Paul Cavanagh
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- 7 December 1888 · Chislehurst, Kent [now in Bromley, London], England, UK
- Died
- 15 March 1964
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia 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
Acting 113
- 1994Mae West and the Men Who Knew Her as Self (archive footage)
- 1959The Four Skulls of Jonathan Drake as Kenneth Drake
- 1958In the Money as Inspector Herbert Saunders
- 1957Interlude
- 1957God Is My Partner as Dr. James Brady
- 1957She Devil as Sugar Daddy
- 1957The Man Who Turned to Stone as Cooper
- 1956Francis in the Haunted House as Neil Frazer
- 1956Blonde Bait as Insp. D.N. Hedges
- 1956Mobs, Inc. as Harrington
- 1956Diane as Lord Bonnivet
- 1955The King's Thief as Sir Edward Scott
- 1955The Scarlet Coat as Sir Henry Clinton
- 1955The Purple Mask as Duc de Latour
- 1955The Prodigal as Tobiah
- 1954Khyber Patrol as General Melville
- 1954Magnificent Obsession as Dr. Henry Giraud
- 1954The Raid as Col. Tucker
- 1954The Law vs. Billy the Kid as John H. Tunstall
- 1954Casanova's Big Night as Signor Alberto Di Gambetta
- 1954The Iron Glove as Cavenly, advisor to Prince James
- 1953The All American as Professor Banning
- 1953Charade as Col. Heisler
- 1953Flame of Calcutta as Lord Robert Clive
- 1953A Tale of Two Cities as Mr. Stryver
- 1953House of Wax as Sidney Wallace
- 1953Port Sinister as John Kolvac
- 1953The Desert Rats as Colonel (uncredited)
- 1953The Bandits of Corsica as Dianza
- 1953The Mississippi Gambler as Edmond Dureau
- 1952Plymouth Adventure as John Carver
- 1952The Golden Hawk as Jeremy Smithers
- 1951Tales of Robin Hood as Sir Guy de Claremont
- 1951The Strange Door as Edmond de Maletroit
- 1951The Son of Dr. Jekyll as Inspector Stoddard
- 1951The Desert Fox: The Story of Rommel as Lt. Col. Caesar von Hofaker
- 1951Bride of the Gorilla as Klaas Van Gelder
- 1951All That I Have as Dr. James Brady
- 1951The Highwayman as (uncredited)
- 1951Hollywood Story as Roland Paul
- 1950The Second Face as Todd Williams
- 1950Blades of the Musketeers as Richelieu
- 1950Hit Parade of 1951 as Two-to-One Thompson
- 1950Hi-Jacked as Hagen
- 1950Rogues of Sherwood Forest as Sir Giles
- 1950The Iroquois Trail as Col. Eric Thorne
- 1949Madame Bovary as Marquis D'Andervilliers
- 1948You Gotta Stay Happy as Dr. Blucher
- 1948The Babe Ruth Story as Dr. Menzies
- 1948The Black Arrow as Sir John Sedley
- 1947Secret Beyond the Door as Rick Barrett
- 1947Ivy as Dr. Berwick (uncredited)
- 1947Dishonored Lady as Victor Kranish
- 1947Humoresque as Victor Wright
- 1946Wife Wanted as Jeffrey Caldwell
- 1946The Verdict as Clive Russell
- 1946Night and Day as Bart McClelland
- 1945Club Havana as Rogers
- 1945The Woman in Green as Sir George Fenwick
- 1945The House of Fear as Simon Merrivale
- 1945The Man in Half Moon Street as Dr. Henry Latimer
- 1944Marriage Is a Private Affair as Mr. Selworth
- 1944Maisie Goes to Reno as Roger Pelham
- 1944The Scarlet Claw as Lord Penrose
- 1943Adventure in Iraq as Sheik Ahmid Bel Nor
- 1943The Gorilla Man as Dr. Dorn
- 1943The Hard Way as John 'Jack' Shagrue
- 1942Eagle Squadron as Sir James Patridge
- 1942Pacific Rendezvous as Cmdr. Charles Brennan
- 1942The Strange Case of Doctor Rx as John Crispin
- 1942Captains of the Clouds as Group Captain
- 1941Passage from Hong Kong as Capt. Duncan MacNeil-Fraser
- 1941Shadows on the Stairs as Joseph 'Joe' Reynolds
- 1941Maisie Was a Lady as Cap Rawlston
- 1941The Case of the Black Parrot as Max Armand
- 1940I Take This Woman as Bill Rodgers
- 1939Reno as John R. Banton
- 1939The Under-Pup as Mr. Franklin Cooper
- 1939Within the Law as English Eddie Morton
- 1937A Romance in Flanders as John Morley
- 1937Café Colette as Ryan
- 1936Crime Over London as Inspector Gary
- 1936Champagne Charlie as Charlie Cortland
- 1935Splendor as Martin Deering
- 1935Thunder in the Night as Count Peter Alvinczy
- 1935Without Regret as Robert Godfrey
- 1935Goin' to Town as Edward Carrington
- 1934Menace as Leonard Crecy
- 1934One Exciting Adventure as Lavassor
- 1934The Notorious Sophie Lang as Max Bernard, a.k.a. Sir Nigel Crane
- 1934Shoot the Works as Alvin Ritchie
- 1934Tarzan and His Mate as Martin Arlington
- 1934Uncertain Lady as Bruce King
- 1933The Sin of Nora Moran as Governor Dick Crawford
- 1933The Kennel Murder Case as Thomas MacDonald
- 1933Curtain at Eight as Wylie Thornton
- 1933Tonight Is Ours as Prince Keri of Zalgar
- 1932The Crash as Ronnie Sanderson
- 1932A Bill of Divorcement as Gray Meredith
- 1932Devil's Lottery as Major Hugo Beresford
- 1931Heartbreak as Captain Wolke
- 1931The Squaw Man as Henry - Earl of Kerhill
- 1931Transgression as Robert Maury
- 1931Always Goodbye as Reginald Armstrong
- 1931Born to Love as Sir Wilfred Drake
- 1931Unfaithful as Ronald Killkerry
- 1930The Devil to Pay! as Grand Duke Paul
- 1930The Virtuous Sin as Capt. Orloff
- 1930The Storm as Dave Stewart
- 1930Grumpy as Chamberlin Jarvis
- 1930Strictly Unconventional as Ted
- 1929The Runaway Princess as Prince of Savonia
- 1928Tesha as Lenane