Paul Cavanagh
For other people named Paul Kavanagh, see Paul Kavanagh (disambiguation).
| Paul Cavanagh | |
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| Born |
8 December 1888 Chislehurst, Kent, England |
| Died |
15 March 1964 (aged 75) London, England |
Resting place | Lorraine Park Cemetery, Baltimore, Maryland |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1928-1959 |
| Spouse(s) | Katherine Layfield Luhn (1946-19??); 1 child |
Paul Cavanagh (8 December 1888 – 15 March 1964) was an English film actor. He appeared in more than 100 films between 1928 and 1959. He was born in Chislehurst, Kent and died in London from a heart attack.
Cavanagh was educated at Cambridge where he studied law. He went to Canada where he joined the Royal Northwest Mounted Police. After serving in World War I, he returned to Canada but eventually went back to England to practise law.
He went onto the stage after a stroke of bad luck in 1924 caused him to lose his savings, and later he went into films. He died in 1964, aged 75.
Partial filmography
- Two Little Drummer Boys (1928)
- The Runaway Princess (1929)
- Grumpy (1930)
- The Devil to Pay! (1930)
- Born to Love (1931)
- The Squaw Man (1931)
- The Kennel Murder Case (1933)
- Tonight Is Ours (1933)
- Tarzan and His Mate (1934) - Martin Arlington
- The Notorious Sophie Lang (1934)
- Crime Over London (1936)
- A Romance in Flanders (1937)
- Cafe Colette (1937)
- Reno (1939)
- "I Take This Woman" (1940)
- Maisie Was a Lady (1941)
- Shadows on the Stairs (1941)
- Passage from Hong Kong (1941)
- Eagle Squadron (1942)
- The Gorilla Man (1943)
- Adventure in Iraq (1943)
- The Scarlet Claw (1944)
- Sherlock Holmes and the House of Fear (1945)
- The Woman in Green (1945)
- Night in Paradise (1946)
- Humoresque (1946)
- The Black Arrow (1948)
- Madame Bovary (1949)
- Rogues of Sherwood Forest (1950)
- The Second Face (1950)
- The Iroquois Trail (1950)
- The Strange Door (1951)
- The Golden Hawk (1952)
- Plymouth Adventure (1952) - Governor John Carver
- The Mississippi Gambler (1953)
- House of Wax (1953)
- Port Sinister (1953)
- Flame of Calcutta (1953)
- Jungle Jim (1955–1956, nine television episodes as Commissioner Morrison)
- She Devil (1957)
- The Four Skulls of Jonathan Drake (1959)
External links
- Paul Cavanagh at the Internet Movie Database
- Paul Cavanagh at the Internet Broadway Database
- Paul Cavanagh at Find a Grave
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