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Glen Cavender (September 19, 1883 – February 9, 1962) was an American film actor. He appeared in 259 films between 1914 and 1949.
The Spanish–American War soldier was born in Tucson, Arizona, and died in Hollywood, California. He started his acting career in vaudeville shows. Cavender belonged to the original Keystone Cops and was a regular in numerous Mack Sennett comedies. He also worked as a director for three Mack Sennett films between 1914 and 1916. During the 1920s, Cavender worked for the film studios Educational and Christie and appeared in Buster Keaton's film classic The General (1926) as the antagonistic Union Captain Anderson. The advance of sound film in the late 1920s damaged his career and, formerly a well-known actor, Cavender only played minor roles until his retirement in 1949.
Known For
The General
(1926)
Captain Anderson
The Fountainhead
(1949)
Pedestrian Onlooker (uncredited)
The Roaring Twenties
(1939)
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse
(1938)
Alarm Company Clerk (uncredited)
Blonde Venus
(1932)
Ship's Officer (uncredited)
China Clipper
(1936)
Pan American Union Waiter (uncredited)
Dark Victory
(1939)
Headwaiter (uncredited)
British Intelligence
(1939)
Under Officer Pfalz
Secret Service of the Air
(1939)
Waiter
Full Filmography
Acting
Her Friend the Bandit
(1914)
(uncredited)
The New Janitor
(1914)
Luke Connor - Gambler
Mabel's Busy Day
(1914)
Customer (uncredited)
The Knockout
(1914)
Society Singer (uncredited)
His New Profession
(1914)
Drinker / Cripple (uncredited)
His Trysting Places
(1914)
Cook / Park Police Officer (uncredited)
Cruel, Cruel Love
(1914)
Bearded Doctor (uncredited)
Gentlemen of Nerve
(1914)
Spectator at Entrance / Cop (uncredited)
Getting Acquainted
(1914)
A Passing Turk (uncredited)
Tango Tangle
(1914)
Drummer in Band / Guest in Cone Hat (uncredited)
Fatty's Magic Pants
(1914)
Cop (uncredited)
The Masquerader
(1914)
Other Director (uncredited)
Tillie's Punctured Romance
(1914)
First Pianist in Restaurant / Cop / Guest in First Restaurant / Uncle's Rescuer / Society Guest (uncredited)
Mabel’s Wilful Way
(1915)
Mabel's Father
Wished on Mabel
(1915)
Plainclothesman in Park
Fatty’s Reckless Fling
(1915)
House Detective
Fatty’s Plucky Pup
(1915)
Desk Sergeant (uncredited)
Hearts and Planets
(1915)
Bald Astronomer
Mabel and Fatty’s Married Life
(1915)
Organ Grinder (uncredited)
Fatty's Tintype Tangle
(1915)
Photographer
Mabel, Fatty and the Law
(1915)
Tobacco Counter Clerk (uncredited)
A Submarine Pirate
(1915)
A shrewd inventor / Ship Captain
Fatty’s Chance Acquaintance
(1915)
Waiter
Fatty's New Role
(1915)
Mustached Saloon Customer (uncredited)
Fickle Fatty's Fall
(1915)
The Cook
When Love Took Wings
(1915)
Police Dispatcher
That Little Band Of Gold
(1915)
Judge (uncredited)
Fatty and Mabel at the San Diego Exposition
(1915)
Jealous Husband (uncredited)
Fatty and Mabel Adrift
(1916)
I. Landem - Realtor
Because He Loved Her
(1916)
The Proprietor
The Surf Girl
(1916)
Poppa - the Angry Father
Her Torpedoed Love
(1917)
The Lawyer / The Ship Captain
A Bedroom Blunder
(1917)
The Bartender
Are Waitresses Safe?
