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Halliwell Hobbes

Acting 84 (deceased) years old Stratford-on-Avon, Warwickshire, England, UK ★ 0.7
Born: November 16, 1877
Died: February 20, 1962

Biography

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Halliwell Hobbes (16 November 1877 – 20 February 1962) was an English actor. His stage debut was 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 older 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.

Filmography

Acting Credits (107)

Miracle in the Rain
Miracle in the Rain Ely B. Windgate 1956
That Forsyte Woman
That Forsyte Woman Nicholas Forsyte 1949
You Gotta Stay Happy
You Gotta Stay Happy Martin 1948
The Black Arrow
The Black Arrow Bishop of Tisbury 1948
If Winter Comes
If Winter Comes The Coroner 1947
Hollywood Wonderland
Hollywood Wonderland Grandfather (clip from "Changing of the Guard", 1936) (uncredited) 1947
Canyon Passage
Canyon Passage Clenchfield 1946
Casanova Brown
Casanova Brown Charles, the Butler 1944
The Invisible Man's Revenge
The Invisible Man's Revenge Cleghorn, the butler 1944
Mr. Skeffington
Mr. Skeffington Soames (uncredited) 1944
Gaslight
Gaslight Mr. Muffin 1944
Information Please
Information Please Lt Eberhard 1944
His Butler's Sister
His Butler's Sister Willebrandt 1943
Mr. Muggs Steps Out
Mr. Muggs Steps Out 1943
Sherlock Holmes Faces Death
Sherlock Holmes Faces Death Alfred Brunton, the butler 1943
Forever and a Day
Forever and a Day Doctor 1943
Journey for Margaret
Journey for Margaret Mr. Barrie 1942
The Undying Monster
The Undying Monster Walton the Butler 1942
The War Against Mrs. Hadley
The War Against Mrs. Hadley Bennett 1942
To Be or Not to Be
To Be or Not to Be Gen. Armstrong 1942
Son of Fury: The Story of Benjamin Blake
Son of Fury: The Story of Benjamin Blake Purdy 1942
Here Comes Mr. Jordan
Here Comes Mr. Jordan Sisk 1941
Sunny
Sunny Johnson 1941
That Hamilton Woman
That Hamilton Woman Rev. Nelson 1941
Lady with Red Hair
Lady with Red Hair Divorce Judge (uncredited) 1940
Third Finger, Left Hand
Third Finger, Left Hand Burton 1940
The Sea Hawk
The Sea Hawk Astronomer 1940
Waterloo Bridge
Waterloo Bridge Vicar at St. Matthews (uncredited) 1940
The Earl of Chicago
The Earl of Chicago Lord Chancellor 1940
The Light That Failed
The Light That Failed Doctor 1939
Remember?
Remember? Butler Williams 1939
Nurse Edith Cavell
Nurse Edith Cavell British Chaplain 1939
Naughty But Nice
Naughty But Nice Dean Burton, Winfield College 1939
Tell No Tales
Tell No Tales Dr. Lovelake 1939
The Hardys Ride High
The Hardys Ride High Dobbs 1939
Pacific Liner
Pacific Liner Captain Mathews 1939
A Christmas Carol
A Christmas Carol Clergyman Sliding on Sidewalk (uncredited) 1938
Storm Over Bengal
Storm Over Bengal Sir John Galt 1938
Service de Luxe
Service de Luxe Butler 1938
You Can't Take It with You
You Can't Take It with You Mr. DePinna 1938
Kidnapped
Kidnapped Dominie Campbell 1938
Bulldog Drummond's Peril
Bulldog Drummond's Peril Prof. Bernard Goodman 1938
The Jury's Secret
The Jury's Secret John, Butler 1938
Varsity Show
Varsity Show Dean Meredith 1937
Fit for a King
Fit for a King Count Strunsky 1937
Parnell
Parnell W.H. Smith 1937
The Prince and the Pauper
