Hobart Cavanaugh
Known for: Acting
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
Series
MGM Parade
Self
1955
Film
Captain Blood
Dr. Bronson
1935
Film
Wife vs. Secretary
Joe Farnsworth
1936
Film
Gold Diggers of 1933
Dog Salesman (uncredited)
1933
Film
Santa Fe Trail
Barber Doyle
1940
Film
Night and Day
Man in Hospital Hall (uncredited)
1946
Film
Housewife
George Wilson
1934
Film
A Midsummer Night's Dream
Philostrate
1935
Film
Our Wife
Shipboard Passenger (uncredited)
1941
Film
Hi, Nellie!
Fullerton
1934
Film
Convention City
Wendell Orchard
1933
Film
A Letter to Three Wives
Mr. Manleigh
1949
Film
A Lost Lady
Robert
1934
Film
Black Angel
Jake
1946
Film
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
Self (archive footage)
1975
Film
Picture Snatcher
James Peters - Drunken Reporter (uncredited)
1933
Film
Zenobia
Mr. Dover
1939
Film
Driftwood
Judge Beckett
1947
Film
Girl Overboard
Joseph L. 'Joe' Gray
1937
Film
My Woman
Mr. Miller
1933
Film
Idiot's Delight
Frueheim
1939
Film
I Wanted Wings
Mickey
1941
Film
Stand by for Action
Carpenter's Mate 'Chips'
1942
Film
Horror Island
Professor Jasper Quinley
1941
Film
Wonder Bar
Drunk (uncredited)
1934
Film
Three Smart Girls
Wilbur Lamb
1936
Film
Rose of Washington Square
Whitey Boone
1939
Film
The Human Comedy
Drunk at Bar (uncredited)
1943
Film
Jimmy the Gent
Fake Worthingham
1934
Film
Naughty but Nice
Clark's Piano Tuner (uncredited)
1939
Film
Kismet
Moolah
1944
Film
Night Key
Petty Louie
1937
Film
Harold Teen
Pop
1934
Film
The Great O'Malley
Reporter Pinky Holden
1937
Film
Margie
Mr. Angus MacDuff
1946
Film
We're in the Money
Max
1935
Film
Lady in a Jam
Reporter (uncredited)
1942
Film
Don't Bet on Blondes
Philbert O. Slemp
1935
Film
The Mayor of Hell
Mr. Gorman
1933
Film
A Dream Comes True
Himself (uncredited)
1935
Film
Fashions of 1934
Inventor on Ship (uncredited)
1934
Film
I Stole a Million
Jenkins's Assistant
1939
Film
A Child is Born
Mr. Herbert West
1939
Film
The Hoodlum Saint
Antique Clock Dealer (uncredited)
1946
Film
The Devil's Mate
Parkhurst
1933
Film
Dr. Socrates
Stevens
1935
Film
Page Miss Glory
Joe Bonner
1935
Film
My Girl Tisa
Sigmund
1948
Film
Public Deb No. 1
Mr. Schlitz
1940
Film
Daughters Courageous
Tourist (uncredited)
1939
Film
Two Against the World
Tippy Mantus
1936
Film
My Favorite Spy
Jules
1942
Film
Her Cardboard Lover
Arresting Plainclothesman (uncredited)
1942
Film
Bureau of Missing Persons
Mr. Harris (uncredited)
1933
Film
Tell No Tales
Charlie Daggett
1939
Film
Four Wives
Mr. Jenkins (uncredited)
1939
Film
Never Say Die
Druggist
1939
Film
The Lady Consents
Mr. Yardley
1936
Film
Private Detective 62
Harcourt S. Burns
1933
Film
Guest in the House
Mr. Blossom
1944
Film
Bordertown
Harry
1935
Film
Jackass Mail
Gospel Jones
1942
Film
The Kansan
Josh Hudkins
1943
Film
Cowboy from Brooklyn
Mr. "Pops" Jordan
1938
Film
The Remarkable Andrew
Teller / Witness
1942
Film
Charter Pilot
Horace Sturgeon
1940
Film
Sweet Rosie O'Grady
Clark
1943
Film
I've Got Your Number
Happy Dooley
1934
Film
Mary Stevens, M.D.
