Occupation Actor Name Halliwell Hobbes Ex-spouse Nancie B. Marsland | Years active 1898—1957 Role Actor | |
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Born 16 November 1877 ( 1877-11-16 ) Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire, England, UK Died February 20, 1962, Santa Monica, California, United States Movies Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde, That Hamilton Woman, Gaslight, You Can't Take It with You, Platinum Blonde Similar People Walter Reisch, Roy William Neill, Robert Riskin, Rouben Mamoulian, William Dieterle | ||
Halliwell Hobbes (16 November 1877; Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire – 20 February 1962; Santa Monica, California) was an English actor.
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Life
His stage debut was as a member of Frank Benson's company in 1898, playing in Shakespearean rep alongside actors such as Ellen Terry and Mrs Patrick Campbell. His earliest American work was as an actor and director from 1906, before moving to Hollywood in early 1929 (aged 51) to play old men's roles such as clerics, butlers, doctors, lords and diplomats.
Receiving fewer film roles during the 1940s (though he still managed to have been in over 100 films by 1949), he moved back to Broadway by mid 1940, appearing in Romeo and Juliet as Lord Capulet and continuing there until late 1955. By 1950 he had moved to American television in the diverse playhouse format. He married Nancie B. Marsland. He increased the sunkenness of his cheeks by having his four 12-year-molars removed. When he died from a heart attack he was buried at the Chapel of the Pines Crematory in Los Angeles.
Broadway
Filmography
Actor
1955
The Alcoa Hour (TV Series) as
Doorman / Reverend Garland
- Mrs. Gilling and the Skyscraper (1957) - Doorman
- The Small Servant (1955) - Reverend Garland
1956
Miracle in the Rain as
Ely B. 'Windy' Windgate
1956
Studio One (TV Series) as
Father Benedict
- Flower of Pride (1956) - Father Benedict
1951
Robert Montgomery Presents (TV Series) as
Archbishop of Canterbury
- A Criminal Assignment (1953)
- Happy Birthday, George (1952)
- Victoria Regina (1951) - Archbishop of Canterbury
1951
Lux Video Theatre (TV Series) as
Fitz James / Justin
- No Will of His Own (1951) - Fitz James
- The Treasure Trove (1951) - Justin
1950
Lights Out (TV Series) as
O'Haggis / Col. Killigrew (old)
- The Devil in Glencairn (1951) - O'Haggis
- Dr. Heidegger's Experiment (1950) - Col. Killigrew (old)
1951
Pulitzer Prize Playhouse (TV Series)
- The Buccaneer (1951)
1949
That Forsyte Woman as
Nicholas Forsyte
1949
Martin Kane (TV Series) as
John Marks
- Reclusive Sisters - John Marks
1948
You Gotta Stay Happy as
Martin
1948
The Black Arrow as
Bishop of Tisbury
1947
If Winter Comes as
The Coroner
1946
Canyon Passage as
Clenchfield
1944
Information Please (Short) as
Leutnant Eberhard (uncredited)
1944
Casanova Brown as
Charles
1944
The Invisible Man's Revenge as
Cleghorn
1944
Mr. Skeffington as
Soames (uncredited)
1944
Gaslight as
Mr. Muffin
1943
His Butler's Sister as
Willebrandt (uncredited)
1943
Mr. Muggs Steps Out as
Charney, the Butler
1943
Sherlock Holmes Faces Death as
Brunton
1943
Heavenly Music (Short) as
Franz Liszt (uncredited)
1943
Forever and a Day as
Doctor
1942
Journey for Margaret as
Mr. Barrie
1942
The Undying Monster as
Walton, the Butler
1942
The War Against Mrs. Hadley as
Bennett
1942
To Be or Not to Be as
General Armstrong
1942
Son of Fury: The Story of Benjamin Blake as
Purdy
1941
Dr. Kildare's Wedding Day as
Minister (uncredited)
1941
Here Comes Mr. Jordan as
Sisk
1941
Sunny as
Johnson (uncredited)
1941
That Hamilton Woman as
Rev. Nelson
1940
Lady with Red Hair as
Divorce Judge (uncredited)
1940
Third Finger, Left Hand as
Burton
1940
The Sea Hawk as
Astronomer
1940
Waterloo Bridge as
Vicar at St. Matthews (uncredited)
1940
The Earl of Chicago as
Lord Chancellor
1939
The Light That Failed as
Doctor
