Paul Cavanagh

Career timeline

1. 1888 · Born

   Born in Chislehurst, Kent [now in Bromley, London], England, UK

2. 1930 · Screen debut

   Grumpy (Movie)

3. 1954 · Breakthrough

   Lassie (TV)

4. 1959 · Latest release

   The Four Skulls of Jonathan Drake (Movie)

5. 1964 · Died

   March 15, 1964

Career in numbers

15 1930s

25 1940s

48 1950s

• Drama43
• Mystery18
• Comedy17
• Romance17
• Crime17
• Adventure11

Highest-rated title Perry Mason 1957 7.7 Most popular title Lassie 1954 6.3

Frequent collaborators

People who appear most often alongside Paul Cavanagh in our catalogue.

Basil Rathbone

4 titles together

Nigel Bruce

4 titles together

James Mason

4 titles together

Buzz Kulik

4 titles together

Lumsden Hare

3 titles together

Halliwell Hobbes

3 titles together

William Asher

3 titles together

Cedric Hardwicke

3 titles together

Isobel Elsom

2 titles together

Everett Sloane

2 titles together

1. 1959 The Four Skulls of Jonathan Drake as Kenneth Drake 6.0 Movie
2. 1957 Interlude Movie
3. 1957 Perry Mason as Edgar Ferrell 7.7 TV
4. 1957 Have Gun, Will Travel 7.3 TV
5. 1957 God Is My Partner as Dr. James Brady Movie
6. 1957 She Devil as Sugar Daddy Movie
7. 1957 The Man Who Turned to Stone as Cooper Movie
8. 1956 Hey, Jeannie! as Wilson TV
9. 1956 Francis in the Haunted House as Neil Frazer Movie
10. 1956 Mobs, Inc. as Harrington Movie
11. 1956 The Count of Monte Cristo TV
12. 1956 Diane as Lord Bonnivet Movie
13. 1955 Sergeant Preston of the Yukon TV
14. 1955 Jungle Jim TV
15. 1955 The King's Thief as Sir Edward Scott Movie
16. 1955 The Scarlet Coat as Sir Henry Clinton Movie
17. 1955 The Purple Mask as Duc de Latour Movie
18. 1955 The Prodigal as Tobiah Movie
19. 1955 The Millionaire as Dean Cosgrove TV
20. 1954 Climax! TV
21. 1954 December Bride TV
22. 1954 Lassie 6.3 TV
23. 1954 Magnificent Obsession as Dr. Henry Giraud 6.8 Movie
24. 1954 The Raid as Col. Tucker 6.6 Movie
25. 1954 The Law vs. Billy the Kid as John H. Tunstall Movie
26. 1954 Adventures Of The Falcon TV
27. 1954 Casanova's Big Night as Signor Alberto Di Gambetta 6.0 Movie
28. 1953 Letter to Loretta as Owen Vail TV
29. 1953 Charade as Col. Heisler Movie
30. 1953 House of Wax as Sidney Wallace 6.9 Movie
31. 1953 The Desert Rats as Colonel (uncredited) 6.3 Movie
32. 1953 The Bandits of Corsica as Dianza Movie
33. 1953 The Mississippi Gambler as Edmond Dureau Movie
34. 1952 Plymouth Adventure as John Carver 5.9 Movie
35. 1952 Mr. & Mrs. North TV
36. 1952 Four Star Playhouse as Bertrand TV
37. 1952 Adventures of Superman 6.6 TV
38. 1951 The Strange Door as Edmond de Maletroit 6.2 Movie
39. 1951 The Son of Dr. Jekyll as Inspector Stoddard Movie
40. 1951 The Desert Fox: The Story of Rommel as Lt. Col. Caesar von Hofaker 6.7 Movie
41. 1951 Bride of the Gorilla as Klaas Van Gelder 4.8 Movie
42. 1951 Racket Squad TV
43. 1951 Hollywood Story as Roland Paul 6.7 Movie
44. 1950 The Second Face as Todd Williams Movie
45. 1950 Lux Video Theatre as Dr. Frobisher TV
46. 1950 Hi-Jacked as Hagen Movie
47. 1950 Rogues of Sherwood Forest as Sir Giles Movie
48. 1950 The Iroquois Trail as Col. Eric Thorne Movie
49. 1949 Madame Bovary as Marquis D'Andervilliers 6.7 Movie
50. 1948 You Gotta Stay Happy as Dr. Blucher Movie
51. 1948 The Babe Ruth Story as Dr. Menzies Movie
52. 1948 The Black Arrow as Sir John Sedley Movie
53. 1947 Secret Beyond the Door as Rick Barrett 6.5 Movie
54. 1947 Ivy as Dr. Berwick (uncredited) 6.6 Movie
55. 1947 Dishonored Lady as Victor Kranish 5.8 Movie
56. 1947 Humoresque as Victor Wright 7.0 Movie
57. 1946 The Verdict as Clive Russell 6.5 Movie
58. 1946 Night and Day as Bart McClelland 6.0 Movie
59. 1945 The Woman in Green as Sir George Fenwick 6.5 Movie
60. 1945 The House of Fear as Simon Merrivale 6.9 Movie
61. 1945 The Man in Half Moon Street as Dr. Henry Latimer Movie
62. 1944 Marriage Is a Private Affair as Mr. Selworth Movie
63. 1944 Maisie Goes to Reno as Roger Pelham Movie
64. 1944 The Scarlet Claw as Lord Penrose 7.0 Movie
65. 1943 The Hard Way as John 'Jack' Shagrue 6.5 Movie
66. 1942 Eagle Squadron as Sir James Patridge Movie
67. 1942 Pacific Rendezvous as Cmdr. Charles Brennan Movie
68. 1942 The Strange Case of Doctor Rx as John Crispin 5.3 Movie
69. 1942 Captains of the Clouds as Group Captain 6.4 Movie
70. 1941 Passage from Hong Kong as Capt. Duncan MacNeil-Fraser Movie
71. 1941 Shadows on the Stairs as Joseph 'Joe' Reynolds Movie
72. 1941 Maisie Was a Lady as Cap Rawlston Movie
73. 1940 I Take This Woman as Bill Rodgers Movie
74. 1939 Reno as John R. Banton Movie
75. 1937 Café Colette as Ryan Movie
76. 1936 Crime Over London as Inspector Gary Movie
77. 1935 Goin' to Town as Edward Carrington 5.6 Movie
78. 1934 Menace as Leonard Crecy Movie
79. 1934 Tarzan and His Mate as Martin Arlington 6.6 Movie
80. 1933 The Sin of Nora Moran as Governor Dick Crawford 5.5 Movie
81. 1933 The Kennel Murder Case as Thomas MacDonald 6.1 Movie
82. 1933 Curtain at Eight as Wylie Thornton Movie
83. 1932 A Bill of Divorcement as Gray Meredith 6.4 Movie
84. 1932 Devil's Lottery as Major Hugo Beresford Movie
85. 1931 The Squaw Man as Henry - Earl of Kerhill Movie
86. 1931 Transgression as Robert Maury Movie
87. 1930 The Devil to Pay! as Grand Duke Paul 5.9 Movie
88. 1930 Grumpy as Chamberlin Jarvis Movie

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