Halliwell Hobbes

Halliwell Hobbes

1877-11-16 – 1962-02-20 (age 84) Stratford-on-Avon, Warwickshire, England, UK
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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.

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Waterloo Bridge
Waterloo Bridge

1940

as Vicar at St. Matthews (uncredited)

Gaslight
Gaslight

1944

as Mr. Muffin

The Sea Hawk
The Sea Hawk

1940

as Astronomer

Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

1931

as Brig. Gen. Sir Danvers Carew

Captain Blood
Captain Blood

1935

as Lord Sunderland (uncredited)

To Be or Not to Be
To Be or Not to Be

1942

as Gen. Armstrong

That Hamilton Woman
That Hamilton Woman

1941

as Rev. Nelson

You Can't Take It with You
The Earl of Chicago
The Earl of Chicago

1940

as Lord Chancellor

A Christmas Carol
A Christmas Carol

1938

as Clergyman Sliding on Sidewalk (uncredited)

Mr. Skeffington
Mr. Skeffington

1944

as Soames (uncredited)

The Invisible Man's Revenge
The Invisible Man's Revenge

1944

as Cleghorn, the butler

The Prince and the Pauper
The Prince and the Pauper

1937

as Archbishop

Dracula's Daughter
Dracula's Daughter

1936

as Hawkins

Sherlock Holmes Faces Death
Sherlock Holmes Faces Death

1943

as Alfred Brunton, the butler

Lady for a Day
Lady for a Day

1933

as Butler

Charlie Chan in Shanghai
Charlie Chan in Shanghai

1935

as Colonel Watkins, police commissioner

That Forsyte Woman
That Forsyte Woman

1949

as Nicholas Forsyte

Here Comes Mr. Jordan
Miracle in the Rain
Miracle in the Rain

1956

as Ely B. Windgate