Joseph L. 'Joe' Gray
movie
The Mighty Treve
The Mighty Treve
as Mr. Davis
movie
Mysterious Crossing
Mysterious Crossing
as Ned J. Stebbins
movie
Sing Me a Love Song
Sing Me a Love Song
as Mr. Barton (uncredited)
movie
Three Smart Girls
Three Smart Girls
as Wilbur Lamb
movie
Love Letters of a Star
Love Letters of a Star
as Chester Blodgett
movie
Here Comes Carter
Here Comes Carter
as Mel Winter
movie
Cain and Mabel
Cain and Mabel
as Milo
movie
Stage Struck
Stage Struck
as Wayne
movie
Love Begins at Twenty
Love Begins at Twenty
as Jacob 'Jake' Buckley
movie
Two Against the World
Two Against the World
as Tippy Mantus
movie
The Golden Arrow
The Golden Arrow
as DeWolfe
movie
Colleen
Colleen
as Noggin
movie
Wife vs. Secretary
Wife vs. Secretary
as Joe Farnsworth
movie
The Lady Consents
The Lady Consents
as Mr. Yardley
movie
A Dream Comes True
A Dream Comes True
as Himself (uncredited)
movie
Captain Blood
Captain Blood
as Dr. Bronson
movie
Dr. Socrates
Dr. Socrates
as Stevens
movie
A Midsummer Night's Dream
A Midsummer Night's Dream
as Philostrate
movie
I Live for Love
I Live for Love
as Townsend
movie
Page Miss Glory
Page Miss Glory
as Joe Bonner
movie
We're in the Money
We're in the Money
as Max
movie
Broadway Gondolier
Broadway Gondolier
as Music Critic Gilmore
movie
Don't Bet on Blondes
Don't Bet on Blondes
as Philbert O. Slemp
movie
While the Patient Slept
While the Patient Slept
as Eustace Federie
movie
Wings in the Dark
Wings in the Dark
as Mac
movie
Bordertown
Bordertown
as Harry
movie
I Am a Thief
I Am a Thief
as Daudet
movie
The St. Louis Kid
The St. Louis Kid
as Richardson
movie
The Firebird
The Firebird
as Emile, Brandt's Valet
movie
I Sell Anything
I Sell Anything
as Stooge
movie
Madame du Barry
Madame du Barry
as Professor de la Vauguyon
movie
A Lost Lady
A Lost Lady
as Robert
movie
Kansas City Princess
Kansas City Princess
as Alderman Sam Warren
movie
Housewife
Housewife
as George Wilson
movie
The Key
The Key
as Homer, Tennant's Aide
movie
Now I'll Tell
Now I'll Tell
as Freddie Stanton
movie
A Modern Hero
A Modern Hero
as Henry Mueller
movie
Merry Wives of Reno
Merry Wives of Reno
as Derwent
movie
A Very Honorable Guy
A Very Honorable Guy
as Benny
movie
Harold Teen
Harold Teen
as Pop
movie
Wonder Bar
Wonder Bar
as Drunk (uncredited)
movie
Jimmy the Gent
Jimmy the Gent
as Fake Worthingham
movie
I've Got Your Number
I've Got Your Number
as Happy Dooley
movie
Fashions of 1934
Fashions of 1934
as Inventor on Ship (uncredited)
movie
Mandalay
Mandalay
as Purser (uncredited)
movie
Dark Hazard
Dark Hazard
as George Mayhew
movie
Hi, Nellie!
Hi, Nellie!
as Fullerton
movie
Easy to Love
Easy to Love
as Hotel desk clerk
movie
Moulin Rouge
Moulin Rouge
as Drunk
movie
Convention City
Convention City
as Wendell Orchard
movie
Havana Widows
Havana Widows
as Mr. Otis, Invincible Insurance
movie
From Headquarters
From Headquarters
as Muggs Manton
movie
Broadway Thru a Keyhole
Broadway Thru a Keyhole
as Peanuts Dinwiddie
movie
My Woman
My Woman
as Mr. Miller
movie
Too Much Harmony
Too Much Harmony
as Piano Tuner
movie
Bureau of Missing Persons
Bureau of Missing Persons
as Mr. Harris (uncredited)
movie
Goodbye Again
Goodbye Again
as Mr. Clayton
movie
The Devil's Mate
The Devil's Mate
as Parkhurst
movie
No Marriage Ties
No Marriage Ties
as Smith
movie
Headline Shooter
Headline Shooter
as Happy
movie
Mary Stevens, M.D.
Mary Stevens, M.D.
as Alf Simmons
movie
The Mayor of Hell
The Mayor of Hell
as Mr. Gorman
movie
Private Detective 62
Private Detective 62
as Harcourt S. Burns
movie
Gold Diggers of 1933
Gold Diggers of 1933
as Dog Salesman (uncredited)
movie
I Cover the Waterfront
I Cover the Waterfront
as One Punch McCoy
movie
Picture Snatcher
Picture Snatcher
as James Peters - Drunken Reporter (uncredited)
movie
State Fair
State Fair
as Professor Fred Coin (Uncredited)
movie
The Wall Street Mystery
The Wall Street Mystery
as Martin Hill
movie
The Poor Fish
The Poor Fish
as Harry
movie
Sympathy
Sympathy
as William Maxwell
movie
San Francisco Nights
San Francisco Nights
as Tommie