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Paul Cavanagh (8 December 1888 – 15 March 1964) was an English film actor. He appeared in more than 100 films between 1928 and 1959.
Cavanagh was born in Chislehurst, Kent, and attended the Royal Grammar School, Newcastle upon Tyne, and Emmanuel College, Cambridge. Cavanagh studied law in England, earning a master of arts degree at Cambridge. A newspaper article published 17 June 1931, reported, "It is on record that Cavanagh won high honors in mathematics and history."
Cavanagh practised "for several years" before he changed professions. He went to Canada "for a year of sightseeing and wandering" before he joined the Royal Northwest Mounted Police.
After serving in World War I, he returned to Canada, where he practised law, including revising the statutes of Alberta, but eventually went back to England to practise law.
Cavanagh went onto the stage after a stroke of bad luck in 1924 caused him to lose his savings, and later he went into films.
In 1926, Cavanagh lost $22,000 in one evening on a roulette wheel in Monte Carlo. An observer offered to provide a letter "to some of my theatrical acquaintances" in London, England. Those contacts led to Cavanagh's role in It Pays to Advertise.
Cavanagh first film contract and film came in 1929 with Paramount Pictures.
Cavanagh died In London from a heart attack in 1964, aged 75.
Known For
Tarzan and His Mate
(1934)
Martin Arlington
House of Wax
(1953)
Sidney Wallace
The Desert Fox: The Story of Rommel
(1951)
Lt. Col. Caesar von Hofaker
The Woman in Green
(1945)
Sir George Fenwick
Secret Beyond the Door...
(1947)
Rick Barrett
Humoresque
(1947)
Victor Wright
Dishonored Lady
(1947)
Victor Kranish
Magnificent Obsession
(1954)
Dr. Henry Giraud
Hollywood Story
(1951)
Roland Paul
The Desert Rats
(1953)
Colonel (uncredited)
Diane
(1956)
Lord Bonnivet
Full Filmography
Acting
Tesha
(1928)
Lenane
The Runaway Princess
(1929)
Prince of Savonia
The Virtuous Sin
(1930)
Capt. Orloff
Grumpy
(1930)
Chamberlin Jarvis
Strictly Unconventional
(1930)
Ted
The Devil to Pay!
(1930)
Grand Duke Paul
The Storm
(1930)
Dave Stewart
Born to Love
(1931)
Sir Wilfred Drake
Transgression
(1931)
Robert Maury
The Squaw Man
(1931)
Henry - Earl of Kerhill
Unfaithful
(1931)
Ronald Killkerry
Always Goodbye
(1931)
Reginald Armstrong
Heartbreak
(1931)
Captain Wolke
A Bill of Divorcement
(1932)
Gray Meredith
The Crash
(1932)
Ronnie Sanderson
Devil's Lottery
(1932)
Major Hugo Beresford
The Sin of Nora Moran
(1933)
Governor Dick Crawford
The Kennel Murder Case
(1933)
Thomas MacDonald
Tonight Is Ours
(1933)
Prince Keri of Zalgar
Curtain at Eight
(1933)
Wylie Thornton
Tarzan and His Mate
(1934)
Martin Arlington
Menace
(1934)
Leonard Crecy
One Exciting Adventure
(1934)
Lavassor
The Notorious Sophie Lang
(1934)
Max Bernard/Sir Nigel Crane
Shoot the Works
(1934)
Alvin Ritchie
Goin' to Town
(1935)
Edward Carrington
Without Regret
(1935)
Robert Godfrey
Splendor
(1935)
Martin Deering
Thunder in the Night
(1935)
Count Peter Alvinczy
Champagne Charlie
(1936)
Charlie Cortland
Crime Over London
(1936)
Inspector Gary
A Romance in Flanders
(1937)
John Morley
Café Colette
(1937)
Ryan
Within the Law
(1939)
English Eddie Morton
Reno
(1939)
John R. Banton
The Under-Pup
(1939)
Mr. Franklin Cooper
I Take This Woman
(1940)
Bill Rodgers
Shadows on the Stairs
(1941)
Joseph 'Joe' Reynolds
The Case of the Black Parrot
(1941)
Max Armand
Passage from Hong Kong
(1941)
Capt. Duncan MacNeil-Fraser
Maisie Was a Lady
(1941)
Cap Rawlston
Captains of the Clouds
(1942)
Group Captain
The Strange Case of Doctor Rx
(1942)
John Crispin
Pacific Rendezvous
(1942)
Cmdr. Charles Brennan
Eagle Squadron
(1942)
Sir James Patridge
The Hard Way
(1943)
John 'Jack' Shagrue
The Gorilla Man
(1943)
Dr. Dorn
Adventure in Iraq
(1943)
Sheik Ahmid Bel Nor
The Scarlet Claw
(1944)
Lord Penrose
Maisie Goes to Reno
(1944)
Roger Pelham
Marriage Is a Private Affair
(1944)
Mr. Selworth
The House of Fear
(1945)
Simon Merrivale
The Woman in Green
(1945)
Sir George Fenwick
The Man in Half Moon Street
(1945)
Dr. Henry Latimer
Club Havana
(1945)
Rogers
The Verdict
(1946)
Clive Russell
Wife Wanted
(1946)
Jeffrey Caldwell
Night and Day
(1946)
Bart McClelland
Humoresque
(1947)
Victor Wright
Dishonored Lady
(1947)
Victor Kranish
Secret Beyond the Door...
