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.
Also Known As
Movie Appearances
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
as Brig. Gen. Sir Danvers Carew
1931
Dracula's Daughter
as Hawkins
1936
Platinum Blonde
as Smythe
1931
You Can't Take It with You
as Mr. DePinna
1938
Charlie Chan in Shanghai
as Colonel Watkins, police commissioner
1935
The Undying Monster
as Walton the Butler
1942
The Invisible Man's Revenge
as Cleghorn, the butler
1944
Payment Deferred
as A Prospective Tenant
1932
The Prince and the Pauper
as Archbishop
1937
Canyon Passage
as Clenchfield
1946
Lady for a Day
as Butler
1933
That Forsyte Woman
as Nicholas Forsyte
1949
That Hamilton Woman
as Rev. Nelson
1941
The Right to Live
as Dr. Sir Stephen Barr
1935
She Was a Lady
as George Dane
1934
Love Affair
as Kibbee
1932
Here Comes Mr. Jordan
as Sisk
1941
Devil's Lottery
as Lord Litchfield
1932
Third Finger, Left Hand
as Burton
1940
Midnight Mary
as Churchill
1933