(1917)
The Chef - Their Mutual Friend
Villa of the Movies
(1917)
Villa
The Pullman Bride
(1917)
The Pullman Waiter
The Rough House
(1917)
A Dog Catcher's Love
(1917)
E.R. Ketchum - Fancy Dog Dealer
That Night
(1917)
The Hotel Guest
A Scrap of Paper
(1918)
The Kaiser
The Sheriff
(1918)
The Cook
(1918)
(uncredited)
The Yellow Dog Catcher
(1919)
His Musical Sneeze
(1919)
Woodrow Butts
His Noisy Still
(1920)
The Heart Snatcher
(1920)
Straight from the Shoulder
(1921)
Pete
The Primal Law
(1921)
Ruis
The Pest
(1922)
The landlord
Iron to Gold
(1922)
Sloan
The Man from Brodney's
(1923)
Selim
All Is Lost
(1923)
Brutal Bill
Just a Good Guy
(1924)
Pawnshop Owner
Meet Father
(1924)
Lovemania
(1924)
Dynamite Doggie
(1925)
(uncredited)
The Sleuth
(1925)
The Husband
Fire Away
(1925)
Navy Blue Days
(1925)
Peter Vermicelli
The Fighting Dude
(1925)
The Athletic Instructor
The Iron Mule
(1925)
The Tourist
(1925)
First Crook
The Movies
(1925)
A Traffic Officer
Pie-Eyed
(1925)
Nightclub manager
The Snow Hawk
(1925)
Midnight Mike
Keep Smiling
(1925)
Doublecrosser
Careful Please
(1926)
(uncredited)
His Private Life
(1926)
The Colonel
Honest Injun
(1926)
The Foreman
Home Cured
(1926)
Move Along
(1926)
Cop
Movieland
(1926)
My Stars
(1926)
The Gardener
The General
(1926)
Captain Anderson
Fool's Luck
(1926)
The Policeman (uncredited)
Drama Deluxe
(1927)
The Sheriff
Listen Lena
(1927)
Jungle Heat
(1927)
Monty of the Mounted
(1927)
The Dizzy Diver
(1928)
The Commander
Ships of the Night
(1928)
Cramsey
Smith's Army Life
(1928)
The Drill Sergeant
Loose Change
(1928)
Love's Young Scream
(1928)
Father
Joy Tonic
(1929)
Whose Baby?
(1929)
Cop
Won by a Neck
(1930)
Cafe Owner
The Nevada Buckaroo
(1931)
Sheriff Hank
That's My Line
(1931)
Henchman
A College Racket
(1931)
Blonde Venus
(1932)
Ship's Officer (uncredited)
One Way Passage
(1932)
French Bartender (uncredited)
Today We Live
(1933)
Ammunition Factory Clerk (uncredited)
Captured!
(1933)
German Sergeant at POW Camp (Uncredited)
Luxury Liner
(1933)
Ship's Diner (uncredited)
British Agent
(1934)
Russian Policeman (uncredited)
'G' Men
(1935)
Headwaiter (uncredited)
Dinky
(1935)
Extra at Football Game
The Goose and the Gander
(1935)
Detective George (uncredited)
Little Big Shot
(1935)
Bystander at Shooting (uncredited)
Dr. Socrates
(1935)
Townsman
The Florentine Dagger
(1935)
Detective (uncredited)
Stranded
(1935)
Kolchak (uncredited)
Oil for the Lamps of China
(1935)
Worried McCarger Employee
Don't Bet on Blondes
(1935)
Man Leaving Betting Window (Uncredited)
Moonlight on the Prairie
(1935)
Cowboy #1 in Saloon
Bordertown
(1935)
Man Restraining Johnny in Courtroom Fight
The Golden Arrow
(1936)
Waiter (uncredited)
The Singing Kid
(1936)
Stagehand (uncredited)
China Clipper
(1936)
Pan American Union Waiter (uncredited)
Jailbreak
(1936)
Guard in Kitchen
Here Comes Carter
(1936)
Police Driver
Sons o' Guns
(1936)
German Ordered to Retreat
I Married a Doctor
(1936)
Party Guest
Wine, Women and Horses
(1937)
Dice-Game Player
Smart Blonde
(1937)
Trooper Sergeant (uncredited)
The Great O'Malley
(1937)
Policeman at Robbery (uncredited)
Midnight Court
(1937)
Counter Clerk
Varsity Show
(1937)
Stagehand
Fly Away Baby
(1937)
George (uncredited)
She Loved a Fireman
(1937)
Spectator at Dance
Kid Galahad
(1937)
(uncredited)
Mountain Justice
(1937)
Train Conductor
Public Wedding
(1937)
Ticket Buyer for the Wedding
Melody for Two
(1937)
Green Hill Waiter
Love Is on the Air
(1937)
Second 7-11 Club Waiter
Expensive Husbands
(1937)
Austrian Policeman at Jail
The Go-Getter
(1937)
Streetcar Conductor (uncredited)
Talent Scout
(1937)
Furniture Department Man (uncredited)
