Paul Cavanagh

Born

December 7, 1888

Died

March 15, 1964 (75 years old)

Known For

Acting

Place of Birth

Chislehurst, Kent [now in Bromley, London], England, UK

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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Paul Cavanagh (8 December 1888 – 15 March 1964) was an English film actor. He appeared in more than 100 films between 1928 and 1959.

Cavanagh was born in Chislehurst, Kent, and attended the Royal Grammar School, Newcastle upon Tyne, and Emmanuel College, Cambridge. Cavanagh studied law in England, earning a master of arts degree at Cambridge. A newspaper article published 17 June 1931, reported, "It is on record that Cavanagh won high honors in mathematics and history."

Cavanagh practised "for several years" before he changed professions. He went to Canada "for a year of sightseeing and wandering" before he joined the Royal Northwest Mounted Police.

After serving in World War I, he returned to Canada, where he practised law, including revising the statutes of Alberta, but eventually went back to England to practise law.

Cavanagh went onto the stage after a stroke of bad luck in 1924 caused him to lose his savings, and later he went into films.

In 1926, Cavanagh lost $22,000 in one evening on a roulette wheel in Monte Carlo. An observer offered to provide a letter "to some of my theatrical acquaintances" in London, England. Those contacts led to Cavanagh's role in It Pays to Advertise.

Cavanagh first film contract and film came in 1929 with Paramount Pictures.

Cavanagh died In London from a heart attack in 1964, aged 75.

Known For

6.9

Perry Mason

Mae West and the Men Who Knew Her

Self (archive footage)

0.0

1994

The Four Skulls of Jonathan Drake

Kenneth Drake

5.9

1959

In the Money

Inspector Herbert Saunders

7.0

1958

Interlude

5.6

1957

Perry Mason

Edgar Ferrell · (1 episode)

7.7

1957

Perry Mason

Horace Selkirk · (1 episode)

7.7

1957

Have Gun, Will Travel

(1 episode)

7.4

1957

God Is My Partner

Dr. James Brady

5.0

1957

She Devil

Sugar Daddy

5.5

1957

The Man Who Turned to Stone

Cooper

4.5

1957

Hey, Jeannie!

Wilson · (1 episode)

5.5

1956

Francis in the Haunted House

Neil Frazer

5.1

1956

Blonde Bait

Insp. D.N. Hedges

4.8

1956

Mobs, Inc.

Harrington

4.0

1956

Mobs Incorporated

Harrington

0.0

1956

The Count of Monte Cristo

(2 episodes)

4.4

1956

Diane

Lord Bonnivet

5.8

1956

Sergeant Preston of the Yukon

(1 episode)

5.7

1955

Jungle Jim

(6 episodes)

5.0

1955

The King's Thief

Sir Edward Scott

6.2

1955

The Scarlet Coat

Sir Henry Clinton

6.4

1955

The Purple Mask

Duc de Latour

5.0

1955

The Prodigal

Tobiah

4.0

1955

The Millionaire

Dean Cosgrove · (1 episode)

5.0

1955

Climax!

(1 episode)

3.3

1954

December Bride

(2 episodes)

5.5

1954

Lassie

(1 episode)

6.1

1954

Khyber Patrol

General Melville

7.0

1954

Magnificent Obsession

Dr. Henry Giraud

6.8

1954

The Raid

Col. Tucker

6.5

1954

The Law vs. Billy the Kid

John H. Tunstall

4.3

1954

Adventures Of The Falcon

(1 episode)

6.0

1954

Casanova's Big Night

Signor Alberto Di Gambetta

6.1

1954

The Iron Glove

Cavenly, advisor to Prince James

4.0

1954

The All American

Professor Banning

5.0

1953

Letter to Loretta

Owen Vail · (1 episode)

6.5

1953

Charade

Col. Heisler

5.5

1953

Flame of Calcutta

Lord Robert Clive

0.0

1953

The Desert Rats

Colonel (uncredited)

