Acting
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?
Film · 1975
MGM Parade
Series · 1955
Stella
Film · 1950
A Letter to Three Wives
Film · 1949
My Girl Tisa
Film · 1948
Up in Central Park
Film · 1948
Best Man Wins
Film · 1948
The Inside Story
Film · 1948
Driftwood
Film · 1947
Easy Come, Easy Go
Film · 1947
Doctor Jim
Film · 1947
Black Angel
Film · 1946
Margie
Film · 1946
The Spider Woman Strikes Back
Film · 1946
Faithful in My Fashion
Film · 1946
Cinderella Jones
Film · 1946
The Hoodlum Saint
Film · 1946
Little Iodine
Film · 1946
Night and Day
Film · 1946
I'll Remember April
Film · 1945
Roughly Speaking
Film · 1945
Don Juan Quilligan
Film · 1945
Kismet
Film · 1944
Louisiana Hayride
Film · 1944
San Diego I Love You
Film · 1944
Guest in the House
Film · 1944
The Immortal Blacksmith
Film · 1944
The Human Comedy
Film · 1943
The Kansan
Film · 1943
Gildersleeve on Broadway
Film · 1943
Pilot #5
Film · 1943
A Scream in the Dark
Film · 1943
The Man from Down Under
Film · 1943
Sweet Rosie O'Grady
Film · 1943
Taxi, Mister
Film · 1943
What a Woman
Film · 1943
Dangerous Blondes
Film · 1943
Whistling in Dixie
Film · 1942
Jackass Mail
Film · 1942
A Tragedy at Midnight
Film · 1942
Land of the Open Range
Film · 1942
Lady in a Jam
Film · 1942
Her Cardboard Lover
Film · 1942
The Remarkable Andrew
Film · 1942
My Favorite Spy
Film · 1942
The Magnificent Dope
Film · 1942
Stand by for Action
Film · 1942
Our Wife
Film · 1941
Thieves Fall Out
Film · 1941
Horror Island
Film · 1941
Down in San Diego
Film · 1941
Reaching for the Sun
Film · 1941
I Wanted Wings
Film · 1941
Railroadin'
Film · 1941
Santa Fe Trail
Film · 1940
Home Movies
Film · 1940
Shooting High
Film · 1940
Love, Honor and Oh-Baby!
Film · 1940
Hired Wife
Film · 1940
Charter Pilot
Film · 1940
Street of Memories
Film · 1940
An Angel from Texas
Film · 1940
You Can't Fool Your Wife
Film · 1940
Public Deb No. 1
Film · 1940
Stage to Chino
Film · 1940
The Great Plane Robbery
Film · 1940
The Ghost Comes Home
Film · 1940
The Covered Trailer
Film · 1939
Rose of Washington Square
Film · 1939
Reno
Film · 1939
A Child is Born
Film · 1939
Career
Film · 1939
Zenobia
Film · 1939
That's Right – You're Wrong
Film · 1939
Tell No Tales
Film · 1939
Naughty but Nice
Film · 1939
Idiot's Delight
Film · 1939
Never Say Die
Film · 1939
Daughters Courageous
Film · 1939
The House of Fear
Film · 1939
Chicken Wagon Family
Film · 1939
Four Wives
Film · 1939
How to Sub-Let
Film · 1939
I Stole a Million
Film · 1939
See Your Doctor
Film · 1939
The Adventures of Jane Arden
Film · 1939
The Honeymoon's Over
Film · 1939
Cowboy from Brooklyn
Film · 1938
Night Key
Film · 1937
The Great O'Malley
Film · 1937
Reported Missing
Film · 1937
Carnival Queen
Film · 1937
Girl Overboard
Film · 1937
The Mighty Treve
Film · 1937
Love in a Bungalow
Film · 1937
That’s My Story
Film · 1937
Three Smart Girls
Film · 1936
Wife vs. Secretary
Film · 1936
Sing Me a Love Song
Film · 1936
Colleen
Film · 1936
Cain and Mabel
Film · 1936
Here Comes Carter
Film · 1936
Stage Struck
Film · 1936
The Lady Consents
Film · 1936
Mysterious Crossing
Film · 1936
Love Letters of a Star
Film · 1936
The Golden Arrow
Film · 1936
Two Against the World
Film · 1936
Love Begins at Twenty
Film · 1936
Captain Blood
Film · 1935
A Midsummer Night's Dream
Film · 1935
Wings in the Dark
Film · 1935
Don't Bet on Blondes
Film · 1935
Page Miss Glory
Film · 1935
I Live for Love
Film · 1935
Dr. Socrates
Film · 1935
We're in the Money
Film · 1935
Broadway Gondolier
Film · 1935
While the Patient Slept
Film · 1935
Bordertown
Film · 1935
A Dream Comes True
Film · 1935
Fashions of 1934
Film · 1934
Jimmy the Gent
Film · 1934
The Key
Film · 1934
Harold Teen
Film · 1934
Merry Wives of Reno
Film · 1934
Dark Hazard
Film · 1934
Wonder Bar
Film · 1934
Now I'll Tell
Film · 1934
I Am a Thief
Film · 1934
Easy to Love
Film · 1934
Housewife
Film · 1934
A Lost Lady
Film · 1934
A Very Honorable Guy
Film · 1934
Madame du Barry
Film · 1934
I've Got Your Number
Film · 1934
I Sell Anything
Film · 1934
Kansas City Princess
Film · 1934
The Firebird
Film · 1934
The St. Louis Kid
Film · 1934
Moulin Rouge
Film · 1934
Hi, Nellie!
Film · 1934
A Modern Hero
Film · 1934
Mandalay
Film · 1934
Picture Snatcher
Film · 1933
I Cover the Waterfront
Film · 1933
Private Detective 62
Film · 1933
Broadway Thru a Keyhole
Film · 1933
From Headquarters
Film · 1933
Mary Stevens, M.D.
Film · 1933
Goodbye Again
Film · 1933
Havana Widows
Film · 1933
Convention City
Film · 1933
State Fair
Film · 1933
My Woman
Film · 1933
Too Much Harmony
Film · 1933
No Marriage Ties
Film · 1933
The Devil's Mate
Film · 1933
Headline Shooter
Film · 1933
The Mayor of Hell
Film · 1933
Bureau of Missing Persons
Film · 1933
Gold Diggers of 1933
Film · 1933
The Wall Street Mystery
Film · 1931
The Poor Fish
Film · 1930
Sympathy
Film · 1929
San Francisco Nights
Film · 1928