Halliwell Hobbes

Halliwell Hobbes

Acting

Birthday

1877/11/16

Day of death

1962/02/20 (84 years old)

Gender

Male

Place of Birth

Stratford-on-Avon, Warwickshire, England, UK

Also know as

Herbert Halliwell Hobbes, Halliwell Hobbs, Holliwell 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 ...Read more

Acting
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
7.3

(1931) Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

as Brig. Gen. Sir Danvers Carew

Dracula's Daughter
5.9

(1936) Dracula's Daughter

as Police Sgt. Hawkins

Platinum Blonde
6.7

(1931) Platinum Blonde

as Smythe

You Can't Take It with You
7.5

(1938) You Can't Take It with You

as Mr. DePinna

Charlie Chan in Shanghai
6.6

(1935) Charlie Chan in Shanghai

as Colonel Watkins, police commissioner

The Undying Monster
5.6

(1942) The Undying Monster

as Walton the Butler

The Invisible Man's Revenge
5.6

(1944) The Invisible Man's Revenge

as Cleghorn, the butler

Payment Deferred
5.9

(1932) Payment Deferred

as A Prospective Tenant

The Prince and the Pauper
6.8

(1937) The Prince and the Pauper

as Archbishop

Canyon Passage
6.6

(1946) Canyon Passage

as Clenchfield

Lady for a Day
7.1

(1933) Lady for a Day

as Butler

That Forsyte Woman
5.7

(1949) That Forsyte Woman

as Nicholas Forsyte

That Hamilton Woman
7.0

(1941) That Hamilton Woman

as Rev. Nelson

The Right to Live
5.1

(1935) The Right to Live

as Dr. Sir Stephen Barr

She Was a Lady
0.0

(1934) She Was a Lady

as George Dane

Love Affair
5.6

(1932) Love Affair

as Kibbee

Here Comes Mr. Jordan
6.9

(1941) Here Comes Mr. Jordan

as Sisk

Devil's Lottery
0.0

(1932) Devil's Lottery

as Lord Litchfield

Third Finger, Left Hand
6.8

(1940) Third Finger, Left Hand

as Burton

Midnight Mary
6.9

(1933) Midnight Mary

as Churchill

The Key
4.9

(1934) The Key

as General C.O. Furlong

The Story of Louis Pasteur
6.9

(1936) The Story of Louis Pasteur

as Dr. Lister

Sunny
4.9

(1941) Sunny

as Johnson

Tell No Tales
5.3

(1939) Tell No Tales

as Dr. Lovelake

Five and Ten
6.3

(1931) Five and Ten

as Hopkins (uncredited)

The Earl of Chicago
5.6

(1940) The Earl of Chicago

as Lord Chancellor

Bulldog Drummond's Peril
5.7

(1938) Bulldog Drummond's Peril

as Prof. Bernard Goodman

British Agent
5.6

(1934) British Agent

as Sir Walter Carrister

Varsity Show
6.0

(1937) Varsity Show

as Dean Meredith

Cynara
4.8

(1932) Cynara

as Coroner at Inquest (uncredited)

Captured!
5.6

(1933) Captured!

as British Major General

Hearts Divided
5.0

(1936) Hearts Divided

as Cambaceres

Charley's Aunt
5.0

(1930) Charley's Aunt

as Stephen Spettigue

Grumpy
4.0

(1930) Grumpy

as Ruddick

The Light That Failed
6.0

(1939) The Light That Failed

as Doctor

The Menace
4.5

(1932) The Menace

as Phillips

The Woman Between
5.3

(1931) The Woman Between

as Barton - the Butler

Remember?
5.8

(1939) Remember?

as Butler Williams

The Right of Way
5.2

(1930) The Right of Way

as The Siegneur

The Bachelor Father
6.0

(1931) The Bachelor Father

as Larkin

Fit for a King
5.0

(1937) Fit for a King

as Count Strunsky

The Masquerader
4.8

(1933) The Masquerader

as Brock

Father Brown, Detective
6.5

(1934) Father Brown, Detective

as Sir Leopold Fischer

Service de Luxe
6.5

(1938) Service de Luxe

as Butler

Casanova Brown
6.3

(1944) Casanova Brown

as Charles, the Butler

If Winter Comes
6.6

(1947) If Winter Comes

as The Coroner

Mandalay
5.9

(1934) Mandalay

as Col. Dawson Ames

Scotland Yard
0.0

(1930) Scotland Yard

as Lord St. Arran

6 Hours to Live
5.0

(1932) 6 Hours to Live

as Baron Emil von Sturm

I Am Suzanne!
6.2

(1933) I Am Suzanne!

