
Halliwell Hobbes
Acting
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Halliwell Hobbes (16 November 1877 β 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
1956Miracle in the Rain
Ely B. Windgate
1949That Forsyte Woman
Nicholas Forsyte
1948The Black Arrow
Bishop of Tisbury
1948You Gotta Stay Happy
Martin
1947If Winter Comes
The Coroner
1947Hollywood Wonderland
Grandfather (clip from "Changing of the Guard", 1936) (uncredited)
1946Canyon Passage
Clenchfield
1944The Invisible Man's Revenge
Cleghorn, the butler
1944Casanova Brown
Charles, the Butler
1944Gaslight
Mr. Muffin
1944Mr. Skeffington
Soames (uncredited)
1943Mr. Muggs Steps Out
1943Sherlock Holmes Faces Death
Alfred Brunton, the butler
1943Forever and a Day
Doctor
1943His Butler's Sister
Willebrandt
1942The Undying Monster
Walton the Butler
1942Son of Fury: The Story of Benjamin Blake
Purdy
1942The War Against Mrs. Hadley
Bennett
1942Journey for Margaret
Mr. Barrie
1942To Be or Not to Be
Gen. Armstrong
1941That Hamilton Woman
Rev. Nelson
1941Here Comes Mr. Jordan
Sisk
1941Sunny
Johnson
1940Third Finger, Left Hand
Burton