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Halliwell Hobbes

Personal Information

Known ForActing
GenderMale
Born / DiedNov 16, 1877 (Died at 85)
Zodiac Sign♏Scorpio
Place of BirthStratford-on-Avon, Warwickshire, England, UK
Career Span1929 – 1962
Known Credits104 Titles
Official Links
ActingPopularity Score 1.2

Halliwell Hobbes

Also known as:Herbert Halliwell HobbesHalliwell HobbsHolliwell Hobbes
Total Works

104

104 movies • 0 shows

Avg Rating

6.6 / 10

across rated releases

Box Office

—

worldwide gross

Global Reach

#1

TMDB star index

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.

Signature Roles & Milestones

To Be or Not to Be
7.8
To Be or Not to Be
1942•movie
as Gen. Armstrong
Gaslight
7.5
Gaslight
1944•movie
as Mr. Muffin
You Can't Take It with You
7.5
as DePinna
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
7.2
as Brig. Gen. Sir Danvers Carew

Full Filmography & Credits

Showing 104 titles featuring Halliwell Hobbes

To Be or Not to Be
7.8
To Be or Not to Be
1942•movie

as Gen. Armstrong

Gaslight
7.5
Gaslight
1944•movie

as Mr. Muffin

You Can't Take It with You
7.5

as DePinna

Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
7.2

as Brig. Gen. Sir Danvers Carew

Captain Blood
7.3
Captain Blood
1935•movie

as Lord Sunderland (uncredited)

Dracula's Daughter
6.0
Dracula's Daughter
1936•movie

as Hawkins

Waterloo Bridge
7.5
Waterloo Bridge
1940•movie

as Vicar at St. Matthews (uncredited)

The Sea Hawk
7.2
The Sea Hawk
1940•movie

as Astronomer

A Christmas Carol
7.0
A Christmas Carol
1938•movie

as Clergyman Sliding on Sidewalk (uncredited)

Here Comes Mr. Jordan
7.0

as Sisk

Sherlock Holmes Faces Death
6.9

as Alfred Brunton, the butler

Lady for a Day
7.1
Lady for a Day
1933•movie

as Butler

That Hamilton Woman
7.1

as Rev. Nelson

Mr. Skeffington
6.8
Mr. Skeffington
1944•movie

as Soames (uncredited)

Canyon Passage
6.8
Canyon Passage
1946•movie

as Clenchfield

The Invisible Man's Revenge
5.6

as Cleghorn, the butler

Platinum Blonde
6.6
Platinum Blonde
1931•movie

as Smythe

The Story of Louis Pasteur
6.9

as Dr. Lister

Mary of Scotland
6.2
Mary of Scotland
1936•movie

as Man (uncredited)

The Prince and the Pauper
6.8

as Archbishop

The Undying Monster
5.7

as Walton the Butler

A Study in Scarlet
5.5
A Study in Scarlet
1933•movie

as Malcolm Dearing

Charlie Chan in Shanghai
6.7

as Colonel Watkins, police commissioner

Midnight Mary
6.8
Midnight Mary
1933•movie

as Churchill

The Sin of Madelon Claudet
5.9

as Roget

Casanova Brown
6.4
Casanova Brown
1944•movie

as Charles, the Butler

British Agent
5.8
British Agent
1934•movie

as Sir Walter Carrister

Journey for Margaret
6.7

as Mr. Barrie

The Lady Refuses
5.3
The Lady Refuses
1931•movie

as Sir James (uncredited)

Bulldog Drummond's Peril
5.9

as Prof. Bernard Goodman

Mandalay
5.8
Mandalay
1934•movie

as Col. Dawson Ames

You Gotta Stay Happy
6.8

as Martin

Payment Deferred
5.7
Payment Deferred
1932•movie

as A Prospective Tenant

Double Door
6.9
Double Door
1934•movie

as Mr. Chase

The Woman Between
5.1
The Woman Between
1931•movie

as Barton the Butler

That Forsyte Woman
6.0
That Forsyte Woman
1949•movie

as Nicholas Forsyte

Five and Ten
6.1
Five and Ten
1931•movie

as Hopkins (uncredited)

Cynara
5.1
Cynara
1932•movie

as Coroner at Inquest (uncredited)