Tovarich
(1937)
Trumpet Player
Confession
(1937)
Bailiff (uncredited)
Alcatraz Island
(1937)
Federal Officer (uncredited)
The Beloved Brat
(1938)
Fireman
Gateway
(1938)
Immigrant
Crime School
(1938)
Policeman Outside Judge Clinton's Office (uncredited)
Heart of the North
(1938)
Post Customer (uncredited)
Girls on Probation
(1938)
Policeman
Blondes at Work
(1938)
Locksmith (uncredited)
Garden of the Moon
(1938)
Graham - Waiter (uncredited)
My Bill
(1938)
Mr. Perry - Man at Bank (uncredited)
Racket Busters
(1938)
Truck Driver (uncredited)
The Patient in Room 18
(1938)
Man with Sprinkler Hose (uncredited)
Penrod's Double Trouble
(1938)
Truck Driver Giving Penrod a Lift (uncredited)
Over the Wall
(1938)
Referee for Robeck Fight
The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse
(1938)
Alarm Company Clerk (uncredited)
British Intelligence
(1939)
Under Officer Pfalz
Torchy Runs for Mayor
(1939)
Store Customer (uncredited)
Torchy Blane.. Playing with Dynamite
(1939)
Landlord (uncredited)
Kid Nightingale
(1939)
Man Leaving Dynamite Dennis Fight (uncredited)
Everything Happens at Night
(1939)
Guide
Espionage Agent
(1939)
Man in O'Grady Crowd
Four Wives
(1939)
Extra at Wedding Reception (uncredited)
Dark Victory
(1939)
Headwaiter (uncredited)
The Oklahoma Kid
(1939)
Would-Be Settler (uncredited)
Nancy Drew... Reporter
(1939)
Newspaper Office Worker / Beldenburg Hotel Passerby (uncredited)
Women in the Wind
(1939)
Airport Policeman / Mob Scene Extra (uncredited)
Confessions of a Nazi Spy
(1939)
Man in Montage Stuffing Mailboxes (uncredited)
Devil's Island
(1939)
Gendarme on Train
King of the Underworld
(1939)
Deputy Shooting Bill (uncredited)
On Your Toes
(1939)
Extra as Stagehand
Indianapolis Speedway
(1939)
Extra on Dance Floor
Pack Up Your Troubles
(1939)
Doughboy
Nancy Drew... Trouble Shooter
(1939)
First Townsman
Naughty But Nice
(1939)
Extra at Bar (uncredited)
Secret Service of the Air
(1939)
Waiter
Code of the Secret Service
(1939)
Policeman (uncredited)
Angels Wash Their Faces
(1939)
Driver of Moving Cart / Policeman at Bowling Alley (uncredited)
The Roaring Twenties
(1939)
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
Smashing the Money Ring
(1939)
Day Gate Guard (uncredited)
The Cowboy Quarterback
(1939)
Nightclub Waiter
The Man I Married
(1940)
Petty Official
'Til We Meet Again
(1940)
Ship Officer (uncredited)
No Time for Comedy
(1940)
Actor in Show (uncredited)
Lady with Red Hair
(1940)
Stage Doorman (uncredited)
An Angel from Texas
(1940)
Lone Star Townsman / New York Passerby Extra
All This, and Heaven Too
(1940)
Jean (uncredited)
King of the Lumberjacks
(1940)
Lumberjack in Dominic's Office (uncredited)
Flowing Gold
(1940)
Oil Worker (uncredited)
Calling Philo Vance
(1940)
Train Porter Asked to Send Telegram (uncredited)
Brother Rat and a Baby
(1940)
Courtroom Extra
Here Comes Happiness
(1941)
Man Getting Headlined Paper (uncredited)
Highway West
(1941)
Hotel Doorman (uncredited)
Manpower
(1941)
Drunk Bounced from Midnight Club (uncredited)
Singapore Woman
(1941)
Glen, Mine Foreman (uncredited)
Underground
(1941)
Man Giving Sylvia Baggage Claim Ticket
The Great Mr. Nobody
(1941)
On-looker at Fight (uncredited)
Bad Men of Missouri
(1941)
Tod
The Hidden Hand
(1942)
Detective (uncredited)
Spy Ship
(1942)
Karl, Radio Operator
George Washington Slept Here
(1942)
Well Digger (uncredited)
The Male Animal
(1942)
Reporter on Porch (uncredited)
Edge of Darkness
(1943)
Cannery Worker (uncredited)
Northern Pursuit
(1943)
Workman (uncredited)
The Fountainhead
(1949)
Pedestrian Onlooker (uncredited)
Writing
Directing
Crew