Glen Cavender
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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Glen Cavender (September 19, 1883 – February 9, 1962) was an American film actor. He appeared in 259 films between 1914 and 1949. The Spanish–American War soldier was born in Tucson, Arizona, and died in Hollywood, California. He started his acting career in vaudeville shows. Cavender belonged to the original Keystone Cops and was a regular in numerous Mack Sennett comedies. He also worked as a director for three Mack Sennett films between 1914 and 1916. D...
Known For
The General
Captain Anderson
The Fountainhead
Pedestrian Onlooker (uncredited)
Dark Victory
Headwaiter (uncredited)
All This, and Heaven Too
Jean (uncredited)
The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse
Alarm Company Clerk (uncredited)
Blonde Venus
Ship's Officer (uncredited)
'G' Men
Headwaiter (uncredited)
Kid Galahad
Ringsider - 1st Fight (uncredited)
Filmography
A Brave Engineer: Buster Keaton's Last Ride
2026
as Self (Archival)
The Muppets Go to the Movies
1981
as Keystone Kop (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Fountainhead
1949
as Pedestrian Onlooker (uncredited)
Northern Pursuit
1943
as Workman (uncredited)
Edge of Darkness
1943
as Cannery Worker (uncredited)
Watch on the Rhine
1943
as Servant (uncredited)
The Male Animal
1942
as Reporter on Porch (uncredited)
The Hidden Hand
1942
as Detective (uncredited)
George Washington Slept Here
1942
as Well Digger (uncredited)
Spy Ship
1942
as Karl, Radio Operator
Manpower
1941
as Drunk Bounced from Midnight Club (uncredited)
The Great Mr. Nobody
1941
as On-looker at Fight (uncredited)
Bad Men of Missouri
1941
as Tod
Underground
1941
as Man Giving Sylvia Baggage Claim Ticket
Singapore Woman
1941
as Glen, Mine Foreman (uncredited)
Highway West
1941
as Hotel Doorman (uncredited)
Here Comes Happiness
1941
as Man Getting Headlined Paper (uncredited)
Million Dollar Baby
1941
Calling Philo Vance
1940
as Train Porter Asked to Send Telegram (uncredited)
Brother Rat and a Baby
1940
as Courtroom Extra
King of the Lumberjacks
1940
as Lumberjack in Dominic's Office (uncredited)
All This, and Heaven Too
1940
as Jean (uncredited)
Flowing Gold
1940
as Oil Worker (uncredited)
No Time for Comedy
1940
as Actor in Show (uncredited)
'Til We Meet Again
1940
as Ship Officer (uncredited)
Lady with Red Hair
1940
as Stage Doorman (uncredited)
An Angel from Texas
1940
as Lone Star Townsman / New York Passerby Extra
The Man I Married
1940
as Petty Official
Code of the Secret Service
1939
as Policeman (uncredited)
Angels Wash Their Faces
1939
as Driver of Moving Cart / Policeman at Bowling Alley (uncredited)
Naughty but Nice
1939
as Extra at Bar (uncredited)
Secret Service of the Air
1939
as Waiter
The Roaring Twenties
1939
as Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
Smashing the Money Ring
1939
as Day Gate Guard (uncredited)
On Your Toes
1939
as Extra as Stagehand
Devil's Island
1939
as Gendarme on Train
King of the Underworld
1939
as Deputy Shooting Bill (uncredited)
Nancy Drew... Reporter
1939
as Newspaper Office Worker / Beldenburg Hotel Passerby (uncredited)
The Oklahoma Kid
1939
as Would-Be Settler (uncredited)
Dark Victory
1939
as Headwaiter (uncredited)
Confessions of a Nazi Spy
1939
as Man in Montage Stuffing Mailboxes (uncredited)
Women in the Wind
1939
as Airport Policeman / Mob Scene Extra (uncredited)
Nancy Drew... Trouble Shooter
1939
as First Townsman
Indianapolis Speedway
1939
as Extra on Dance Floor
Everything Happens at Night
1939
as Guide
Four Wives
1939
as Extra at Wedding Reception (uncredited)
Kid Nightingale
1939
as Man Leaving Dynamite Dennis Fight (uncredited)
Espionage Agent
1939
as Man in O'Grady Crowd
Pack Up Your Troubles
1939
as Doughboy
British Intelligence
1939
as Under Officer Pfalz
Torchy Runs for Mayor
1939
as Store Customer (uncredited)
Torchy Blane... Playing with Dynamite
