Glen Cavender (September 19, 1883 â€" February 9, 1962) was an
American film actor. He appeared in 259 films between 1914 and
1949.The Spanishâ€"American War soldier was born in Tucson, Arizona,
and died in Hollywood, California. He started his acting career in
vaudeville shows. Cavender belonged to the original Keystone Cops and
was a regular in numerous Mack Sennett comedies. He also worked as a
director for three Mack Sennett films between 1914 and 1916. During
the 1920s, Cavender worked for the film studios Educational and
Christie and appeared in Buster Keaton's film classic The General
(1926) as the antagonistic Union Captain Anderson. The advance of
sound film in the late 1920s damaged his career and, formerly a
well-known actor, Cavender only played minor roles until his
retirement in 1949.
American film actor. He appeared in 259 films between 1914 and
1949.The Spanishâ€"American War soldier was born in Tucson, Arizona,
and died in Hollywood, California. He started his acting career in
vaudeville shows. Cavender belonged to the original Keystone Cops and
was a regular in numerous Mack Sennett comedies. He also worked as a
director for three Mack Sennett films between 1914 and 1916. During
the 1920s, Cavender worked for the film studios Educational and
Christie and appeared in Buster Keaton's film classic The General
(1926) as the antagonistic Union Captain Anderson. The advance of
sound film in the late 1920s damaged his career and, formerly a
well-known actor, Cavender only played minor roles until his
retirement in 1949.
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