From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia 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.
Known For
| Birth Location | Stratford-on-Avon, Warwickshire, England, UK |
|---|---|
| Born | 1877-11-16 |
| Died | 1962-02-20 |
Movies
Miracle in the Rain
as Ely B. Windgate
1956
That Forsyte Woman
as Nicholas Forsyte
1949
You Gotta Stay Happy
as Martin
1948
The Black Arrow
as Bishop of Tisbury
1948
If Winter Comes
as The Coroner
1947
Hollywood Wonderland
as Grandfather (clip from "Changing of the Guard", 1936) (uncredited)
1947
Canyon Passage
as Clenchfield
1946
Casanova Brown
as Charles, the Butler
1944
The Invisible Man's Revenge
as Cleghorn, the butler
1944
Mr. Skeffington
as Soames (uncredited)
1944
Gaslight
as Mr. Muffin
1944
Information Please
as Lt Eberhard
1944
His Butler's Sister
as Willebrandt
1943
1943
Sherlock Holmes Faces Death
as Alfred Brunton, the butler
1943
Forever and a Day
as Doctor
1943
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 Gen. Armstrong
1942
1942
Here Comes Mr. Jordan
as Sisk
1941
Sunny
as Johnson
1941
That Hamilton Woman
as Rev. Nelson
1941
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
1940
The Light That Failed
as Doctor
1939
Remember?
as Butler Williams
1939
Nurse Edith Cavell
as British Chaplain
1939
Naughty But Nice
as Dean Burton, Winfield College
1939
Tell No Tales
as Dr. Lovelake
1939
The Hardys Ride High
as Dobbs
1939
Pacific Liner
as Captain Mathews
1939
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 Mr. DePinna
1938
Kidnapped
as Dominie Campbell
1938
Bulldog Drummond's Peril
as Prof. Bernard Goodman
1938
The Jury's Secret
as John, Butler
1938
Varsity Show
as Dean Meredith
1937
Fit for a King
as Count Strunsky
1937
The Prince and the Pauper
as Archbishop
1937
Maid of Salem
as Jeremiah
1937
Love Letters of a Star
as Hotchkiss
1936
Give Me Your Heart
as Oliver Warren
1936
Mary of Scotland
as Man (uncredited)
1936
Spendthrift
as Beuhl - the Butler
1936
The White Angel
as Lord Raglan
1936
Hearts Divided
as Cambaceres
1936
Changing of the Guard
as Grandfather, the Colonel
1936
Dracula's Daughter
as Police Sgt. Hawkins
1936
The Story of Louis Pasteur
as Dr. Lister
1936
Here Comes Trouble
as Professor Howard
1936
Captain Blood
as Lord Sunderland (uncredited)
1935
Charlie Chan in Shanghai
as Colonel Watkins, police commissioner
1935
Jalna
as Ernest Whiteoaks
1935
Cardinal Richelieu
as Father Joseph
1935
Vanessa: Her Love Story
as Father of Little Girl
1935
Folies Bergère
as Monsieur Paulet
1935
The Right to Live
as Dr. Sir Stephen Barr
1935
Father Brown, Detective
as Sir Leopold Fischer
1934
Menace
as Skinner
1934
We Live Again
as Official
1934
British Agent
as Sir Walter Carrister
1934
She Was a Lady
as George Dane
1934
Bulldog Drummond Strikes Back
as First Bobby
1934
The Key
as General C.O. Furlong
1934
Double Door
as Mr. Chase
1934
Riptide
as Bollard
1934
Mandalay
as Col. Dawson Ames
1934
I Am Suzanne!
as Dr. Lorenzo
1933
If I Were Free
as Burford-Gordon's butler
1933
Should Ladies Behave
as Louis
1933
Lady for a Day
as Butler
1933
The Masquerader
as Brock
1933
Captured!
as British Major General
1933
Midnight Mary
as Churchill
1933
A Study in Scarlet
as Malcolm Dearing
1933
Looking Forward
as Mr. James Felton
1933
Cynara
as Coroner at Inquest (uncredited)
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
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
as Brig. Gen. Sir Danvers Carew
1931
Platinum Blonde
as Smythe
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 Bachelor Father
as Larkin
1931
Charley's Aunt
as Stephen Spettigue
1930
The Right of Way
as The Siegneur
1930
Scotland Yard
as Lord St. Arran
1930
Grumpy
as Ruddick
1930
Jealousy
as Rigaud
1929
1929
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