--- name: "Paul Cavanagh" canonical: "https://film.one/person/paul-cavanagh" fi1m_id: "paul-cavanagh" imdb_id: "nm0146905" tmdb_id: 96064 wikidata_id: "Q3045703" roles: ["Actor"] born: "7 December 1888" died: "15 March 1964" reviewed_on_fi1m: 1 average_as: "actor" average_over: 1 updated: "2026-09-25T04:17:19.765790+00:00" licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL." --- # Paul Cavanagh ## Identity Paul Cavanagh - **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/paul-cavanagh - **Type:** Person - **Fi1m ID:** paul-cavanagh - **IMDb ID:** nm0146905 - **TMDB ID:** 96064 - **Wikidata ID:** Q3045703 - **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Cavanagh, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3045703, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0146905/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/96064 Actor. Born 7 December 1888 in Chislehurst, Kent [now in Bromley, London], England, UK. Died 15 March 1964. ## Details - **Work:** Actor - **Born:** 7 December 1888, Chislehurst, Kent [now in Bromley, London], England, UK - **Died:** 15 March 1964 - **Also known as:** Paul Cavanaugh - **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Cavanagh, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3045703, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0146905/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/96064 ## Biography Paul Cavanagh (also credited as Paul Cavanaugh) was an English actor who appeared in more than 100 films between 1928 and 1959. He trained in law at Emmanuel College, Cambridge, and practised as a barrister before turning to the stage in the mid-1920s. Cavanagh made his screen debut in British silent films and signed a contract with Paramount Pictures in 1929. He became known for supporting roles in Hollywood productions including *Tarzan and His Mate* (1934), *The Woman in Green* (1945), *Secret Beyond the Door* (1947) as Rick Barrett, *House of Wax* (1953) and *Magnificent Obsession* (1954). He also appeared in television series such as *Perry Mason*. *Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.* ## On Fi1m (1) - *Secret Beyond the Door* (1947), Fi1m 60, as Rick Barrett — [page](https://film.one/film/secret-beyond-the-door.md) ## Complete filmography (130) Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page. - *The Four Skulls of Jonathan Drake* (1959), as Kenneth Drake - *In the Money* (1958), as Inspector Herbert Saunders - *Interlude* (1957), Actor - *Perry Mason* (1957), series, as Edgar Ferrell, Horace Selkirk - *Have Gun, Will Travel* (1957), series, Actor - *God Is My Partner* (1957), as Dr. James Brady - *She Devil* (1957), as Sugar Daddy - *The Man Who Turned to Stone* (1957), as Cooper - *Hey, Jeannie!* (1956), series, as Wilson - *Francis in the Haunted House* (1956), as Neil Frazer - *Blonde Bait* (1956), as Insp. D.N. Hedges - *Mobs, Inc.* (1956), as Harrington - *The Count of Monte Cristo* (1956), series, Actor - *Diane* (1956), as Lord Bonnivet - *Sergeant Preston of the Yukon* (1955), series, Actor - *Jungle Jim* (1955), series, Actor - *The King's Thief* (1955), as Sir Edward Scott - *The Scarlet Coat* (1955), as Sir Henry Clinton - *The Purple Mask* (1955), as Duc de Latour - *The Prodigal* (1955), as Tobiah - *The Millionaire* (1955), series, as Dean Cosgrove - *Climax!* (1954), series, Actor - *December Bride* (1954), series, Actor - *Lassie* (1954), series, Actor - *Khyber Patrol* (1954), as General Melville - *Magnificent Obsession* (1954), as Dr. Henry Giraud - *The Raid* (1954), as Col. Tucker - *The Law vs. Billy the Kid* (1954), as John H. Tunstall - *Adventures Of The Falcon* (1954), series, Actor - *Casanova's Big Night* (1954), as Signor Alberto Di Gambetta - *The Iron Glove* (1954), as Cavenly · advisor to Prince James - *The All American* (1953), as Professor Banning - *Letter to Loretta* (1953), series, as Owen Vail - *Charade* (1953), as Col. Heisler - *Flame of Calcutta* (1953), as Lord Robert Clive - *A Tale of Two Cities* (1953), as Mr. Stryver - *House of Wax* (1953), as Sidney Wallace - *Port Sinister* (1953), as John Kolvac - *The Desert Rats* (1953), as Colonel (uncredited) - *The Bandits of Corsica* (1953), as Dianza - *The Mississippi Gambler* (1953), as Edmond Dureau - *Plymouth Adventure* (1952), as John Carver - *The Golden Hawk* (1952), as Jeremy Smithers - *Mr. & Mrs. North* (1952), series, Actor - *Four Star Playhouse* (1952), series, as Bertrand - *Adventures of Superman* (1952), series, Actor - *Tales of Robin Hood* (1951), as Sir Guy de Claremont - *The Strange Door* (1951), as Edmond de Maletroit - *The Son of Dr. Jekyll* (1951), as Inspector Stoddard - *The Desert Fox: The Story of Rommel* (1951), as Lt. Col. Caesar von Hofaker - *Bride of the Gorilla* (1951), as Klaas Van Gelder - *All That I Have* (1951), as Dr. James Brady - *The Highwayman* (1951), as (uncredited) - *Racket Squad* (1951), series, Actor - *Hollywood