Hobart Cavanaugh (September 22, 1886 â€" 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. By the end of his life, he had appeared in more
than 180 films.
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. By the end of his life, he had appeared in more
than 180 films.
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