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Halliwell Hobbes

Halliwell Hobbes

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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 stil

Born

Nov 16, 1877

Stratford-on-Avon, Warwickshire, England, UK

Died

Feb 20, 1962

Known For

Acting

Movies

107 acting

0 crew

Popularity

0.5

Known For

Gaslight
Gaslight
1944 as Mr. Muffin
★ 7.5
To Be or Not to Be
To Be or Not to Be
1942 as Gen. Armstrong
★ 7.8
Waterloo Bridge
Waterloo Bridge
1940 as Vicar at St. Matthews (uncredited)
★ 7.5
Dracula's Daughter
Dracula's Daughter
1936 as Hawkins
★ 5.9
Captain Blood
Captain Blood
1935 as Lord Sunderland (uncredited)
★ 7.2
The Sea Hawk
The Sea Hawk
1940 as Astronomer
★ 7.2
Platinum Blonde
Platinum Blonde
1931 as Smythe
★ 6.6
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
1931 as Brig. Gen. Sir Danvers Carew
★ 7.2
A Christmas Carol
A Christmas Carol
1938 as Clergyman Sliding on Sidewalk (uncredited)
★ 7.0
That Hamilton Woman
That Hamilton Woman
1941 as Rev. Nelson
★ 7.1
Sherlock Holmes Faces Death
Sherlock Holmes Faces Death
1943 as Alfred Brunton, the butler
★ 6.9
You Can't Take It with You
You Can't Take It with You
1938 as Mr. DePinna
★ 7.5
Lady for a Day
Lady for a Day
1933 as Butler
★ 7.0
Mr. Skeffington
Mr. Skeffington
1944 as Soames (uncredited)
★ 6.8
Here Comes Mr. Jordan
Here Comes Mr. Jordan
1941 as Sisk
★ 7.0
Canyon Passage
Canyon Passage
1946 as Clenchfield
★ 6.7
The Prince and the Pauper
The Prince and the Pauper
1937 as Archbishop
★ 6.8
Midnight Mary
Midnight Mary
1933 as Churchill
★ 6.8
Forever and a Day
Forever and a Day
1943 as Doctor
★ 7.4
Parnell
Parnell
1937 as W.H. Smith
★ 4.1
Mary of Scotland
Mary of Scotland
1936 as Man (uncredited)
★ 6.2
The Light That Failed
The Light That Failed
1939 as Doctor
★ 5.6
Kidnapped
Kidnapped
1938 as Dominie Campbell
★ 4.7
Third Finger, Left Hand
Third Finger, Left Hand
1940 as Burton
★ 6.8
Remember?
Remember?
1939 as Butler Williams
★ 5.8
The Invisible Man's Revenge
The Invisible Man's Revenge
1944 as Cleghorn, the butler
★ 5.6
Casanova Brown
Casanova Brown
1944 as Charles, the Butler
★ 6.4
Give Me Your Heart
Give Me Your Heart
1936 as Oliver Warren
★ 5.3
Looking Forward
Looking Forward
1933 as Mr. James Felton
★ 6.2
A Study in Scarlet
A Study in Scarlet
1933 as Malcolm Dearing
★ 5.5
Riptide
Riptide
1934 as Bollard
★ 6.2
Captured!
Captured!
1933 as British Major General
★ 5.3
Lady with Red Hair
Lady with Red Hair
1940 as Divorce Judge (uncredited)
★ 6.5
The Black Arrow
The Black Arrow
1948 as Bishop of Tisbury
★ 5.1
I Am Suzanne!
I Am Suzanne!
1933 as Dr. Lorenzo
★ 6.2
Varsity Show
Varsity Show
1937 as Dean Meredith
★ 6.5
The Masquerader
The Masquerader
1933 as Brock
★ 4.4
Storm Over Bengal
Storm Over Bengal
1938 as Sir John Galt
★ 5.3
Spendthrift
Spendthrift
1936 as Beuhl - the Butler
★ 5.0
We Live Again
We Live Again
1934 as Official
★ 6.6
The Story of Louis Pasteur
The Story of Louis Pasteur
1936 as Dr. Lister
★ 6.9
Nurse Edith Cavell
Nurse Edith Cavell
1939 as British Chaplain
★ 6.4
Vanessa: Her Love Story
Vanessa: Her Love Story
1935 as Father of Little Girl
★ 6.0
The Sin of Madelon Claudet
★ 5.7
Charlie Chan in Shanghai
Charlie Chan in Shanghai
1935 as Colonel Watkins, police commissioner
★ 6.6
You Gotta Stay Happy
You Gotta Stay Happy
1948 as Martin
★ 6.7
The Hardys Ride High
The Hardys Ride High
1939 as Dobbs
★ 5.8
Service de Luxe
Service de Luxe
1938 as Butler
★ 6.2
Five and Ten
Five and Ten
1931 as Hopkins (uncredited)
