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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Known For

Gaslight
Gaslight

1944

as Mr. Muffin

Waterloo Bridge
Waterloo Bridge

1940

as Vicar at St. Matthews (uncredited)

Mr. Skeffington
Mr. Skeffington

1944

as Soames (uncredited)

Canyon Passage
Canyon Passage

1946

as Clenchfield

A Christmas Carol
A Christmas Carol

1938

as Clergyman Sliding on Sidewalk (uncredited)

Dracula's Daughter
Dracula's Daughter

1936

as Hawkins

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

1942

as Gen. Armstrong

You Can't Take It with You
Parnell
Parnell

1937

as W.H. Smith

The Key
The Key

1934

as General C.O. Furlong

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)

Captured!
Captured!

1933

as British Major General

Here Comes Mr. Jordan
Payment Deferred
Payment Deferred

1932

as A Prospective Tenant

Scotland Yard
Scotland Yard

1930

as Lord St. Arran

The Sea Hawk
The Sea Hawk

1940

as Astronomer

That Hamilton Woman
That Hamilton Woman

1941

as Rev. Nelson

Cardinal Richelieu
Cardinal Richelieu

1935

as Father Joseph

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

1944

as Cleghorn, the butler