Joseph Cawthorn(1868-1949)

Actor
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A crafty salesman attempts to raise some quick cash to fund an inventor's development of a gasoline substitute.

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Hot Money (1936)

Cawthorn made his stage debut in 1872 at the age of four. At nine, he went to England and played in music halls for four years. In 1898, Cawthorn made his debut on Broadway and carried on a successful career for some twenty-five years. Moving to Hollywood in 1927, he began a career as a character actor. Married to stage and screen actress Queenie Vassar, Cawthorn passed away following a stroke in his Beverly Hills home.

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Known for

White Zombie

6.2

Dr. Bruner

1932

Love Me Tonight

7.5

Dr. Armand de Fontinac(as Joseph Cawthorne)

1932

Street Girl

6.2

Keppel - Cafe Owner

1929

The Taming of the Shrew

6.2

Gremio

1929

Credits

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Actor

The Postman Didn't Ring
6.9
- Silas Harwood
- 1942
So Ends Our Night
6.8
- Leopold Potzloch
- 1941
Scatterbrain
6.8
- Nicholas Raptis
- 1940
Lillian Russell
6.4
- Leopold Damrosch
- 1940
Crime Over London
6.2
- Mr. Sherwood
- Riley
- 1936
Hot Money
6.0
- Max Dourfuss
- 1936
One Rainy Afternoon
5.9
- Monsieur Pelerin
- 1936
The Great Ziegfeld
6.6
- Dr. Ziegfeld (as Joseph Cawthorne)
- 1936
Brides Are Like That
5.5
- Fred Schultz
- 1936
Beautiful Dreamer
Short
- 1935
Freshman Love
5.3
- Wilson, Sr. (as Joe Cawthorn)
- 1935
Harmony Lane
5.8
- Professor Henry Kleber
- 1935
Page Miss Glory
6.6
- Mr.Freischutz
- 1935
Bright Lights
6.3
- Oscar Schlemmer
- 1935
Smart Girl
5.5
- Karl Krausemeyer
- 1935

Soundtrack

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Personal details

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Alternative names
- Joe Cawthorn
Height
- 5′ 8″ (1.73 m)
Born
- March 29, 1868
- New York City, New York, USA
Died
- January 21, 1949
- Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA(stroke)
Spouse
- Queenie VassarJune 1, 1902 - January 21, 1949 (his death)
Other works
Stage actor [Noted Broadway musical comedy star in the early years of the century stage. Appeared in numerous shows such as "The Girl From Utah" and "Little Nemo in Slumberland". In the later musical, he is said to have invented the word "Wiffenpoof"...]. Active on Broadway in the following productions:
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Trivia
Went into burlesque during the 1880s, where he thrived for over a decade. Eventually added a "Dutch" (German) characterization to his repertoire, and it was to become a mainstay of both his stage and screen careers. From 1898 through 1922 he was a major star of Broadway.