6.3

1953

A Tale of Two Cities

Mr. Stryver

0.0

1953

House of Wax

Sidney Wallace

6.9

1953

Port Sinister

John Kolvac

4.0

1953

The Bandits of Corsica

Dianza

5.8

1953

The Mississippi Gambler

Edmond Dureau

6.9

1953

Plymouth Adventure

John Carver

5.5

1952

The Golden Hawk

Jeremy Smithers

5.1

1952

Mr. & Mrs. North

1950

Hit Parade of 1951

Two-to-One Thompson

6.0

1950

Lux Video Theatre

Dr. Frobisher · (1 episode)

6.3

1950

Hi-Jacked

Hagen

4.8

1950

Rogues of Sherwood Forest

Sir Giles

4.8

1950

The Iroquois Trail

Col. Eric Thorne

5.8

1950

Madame Bovary

Marquis D'Andervilliers

6.8

1949

You Gotta Stay Happy

Dr. Blucher

6.5

1948

The Babe Ruth Story

Dr. Menzies

5.8

1948

The Black Arrow

Sir John Sedley

5.2

1948

Secret Beyond the Door

Rick Barrett

6.4

1947

Ivy

Dr. Berwick (uncredited)

6.8

1947

Dishonored Lady

Victor Kranish

5.7

1947

Humoresque

Victor Wright

7.1

1947

The Verdict

Clive Russell

6.6

1946

Wife Wanted

Jeffrey Caldwell

6.5

1946

Night and Day

Bart McClelland

5.7

1946

Club Havana

Rogers

5.7

1945

The Woman in Green

Sir George Fenwick

6.4

1945

The House of Fear

Simon Merrivale

6.9

1945

The Man in Half Moon Street

Dr. Henry Latimer

5.4

1945

Marriage Is a Private Affair

Mr. Selworth

5.2

1944

Maisie Goes to Reno

Roger Pelham

6.2

1944

The Scarlet Claw

Lord Penrose

6.9

1944

Adventure in Iraq

Sheik Ahmid Bel Nor

5.4

1943

The Gorilla Man

Dr. Dorn

5.0

1943

The Hard Way

John 'Jack' Shagrue

6.6

1943

Eagle Squadron

Sir James Patridge

0.0

1942

Pacific Rendezvous

Cmdr. Charles Brennan

6.0

1942

The Strange Case of Doctor Rx

John Crispin

5.1

1942

Captains of the Clouds

Group Captain

6.4

1942

Passage from Hong Kong

Capt. Duncan MacNeil-Fraser

5.0

1941

Shadows on the Stairs

Joseph 'Joe' Reynolds

5.4

1941

Maisie Was a Lady

Cap Rawlston

6.8

1941

The Case of the Black Parrot

Max Armand

5.4

1941

I Take This Woman

Bill Rodgers

6.2

1940

Reno

John R. Banton

6.0

1939

The Under-Pup

Mr. Franklin Cooper

6.0

1939

Within the Law

English Eddie Morton

6.0

1939

A Romance in Flanders

John Morley

0.0

1937

Café Colette

Ryan

0.0

1937

Crime Over London

Inspector Gary

6.0

1936

Champagne Charlie

Charlie Cortland

4.8

1936

Splendor

Martin Deering

6.3

1935

Thunder in the Night

Count Peter Alvinczy

5.5

1935

Without Regret

Robert Godfrey

0.0

1935

Goin' to Town

Edward Carrington

5.3

1935

Menace

Leonard Crecy

6.5

1934

One Exciting Adventure

Lavassor

0.0

1934

The Notorious Sophie Lang

Max Bernard, a.k.a. Sir Nigel Crane

6.0

1934

Shoot the Works

Alvin Ritchie

5.0

1934

Tarzan and His Mate

Martin Arlington

6.5

1934

The Sin of Nora Moran

Governor Dick Crawford

5.5

1933

The Kennel Murder Case

Thomas MacDonald

6.1

1933

Curtain at Eight

Wylie Thornton

5.9

1933

Tonight Is Ours

Prince Keri of Zalgar

0.0

1933

The Crash

Ronnie Sanderson

4.8

1932

A Bill of Divorcement

Gray Meredith

6.2

1932

Devil's Lottery

0.0

1929

Tesha

Lenane

0.0

1928