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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Gaslight
Gaslight

1944

as Mr. Muffin

You Can't Take It with You
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

1931

as Brig. Gen. Sir Danvers Carew

Waterloo Bridge
Waterloo Bridge

1940

as Vicar at St. Matthews (uncredited)

Mr. Skeffington
Mr. Skeffington

1944

as Soames (uncredited)

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

1942

as Gen. Armstrong

The Sea Hawk
The Sea Hawk

1940

as Astronomer

Canyon Passage
Canyon Passage

1946

as Clenchfield

Dracula's Daughter
Dracula's Daughter

1936

as Hawkins

That Hamilton Woman
That Hamilton Woman

1941

as Rev. Nelson

Captain Blood
Captain Blood

1935

as Lord Sunderland (uncredited)

Lady for a Day
Lady for a Day

1933

as Butler

Casanova Brown
Casanova Brown

1944

as Charles, the Butler

Sherlock Holmes Faces Death
Sherlock Holmes Faces Death

1943

as Alfred Brunton, the butler

A Christmas Carol
A Christmas Carol

1938

as Clergyman Sliding on Sidewalk (uncredited)

Mary of Scotland
Mary of Scotland

1936

as Man (uncredited)

The Prince and the Pauper
The Prince and the Pauper

1937

as Archbishop

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

1944

as Cleghorn, the butler

Here Comes Mr. Jordan