(1947)
Rick Barrett
Ivy
(1947)
Dr. Berwick (uncredited)
The Black Arrow
(1948)
Sir John Sedley
You Gotta Stay Happy
(1948)
Dr. Blucher
The Babe Ruth Story
(1948)
Dr. Menzies
Madame Bovary
(1949)
Marquis D'Andervilliers
Hi-Jacked
(1950)
Hagen
Rogues of Sherwood Forest
(1950)
Sir Giles
The Second Face
(1950)
Todd Williams
Blades of the Musketeers
(1950)
Richelieu
The Iroquois Trail
(1950)
Col. Eric Thorne
Hit Parade of 1951
(1950)
Two-to-One Thompson
Bride of the Gorilla
(1951)
Klaas Van Gelder
The Desert Fox: The Story of Rommel
(1951)
Lt. Col. Caesar von Hofaker
The Son of Dr. Jekyll
(1951)
Inspector Stoddard
The Strange Door
(1951)
Edmond de Maletroit
Tales of Robin Hood
(1951)
Sir Guy de Claremont
All That I Have
(1951)
Dr. James Brady
Hollywood Story
(1951)
Roland Paul
The Golden Hawk
(1952)
Jeremy Smithers
Plymouth Adventure
(1952)
John Carver
House of Wax
(1953)
Sidney Wallace
The Bandits of Corsica
(1953)
Dianza
Port Sinister
(1953)
John Kolvac
The Mississippi Gambler
(1953)
Edmond Dureau
The All American
(1953)
Professor Banning
Charade
(1953)
Col. Heisler
A Tale of Two Cities
(1953)
Mr. Stryver
Flame of Calcutta
(1953)
Lord Robert Clive
The Desert Rats
(1953)
Colonel (uncredited)
Magnificent Obsession
(1954)
Dr. Henry Giraud
Khyber Patrol
(1954)
General Melville
Casanova's Big Night
(1954)
Signor Alberto Di Gambetta
The Raid
(1954)
Col. Tucker
The Law vs. Billy the Kid
(1954)
John H. Tunstall
The Iron Glove
(1954)
Cavenly, advisor to Prince James
The Purple Mask
(1955)
Duc de Latour
The King's Thief
(1955)
Sir Edward Scott
The Prodigal
(1955)
Tobiah
The Scarlet Coat
(1955)
Sir Henry Clinton
Blonde Bait
(1956)
Insp. D.N. Hedges
Mobs, Inc.
(1956)
Harrington
Diane
(1956)
Lord Bonnivet
Francis in the Haunted House
(1956)
Neil Frazer
The Man Who Turned to Stone
(1957)
Cooper
God Is My Partner
(1957)
Dr. James Brady
She Devil
(1957)
Sugar Daddy
Interlude
(1957)
In the Money
(1958)
Inspector Herbert Saunders
The Four Skulls of Jonathan Drake
(1959)
Kenneth Drake
Mae West and the Men Who Knew Her
(1994)
Self (archive footage)