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Halliwell Hobbes
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Hobbes in Fit for a King (1937)
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| Born | Herbert Halliwell Hobbes (1877-11-16)16 November 1877 |
| Died | 20 February 1962(1962-02-20) (aged 84)
Santa Monica, California, U.S.
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| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1898–1956 |
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Nancie B. Marsland
(m. 1915) |
| Children | Peter Halliwell Hobbes[1][2] |
Herbert Halliwell Hobbes (16 November 1877[3] – 20 February 1962) was an English actor.
Hobbes's schooling came at Trinity College in Straford-upon-Avon.[4]
Hobbes's stage debut was as a member of Frank Benson's company, in the role of TybaltinRomeo and Juliet in 1898.[5] In 1908 and 1910 he played Prince Michael in The Prince and the Beggar Maid at the Lyceum Theatre in London.
Of his performance in a 1924 production of Ferenc Molnar's The Swan, Benjamin De Casseres wrote:
I would like to enlarge, if space permitted, on that delicious and wonderful Father Hyacinth (Halliwell Hobbes) in "The Swan." Here is a man of the cloth, sane, human, a portrait that is hard to forget. No neurosis there! No agenbite of inwit there! Because Father Hyacinth has the thing that saves—humor. He is tolerant of all things except sham, and is not even intolerant of that. In the drama, as in life, it is the smile that sets us free.[6]
Hobbes moved back to Broadway by the mid-1940s, appearing in Romeo and Juliet as Lord Capulet[3] and continuing there until late 1955. By 1950 he had moved to American television in the diverse playhouse format.
A heart ailment caused Hobbes to retire in 1956.[7]
In 1915, Hobbes married Nancie Brenda Marsland,[3] an actress. They had one son, actor Peter Hobbes.[4][8][1][2]
After Hobbes died from a heart attack on February 20, 1962, he was buried at the Chapel of the Pines Crematory in Los Angeles.[3]
Peter Hobbes, son of Halliwell Hobbes, has died at his Berkshire home. He began his career in Hollywood in the thirties, appearing in many films, including The Barretts of Wimpole Street, Top Hat and Robin Hood. [...] After the war, he returned to his theatrical career in such plays as The Linden Tree. He entered the world of television and for some time was resident announcer and newscaster for Anglia TV. His resonant voice was used for many commercials and commentaries. Latterly he appeared in a number of series including Lovejoy, Trainer, Casualty and The Chief.
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