Halliwell Hobbes
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
Credits
- 1956 · Miracle in the Rain as Ely B. Windgate
- 1949 · That Forsyte Woman as Nicholas Forsyte
- 1948 · You Gotta Stay Happy as Martin
- 1948 · The Black Arrow as Bishop of Tisbury
- 1947 · If Winter Comes as The Coroner
- 1947 · Hollywood Wonderland as Grandfather (clip from "Changing of the Guard", 1936) (uncredited)
- 1946 · Canyon Passage as Clenchfield
- 1944 · 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
- 1943 · His Butler's Sister as Willebrandt
- 1943 · Mr. Muggs Steps Out as
- 1943 · Sherlock Holmes Faces Death as Alfred Brunton, the butler
- 1943 · Forever and a Day as Doctor
- 1942 · 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
- 1941 · Here Comes Mr. Jordan as Sisk
- 1941 · Sunny as Johnson
- 1941 · That Hamilton Woman as Rev. Nelson
- 1940 · 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
- 1939 · The Light That Failed as Doctor