Story* (1951), as Roland Paul - *Space Patrol* (1950), series, Actor - *The Second Face* (1950), as Todd Williams - *Blades of the Musketeers* (1950), as Richelieu - *Hit Parade of 1951* (1950), as Two-to-One Thompson - *Lux Video Theatre* (1950), series, as Dr. Frobisher - *Hi-Jacked* (1950), as Hagen - *Rogues of Sherwood Forest* (1950), as Sir Giles - *The Iroquois Trail* (1950), as Col. Eric Thorne - *Madame Bovary* (1949), as Marquis D'Andervilliers - *You Gotta Stay Happy* (1948), as Dr. Blucher - *The Babe Ruth Story* (1948), as Dr. Menzies - *The Black Arrow* (1948), as Sir John Sedley - *Secret Beyond the Door* (1947), as Rick Barrett — Fi1m 60, [page](https://film.one/film/secret-beyond-the-door.md) - *Ivy* (1947), as Dr. Berwick (uncredited) - *Dishonored Lady* (1947), as Victor Kranish - *Humoresque* (1947), as Victor Wright - *Wife Wanted* (1946), as Jeffrey Caldwell - *The Verdict* (1946), as Clive Russell - *Night and Day* (1946), as Bart McClelland - *Club Havana* (1945), as Rogers - *The Woman in Green* (1945), as Sir George Fenwick - *The House of Fear* (1945), as Simon Merrivale - *The Man in Half Moon Street* (1945), as Dr. Henry Latimer - *Marriage Is a Private Affair* (1944), as Mr. Selworth - *Maisie Goes to Reno* (1944), as Roger Pelham - *The Scarlet Claw* (1944), as Lord Penrose - *Adventure in Iraq* (1943), as Sheik Ahmid Bel Nor - *The Gorilla Man* (1943), as Dr. Dorn - *The Hard Way* (1943), as John 'Jack' Shagrue - *Eagle Squadron* (1942), as Sir James Patridge - *Pacific Rendezvous* (1942), as Cmdr. Charles Brennan - *The Strange Case of Doctor Rx* (1942), as John Crispin - *Captains of the Clouds* (1942), as Group Captain - *Passage from Hong Kong* (1941), as Capt. Duncan MacNeil-Fraser - *Shadows on the Stairs* (1941), as Joseph 'Joe' Reynolds - *Maisie Was a Lady* (1941), as Cap Rawlston - *The Case of the Black Parrot* (1941), as Max Armand - *I Take This Woman* (1940), as Bill Rodgers - *Reno* (1939), as John R. Banton - *The Under-Pup* (1939), as Mr. Franklin Cooper - *Within the Law* (1939), as English Eddie Morton - *Café Colette* (1937), as Ryan - *A Romance in Flanders* (1937), as John Morley - *Crime Over London* (1936), as Inspector Gary - *Champagne Charlie* (1936), as Charlie Cortland - *Splendor* (1935), as Martin Deering - *Thunder in the Night* (1935), as Count Peter Alvinczy - *Without Regret* (1935), as Robert Godfrey - *Goin' to Town* (1935), as Edward Carrington - *Menace* (1934), as Leonard Crecy - *One Exciting Adventure* (1934), as Lavassor - *The Notorious Sophie Lang* (1934), as Max Bernard, a.k.a. Sir Nigel Crane - *Shoot the Works* (1934), as Alvin Ritchie - *Tarzan and His Mate* (1934), as Martin Arlington - *Uncertain Lady* (1934), as Bruce King - *The Sin of Nora Moran* (1933), as Governor Dick Crawford - *The Kennel Murder Case* (1933), as Thomas MacDonald - *Curtain at Eight* (1933), as Wylie Thornton - *Tonight Is Ours* (1933), as Prince Keri of Zalgar - *The Crash* (1932), as Ronnie Sanderson - *A Bill of Divorcement* (1932), as Gray Meredith - *Devil's Lottery* (1932), as Major Hugo Beresford - *Heartbreak* (1931), as Captain Wolke - *The Squaw Man* (1931), as Henry - Earl of Kerhill - *Transgression* (1931), as Robert Maury - *Always Goodbye* (1931), as Reginald Armstrong - *Born to Love* (1931), as Sir Wilfred Drake - *Unfaithful* (1931), as Ronald Killkerry - *The Devil to Pay!* (1930), as Grand Duke Paul - *The Virtuous Sin* (1930), as Capt. Orloff - *The Storm* (1930), as Dave Stewart - *Grumpy* (1930), as Chamberlin Jarvis - *Strictly Unconventional* (1930), as Ted - *The Runaway Princess* (1929), as Prince of Savonia - *Tesha* (1928), as Lenane ## Gallery - ![Paul Cavanagh and Colleen Miller in The Purple Mask (1955) - publicity still (cropped)](https://film.one/media/person/3864478/gallery-996851276923.jpg) Paul Cavanagh and Colleen Miller in The Purple Mask (1955) - publicity still (cropped) — unknown (Universal Pictures), Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/02/Colleen_Miller_in_The_Purple_Mask_%28cropped%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled) - ![Paul Cavanagh](https://film.one/media/person/3864478/gallery-dbae96ccf089.jpg) Paul Cavanagh — film screenshot, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/df/Paul_Cavanagh_in_The_Woman_in_Green.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled) - ![Paul Cavanagh and Colleen Miller in The Purple Mask (1955) - publicity still (cropped)](https://film.one/media/person/3864478/gallery-37180fee4238.jpg) Paul Cavanagh and Colleen Miller in The Purple Mask (1955) - publicity still (cropped) — unknown (Universal Pictures), Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/92/Paul_Cavanagh-Colleen_Miller_in_The_Purple_Mask.jpg/1280px-Paul_Cavanagh-Colleen_Miller_in_The_Purple_Mask.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail) --- © Fi1m Ltd. 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