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