Halliwell Hobbes

Halliwell Hobbes

Acting
Born Nov 16, 1877
From Stratford-on-Avon, Warwickshire, England, UK
Died Feb 20, 1962

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.

Known For

Gaslight
7.5

Gaslight

Mr. Muffin
To Be or Not to Be
7.8

To Be or Not to Be

Gen. Armstrong
You Can't Take It with You
7.5

You Can't Take It with You

Mr. DePinna
Waterloo Bridge
7.5

Waterloo Bridge

Vicar at St. Matthews (uncredited)
The Sea Hawk
7.2

The Sea Hawk

Astronomer
Captain Blood
7.2

Captain Blood

Lord Sunderland (uncredited)
Mr. Skeffington
6.8

Mr. Skeffington

Soames (uncredited)
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
7.2

Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

Brig. Gen. Sir Danvers Carew
Here Comes Mr. Jordan
7.0

Here Comes Mr. Jordan

Sisk
A Christmas Carol
7.0

A Christmas Carol

Clergyman Sliding on Sidewalk (uncredited)

Filmography — Acting

Gaslight
7.5
1944

Gaslight

Mr. Muffin
To Be or Not to Be
7.8
1942

To Be or Not to Be

Gen. Armstrong
You Can't Take It with You
7.5
1938

You Can't Take It with You

Mr. DePinna
Waterloo Bridge
7.5
1940

Waterloo Bridge

Vicar at St. Matthews (uncredited)
The Sea Hawk
7.2
1940

The Sea Hawk

Astronomer
Captain Blood
7.2
1935

Captain Blood

Lord Sunderland (uncredited)
Mr. Skeffington
6.8
1944

Mr. Skeffington

Soames (uncredited)
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
7.2
1931

Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

Brig. Gen. Sir Danvers Carew
Here Comes Mr. Jordan
7.0
1941

Here Comes Mr. Jordan

Sisk
A Christmas Carol
7.0
1938

A Christmas Carol

Clergyman Sliding on Sidewalk (uncredited)
Dracula's Daughter
5.9
1936

Dracula's Daughter

Hawkins
That Hamilton Woman
7.1
1941

That Hamilton Woman

Rev. Nelson
Midnight Mary
6.8
1933

Midnight Mary

Churchill
Lady for a Day
7.0
1933

Lady for a Day

Butler
The Invisible Man's Revenge
5.6
1944

The Invisible Man's Revenge

Cleghorn, the butler
Canyon Passage
6.7
1946

Canyon Passage

Clenchfield
Sherlock Holmes Faces Death
6.9
1943

Sherlock Holmes Faces Death

Alfred Brunton, the butler
The Prince and the Pauper
6.8
1937

The Prince and the Pauper

Archbishop
The Black Arrow
5.1
1948

The Black Arrow

Bishop of Tisbury
Forever and a Day
7.4
1943

Forever and a Day

Doctor
Platinum Blonde
6.6
1931

Platinum Blonde

Smythe
Parnell
4.1
1937

Parnell

W.H. Smith
Casanova Brown
6.4
1944

Casanova Brown

Charles, the Butler
Son of Fury: The Story of Benjamin Blake
7.3
1942

Son of Fury: The Story of Benjamin Blake

Purdy
Kidnapped
4.7
1938

Kidnapped

Dominie Campbell
Looking Forward
6.2
1933

Looking Forward

Mr. James Felton
Mary of Scotland
6.2
1936

Mary of Scotland

Man (uncredited)
A Study in Scarlet
5.5
1933

A Study in Scarlet

Malcolm Dearing
Cynara
4.7
1932

Cynara

Coroner at Inquest (uncredited)
Five and Ten
5.8
1931

Five and Ten

Hopkins (uncredited)
If Winter Comes
6.6
1947

If Winter Comes

The Coroner
Captured!
5.3
1933

Captured!

British Major General
The Sin of Madelon Claudet
5.7
1931

The Sin of Madelon Claudet

Roget
Riptide
6.2
1934

Riptide

Bollard
Sunny
5.5
1941

Sunny

Johnson
The Light That Failed
5.6
1939

The Light That Failed

Doctor
You Gotta Stay Happy
6.7
1948

You Gotta Stay Happy

Martin
Spendthrift
5.0
1936

Spendthrift

Beuhl - the Butler
Love Affair
5.6
1932

Love Affair

Kibbee
Jalna
4.0
1935

Jalna

Ernest Whiteoaks
Mandalay
5.6
1934

Mandalay

Col. Dawson Ames
Remember?
5.8
1939

Remember?

