
Glen Cavender
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- 18 September 1883 · Tucson, Arizona, USA
- Died
- 9 February 1962
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Glen Cavender (September 19, 1883 – February 9, 1962) was an American film actor. He appeared in 259 films between 1914 and 1949. The Spanish–American War soldier was born in Tucson, Arizona, and died in Hollywood, California. He started his acting career in vaudeville shows. Cavender belonged to the original Keystone Cops and was a regular in numerous Mack Sennett comedies. He also worked as a director for three Mack Sennett films between 1914 and 1916. During the 1920s, Cavender worked for the film studios Educational and Christie and appeared in Buster Keaton's film classic The General (1926) as the antagonistic Union Captain Anderson. The advance of sound film in the late 1920s damaged his career and, formerly a well-known actor, Cavender only played minor roles until his retirement in 1949.
Known for
Acting 208
- 2026A Brave Engineer: Buster Keaton's Last Ride as Self (Archival)
- 1981The Muppets Go to the Movies as Keystone Kop (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 1949The Fountainhead as Pedestrian Onlooker (uncredited)
- 1943Northern Pursuit as Workman (uncredited)
- 1943Watch on the Rhine as Servant (uncredited)
- 1943Edge of Darkness as Cannery Worker (uncredited)
- 1942The Hidden Hand as Detective (uncredited)
- 1942George Washington Slept Here as Well Digger (uncredited)
- 1942Spy Ship as Karl, Radio Operator
- 1942The Male Animal as Reporter on Porch (uncredited)
- 1941Manpower as Drunk Bounced from Midnight Club (uncredited)
- 1941Highway West as Hotel Doorman (uncredited)
- 1941Bad Men of Missouri as Tod
- 1941Underground as Man Giving Sylvia Baggage Claim Ticket
- 1941Million Dollar Baby
- 1941Singapore Woman as Glen, Mine Foreman (uncredited)
- 1941Here Comes Happiness as Man Getting Headlined Paper (uncredited)
- 1941The Great Mr. Nobody as On-looker at Fight (uncredited)
- 1940Lady with Red Hair as Stage Doorman (uncredited)
- 1940No Time for Comedy as Actor in Show (uncredited)
- 1940Flowing Gold as Oil Worker (uncredited)
- 1940The Man I Married as Petty Official
- 1940All This, and Heaven Too as Jean (uncredited)
- 1940An Angel from Texas as Lone Star Townsman / New York Passerby Extra
- 1940'Til We Meet Again as Ship Officer (uncredited)
- 1940King of the Lumberjacks as Lumberjack in Dominic's Office (uncredited)
- 1940Calling Philo Vance as Train Porter Asked to Send Telegram (uncredited)
- 1940Brother Rat and a Baby as Courtroom Extra
- 1939Four Wives as Extra at Wedding Reception (uncredited)
- 1939Everything Happens at Night as Guide
- 1939British Intelligence as Under Officer Pfalz
- 1939Kid Nightingale as Man Leaving Dynamite Dennis Fight (uncredited)
- 1939The Roaring Twenties as Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
- 1939Pack Up Your Troubles as Doughboy
- 1939Smashing the Money Ring as Day Gate Guard (uncredited)
- 1939On Your Toes as Extra as Stagehand
- 1939Espionage Agent as Man in O'Grady Crowd
- 1939Angels Wash Their Faces as Driver of Moving Cart / Policeman at Bowling Alley (uncredited)
- 1939Torchy Blane... Playing with Dynamite as Landlord (uncredited)
- 1939Indianapolis Speedway as Extra on Dance Floor
- 1939The Cowboy Quarterback as Nightclub Waiter
- 1939Naughty but Nice as Extra at Bar (uncredited)
- 1939Nancy Drew... Trouble Shooter as First Townsman
- 1939Code of the Secret Service as Policeman (uncredited)
- 1939Torchy Runs for Mayor as Store Customer (uncredited)
- 1939Confessions of a Nazi Spy as Man in Montage Stuffing Mailboxes (uncredited)
- 1939Dark Victory as Headwaiter (uncredited)
