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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

0.6

Known For

Gaslight
Gaslight
1944 • as Mr. Muffin
★ 7.5
You Can't Take It with You
You Can't Take It with You
1938 • as DePinna
★ 7.5
Waterloo Bridge
Waterloo Bridge
1940 • as Vicar at St. Matthews (uncredited)
★ 7.5
To Be or Not to Be
To Be or Not to Be
1942 • as Gen. Armstrong
★ 7.8
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
1931 • as Brig. Gen. Sir Danvers Carew
★ 7.2
Captain Blood
Captain Blood
1935 • as Lord Sunderland (uncredited)
★ 7.3
The Sea Hawk
The Sea Hawk
1940 • as Astronomer
★ 7.2
A Christmas Carol
A Christmas Carol
1938 • as Clergyman Sliding on Sidewalk (uncredited)
★ 7.0
Dracula's Daughter
Dracula's Daughter
1936 • as Hawkins
★ 6.0
That Hamilton Woman
That Hamilton Woman
1941 • as Rev. Nelson
★ 7.1
Lady for a Day
Lady for a Day
1933 • as Butler
★ 7.1
Sherlock Holmes Faces Death
Sherlock Holmes Faces Death
1943 • as Alfred Brunton, the butler
★ 6.9
The Invisible Man's Revenge
The Invisible Man's Revenge
1944 • as Cleghorn, the butler
★ 5.6
The Prince and the Pauper
The Prince and the Pauper
1937 • as Archbishop
★ 6.8
British Agent
British Agent
1934 • as Sir Walter Carrister
★ 5.7
Mr. Skeffington
Mr. Skeffington
1944 • as Soames (uncredited)
★ 6.8
Here Comes Mr. Jordan
Here Comes Mr. Jordan
1941 • as Sisk
★ 7.0
Miracle in the Rain
Miracle in the Rain
1956 • as Ely B. Windgate
★ 6.8
The Story of Louis Pasteur
The Story of Louis Pasteur
1936 • as Dr. Lister
★ 6.9
Canyon Passage
Canyon Passage
1946 • as Clenchfield
★ 6.8
The War Against Mrs. Hadley
The War Against Mrs. Hadley
1942 • as Bennett
★ 5.3
Charlie Chan in Shanghai
Charlie Chan in Shanghai
1935 • as Colonel Watkins, police commissioner
★ 6.7
Parnell
Parnell
1937 • as W.H. Smith
★ 4.6
Platinum Blonde
Platinum Blonde
1931 • as Smythe
★ 6.6
Casanova Brown
Casanova Brown
1944 • as Charles, the Butler
★ 6.4
The Light That Failed
The Light That Failed
1939 • as Doctor
★ 5.8
Third Finger, Left Hand
Third Finger, Left Hand
1940 • as Burton
★ 7.0
The Earl of Chicago
The Earl of Chicago
1940 • as Lord Chancellor
★ 6.3
Forever and a Day
Forever and a Day
1943 • as Doctor
★ 7.5
Folies Bergère de Paris
Folies Bergère de Paris
1935 • as Monsieur Paulet
★ 6.0
Fit for a King
Fit for a King
1937 • as Count Strunsky
★ 6.0
Midnight Mary
Midnight Mary
1933 • as Churchill
★ 6.8
Give Me Your Heart
Give Me Your Heart
1936 • as Oliver Warren
★ 5.9
A Study in Scarlet
A Study in Scarlet
1933 • as Malcolm Dearing
★ 5.5
The White Angel
The White Angel
1936 • as Lord Raglan
★ 7.3
If Winter Comes
If Winter Comes
1947 • as The Coroner
★ 6.7
Love Letters of a Star
Love Letters of a Star
1936 • as Hotchkiss
★ 9.0
The Undying Monster
The Undying Monster
1942 • as Walton the Butler
★ 5.7
Millions in the Air
Millions in the Air
1935 • as Theodore
★ 10.0
Double Door
Double Door
1934 • as Mr. Chase
★ 6.9
The Jury's Secret
The Jury's Secret
1938 • as John, Butler
★ 5.0
You Gotta Stay Happy
You Gotta Stay Happy
1948 • as Martin
★ 6.8
His Butler's Sister
His Butler's Sister
1943 • as Willebrandt
★ 7.2
Nurse Edith Cavell
Nurse Edith Cavell
1939 • as British Chaplain
★ 6.6
Mary of Scotland
Mary of Scotland
1936 • as Man (uncredited)
★ 6.2
Cynara
Cynara
1932 • as Coroner at Inquest (uncredited)
★ 5.1
Mandalay
Mandalay
1934 • as Col. Dawson Ames
★ 5.8
Bulldog Drummond's Peril
Bulldog Drummond's Peril
1938 • as Prof. Bernard Goodman
★ 5.9
Kidnapped
Kidnapped
1938 • as Dominie Campbell
★ 6.0
6 Hours to Live
