Portrait of Paul Cavanagh

Acting

Paul Cavanagh

Career

Active from 1928 to 1958, busiest in 1931 and 1953 with 6 main titles each.

Leading roles
26
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score58/100
Highest rated
Poster for Tarzan and His Mate
Tarzan and His Mate
GoodWatch score85/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 58 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.1 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.0 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.0 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.2 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.0 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.3 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Paul Cavanagh Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    1.3, average 5.4
  • Social Commentary
    3.8, average 4.9
  • Pop Culture
    1.0, average 2.2
  • Coming of Age
    2.0, average 3.0

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Historical Setting 4
  • Atmospheric 4
  • Classic Hollywood 3
  • Infidelity 2
  • Social Commentary 2
  • Melodrama 2
  • Intrigue and Suspense 2
  • Tragedy 2
  • Situational Humor 2
  • Classic Cinema 2
  • Victorian Era 2
  • Character-Driven Narrative 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

128
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1950s

61 titles ยท average score 60
Perry Mason
Perry Mason (1957)
GoodWatch score 82

TV show ยท as Horace Selkirk / Edgar Ferrell

Have Gun, Will Travel
Have Gun, Will Travel (1957)
GoodWatch score 78

TV show

Magnificent Obsession
Magnificent Obsession (1954)
GoodWatch score 67

as Dr. Henry Giraud

Lassie
Lassie (1954)
GoodWatch score 64

TV show

The All American
The All American (1953)
GoodWatch score 59

as Professor Banning

Port Sinister
Port Sinister (1953)

as John Kolvac

Flame of Calcutta
Flame of Calcutta (1953)

as Lord Robert Clive

The Mississippi Gambler
The Mississippi Gambler (1953)
GoodWatch score 64

as Edmond Dureau

Charade
Charade (1953)
GoodWatch score 59

as Col. Heisler

Tales of Robin Hood
Tales of Robin Hood (1951)

as Sir Guy de Claremont

Bride of the Gorilla
Bride of the Gorilla (1951)
GoodWatch score 38

as Klaas Van Gelder

Hi-Jacked
Hi-Jacked (1950)

as Hagen

1940s

30 titles ยท average score 62
Secret Beyond the Door
Secret Beyond the Door (1947)
GoodWatch score 61

as Rick Barrett

Dishonored Lady
Dishonored Lady (1947)
GoodWatch score 53

as Victor Kranish

Wife Wanted
Wife Wanted (1946)

as Jeffrey Caldwell

The Verdict
The Verdict (1946)
GoodWatch score 70

as Clive Russell

The Woman in Green
The Woman in Green (1945)
GoodWatch score 81

as Sir George Fenwick

The House of Fear
The House of Fear (1945)
GoodWatch score 71

as Simon Merrivale

The Scarlet Claw
The Scarlet Claw (1944)
GoodWatch score 71

as Lord Penrose

Maisie Goes to Reno
Maisie Goes to Reno (1944)
GoodWatch score 64

as Roger Pelham

The Hard Way
The Hard Way (1943)
GoodWatch score 69

as John 'Jack' Shagrue

Shadows on the Stairs
Shadows on the Stairs (1941)
GoodWatch score 44

as Joseph 'Joe' Reynolds

Passage from Hong Kong
Passage from Hong Kong (1941)

as Capt. Duncan MacNeil-Fraser

Maisie Was a Lady
Maisie Was a Lady (1941)
GoodWatch score 68

as Cap Rawlston

1930s

35 titles ยท average score 59
Champagne Charlie
Champagne Charlie (1936)

as Charlie Cortland

Crime Over London
Crime Over London (1936)

as Inspector Gary

Goin' to Town
Goin' to Town (1935)
GoodWatch score 55

as Edward Carrington

Thunder in the Night
Thunder in the Night (1935)

as Count Peter Alvinczy

Splendor
Splendor (1935)
GoodWatch score 54

as Martin Deering

Tarzan and His Mate
Tarzan and His Mate (1934)
GoodWatch score 85

as Martin Arlington

The Notorious Sophie Lang
The Notorious Sophie Lang (1934)

as Max Bernard, a.k.a. Sir Nigel Crane

Menace
Menace (1934)

as Leonard Crecy

Transgression
Transgression (1931)
GoodWatch score 50

as Robert Maury

Born to Love
Born to Love (1931)
GoodWatch score 56

as Sir Wilfred Drake

Unfaithful
Unfaithful (1931)

as Ronald Killkerry

Strictly Unconventional
Strictly Unconventional (1930)

as Ted

1920s

2 titles
The Runaway Princess
The Runaway Princess (1929)

as Prince of Savonia

Tesha
Tesha (1928)

as Lenane