- 1939Women in the Wind as Airport Policeman / Mob Scene Extra (uncredited)
- 1939The Oklahoma Kid as Would-Be Settler (uncredited)
- 1939Secret Service of the Air as Waiter
- 1939Nancy Drew... Reporter as Newspaper Office Worker / Beldenburg Hotel Passerby (uncredited)
- 1939King of the Underworld as Deputy Shooting Bill (uncredited)
- 1939Devil's Island as Gendarme on Train
- 1938Heart of the North as Post Customer (uncredited)
- 1938Girls on Probation as Policeman
- 1938Garden of the Moon as Graham - Waiter (uncredited)
- 1938Gateway as Immigrant
- 1938Penrod's Double Trouble as Truck Driver Giving Penrod a Lift (uncredited)
- 1938The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse as Alarm Company Clerk (uncredited)
- 1938Racket Busters as Truck Driver (uncredited)
- 1938My Bill as Mr. Perry - Man at Bank (uncredited)
- 1938Crime School as Policeman Outside Judge Clinton's Office (uncredited)
- 1938The Beloved Brat as Fireman
- 1938Over the Wall as Referee for Robeck Fight
- 1938Blondes at Work as Locksmith (uncredited)
- 1938The Patient in Room 18 as Man with Sprinkler Hose (uncredited)
- 1937Tovarich as Trumpet Player
- 1937She Loved a Fireman as Spectator at Dance
- 1937Expensive Husbands as Austrian Policeman at Jail
- 1937Alcatraz Island as Federal Officer (uncredited)
- 1937Love Is on the Air as Second 7-11 Club Waiter
- 1937Wine, Women and Horses as Dice-Game Player
- 1937Varsity Show as Stagehand
- 1937Confession as Bailiff (uncredited)
- 1937Talent Scout as Furniture Department Man (uncredited)
- 1937Public Wedding as Ticket Buyer for the Wedding
- 1937Fly Away Baby as George (uncredited)
- 1937Kid Galahad as Ringsider - 1st Fight (uncredited)
- 1937The Go-Getter as Streetcar Conductor (uncredited)
- 1937Charlie Chan at the Olympics as Polizei Officer
- 1937Melody for Two as Green Hill Waiter
- 1937Mountain Justice as Train Conductor
- 1937Midnight Court as Counter Clerk
- 1937The Great O'Malley as Policeman at Robbery (uncredited)
- 1937Smart Blonde as Trooper Sergeant (uncredited)
- 1936Here Comes Carter as Police Driver
- 1936China Clipper as Pan American Union Waiter (uncredited)
- 1936Jailbreak as Guard in Kitchen
- 1936The Golden Arrow as Waiter (uncredited)
- 1936Sons o' Guns as German Ordered to Retreat
- 1936I Married a Doctor as Party Guest
- 1936The Singing Kid as Stagehand (uncredited)
- 1936The Walking Dead
- 1935Moonlight on the Prairie as Cowboy #1 in Saloon
- 1935Dr. Socrates as Townsman
- 1935The Goose and the Gander as Detective George (uncredited)
- 1935Little Big Shot as Bystander at Shooting (uncredited)
- 1935Don't Bet on Blondes as Man Leaving Betting Window (Uncredited)
- 1935Stranded as Kolchak (uncredited)
- 1935Oil for the Lamps of China as Worried McCarger Employee
- 1935Dinky as Extra at Football Game
- 1935'G' Men as Headwaiter (uncredited)
- 1935The Florentine Dagger as Detective (uncredited)
- 1935Bordertown as Man Restraining Johnny in Courtroom Fight
- 1934British Agent as Russian Policeman (uncredited)
- 1933Captured! as German Sergeant at POW Camp (Uncredited)
- 1933Today We Live as Ammunition Factory Clerk (uncredited)
- 1933Luxury Liner as Ship's Diner (uncredited)
- 1932One Way Passage as French Bartender (uncredited)
- 1932Blonde Venus as Ship's Officer (uncredited)
- 1931The Nevada Buckaroo as Sheriff Hank
- 1931That's My Line as Henchman
- 1931A College Racket
- 1930Won by a Neck as Cafe Owner
- 1929Joy Tonic
- 1929Whose Baby? as Cop
- 1928Ships of the Night as Cramsey
- 1928Loose Change
- 1928The Dizzy Diver as The Commander
- 1928Love's Young Scream as Father
- 1928Smith's Army Life as The Drill Sergeant
- 1927Papa's Boy as The Foreman
- 1927High Spots as The Smart Aleck
- 1927Monty of the Mounted
