Hobart Cavanaugh

Hobart Cavanaugh

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Hobart Cavanaugh was born on Sep 22, 1886 in USA. Hobart Cavanaugh's big-screen debut came with State Fair directed by Henry King in 1933, strarring Professor Fred Coin - Hog Judge (uncredited). Hobart Cavanaugh is known for A Letter to Three Wives directed by Joseph L. Mankiewicz, Jeanne Crain stars as Deborah Bishop and Linda Darnell as Lora Mae Hollingsway. The upcoming new movie Hobart Cavanaugh plays is A Letter to Three Wives which will be released on Feb 03, 1949.

Worried-looking, balding, moustachioed and usually bespectacled small part character actor, prolific during the 1930s and 40s. Hobart Cavanaugh played downtrodden or henpecked little men -- the perennial victim, forever nervous or bewildered -- to absolute perfection. He was most at home as clerks, mailmen, minor officials, undertakers, shopkeepers and bank tellers. However, when called upon, he could be just as convincing as a sneaky or vaguely sinister villain's accomplice.A former engineering student at the University of California, Cavanaugh began his acting career on the stage, making his debut on Broadway in 1916. He entered films, somewhat inauspiciously, with a forgotten B-picture, which was shot in New York by the independent Gotham Company. It took another five years, until he was signed by First National/Warner Brothers, where he remained under contract until 1936, thereafter free-lancing. His mild-mannered personae remained in constant demand in Hollywood, for he tallied up an impressive 190 screen appearances -- though often uncredited -- right up until his death in 1950.

  • Birthday

    Sep 22, 1886
  • Place of Birth

    Virginia City, Nevada, USA

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