The Prince and the Pauper Archbishop 1937
Maid of Salem
Maid of Salem Jeremiah 1937
Love Letters of a Star
Love Letters of a Star Hotchkiss 1936
Give Me Your Heart
Give Me Your Heart Oliver Warren 1936
Mary of Scotland
Mary of Scotland Man (uncredited) 1936
Spendthrift
Spendthrift Beuhl - the Butler 1936
The White Angel
The White Angel Lord Raglan 1936
Hearts Divided
Hearts Divided Cambaceres 1936
Changing of the Guard
Changing of the Guard Grandfather, the Colonel 1936
Dracula's Daughter
Dracula's Daughter Hawkins 1936
The Story of Louis Pasteur
The Story of Louis Pasteur Dr. Lister 1936
Here Comes Trouble
Here Comes Trouble Professor Howard 1936
Captain Blood
Captain Blood Lord Sunderland (uncredited) 1935
Millions in the Air
Millions in the Air Theodore 1935
Charlie Chan in Shanghai
Charlie Chan in Shanghai Colonel Watkins, police commissioner 1935
Jalna
Jalna Ernest Whiteoaks 1935
Cardinal Richelieu
Cardinal Richelieu Father Joseph 1935
Vanessa: Her Love Story
Vanessa: Her Love Story Father of Little Girl 1935
Folies Bergère de Paris
Folies Bergère de Paris Monsieur Paulet 1935
The Right to Live
The Right to Live Dr. Sir Stephen Barr 1935
Father Brown, Detective
Father Brown, Detective Sir Leopold Fischer 1934
Menace
Menace Skinner 1934
We Live Again
We Live Again Official 1934
British Agent
British Agent Sir Walter Carrister 1934
She Was a Lady
She Was a Lady George Dane 1934
Bulldog Drummond Strikes Back
Bulldog Drummond Strikes Back First Bobby 1934
The Key
The Key General C.O. Furlong 1934
Double Door
Double Door Mr. Chase 1934
Riptide
Riptide Bollard 1934
Mandalay
Mandalay Col. Dawson Ames 1934
I Am Suzanne!
I Am Suzanne! Dr. Lorenzo 1933
Should Ladies Behave
Should Ladies Behave Louis 1933
If I Were Free
If I Were Free Burford-Gordon's butler 1933
Lady for a Day
Lady for a Day Butler 1933
The Masquerader
The Masquerader Brock 1933
Captured!
Captured! British Major General 1933
Midnight Mary
Midnight Mary Churchill 1933
A Study in Scarlet
A Study in Scarlet Malcolm Dearing 1933
Looking Forward
Looking Forward Mr. James Felton 1933
Cynara
Cynara Coroner at Inquest (uncredited) 1932
Payment Deferred
Payment Deferred A Prospective Tenant 1932
6 Hours to Live
6 Hours to Live Baron Emil von Sturm 1932
Week Ends Only
Week Ends Only Martin 1932
Man About Town
Man About Town Hilton 1932
Devil's Lottery
Devil's Lottery Lord Litchfield 1932
Love Affair
Love Affair Kibbee 1932
The Menace
The Menace Phillips 1932
Lovers Courageous
Lovers Courageous Mr. Smith 1932
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde Brig. Gen. Sir Danvers Carew 1931
Platinum Blonde
Platinum Blonde Smythe 1931
The Sin of Madelon Claudet
The Sin of Madelon Claudet Roget 1931
The Woman Between
The Woman Between Barton the Butler 1931
Five and Ten
Five and Ten Hopkins (uncredited) 1931
The Lady Refuses
The Lady Refuses Sir James (uncredited) 1931
The Bachelor Father
The Bachelor Father Larkin 1931
Charley's Aunt
Charley's Aunt Stephen Spettigue 1930
The Right of Way
The Right of Way The Siegneur 1930
Scotland Yard
Scotland Yard Lord St. Arran 1930
Grumpy
Grumpy Ruddick 1930
Jealousy
Jealousy Rigaud 1929
Lucky In Love
Lucky In Love Earl of Balkerry 1929

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