1939
Remember? as
Butler Williams
1939
Nurse Edith Cavell as
English Chaplain
1939
Naughty But Nice as
Dean Burton
1939
Tell No Tales as
Dr. Lovelake
1939
The Hardys Ride High as
Dobbs - The Butler
1939
Pacific Liner as
Captain Mathews
1938
A Christmas Carol as
Clergyman Sliding on Sidewalk (uncredited)
1938
Storm Over Bengal as
Sir John Galt
1938
Service de Luxe as
Butler
1938
You Can't Take It with You as
DePinna
1938
Charles and Mary (TV Movie) as
Dudley (as Halliwell Hobbs)
1938
Ann and Harold (TV Series) as
Jim, Best Man
- Their Wedding (1938) - Jim, Best Man (as Halliwell Hobbs)
1938
Kidnapped as
Dominie Campbell
1938
Bulldog Drummond's Peril as
Professor Bernard Goodman
1938
The Jury's Secret as
John, The Butler
1937
Fit for a King as
Count Strunsky
1937
Varsity Show as
Dean Meredith
1937
Parnell as
W.H. Smith (uncredited)
1937
The Prince and the Pauper as
Archbishop
1937
Maid of Salem as
Jeremiah
1936
Love Letters of a Star as
Hotchkiss
1936
Give Me Your Heart as
Oliver
1936
Mary of Scotland as
Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
1936
Spendthrift as
Beuhl - the Butler
1936
The White Angel as
Lord Raglan
1936
Hearts Divided as
Cambaceres
1936
Changing of the Guard (Short) as
Grandfather, the Colonel
1936
Dracula's Daughter as
Hawkins (as Halliwell Hobbs)
1936
The Story of Louis Pasteur as
Dr. Lister
1936
Here Comes Trouble as
Prof. Howard
1936
Rose-Marie as
Mr. Gordon (uncredited)
1935
Captain Blood as
Lord Sunderland (uncredited)
1935
Millions in the Air as
Theodore
1935
Charlie Chan in Shanghai as
Chief of Police
1935
Jalna as
Uncle Ernest Whiteoak
1935
Cardinal Richelieu as
Father Joseph
1935
Vanessa, Her Love Story as
Father of Little Girl (uncredited)
1935
Folies Bergère de Paris as
Monsieur Paulet
1935
The Right to Live as
Sir Stephen Barr
1934
Father Brown, Detective as
Sir Leopold Fischer
1934
Menace as
Skinner
1934
We Live Again as
Official (uncredited)
1934
British Agent as
Sir Walter Carrister
1934
She Was a Lady as
George Dane
1934
Bulldog Drummond Strikes Back as
First Bobby
1934
Madame Du Barry as
English Ambassador
1934
The Key as
General C.O. Furlong (as Halliwell Hobbs)
1934
Double Door as
Mr. Chase
1934
All Men Are Enemies as
Clarendon
1934
Riptide as
Bollard
1934
Mandalay as
Col. Dawson Ames
1933
I Am Suzanne! as
Dr. Lorenzo
1933
If I Were Free as
Burford - Gordon's Butler (uncredited)
1933
Should Ladies Behave as
Louis
1933
Lady for a Day as
Butler
1933
The Masquerader as
Brock
1933
Captured! as
British Major General (as Halliwell Hobbs)
1933
Midnight Mary as
Churchill
1933
A Study in Scarlet as
Dearing
1933
Looking Forward as
Mr. James Felton
1932
Cynara as
Coroner at Inquest
1932
Payment Deferred as
A Prospective Tenant
1932
6 Hours to Live as
Baron Emil von Sturm
1932
Week Ends Only as
Martin
1932
Man About Town as
Hilton
1932
Devil's Lottery as
Lord Litchfield
1932
Love Affair as
Kibbee
1932
The Menace as
Phillips
1932
Lovers Courageous as
Mr. Smith
1932
Forbidden as
Florist (uncredited)
1931
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde as
Brigadier-General Carew
1931
Platinum Blonde as
Butler
1931
The Sin of Madelon Claudet as
Roget
1931
The Woman Between as
Barton - The Butler
1931
Five and Ten as
Hopkins (uncredited)
1931
The Lady Refuses as
Sir James - Lawyer (uncredited)
1931
The Bachelor Father as
Larkin, the Butler
1930
The Right of Way as
The Siegneur (as Holliwell Hobbes)
1930
Charley's Aunt as
Stephen Spettigue
1930
Scotland Yard as
Lord St. Arran (uncredited)
1930
Grumpy as
Ruddick
1929
Jealousy as
Rigaud
1929
Lucky in Love as
Earl of Balkerry
Soundtrack
1942
The War Against Mrs. Hadley (performer: "Happy Birthday" (1893) - uncredited)
1936
Changing of the Guard (Short) (performer: "Auld Lang Syne" - uncredited)
Archive Footage
1947
Hollywood Wonderland (Short) as
Grandfather (clip from "Changing of the Guard" (1936)) (uncredited)
References
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