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Hobart Cavanaugh
Virginia City, Nevada, USA
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,…
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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.
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1975
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
Movie Self (archive footage)
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1955
MGM Parade
TV show Self
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1950
Stella
Movie Tim Gross
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1949
A Letter to Three Wives
Movie Mr. Manleigh
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1948
Up in Central Park
Movie Mayor Oakley
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1948
Best Man Wins
Movie Amos
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1948
The Inside Story
Movie Mr. Mason
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1948
My Girl Tisa
Movie Sigmund
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1947
Driftwood
Movie Judge Beckett
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1947
Easy Come, Easy Go
Movie Higgins
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1947
Doctor Jim
Movie Mayor
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1946
Little Iodine
Movie Mr. Tremble
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1946
Margie
Movie Mr. Angus MacDuff
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1946
Faithful in My Fashion
Movie Mr. Wilson
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1946
Black Angel
Movie Jake
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1946
Night and Day
Movie Man in Hospital Hall (uncredited)
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1946
The Hoodlum Saint
Movie Antique Clock Dealer (uncredited)
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1946
The Spider Woman Strikes Back
Movie Bill Stapleton
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1946
Cinderella Jones
Movie George
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1945
Don Juan Quilligan
Movie Mr. Rostigaff
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1945
I'll Remember April
Movie Joe Billings
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1945
Roughly Speaking
Movie The Teacher (uncredited)
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1944
Guest in the House
Movie Mr. Blossom
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1944
Kismet
Movie Moolah
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1944
San Diego I Love You
Movie Mr. McGregor (uncredited)
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1944
Louisiana Hayride
Movie Malcolm Cartwright
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1944
The Immortal Blacksmith
Movie Oliver Davenport
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1943
What a Woman
Movie Mailman (uncredited)
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1943
Gildersleeve on Broadway
Movie Homer
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1943
A Scream in the Dark
Movie Leo Stark
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1943
Sweet Rosie O'Grady
Movie Clark
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1943
Dangerous Blondes
Movie Pop
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1943
The Kansan
Movie Josh Hudkins
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1943
The Man from Down Under
Movie Boots
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1943
Pilot #5
Movie Boat Owner
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1943
Taxi, Mister
Movie Police Fingerprint Man
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1943
The Human Comedy
Movie Drunk at Bar (uncredited)
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1942
Stand by for Action
Movie Carpenter's Mate 'Chips'
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1942
Whistling in Dixie
Movie Mr. Panky
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1942
Her Cardboard Lover
Movie Arresting Plainclothesman (uncredited)
