Personal Info
- Known ForActing
- GenderMale
- Birthday1877-11-16
- Day of Death1962-02-20 (84 years)
- Place of BirthStratford-on-Avon, Warwickshire, England, UK
- Also Known AsHerbert Halliwell HobbesHalliwell HobbsHolliwell Hobbes
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...Read More
Acting Career
- 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
1944The Invisible Man's Revenge
As: Cleghorn, the butler
1944Mr. Skeffington
As: Soames (uncredited)
- 1944
Gaslight
As: Mr. Muffin
1943His Butler's Sister
As: Willebrandt
1943Sherlock Holmes Faces Death
As: Alfred Brunton, the butler
1943Forever and a Day
As: Doctor
1942Journey for Margaret
As: Mr. Barrie
1942The Undying Monster
As: Walton the Butler
1942The War Against Mrs. Hadley
As: Bennett
- 1942
To Be or Not to Be
As: Gen. Armstrong
1942Son of Fury: The Story of Benjamin Blake
As: Purdy
1941Here Comes Mr. Jordan
As: Sisk
1941Sunny
As: Johnson
1941That Hamilton Woman
As: Rev. Nelson
1940Lady with Red Hair
As: Divorce Judge (uncredited)
1940Third Finger, Left Hand
As: Burton
1940The Sea Hawk
As: Astronomer
1940Waterloo Bridge
As: Vicar at St. Matthews (uncredited)
1940The Earl of Chicago
As: Lord Chancellor
1939The Light That Failed
As: Doctor
1939Remember?
As: Butler Williams
1939Nurse Edith Cavell
As: British Chaplain
1939Naughty But Nice
As: Dean Burton, Winfield College
1939Tell No Tales
As: Dr. Lovelake
1939The Hardys Ride High
As: Dobbs
1939Pacific Liner
As: Captain Mathews
1938A Christmas Carol
As: Clergyman Sliding on Sidewalk (uncredited)
1938Storm Over Bengal
As: Sir John Galt
1938Service de Luxe
As: Butler
- 1938
You Can't Take It with You
As: Mr. DePinna
1938Kidnapped
As: Dominie Campbell
1938Bulldog Drummond's Peril
As: Prof. Bernard Goodman
1938The Jury's Secret
As: John, Butler
1937Varsity Show
As: Dean Meredith
1937Fit for a King
As: Count Strunsky
1937Parnell
As: W.H. Smith
1937The Prince and the Pauper
As: Archbishop
1937Maid of Salem
As: Jeremiah
1936Love Letters of a Star
As: Hotchkiss
1936Give Me Your Heart
As: Oliver Warren
1936Mary of Scotland
As: Man (uncredited)
1936Spendthrift
As: Beuhl - the Butler
1936The White Angel
As: Lord Raglan
1936Hearts Divided
As: Cambaceres
1936Dracula's Daughter
As: Hawkins
1936The Story of Louis Pasteur
As: Dr. Lister
1936Here Comes Trouble
As: Professor Howard
- 1935
Captain Blood
As: Lord Sunderland (uncredited)
1935Charlie Chan in Shanghai
As: Colonel Watkins, police commissioner
1935Jalna
As: Ernest Whiteoaks
1935Cardinal Richelieu
As: Father Joseph
1935Vanessa: Her Love Story
As: Father of Little Girl
1935Folies Bergère
As: Monsieur Paulet
1935The Right to Live
As: Dr. Sir Stephen Barr
1934Father Brown, Detective
As: Sir Leopold Fischer
1934Menace
As: Skinner
1934We Live Again
As: Official
1934British Agent
As: Sir Walter Carrister
1934She Was a Lady
As: George Dane
1934Bulldog Drummond Strikes Back
As: First Bobby
1934The Key
As: General C.O. Furlong
1934Double Door
As: Mr. Chase
1934Riptide
As: Bollard
1934Mandalay
As: Col. Dawson Ames
1933I Am Suzanne!
As: Dr. Lorenzo
1933Should Ladies Behave
As: Louis
1933If I Were Free
As: Burford-Gordon's butler
1933Lady for a Day
As: Butler
1933The Masquerader
As: Brock
1933Captured!
As: British Major General
1933Midnight Mary
As: Churchill
1933A Study in Scarlet
As: Malcolm Dearing
1933Looking Forward
As: Mr. James Felton
1932Cynara
As: Coroner at Inquest (uncredited)
1932Payment Deferred
As: A Prospective Tenant
19326 Hours to Live
As: Baron Emil von Sturm
1932Week Ends Only
As: Martin
1932Man About Town
As: Hilton
1932Devil's Lottery
As: Lord Litchfield
1932Love Affair
As: Kibbee
1932The Menace
As: Phillips
1932Lovers Courageous
As: Mr. Smith
- 1931
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
As: Brig. Gen. Sir Danvers Carew
1931Platinum Blonde
As: Smythe
1931The Sin of Madelon Claudet
As: Roget
1931The Woman Between
As: Barton the Butler
1931Five and Ten
As: Hopkins (uncredited)
1931The Lady Refuses
As: Sir James (uncredited)
1931The Bachelor Father
As: Larkin
1930Charley's Aunt
As: Stephen Spettigue
1930The Right of Way
As: The Siegneur
1930Scotland Yard
As: Lord St. Arran
1930Grumpy
As: Ruddick
1929Jealousy
As: Rigaud