- 1927Jungle Heat
- 1927Drama Deluxe as The Sheriff
- 1927Listen Lena
- 1926The General as Captain Anderson
- 1926Movieland
- 1926Move Along as Cop
- 1926Honest Injun as The Foreman
- 1926His Private Life as The Colonel
- 1926Fool's Luck as The Policeman (uncredited)
- 1926Home Cured
- 1926Careful Please as (uncredited)
- 1926My Stars as The Gardener
- 1925The Fighting Dude as The Athletic Instructor
- 1925Fire Away
- 1925The Movies as A Traffic Officer
- 1925The Tourist as First Crook
- 1925Keep Smiling as Doublecrosser
- 1925The Sleuth as The Husband
- 1925Navy Blue Days as Peter Vermicelli
- 1925The Snow Hawk as Midnight Mike
- 1925The Iron Mule
- 1925Pie-Eyed as Nightclub manager
- 1925Dynamite Doggie as (uncredited)
- 1924Just a Good Guy as Pawnshop Owner
- 1924Lovemania
- 1924Meet Father
- 1923The Man from Brodney's as Selim
- 1923All Is Lost as Brutal Bill
- 1923Main Street as Harry Haydock
- 1923No Wedding Bells as An Irate Husband
- 1922The Pest as The landlord
- 1922Iron to Gold as Sloan
- 1921The Primal Law as Ruis
- 1921Straight from the Shoulder as Pete
- 1921Skirts
- 1920His Noisy Still
- 1920The Heart Snatcher
- 1919The Yellow Dog Catcher
- 1919His Musical Sneeze as Woodrow Butts
- 1918The Sheriff
- 1918A Scrap of Paper as The Kaiser
- 1918The Cook as (uncredited)
- 1918The Kitchen Lady as The Lion Tamer
- 1917That Night as The Hotel Guest
- 1917Are Waitresses Safe? as The Chef - Their Mutual Friend
- 1917Roping Her Romeo as Piano Player
- 1917A Bedroom Blunder as The Bartender
- 1917The Pawnbroker's Heart as The Pawnbroker
- 1917The Rough House
- 1917A Dog Catcher's Love as E.R. Ketchum - Fancy Dog Dealer
- 1917Her Torpedoed Love as The Lawyer / The Ship Captain
- 1917Villa of the Movies as Villa
- 1917The Pullman Bride as The Pullman Waiter
- 1916The Surf Girl as Poppa - the Angry Father
- 1916Because He Loved Her as The Proprietor
- 1916Fatty and Mabel Adrift as I. Landem - Realtor
- 1915A Submarine Pirate as A shrewd inventor / Ship Captain
- 1915Fickle Fatty's Fall as The Cook
- 1915Fatty's Tintype Tangle as Photographer
- 1915Fatty’s Plucky Pup as Desk Sergeant (uncredited)
- 1915Mabel’s Wilful Way as Mabel's Father
- 1915Wished on Mabel as Plainclothesman in Park
- 1915When Love Took Wings as Police Dispatcher
- 1915That Little Band Of Gold as Judge (uncredited)
- 1915Fatty’s Chance Acquaintance as Waiter
- 1915Fatty’s Reckless Fling as House Detective
- 1915Hearts and Planets as Bald Astronomer
- 1915Mabel and Fatty’s Married Life as Organ Grinder (uncredited)
- 1915Fatty's New Role as Mustached Saloon Customer (uncredited)
- 1915Fatty and Mabel at the San Diego Exposition as Jealous Husband (uncredited)
- 1915Mabel, Fatty and the Law as Tobacco Counter Clerk (uncredited)
- 1914Tillie's Punctured Romance as First Pianist in Restaurant / Cop / Guest in First Restaurant / Uncle's Rescuer / Society Guest (uncredited)
- 1914Fatty's Magic Pants as Cop (uncredited)
- 1914Getting Acquainted as A Passing Turk (uncredited)
- 1914His Trysting Places as Cook / Park Police Officer (uncredited)
- 1914Gentlemen of Nerve as Spectator at Entrance / Cop (uncredited)
- 1914The New Janitor as Luke Connor - Gambler
- 1914His New Profession as Drinker / Cripple (uncredited)
- 1914The Masquerader as Other Director (uncredited)
- 1914Mabel's Busy Day as Customer (uncredited)
- 1914The Knockout as Society Singer (uncredited)
- 1914Her Friend the Bandit as (uncredited)
- 1914Cruel, Cruel Love as Bearded Doctor (uncredited)
- 1914Tango Tangles as Drummer in Band / Guest in Cone Hat (uncredited)
crew 1
- 1926The General · second unit
Directing 2
- 1916A Scoundrel's Toll · director
- 1914He Loved the Ladies · director
Writing 1
- 1914He Loved the Ladies · scenario writer


