Paul Cavanagh

Works
Actor (10),
Birthday
1888-12-07

Paul Cavanagh - known for his work in such projectsAdvice for working with the Map of emotions: «House of Wax» (1953), «Tarzan and His Mate» (1934), «The House of Fear» (1945), «The Desert Fox: The Story of Rommel» (1951), «The Woman in Green» (1945),

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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.

The most significant works of Paul Cavanagh

Magnificent Obsession (1954)
Character: Dr. Henry Giraud
House of Wax
House of Wax (1953)
Character: Sidney Wallace
Tarzan and His Mate
Tarzan and His Mate (1934)
Character: Martin Arlington - Leading
Bride of the Gorilla (1951)
Character: Klaas Van Gelder - Leading
The Desert Fox: The Story of Rommel (1951)
Character: Lt. Col. Caesar von Hofaker
Humoresque (1947)
Character: Victor Wright
Dishonored Lady (1947)
Character: Victor Kranish
The House of Fear (1945)
Character: Simon Merrivale - Leading
The Woman in Green (1945)
Character: Sir George Fenwick - Leading
Diane (1956)
Character: Lord Bonnivet


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