Halliwell Hobbes

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.

Known For

To Be or Not to Be

as Gen. Armstrong

Gaslight

as Mr. Muffin

You Can't Take It with You

as Mr. DePinna

Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

as Brig. Gen. Sir Danvers Carew

Captain Blood

as Lord Sunderland (uncredited)

Dracula's Daughter

as Police Sgt. Hawkins

Waterloo Bridge

as Vicar at St. Matthews (uncredited)

A Christmas Carol

as Clergyman Sliding on Sidewalk (uncredited)

The Sea Hawk

as Astronomer

Here Comes Mr. Jordan

as Sisk