Alf Simmons
1933
Film
The Ghost Comes Home
Ambrose Bundy
1940
Film
The Spider Woman Strikes Back
Bill Stapleton
1946
Film
Madame du Barry
Professor de la Vauguyon
1934
Film
Cain and Mabel
Milo
1936
Film
Easy to Love
Hotel Desk Clerk
1934
Film
Now I'll Tell
Freddie Stanton
1934
Film
Stage to Chino
J. Horatio Boggs
1940
Film
That’s My Story
Sheriff Otis
1937
Film
Too Much Harmony
Piano Tuner
1933
Film
Thieves Fall Out
David Tipton
1941
Film
Gildersleeve on Broadway
Homer
1943
Film
Cinderella Jones
George
1946
Film
Headline Shooter
Happy
1933
Film
Roughly Speaking
The Teacher (uncredited)
1945
Film
The Magnificent Dope
Albert Gowdy
1942
Film
Colleen
Noggin
1936
Film
What a Woman
Mailman (uncredited)
1943
Film
Easy Come, Easy Go
Higgins
1947
Film
Moulin Rouge
Drunk
1934
Film
Don Juan Quilligan
Mr. Rostigaff
1945
Street of Memories
Mr. Foster
1940
Film
That's Right – You're Wrong
Dwight Cook
1939
Film
Pilot #5
Boat Owner
1943
Film
State Fair
Professor Fred Coin (Uncredited)
1933
Film
Havana Widows
Mr. Otis, Invincible Insurance
1933
Film
The Man from Down Under
Boots
1943
Film
Broadway Thru a Keyhole
Peanuts Dinwiddie
1933
Film
You Can't Fool Your Wife
Potts
1940
Film
Sympathy
William Maxwell
1929
Film
Little Iodine
Mr. Tremble
1946
Film
Dangerous Blondes
Pop
1943
Film
The Covered Trailer
E. L. Beamish
1939
Film
I Live for Love
Townsend
1935
Film
Mandalay
Purser (uncredited)
1934
Film
The Firebird
Emile, Brandt's Valet
1934
Film
Broadway Gondolier
Music Critic Gilmore
1935
Film
The Key
Homer, Tennant's Aide
1934
Film
The Adventures of Jane Arden
"Killer"
1939
Film
Kansas City Princess
Alderman Sam Warren
1934
Film
I Sell Anything
Stooge
1934
Film
Dark Hazard
George Mayhew
1934
Film
The Honeymoon's Over
Avery Butterfield
1939
Film
The Inside Story
Mr. Mason
1948
Film
I Am a Thief
Daudet
1934
Film
Whistling in Dixie
Mr. Panky
1942
Film
Up in Central Park
Mayor Oakley
1948
Film
While the Patient Slept
Eustace Federie
1935
Film
The Mighty Treve
Mr. Davis
1937
Film
Wings in the Dark
Mac
1935
Film
The Golden Arrow
DeWolfe
1936
Film
Down in San Diego
Telegraph Clerk (uncredited)
1941
Film
Shooting High
Clem Perkle
1940
Film
Love Letters of a Star
Chester Blodgett
1936
Film
Hired Wife
William
1940
Film
I Cover the Waterfront
One Punch McCoy
1933
Film
The St. Louis Kid
Richardson
1934
Film
Home Movies
Party Guest Wearing Bowtie (uncredited)
1940
Film
No Marriage Ties
Smith
1933
Film
Sing Me a Love Song
Mr. Barton (uncredited)
1936
Film
Stage Struck
Wayne
1936
Film
An Angel from Texas
Mr. Robelink
1940
Film
San Diego I Love You
Mr. McGregor (uncredited)
1944
Film
Faithful in My Fashion
Mr. Wilson
1946
Film
Louisiana Hayride
Malcolm Cartwright
1944
Film
Reno
Abe Compass
1939
Film
The House of Fear
Minor Role
1939
Film
Love, Honor and Oh-Baby!
Gimpy Darnell
1940
Film
I'll Remember April
Joe Billings
1945
Film
Merry Wives of Reno
Derwent
1934
Film
From Headquarters
Muggs Manton
1933
Film
See Your Doctor
Brother-in-Law
1939
Film
The Great Plane Robbery
Homer Pringle
1940
Doctor Jim
Mayor
1947
Film
Land of the Open Range
Pinky Gardner
1942
Film
Stella
Tim Gross
1950
Film
Love in a Bungalow
Mr. Kester
1937
Film
Reported Missing
'Ab' Steele
1937
Film
Mysterious Crossing
Ned J. Stebbins
1936
Film
A Scream in the Dark
Leo Stark
1943
Film
Reaching for the Sun
Front Office Man
1941
Film
Chicken Wagon Family
Henri Fippany
1939
Film
Goodbye Again
Mr. Clayton
1933
Film
A Very Honorable Guy
Benny
1934
Film
Love Begins at Twenty
Jacob 'Jake' Buckley
1936
Film
The Wall Street Mystery
Martin Hill
1931
Carnival Queen
Profesor Silva
1937
Film
A Tragedy at Midnight
Charles Miller
1942
Film
Career
Jim Bronson
1939
Film
Taxi, Mister
Police Fingerprint Man
1943
Film
Best Man Wins
Amos
1948
Film
A Modern Hero
Henry Mueller
1934
Film
Here Comes Carter
Mel Winter
1936
Railroadin'
George
1941
Film
San Francisco Nights
Tommie
1928
Film
The Poor Fish
Harry
1930
Film
The Immortal Blacksmith
Oliver Davenport
1944
Film
How to Sub-Let
Mr. Mustavas
1939