Butler Williams
Nurse Edith Cavell
6.4
1939

Nurse Edith Cavell

British Chaplain
The Story of Louis Pasteur
6.9
1936

The Story of Louis Pasteur

Dr. Lister
That Forsyte Woman
5.7
1949

That Forsyte Woman

Nicholas Forsyte
Bulldog Drummond Strikes Back
5.3
1934

Bulldog Drummond Strikes Back

First Bobby
We Live Again
6.6
1934

We Live Again

Official
Third Finger, Left Hand
6.8
1940

Third Finger, Left Hand

Burton
Naughty But Nice
6.6
1939

Naughty But Nice

Dean Burton, Winfield College
Charlie Chan in Shanghai
6.6
1935

Charlie Chan in Shanghai

Colonel Watkins, police commissioner
Miracle in the Rain
6.7
1956

Miracle in the Rain

Ely B. Windgate
The Woman Between
5.0
1931

The Woman Between

Barton the Butler
Vanessa: Her Love Story
6.0
1935

Vanessa: Her Love Story

Father of Little Girl
The Earl of Chicago
6.2
1940

The Earl of Chicago

Lord Chancellor
Double Door
6.9
1934

Double Door

Mr. Chase
Hearts Divided
5.0
1936

Hearts Divided

Cambaceres
The War Against Mrs. Hadley
5.0
1942

The War Against Mrs. Hadley

Bennett
The Undying Monster
5.7
1942

The Undying Monster

Walton the Butler
Varsity Show
6.5
1937

Varsity Show

Dean Meredith
Folies Bergère de Paris
5.6
1935

Folies Bergère de Paris

Monsieur Paulet
British Agent
5.6
1934

British Agent

Sir Walter Carrister
Scotland Yard
5.0
1930

Scotland Yard

Lord St. Arran
Cardinal Richelieu
7.4
1935

Cardinal Richelieu

Father Joseph
The Right to Live
4.4
1935

The Right to Live

Dr. Sir Stephen Barr
Father Brown, Detective
6.4
1934

Father Brown, Detective

Sir Leopold Fischer
Lady with Red Hair
6.5
1940

Lady with Red Hair

Divorce Judge (uncredited)
Maid of Salem
5.9
1937

Maid of Salem

Jeremiah
Give Me Your Heart
5.3
1936

Give Me Your Heart

Oliver Warren
Lovers Courageous
5.6
1932

Lovers Courageous

Mr. Smith
1935

Millions in the Air

Theodore
Here Comes Trouble
1936

Here Comes Trouble

Professor Howard
Week Ends Only
1932

Week Ends Only

Martin
Bulldog Drummond's Peril
5.7
1938

Bulldog Drummond's Peril

Prof. Bernard Goodman
Tell No Tales
4.6
1939

Tell No Tales

Dr. Lovelake
Storm Over Bengal
5.3
1938

Storm Over Bengal

Sir John Galt
Pacific Liner
5.2
1939

Pacific Liner

Captain Mathews
The Masquerader
4.4
1933

The Masquerader

Brock
6 Hours to Live
4.5
1932

6 Hours to Live

Baron Emil von Sturm
The Jury's Secret
4.0
1938

The Jury's Secret

John, Butler
The Key
4.6
1934

The Key

General C.O. Furlong
Grumpy
4.3
1930

Grumpy

Ruddick
Fit for a King
5.0
1937

Fit for a King

Count Strunsky
The White Angel
7.2
1936

The White Angel

Lord Raglan
Service de Luxe
6.2
1938

Service de Luxe

Butler
She Was a Lady
1934

She Was a Lady

George Dane
Man About Town
1932

Man About Town

Hilton
Mr. Muggs Steps Out
1943

Mr. Muggs Steps Out
His Butler's Sister
7.1
1943

His Butler's Sister

Willebrandt
I Am Suzanne!
6.2
1933

I Am Suzanne!

Dr. Lorenzo
The Lady Refuses
5.1
1931

The Lady Refuses

Sir James (uncredited)
Should Ladies Behave
4.1
1933

Should Ladies Behave

Louis
The Hardys Ride High
5.8
1939

The Hardys Ride High

Dobbs
Journey for Margaret
6.5
1942

Journey for Margaret

Mr. Barrie
Payment Deferred
5.6
1932

Payment Deferred

A Prospective Tenant
Menace
6.2
1934

Menace

Skinner
The Bachelor Father
6.0
1931

The Bachelor Father

Larkin
The Menace
4.5
1932

The Menace

Phillips
Hollywood Wonderland
6.7
1947

Hollywood Wonderland

Grandfather (clip from "Changing of the Guard", 1936) (uncredited)
If I Were Free
4.3
1933

If I Were Free

Burford-Gordon's butler
Love Letters of a Star
1936

Love Letters of a Star

Hotchkiss
Jealousy
1929

Jealousy

Rigaud
The Right of Way
4.4
1930

The Right of Way

The Siegneur
1.0
1936

Changing of the Guard

Grandfather, the Colonel
1929

Lucky In Love

Earl of Balkerry
1944

Information Please

Lt Eberhard
Devil's Lottery
1932

Devil's Lottery

Lord Litchfield
Charley's Aunt
5.0
1930

Charley's Aunt

Stephen Spettigue