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.
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Movies (50)
Miracle in the Rain
as Ely B. Windgate
1956
That Forsyte Woman
as Nicholas Forsyte
1949
You Gotta Stay Happy
as Martin
1948
The Black Arrow
as Bishop of Tisbury
1948
If Winter Comes
as The Coroner
1947
Hollywood Wonderland
as Grandfather (clip from "Changing of the Guard", 1936) (uncredited)
1947
Canyon Passage
as Clenchfield
1946
Casanova Brown
as Charles, the Butler
1944
The Invisible Man's Revenge
as Cleghorn, the butler
1944
Mr. Skeffington
as Soames (uncredited)
1944
Gaslight
as Mr. Muffin
1944
Information Please
as Lt Eberhard
1944
His Butler's Sister
as Willebrandt
1943
Mr. Muggs Steps Out
1943
Sherlock Holmes Faces Death
as Alfred Brunton, the butler
1943
Forever and a Day
as Doctor
1943
Journey for Margaret
as Mr. Barrie
1942
The Undying Monster
as Walton the Butler
1942
The War Against Mrs. Hadley
as Bennett
1942
To Be or Not to Be
as Gen. Armstrong
1942
Son of Fury: The Story of Benjamin Blake
as Purdy
1942
Here Comes Mr. Jordan
as Sisk
1941
Sunny
as Johnson
1941
That Hamilton Woman
as Rev. Nelson
1941
Lady with Red Hair
as Divorce Judge (uncredited)
1940
Third Finger, Left Hand
as Burton
1940
The Sea Hawk
as Astronomer
1940
Waterloo Bridge
as Vicar at St. Matthews (uncredited)
1940
The Earl of Chicago
as Lord Chancellor
1940
The Light That Failed
as Doctor
1939
Remember?
as Butler Williams
1939
Nurse Edith Cavell
as British Chaplain
1939
Naughty But Nice
as Dean Burton, Winfield College
1939
Tell No Tales
as Dr. Lovelake
1939
The Hardys Ride High
as Dobbs
1939
Pacific Liner
as Captain Mathews
1939
A Christmas Carol
as Clergyman Sliding on Sidewalk (uncredited)
1938
Storm Over Bengal
as Sir John Galt
1938
Service de Luxe
as Butler
1938
You Can't Take It with You
as Mr. DePinna
1938
Kidnapped
as Dominie Campbell
1938
Bulldog Drummond's Peril
as Prof. Bernard Goodman
1938
The Jury's Secret
as John, Butler
1938
Varsity Show
as Dean Meredith
1937
Fit for a King
as Count Strunsky
1937
Parnell
as W.H. Smith
1937
The Prince and the Pauper
as Archbishop
1937
Maid of Salem
as Jeremiah
1937
Love Letters of a Star
as Hotchkiss
1936
Give Me Your Heart
as Oliver Warren
1936