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Halliwell Hobbes

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Birthdate

1877-11-16

Day of Death

1962-02-20

Place of Birth

Stratford-on-Avon, Warwickshire, England, UK

Halliwell Hobbes

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia 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.

Filmography (107)

⭐ 6.9 Role: Ely B. Windgate

Miracle in the Rain

1956
⭐ 6.0 Role: Nicholas Forsyte

That Forsyte Woman

1949
⭐ 6.8 Role: Martin

You Gotta Stay Happy

1948
⭐ 5.5 Role: Bishop of Tisbury

The Black Arrow

1948
⭐ 6.7 Role: The Coroner

If Winter Comes

1947
⭐ 7.2 Role: Grandfather (clip from "Changing of the Guard", 1936) (uncredited)

Hollywood Wonderland

1947
⭐ 6.7 Role: Clenchfield

Canyon Passage

1946
⭐ 6.4 Role: Charles, the Butler

Casanova Brown

1944
⭐ 5.6 Role: Cleghorn, the butler

The Invisible Man's Revenge

1944
⭐ 6.8 Role: Soames (uncredited)

Mr. Skeffington

1944
⭐ 7.5 Role: Mr. Muffin

Gaslight

1944
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⭐ 0 Role: Lt Eberhard

Information Please

1944
⭐ 7.2 Role: Willebrandt

His Butler's Sister

1943
⭐ 8.0 Role: Unknown

Mr. Muggs Steps Out

1943
⭐ 6.9 Role: Alfred Brunton, the butler

Sherlock Holmes Faces Death

1943