6 Hours to Live
1932 • as Baron Emil von Sturm
★ 4.8
Man About Town
Man About Town
1932 • as Hilton
★ 7.0
The Black Arrow
The Black Arrow
1948 • as Bishop of Tisbury
★ 5.5
The Sin of Madelon Claudet
★ 5.8
Here Comes Trouble
Here Comes Trouble
1936 • as Professor Howard
★ 7.0
The Menace
The Menace
1932 • as Phillips
★ 5.6
Bulldog Drummond Strikes Back
Bulldog Drummond Strikes Back
1934 • as First Bobby
★ 5.6
If I Were Free
If I Were Free
1933 • as Burford-Gordon's butler
★ 5.0
Riptide
Riptide
1934 • as Bollard
★ 6.7
Charley's Aunt
Charley's Aunt
1930 • as Stephen Spettigue
★ 6.7
Lady with Red Hair
Lady with Red Hair
1940 • as Divorce Judge (uncredited)
★ 6.9
We Live Again
We Live Again
1934 • as Official
★ 6.8
Love Affair
Love Affair
1932 • as Kibbee
★ 5.7
She Was a Lady
She Was a Lady
1934 • as George Dane
★ 8.0
Maid of Salem
Maid of Salem
1937 • as Jeremiah
★ 6.2
Journey for Margaret
Journey for Margaret
1942 • as Mr. Barrie
★ 6.7
Naughty but Nice
Naughty but Nice
1939 • as Dean Burton, Winfield College
★ 6.8
Lovers Courageous
Lovers Courageous
1932 • as Mr. Smith
★ 6.0
The Woman Between
The Woman Between
1931 • as Barton the Butler
★ 5.1
Devil's Lottery
Devil's Lottery
1932 • as Lord Litchfield
★ 8.0
The Hardys Ride High
The Hardys Ride High
1939 • as Dobbs
★ 6.5
Five and Ten
Five and Ten
1931 • as Hopkins (uncredited)
★ 6.1
Looking Forward
Looking Forward
1933 • as Mr. James Felton
★ 6.6
Storm Over Bengal
Storm Over Bengal
1938 • as Sir John Galt
★ 6.0
The Right of Way
The Right of Way
1930 • as The Siegneur
★ 5.2
The Right to Live
The Right to Live
1935 • as Dr. Sir Stephen Barr
★ 4.9
The Bachelor Father
The Bachelor Father
1931 • as Larkin
★ 6.5
Menace
Menace
1934 • as Skinner
★ 6.4
Pacific Liner
Pacific Liner
1939 • as Captain Mathews
★ 5.5
That Forsyte Woman
That Forsyte Woman
1949 • as Nicholas Forsyte
★ 6.0
Vanessa: Her Love Story
Vanessa: Her Love Story
1935 • as Father of Little Girl
★ 6.2
Grumpy
Grumpy
1930 • as Ruddick
★ 5.2
Tell No Tales
Tell No Tales
1939 • as Dr. Lovelake
★ 5.4
Remember?
Remember?
1939 • as Butler Williams
★ 6.0
Service de Luxe
Service de Luxe
1938 • as Butler
★ 6.6
Varsity Show
Varsity Show
1937 • as Dean Meredith
★ 6.8
Captured!
Captured!
1933 • as British Major General
★ 5.5
Sunny
Sunny
1941 • as Johnson
★ 5.9
I Am Suzanne!
I Am Suzanne!
1933 • as Dr. Lorenzo
★ 6.7
The Lady Refuses
The Lady Refuses
1931 • as Sir James (uncredited)
★ 5.2
Cardinal Richelieu
Cardinal Richelieu
1935 • as Father Joseph
★ 7.3
Should Ladies Behave
Should Ladies Behave
1933 • as Louis
★ 4.8
Hollywood Wonderland
Hollywood Wonderland
1947 • as Grandfather (clip from "Changing of the Guard", 1936) (uncredited)
★ 6.8
Hearts Divided
Hearts Divided
1936 • as Cambaceres
★ 5.5
Father Brown, Detective
Father Brown, Detective
1934 • as Sir Leopold Fischer
★ 6.5
Payment Deferred
Payment Deferred
1932 • as A Prospective Tenant
★ 5.7
Jalna
Jalna
1935 • as Ernest Whiteoaks
★ 5.1
Scotland Yard
Scotland Yard
1930 • as Lord St. Arran
★ 7.0
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Changing of the Guard
1936 • as Grandfather, the Colonel
★ 5.7
Jealousy
Jealousy
1929 • as Rigaud
★ 9.0
Spendthrift
Spendthrift
1936 • as Beuhl - the Butler
★ 6.0
The Masquerader
The Masquerader
1933 • as Brock
★ 5.0
movie
Lucky In Love
1929 • as Earl of Balkerry
★ 7.0
The Key
The Key
1934 • as General C.O. Furlong
★ 5.1
Week Ends Only
Week Ends Only
1932 • as Martin
★ 10.0
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Information Please
1944 • as Lt Eberhard