Halliwell Hobbes

Halliwell Hobbes
Halliwell Hobbes in Fit for a King (1937)
Born	Herbert Halliwell Hobbes (1877-11-16)16 November 1877 Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire, England, UK
Died	20 February 1962(1962-02-20) (aged 84) Santa Monica, California, U.S.
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1898–1957
Spouse	Nancie B. Marsland

Halliwell Hobbes (16 November 1877 in Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire – 20 February 1962 in Santa Monica, California) was an English actor.

Life

The future actor was born Herbert Halliwell Hobbes, the son of William Albert Hobbes (1841-1909), a Warwickshire solicitor, and his wife, Marion Hobbes, nee Dennis, (1838-1925). His stage debut was as a member of Frank Benson's company 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. He remained a British subject throughout his life.

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. He married Nancie B. Marsland. He increased the sunkenness of his cheeks by having his four 12-year-molars removed. When he died from a heart attack he was buried at the Chapel of the Pines Crematory in Los Angeles.

Complete filmography

• Lucky in Love (1929) as Earl of Balkerry
• Jealousy (1929) as Rigaud
• Grumpy (1930) as Ruddick
• Socrates (1930) as Lord St. Arran (uncredited)
• Charley's Aunt (1930) as Stephen Spettigue
• The Bachelor Father (1931) as Larkin, the Butler
• The Right of Way (1931) as The Siegneur
• The Lady Refuses (1931) as Sir James - Lawyer (uncredited)
• Five and Ten (1931) as Hopkins (uncredited)
• The Woman Between (1931) as Barton - the Butler
• The Sin of Madelon Claudet (1931) as Roget
• Platinum Blonde (1931) as Butler
• Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1931) as Brig. Gen. Danvers Carew
• Forbidden (1932) as Florist (uncredited)
• Lovers Courageous (1932) as Mr. Smith
• The Menace (1932) as Phillips
• Love Affair (1932) as Kibbee
• Devil's Lottery (1932) as Lord Litchfield
• Man About Town (1932) as Hilton
• Week Ends Only (1932) as Martin
• Six Hours to Live (1932) as Baron Emil von Sturm
• Payment Deferred (1932) as A Prospective Tenant
• Cynara (1932) as Coroner at Inquest
• Looking Forward (1933) as Mr. James Felton
• A Study in Scarlet (1933) as Dearing
• Midnight Mary (1933) as Churchill
• Captured! (1933) as British Major General
• The Masquerader (1933) as Brock
• Lady for a Day (1933) as Butler
• If I Were Free (1933) as Burford - Gordon's Butler (uncredited)
• Should Ladies Behave (1933) as Louis
• I Am Suzanne (1933) as Dr. Lorenzo

• Mandalay (1934)
• Riptide (1934)
• All Men Are Enemies (1934)
• Double Door (1934)
• The Key (1934)
• Madame Du Barry (1934)
• Bulldog Drummond Strikes Back (1934)
• She Was a Lady (1934)
• British Agent (1934)
• We Live Again (1934) (uncredited)
• Menace (1934)
• Father Brown, Detective (1934)
• The Right to Live (1935)
• Folies Bergère de Paris (1935)
• Vanessa: Her Love Story (1935) (uncredited)
• Cardinal Richelieu (1935)
• Jalna (1935)
• Charlie Chan in Shanghai (1935)
• Millions in the Air (1935)
• Captain Blood (1935) (uncredited)
• Rose Marie (1936) (uncredited)
• Here Comes Trouble (1936)
• The Story of Louis Pasteur (1936)
• Dracula's Daughter (1936)
• Changing of the Guard (1936 short)
• Hearts Divided (1936)
• The White Angel (1936)
• Spendthrift (1936)
• Mary of Scotland (1936) (uncredited)
• Give Me Your Heart (1936)
• Love Letters of a Star (1936)
• Maid of Salem (1937)
• The Prince and the Pauper (1937)
• Parnell (1937) (uncredited)
• Fit for a King (1937)
• Varsity Show (1937)
• The Jury's Secret (1938)
• Bulldog Drummond's Peril (1938)
• Kidnapped (1938)
• Charles and Mary (1938 TV movie)
• You Can't Take It With You (1938)
• Service de Luxe (1938)
• Storm Over Bengal (1938)
• A Christmas Carol (1938) (uncredited)
• Pacific Liner (1939)
• The Hardys Ride High (1939)
• Tell No Tales (1939)
• Naughty but Nice (1939)
• Nurse Edith Cavell (1939)
• Remember? (1939)
• The Light That Failed (1939)
• The Earl of Chicago (1940)
• Waterloo Bridge (1940) (uncredited)
• The Sea Hawk (1940)
• Third Finger, Left Hand (1940)
• Lady with Red Hair (1940) (uncredited)
• That Hamilton Woman (1941)
• Sunny (1941) (uncredited)
• Here Comes Mr. Jordan (1941)
• Dr. Kildare's Wedding Day (1941) (uncredited)
• Son of Fury: The Story of Benjamin Blake (1942)
• To Be or Not to Be (1942)
• The War Against Mrs. Hadley (1942)
• The Undying Monster (1942)
• Journey for Margaret (1942)
• Forever and a Day (1943)
• Sherlock Holmes Faces Death (1943)
• Mr. Muggs Steps Out (1943)
• His Butler's Sister (1943) (uncredited)

• Gaslight (1944) as Mr. Muffin
• Mr. Skeffington (1944) as Soames (uncredited)
• The Invisible Man's Revenge (1944) as Cleghorn
• Casanova Brown (1944) as Charles
• Information Please (1944, Short) as Leutnant Eberhard (uncredited)
• Canyon Passage (1946) as Clenchfield
• If Winter Comes (1947) as The Coroner
• The Black Arrow (1948) as Bishop of Tisbury
• You Gotta Stay Happy (1948) as Martin
• That Forsyte Woman (1949) as Nicholas Forsyte
• Miracle in the Rain (1956) as Ely B. 'Windy' Windgate

Partial Broadway credits

• And Then There Were None (1943)
• Murder on the Nile/Hidden Horizon (1944–45)

External links

• Halliwell Hobbes at IMDb
• Halliwell Hobbes at the Internet Broadway Database
• Halliwell Hobbes at Find a Grave