Halliwell Hobbes
Born
November 16, 1877
Died
February 20, 1962 (84 years old)
Known For
Acting
Place of Birth
Stratford-on-Avon, Warwickshire, England, UK
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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 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
Miracle in the Rain
Ely B. Windgate
1956
That Forsyte Woman
Nicholas Forsyte
1949
You Gotta Stay Happy
Martin
1948
The Black Arrow
Bishop of Tisbury
1948
If Winter Comes
The Coroner
1947
Hollywood Wonderland
Grandfather (clip from "Changing of the Guard", 1936) (uncredited)
1947
Canyon Passage
Clenchfield
1946
Casanova Brown
Charles, the Butler
1944
The Invisible Man's Revenge
Cleghorn, the butler
1944
Mr. Skeffington
Soames (uncredited)
1944
Gaslight
Mr. Muffin
1944
Information Please
Lt Eberhard
1944
His Butler's Sister
Willebrandt
1943
Mr. Muggs Steps Out
1943
Sherlock Holmes Faces Death
Alfred Brunton, the butler
1943
Forever and a Day
Doctor
1943
Journey for Margaret
Mr. Barrie
1942
The Undying Monster
Walton the Butler
1942
The War Against Mrs. Hadley
Bennett
1942
To Be or Not to Be
Gen. Armstrong
1942
Son of Fury: The Story of Benjamin Blake
Purdy
1942
Here Comes Mr. Jordan
Sisk
1941
Sunny
Johnson
1941
That Hamilton Woman
Rev. Nelson
1941
Lady with Red Hair
Divorce Judge (uncredited)
1940
Third Finger, Left Hand
Burton
1940
The Sea Hawk
Astronomer
1940
Waterloo Bridge
Vicar at St. Matthews (uncredited)
1940
The Earl of Chicago
Lord Chancellor
1940
The Light That Failed
Doctor
1939
Remember?
Butler Williams
1939
Nurse Edith Cavell
British Chaplain
1939
Naughty But Nice
Dean Burton, Winfield College
1939
Tell No Tales
Dr. Lovelake
1939
The Hardys Ride High
Dobbs
1939
Pacific Liner
Captain Mathews
1939
A Christmas Carol
Clergyman Sliding on Sidewalk (uncredited)
1938
Storm Over Bengal
Sir John Galt
1938
Service de Luxe
Butler
1938
You Can't Take It with You
Mr. DePinna
1938
Kidnapped
Dominie Campbell
1938
Bulldog Drummond's Peril
Prof. Bernard Goodman
1938
The Jury's Secret
John, Butler
1938
Varsity Show
Dean Meredith
1937
Fit for a King
Count Strunsky
1937
Parnell
W.H. Smith
1937
The Prince and the Pauper
Archbishop
1937
Maid of Salem
Jeremiah
1937
Love Letters of a Star
Hotchkiss
1936
Give Me Your Heart
Oliver Warren
1936
Mary of Scotland
Man (uncredited)
1936
Spendthrift
Beuhl - the Butler
1936
The White Angel
Lord Raglan
1936
Hearts Divided
Cambaceres
1936
Changing of the Guard
Grandfather, the Colonel
1936
Dracula's Daughter
Hawkins
1936
The Story of Louis Pasteur
Dr. Lister
1936
Here Comes Trouble
Professor Howard
1936
Captain Blood
Lord Sunderland (uncredited)
1935
Millions in the Air
Theodore
1935
Charlie Chan in Shanghai
Colonel Watkins, police commissioner
1935
Jalna
Ernest Whiteoaks
1935
Cardinal Richelieu
Father Joseph
1935
Vanessa: Her Love Story
Father of Little Girl
1935
Folies Bergère
Monsieur Paulet
1935
The Right to Live
Dr. Sir Stephen Barr
1935
Father Brown, Detective
Sir Leopold Fischer
1934
Menace
Skinner
1934
We Live Again
Official
1934
British Agent
Sir Walter Carrister
1934
She Was a Lady
George Dane
1934
Bulldog Drummond Strikes Back
First Bobby
1934
The Key
General C.O. Furlong
1934
Double Door
Mr. Chase
1934
Riptide
Bollard
1934
Mandalay
Col. Dawson Ames
1934
I Am Suzanne!
Dr. Lorenzo
1933
Should Ladies Behave
Louis
1933
If I Were Free
Burford-Gordon's butler
1933
Lady for a Day
Butler
1933
The Masquerader
Brock
1933
Captured!
British Major General
1933
Midnight Mary
Churchill
1933
A Study in Scarlet
Malcolm Dearing
1933
Looking Forward
Mr. James Felton
1933
Cynara
Coroner at Inquest (uncredited)
1932
Payment Deferred
A Prospective Tenant
1932
6 Hours to Live
Baron Emil von Sturm
1932
Week Ends Only
Martin
1932
Man About Town
Hilton
1932
Devil's Lottery
Lord Litchfield
1932
Love Affair
Kibbee
1932
The Menace
Phillips
1932
Lovers Courageous
Mr. Smith
1932
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
Brig. Gen. Sir Danvers Carew
1931
Platinum Blonde
Smythe
1931
The Sin of Madelon Claudet
Roget
1931
The Woman Between
Barton - the Butler
1931
Five and Ten
Hopkins (uncredited)
1931
The Lady Refuses
Sir James (uncredited)
1931
The Bachelor Father
Larkin
1931
Charley's Aunt
Stephen Spettigue
1930
The Right of Way
The Siegneur
1930
Scotland Yard
Lord St. Arran
1930
Grumpy
Ruddick
1930
Jealousy
Rigaud
1929
Lucky In Love
1929