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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.
Known For
A Christmas Carol
(1938)
Clergyman Sliding on Sidewalk (uncredited)
Waterloo Bridge
(1940)
Vicar at St. Matthews (uncredited)
Gaslight
(1944)
Mr. Muffin
Captain Blood
(1935)
Lord Sunderland (uncredited)
The Sea Hawk
(1940)
Astronomer
You Can't Take It with You
(1938)
Mr. DePinna
To Be or Not to Be
(1942)
Gen. Armstrong
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
(1931)
Brig. Gen. Sir Danvers Carew
Here Comes Mr. Jordan
(1941)
Sisk
The Prince and the Pauper
(1937)
Archbishop
Dracula's Daughter
(1936)
Police Sgt. Hawkins
That Hamilton Woman
(1941)
Rev. Nelson
Lady for a Day
(1933)
Butler
Mr. Skeffington
(1944)
Soames (uncredited)
Sherlock Holmes Faces Death
(1943)
Alfred Brunton, the butler
Full Filmography
Acting
Lucky In Love
(1929)
Jealousy
(1929)
Rigaud
Grumpy
(1930)
Ruddick
The Right of Way
(1930)
The Siegneur
Charley's Aunt
(1930)
Stephen Spettigue
Scotland Yard
(1930)
Lord St. Arran
Platinum Blonde
(1931)
Smythe
The Bachelor Father
(1931)
Larkin
Five and Ten
(1931)
Hopkins (uncredited)
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
(1931)
Brig. Gen. Sir Danvers Carew
The Sin of Madelon Claudet
(1931)
Roget
The Woman Between
(1931)
Barton - the Butler
Devil's Lottery
(1932)
Lord Litchfield
Love Affair
(1932)
Kibbee
Lovers Courageous
(1932)
Mr. Smith
Payment Deferred
(1932)
A Prospective Tenant
Cynara
(1932)
Coroner at Inquest (uncredited)
Man About Town
(1932)
Hilton
6 Hours to Live
(1932)
Baron Emil von Sturm
Week Ends Only
(1932)
Martin
The Menace
(1932)
Phillips
Should Ladies Behave
(1933)
Louis
Midnight Mary
(1933)
Churchill
If I Were Free
(1933)
Burford-Gordon's butler
Lady for a Day
(1933)
Butler
I Am Suzanne!
(1933)
Dr. Lorenzo
Looking Forward
(1933)
Mr. James Felton
A Study in Scarlet
(1933)
Malcolm Dearing
The Masquerader
(1933)
Brock
Captured!
(1933)
British Major General
The Key
(1934)
General C.O. Furlong
British Agent
(1934)
Sir Walter Carrister
Mandalay
(1934)
Col. Dawson Ames
Bulldog Drummond Strikes Back
(1934)
First Bobby
Double Door
(1934)
Mr. Chase
We Live Again
(1934)
Official
Menace
(1934)
Skinner
She Was a Lady
(1934)
George Dane
Father Brown, Detective
(1934)
Sir Leopold Fischer
Riptide
(1934)
Bollard
Cardinal Richelieu
(1935)
Father Joseph
Captain Blood
(1935)
Lord Sunderland (uncredited)
Jalna
(1935)
Ernest Whiteoaks
The Right to Live
(1935)
Dr. Sir Stephen Barr
Charlie Chan in Shanghai
(1935)
Colonel Watkins, police commissioner
Vanessa: Her Love Story
(1935)
Father of Little Girl
Folies Bergère
(1935)
Monsieur Paulet
Here Comes Trouble
(1936)
Professor Howard
Give Me Your Heart
(1936)
Oliver Warren
Hearts Divided
(1936)
Cambaceres
The White Angel
(1936)
Lord Raglan
Love Letters of a Star
(1936)
Hotchkiss
The Story of Louis Pasteur
(1936)
Dr. Lister
Changing of the Guard
(1936)
Grandfather, the Colonel
Dracula's Daughter
(1936)
Police Sgt. Hawkins
Spendthrift
(1936)
Beuhl - the Butler
Mary of Scotland
(1936)
Man (uncredited)
Fit for a King
(1937)
Count Strunsky
Varsity Show
(1937)
Dean Meredith
The Prince and the Pauper
(1937)
Archbishop
Maid of Salem
(1937)
Jeremiah
Service de Luxe
(1938)
Butler
Bulldog Drummond's Peril
(1938)
Prof. Bernard Goodman
A Christmas Carol
(1938)
Clergyman Sliding on Sidewalk (uncredited)
Kidnapped
(1938)
Dominie Campbell
The Jury's Secret
(1938)
John, Butler
Storm Over Bengal
(1938)
Sir John Galt
You Can't Take It with You
(1938)
Mr. DePinna
Pacific Liner
(1939)
Captain Mathews
The Hardys Ride High
(1939)
Dobbs
Nurse Edith Cavell
(1939)
British Chaplain
Naughty But Nice
(1939)
Dean Burton, Winfield College
Remember?
(1939)
Butler Williams
The Light That Failed
(1939)
Doctor
Tell No Tales
(1939)
Dr. Lovelake
The Earl of Chicago
(1940)
Lord Chancellor
Third Finger, Left Hand
(1940)
Burton
Waterloo Bridge
(1940)
Vicar at St. Matthews (uncredited)
The Sea Hawk
(1940)
Astronomer
Lady with Red Hair
(1940)
Divorce Judge (uncredited)
Here Comes Mr. Jordan
(1941)
Sisk
That Hamilton Woman
(1941)
Rev. Nelson
Sunny
(1941)
Johnson
Son of Fury: The Story of Benjamin Blake
(1942)
Purdy
The War Against Mrs. Hadley
(1942)
Bennett
The Undying Monster
(1942)
Walton the Butler
To Be or Not to Be
(1942)
Gen. Armstrong
Journey for Margaret
(1942)
Mr. Barrie
Forever and a Day
(1943)
Doctor
Mr. Muggs Steps Out
(1943)
His Butler's Sister
(1943)
Willebrandt
Sherlock Holmes Faces Death
(1943)
Alfred Brunton, the butler
Gaslight
(1944)
Mr. Muffin
Casanova Brown
(1944)
Charles, the Butler
The Invisible Man's Revenge
(1944)
Cleghorn, the butler
Mr. Skeffington
(1944)
Soames (uncredited)
Information Please
(1944)
Lt Eberhard
Canyon Passage
(1946)
Clenchfield
If Winter Comes
(1947)
The Coroner
Hollywood Wonderland
(1947)
Grandfather (clip from "Changing of the Guard", 1936) (uncredited)
The Black Arrow
(1948)
Bishop of Tisbury
You Gotta Stay Happy
(1948)
Martin
That Forsyte Woman
(1949)
Nicholas Forsyte
Miracle in the Rain
(1956)
Ely B. Windgate