Third Finger, Left Hand
7.0

as Burton

Pacific Liner
5.5
Pacific Liner
1939•movie

as Captain Mathews

The Black Arrow
5.5
The Black Arrow
1948•movie

as Bishop of Tisbury

Forever and a Day
7.5
Forever and a Day
1943•movie

as Doctor

Nurse Edith Cavell
6.6
Nurse Edith Cavell
1939•movie

as British Chaplain

Miracle in the Rain
6.9

as Ely B. Windgate

Bulldog Drummond Strikes Back
5.6

as First Bobby

Love Affair
5.7
Love Affair
1932•movie

as Kibbee

The Key
4.9
The Key
1934•movie

as General C.O. Furlong

Captured!
5.5
Captured!
1933•movie

as British Major General

Service de Luxe
6.6
Service de Luxe
1938•movie

as Butler

Varsity Show
6.8
Varsity Show
1937•movie

as Dean Meredith

6 Hours to Live
4.8
6 Hours to Live
1932•movie

as Baron Emil von Sturm

Should Ladies Behave
4.8

as Louis

His Butler's Sister
7.2

as Willebrandt

Parnell
4.6
Parnell
1937•movie

as W.H. Smith

The Light That Failed
5.8

as Doctor

The Bachelor Father
6.5

as Larkin

The Masquerader
5.0
The Masquerader
1933•movie

as Brock

Folies Bergère de Paris
6.0

as Monsieur Paulet

Give Me Your Heart
5.9
Give Me Your Heart
1936•movie

as Oliver Warren

Naughty but Nice
6.8
Naughty but Nice
1939•movie

as Dean Burton, Winfield College

Maid of Salem
6.2
Maid of Salem
1937•movie

as Jeremiah

The War Against Mrs. Hadley
5.2

as Bennett

The Right to Live
4.9
The Right to Live
1935•movie

as Dr. Sir Stephen Barr

Sunny
5.9
Sunny
1941•movie

as Johnson

Tell No Tales
5.4
Tell No Tales
1939•movie

as Dr. Lovelake

The Earl of Chicago
6.3

as Lord Chancellor

The White Angel
7.3
The White Angel
1936•movie

as Lord Raglan

Jalna
5.1
Jalna
1935•movie

as Ernest Whiteoaks

Lady with Red Hair
6.9
Lady with Red Hair
1940•movie

as Divorce Judge (uncredited)

Storm Over Bengal
6.0
Storm Over Bengal
1938•movie

as Sir John Galt

If I Were Free
5.0
If I Were Free
1933•movie

as Burford-Gordon's butler

Remember?
6.0
Remember?
1939•movie

as Butler Williams

The Right of Way
5.2
The Right of Way
1930•movie

as The Siegneur

If Winter Comes
6.7
If Winter Comes
1947•movie

as The Coroner

Lovers Courageous
6.0
Lovers Courageous
1932•movie

as Mr. Smith

Cardinal Richelieu
7.3
Cardinal Richelieu
1935•movie

as Father Joseph

The Hardys Ride High
6.5

as Dobbs

We Live Again
6.8
We Live Again
1934•movie

as Official

Riptide
6.7
Riptide
1934•movie

as Bollard

The Menace
5.6
The Menace
1932•movie

as Phillips

Father Brown, Detective
6.5

as Sir Leopold Fischer

I Am Suzanne!
6.6
I Am Suzanne!
1933•movie

as Dr. Lorenzo

Looking Forward
6.6
Looking Forward
1933•movie

as Mr. James Felton

Menace
6.4
Menace
1934•movie

as Skinner

Vanessa: Her Love Story
6.2

as Father of Little Girl

Hollywood Wonderland
6.8

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

Hearts Divided
5.5
Hearts Divided
1936•movie

as Cambaceres

Grumpy
5.2
Grumpy
1930•movie

as Ruddick

Kidnapped
6.0
Kidnapped
1938•movie

as Dominie Campbell

The Jury's Secret
5.0
The Jury's Secret
1938•movie

as John, Butler

Charley's Aunt
6.7
Charley's Aunt
1930•movie

as Stephen Spettigue

Fit for a King
6.0
Fit for a King
1937•movie

as Count Strunsky

Scotland Yard
7.0
Scotland Yard
1930•movie

as Lord St. Arran

Spendthrift
6.0
Spendthrift
1936•movie

as Beuhl - the Butler

She Was a Lady
8.0
She Was a Lady
1934•movie

as George Dane

Devil's Lottery
8.0
Devil's Lottery
1932•movie

as Lord Litchfield

Mr. Muggs Steps Out
8.0
Here Comes Trouble
7.0
Here Comes Trouble
1936•movie

as Professor Howard

Man About Town
7.0
Man About Town
1932•movie

as Hilton

Week Ends Only
10.0
Week Ends Only
1932•movie

as Martin

Love Letters of a Star
9.0

as Hotchkiss

Jealousy
9.0
Jealousy
1929•movie

as Rigaud

Millions in the Air
10.0

as Theodore