Halliwell Hobbes
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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 | Acting |
|---|---|
| Most Rating | 0.003 |
| Birthday | 1877-11-16 |
| Place of Birth | Stratford-on-Avon, Warwickshire, England, UK |
| Also Known As | Herbert Halliwell Hobbes, Halliwell Hobbs, Holliwell Hobbes, |
1931
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7.3/294
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5.6/9
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Devil's Lottery
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Third Finger, Left Hand
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6.9/21
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1934
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4.9/7
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1936
The Story of Louis Pasteur
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1941
Sunny
5.2/5
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1939
Tell No Tales
5.3/5
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1931
Five and Ten
6.25/12
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1940
The Earl of Chicago
5.6/5
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1938
Bulldog Drummond's Peril
5.7/17
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1934
British Agent
5.5/17
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1937
Varsity Show
6/5
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1932
Cynara
4.8/10
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1933
Captured!
5.6/7
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1936
Hearts Divided
5/3
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1930
Charley's Aunt
5/2
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1930
Grumpy
4/2
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1939
The Light That Failed
6/6
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1932
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4.5/4
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1931
The Woman Between
5.3/10
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1939
Remember?
5.8/5
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1930
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5.2/4
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1931
The Bachelor Father
6/6
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Fit for a King
5/2
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1933
The Masquerader
4.8/4
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1934
Father Brown, Detective
6.5/3
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1938
Service de Luxe
6.5/6
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1944
Casanova Brown
6.3/21
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1947
If Winter Comes
6.6/5
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1934
Mandalay
5.9/15
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1930
Scotland Yard
0/0
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1932
6 Hours to Live
5/5
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1933
I Am Suzanne!
6.2/4
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1933
Should Ladies Behave
4.3/6
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1943
Mr. Muggs Steps Out
0/0
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1932
Lovers Courageous
5.8/5
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1933
Looking Forward
6.2/4
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1935
Cardinal Richelieu
7.4/5
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1935
Folies Bergère
5.5/6
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1936
Mary of Scotland
6.3/36
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1942
Son of Fury: The Story of Benjamin Blake
7.2/14
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1936
Spendthrift
5/1
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Spendthrift
1931
The Sin of Madelon Claudet
5.9/24
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1936
Give Me Your Heart
6/6
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1944
Gaslight
7.5/497
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1939
Naughty But Nice
6.2/6
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1936
The White Angel
8/4
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1939
Pacific Liner
5.2/11
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1934
Menace
6.5/2
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1939
The Hardys Ride High
6/3
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1934
We Live Again
6.5/4
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1939
Nurse Edith Cavell
6.4/10
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1935
Jalna
4.8/4
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Jalna
1938
Kidnapped
4.7/3
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1937
Maid of Salem
5.9/7
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1936
Here Comes Trouble
0/0
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1942
The War Against Mrs. Hadley
4.8/5
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1948
The Black Arrow
5.2/9
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1932
Week Ends Only
0/0
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1932
Man About Town
0/0
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1943
Sherlock Holmes Faces Death
6.8/79
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Sherlock Holmes Faces Death
1935
Vanessa: Her Love Story
6/4
The Victorian wife of a mad baron waits years for a British soldier sent to Egypt.
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Vanessa: Her Love Story
1940
The Sea Hawk
7.2/130
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The Sea Hawk
1940
Waterloo Bridge
7.471/153
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Waterloo Bridge
1940
Lady with Red Hair
6.5/6
An actress hopes to regain her lost son by making it to the top.
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Lady with Red Hair
1942
Journey for Margaret
6.6/17
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Journey for Margaret
1944
Mr. Skeffington
6.7/55
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1943
Forever and a Day
7.4/10
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1938
Storm Over Bengal
5.2/5
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1933
If I Were Free
5/5
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1936
Changing of the Guard
1/1
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1956
Miracle in the Rain
6.7/11
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1929
Lucky In Love
0/0
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Lucky In Love
1938
A Christmas Carol
7.028/143
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1935
Captain Blood
7.2/233
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Captain Blood
1942
To Be or Not to Be
7.822/749
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1934
Double Door
6.8/12
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1934
Riptide
6.2/5
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1936
Love Letters of a Star
0/0
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Love Letters of a Star
1943
His Butler's Sister
7.1/7
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1938
The Jury's Secret
3/1
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1934
Bulldog Drummond Strikes Back
5.3/10
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1948
You Gotta Stay Happy
6.5/13
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1947
Hollywood Wonderland
6.7/3
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1933
A Study in Scarlet
5.5/28
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1944
Information Please
0/0
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1929
Jealousy
0/0
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1937
Parnell
4.6/7
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1935
Millions in the Air
0/0
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