Halliwell Hobbes

Halliwell Hobbes
Halliwell Hobbes in Fit for a King (1937)
Born Herbert Halliwell Hobbes
(1877-11-16)16 November 1877
Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire, England, UK
Died 20 February 1962(1962-02-20) (aged 84)
Santa Monica, California, U.S.
Occupation Actor
Years active 1898–1957
Spouse(s) Nancie B. Marsland

Halliwell Hobbes (16 November 1877 in Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire – 20 February 1962 in Santa Monica, California) was an English actor.

Life

The future actor was born Herbert Halliwell Hobbes, the son of William Albert Hobbes (1841-1909), a Warwickshire solicitor, and his wife, Marion Hobbes, nee Dennis, (1838-1925). His stage debut was as a member of Frank Benson's company 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. He remained a British subject throughout his life.

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. He married Nancie B. Marsland. He increased the sunkenness of his cheeks by having his four 12-year-molars removed. When he died from a heart attack he was buried at the Chapel of the Pines Crematory in Los Angeles.

Complete filmography

Partial Broadway credits

References

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