★ 5.8
Bulldog Drummond Strikes Back
Bulldog Drummond Strikes Back
1934 as First Bobby
★ 5.3
The Bachelor Father
The Bachelor Father
1931 as Larkin
★ 6.0
That Forsyte Woman
That Forsyte Woman
1949 as Nicholas Forsyte
★ 5.7
Cardinal Richelieu
Cardinal Richelieu
1935 as Father Joseph
★ 7.4
The White Angel
The White Angel
1936 as Lord Raglan
★ 7.2
Double Door
Double Door
1934 as Mr. Chase
★ 6.9
British Agent
British Agent
1934 as Sir Walter Carrister
★ 5.6
The Lady Refuses
The Lady Refuses
1931 as Sir James (uncredited)
★ 5.1
The Earl of Chicago
The Earl of Chicago
1940 as Lord Chancellor
★ 6.2
Miracle in the Rain
Miracle in the Rain
1956 as Ely B. Windgate
★ 6.7
The Jury's Secret
The Jury's Secret
1938 as John, Butler
★ 4.0
Fit for a King
Fit for a King
1937 as Count Strunsky
★ 5.0
Folies Bergère de Paris
Folies Bergère de Paris
1935 as Monsieur Paulet
★ 5.6
Cynara
Cynara
1932 as Coroner at Inquest (uncredited)
★ 4.7
Lovers Courageous
Lovers Courageous
1932 as Mr. Smith
★ 5.6
Maid of Salem
Maid of Salem
1937 as Jeremiah
★ 5.9
Hearts Divided
Hearts Divided
1936 as Cambaceres
★ 5.0
Sunny
Sunny
1941 as Johnson
★ 5.5
Hollywood Wonderland
Hollywood Wonderland
1947 as Grandfather (clip from "Changing of the Guard", 1936) (uncredited)
★ 6.7
The Undying Monster
The Undying Monster
1942 as Walton the Butler
★ 5.7
Jalna
Jalna
1935 as Ernest Whiteoaks
★ 4.0
His Butler's Sister
His Butler's Sister
1943 as Willebrandt
★ 7.1
Mandalay
Mandalay
1934 as Col. Dawson Ames
★ 5.6
Love Affair
Love Affair
1932 as Kibbee
★ 5.6
Grumpy
Grumpy
1930 as Ruddick
★ 4.3
Pacific Liner
Pacific Liner
1939 as Captain Mathews
★ 5.2
If Winter Comes
If Winter Comes
1947 as The Coroner
★ 6.6
The Key
The Key
1934 as General C.O. Furlong
★ 4.6
The Right to Live
The Right to Live
1935 as Dr. Sir Stephen Barr
★ 4.4
Tell No Tales
Tell No Tales
1939 as Dr. Lovelake
★ 4.6
Payment Deferred
Payment Deferred
1932 as A Prospective Tenant
★ 5.6
Love Letters of a Star
Love Letters of a Star
1936 as Hotchkiss
Journey for Margaret
Journey for Margaret
1942 as Mr. Barrie
★ 6.5
The War Against Mrs. Hadley
The War Against Mrs. Hadley
1942 as Bennett
★ 5.0
Naughty But Nice
Naughty But Nice
1939 as Dean Burton, Winfield College
★ 6.6
She Was a Lady
She Was a Lady
1934 as George Dane
Bulldog Drummond's Peril
Bulldog Drummond's Peril
1938 as Prof. Bernard Goodman
★ 5.7
Scotland Yard
Scotland Yard
1930 as Lord St. Arran
★ 5.0
Charley's Aunt
Charley's Aunt
1930 as Stephen Spettigue
★ 5.0
The Menace
The Menace
1932 as Phillips
★ 4.5
The Right of Way
The Right of Way
1930 as The Siegneur
★ 4.4
6 Hours to Live
6 Hours to Live
1932 as Baron Emil von Sturm
★ 4.5
Here Comes Trouble
Here Comes Trouble
1936 as Professor Howard
Man About Town
Man About Town
1932 as Hilton
Menace
Menace
1934 as Skinner
★ 6.2
Father Brown, Detective
Father Brown, Detective
1934 as Sir Leopold Fischer
★ 6.4
The Woman Between
The Woman Between
1931 as Barton the Butler
★ 5.0
Should Ladies Behave
Should Ladies Behave
1933 as Louis
★ 4.1
Week Ends Only
Week Ends Only
1932 as Martin
If I Were Free
If I Were Free
1933 as Burford-Gordon's butler
★ 4.3
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Millions in the Air
1935 as Theodore
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Lucky In Love
1929 as Earl of Balkerry
Jealousy
Jealousy
1929 as Rigaud
movie
Changing of the Guard
1936 as Grandfather, the Colonel
★ 1.0
Devil's Lottery
Devil's Lottery
1932 as Lord Litchfield
movie
Information Please
1944 as Lt Eberhard