as Dr. Lorenzo

Should Ladies Behave
4.3

(1933) Should Ladies Behave

as Louis

Mr. Muggs Steps Out
0.0

(1943) Mr. Muggs Steps Out

as ---

Lovers Courageous
5.8

(1932) Lovers Courageous

as Mr. Smith

Looking Forward
6.2

(1933) Looking Forward

as Mr. James Felton

Cardinal Richelieu
7.4

(1935) Cardinal Richelieu

as Father Joseph

Folies Bergère
5.5

(1935) Folies Bergère

as Monsieur Paulet

Mary of Scotland
6.3

(1936) Mary of Scotland

as Man (uncredited)

Son of Fury: The Story of Benjamin Blake
7.2

(1942) Son of Fury: The Story of Benjamin Blake

as Purdy

Spendthrift
5.0

(1936) Spendthrift

as Beuhl - the Butler

The Sin of Madelon Claudet
5.9

(1931) The Sin of Madelon Claudet

as Roget

Give Me Your Heart
6.0

(1936) Give Me Your Heart

as Oliver Warren

Gaslight
7.5

(1944) Gaslight

as Mr. Muffin

Naughty But Nice
6.2

(1939) Naughty But Nice

as Dean Burton, Winfield College

The White Angel
8.0

(1936) The White Angel

as Lord Raglan

Pacific Liner
5.2

(1939) Pacific Liner

as Captain Mathews

The Hardys Ride High
6.0

(1939) The Hardys Ride High

as Dobbs

Menace
6.5

(1934) Menace

as Skinner

We Live Again
6.5

(1934) We Live Again

as Official

Nurse Edith Cavell
6.4

(1939) Nurse Edith Cavell

as British Chaplain

Jalna
4.8

(1935) Jalna

as Ernest Whiteoaks

Kidnapped
6.0

(1938) Kidnapped

as Dominie Campbell

Maid of Salem
5.9

(1937) Maid of Salem

as Jeremiah

Here Comes Trouble
0.0

(1936) Here Comes Trouble

as Professor Howard

The War Against Mrs. Hadley
4.8

(1942) The War Against Mrs. Hadley

as Bennett

The Black Arrow
5.2

(1948) The Black Arrow

as Bishop of Tisbury

Man About Town
0.0

(1932) Man About Town

as Hilton

Week Ends Only
0.0

(1932) Week Ends Only

as Martin

Sherlock Holmes Faces Death
6.8

(1943) Sherlock Holmes Faces Death

as Alfred Brunton, the butler

Vanessa: Her Love Story
6.0

(1935) Vanessa: Her Love Story

as Father of Little Girl

The Sea Hawk
7.2

(1940) The Sea Hawk

as Astronomer

Waterloo Bridge
7.5

(1940) Waterloo Bridge

as Vicar at St. Matthews (uncredited)

Lady with Red Hair
6.5

(1940) Lady with Red Hair

as Divorce Judge (uncredited)

Journey for Margaret
6.6

(1942) Journey for Margaret

as Mr. Barrie

Mr. Skeffington
6.7

(1944) Mr. Skeffington

as Soames (uncredited)

Forever and a Day
7.3

(1943) Forever and a Day

as Doctor

Storm Over Bengal
5.2

(1938) Storm Over Bengal

as Sir John Galt

If I Were Free
5.0

(1933) If I Were Free

as Burford-Gordon's butler

1.0

(1936) Changing of the Guard

as Grandfather, the Colonel

Miracle in the Rain
6.7

(1956) Miracle in the Rain

as Ely B. Windgate

Lucky In Love
0.0

(1929) Lucky In Love

as ---

A Christmas Carol
7.0

(1938) A Christmas Carol

as Clergyman Sliding on Sidewalk (uncredited)

Captain Blood
7.2

(1935) Captain Blood

as Lord Sunderland

To Be or Not to Be
7.8

(1942) To Be or Not to Be

as Gen. Armstrong

Double Door
6.8

(1934) Double Door

as Mr. Chase

Riptide
6.2

(1934) Riptide

as Bollard

Love Letters of a Star
0.0

(1936) Love Letters of a Star

as Hotchkiss

His Butler's Sister
7.0

(1943) His Butler's Sister

as Willebrandt

The Jury's Secret
3.0

(1938) The Jury's Secret

as John, Butler

Bulldog Drummond Strikes Back
5.3

(1934) Bulldog Drummond Strikes Back

as First Bobby

You Gotta Stay Happy
6.4

(1948) You Gotta Stay Happy

as Martin

Hollywood Wonderland
6.7

(1947) Hollywood Wonderland

as Grandfather (clip from "Changing of the Guard", 1936) (uncredited)

A Study in Scarlet
5.5

(1933) A Study in Scarlet

as Malcolm Dearing

0.0

(1944) Information Please

as Lt Eberhard

Jealousy
0.0

(1929) Jealousy

as Rigaud

Parnell
4.6

(1937) Parnell

as W.H. Smith