1939
as Landlord (uncredited)
The Cowboy Quarterback
1939
as Nightclub Waiter
The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse
1938
as Alarm Company Clerk (uncredited)
The Patient in Room 18
1938
as Man with Sprinkler Hose (uncredited)
Racket Busters
1938
as Truck Driver (uncredited)
Garden of the Moon
1938
as Graham - Waiter (uncredited)
My Bill
1938
as Mr. Perry - Man at Bank (uncredited)
Girls on Probation
1938
as Policeman
Heart of the North
1938
as Post Customer (uncredited)
The Beloved Brat
1938
as Fireman
Crime School
1938
as Policeman Outside Judge Clinton's Office (uncredited)
Gateway
1938
as Immigrant
Over the Wall
1938
as Referee for Robeck Fight
Penrod's Double Trouble
1938
as Truck Driver Giving Penrod a Lift (uncredited)
Blondes at Work
1938
as Locksmith (uncredited)
Alcatraz Island
1937
as Federal Officer (uncredited)
Kid Galahad
1937
as Ringsider - 1st Fight (uncredited)
Expensive Husbands
1937
as Austrian Policeman at Jail
Love Is on the Air
1937
as Second 7-11 Club Waiter
Melody for Two
1937
as Green Hill Waiter
Public Wedding
1937
as Ticket Buyer for the Wedding
Mountain Justice
1937
as Train Conductor
She Loved a Fireman
1937
as Spectator at Dance
Midnight Court
1937
as Counter Clerk
The Great O'Malley
1937
as Policeman at Robbery (uncredited)
Varsity Show
1937
as Stagehand
Fly Away Baby
1937
as George (uncredited)
Smart Blonde
1937
as Trooper Sergeant (uncredited)
Wine, Women and Horses
1937
as Dice-Game Player
Talent Scout
1937
as Furniture Department Man (uncredited)
Confession
1937
as Bailiff (uncredited)
The Go-Getter
1937
as Streetcar Conductor (uncredited)
Tovarich
1937
as Trumpet Player
Charlie Chan at the Olympics
1937
as Polizei Officer
Here Comes Carter
1936
as Police Driver
I Married a Doctor
1936
as Party Guest
Jailbreak
1936
as Guard in Kitchen
The Singing Kid
1936
as Stagehand (uncredited)
Sons o' Guns
1936
as German Ordered to Retreat
The Golden Arrow
1936
as Waiter (uncredited)
China Clipper
1936
as Pan American Union Waiter (uncredited)
The Walking Dead
1936
Dr. Socrates
1935
as Townsman
Little Big Shot
1935
as Bystander at Shooting (uncredited)
The Goose and the Gander
1935
as Detective George (uncredited)
'G' Men
1935
as Headwaiter (uncredited)
Oil for the Lamps of China
1935
as Worried McCarger Employee
Bordertown
1935
as Man Restraining Johnny in Courtroom Fight
Moonlight on the Prairie
1935
as Cowboy #1 in Saloon
The Florentine Dagger
1935
as Detective (uncredited)
Dinky
1935
as Extra at Football Game
Stranded
1935
as Kolchak (uncredited)
Don't Bet on Blondes
1935
as Man Leaving Betting Window (Uncredited)
British Agent
1934
as Russian Policeman (uncredited)
Today We Live
1933
as Ammunition Factory Clerk (uncredited)
Luxury Liner
1933
as Ship's Diner (uncredited)
Captured!
1933
as German Sergeant at POW Camp (Uncredited)
One Way Passage
1932
as French Bartender (uncredited)
Blonde Venus
1932
as Ship's Officer (uncredited)
The Nevada Buckaroo
1931
as Sheriff Hank
That's My Line
1931
as Henchman
A College Racket
1931
Won by a Neck
1930
as Cafe Owner
Joy Tonic
1929
Whose Baby?
1929
as Cop
Loose Change
1928
Smith's Army Life
1928
as The Drill Sergeant
Ships of the Night
1928
as Cramsey
The Dizzy Diver
1928
as The Commander
Love's Young Scream
1928
as Father
Listen Lena
1927
Jungle Heat
1927
Drama Deluxe
1927
as The Sheriff
Monty of the Mounted
1927
Papa's Boy
1927
as The Foreman
High Spots
1927
as The Smart Aleck
The General
1926
as Captain Anderson
Home Cured
1926
My Stars
1926
as The Gardener
Fool's Luck
1926
as The Policeman (uncredited)
Movieland
1926
Honest Injun
1926
as The Foreman
Careful Please
1926
as (uncredited)
His Private Life
1926
as The Colonel
Move Along
1926
as Cop
Navy Blue Days
1925
as Peter Vermicelli
The Iron Mule
1925
The Tourist
1925
as First Crook
Dynamite Doggie
1925
as (uncredited)
The Sleuth
1925
as The Husband
Fire Away
1925
The Movies
1925
as A Traffic Officer
Pie-Eyed
1925
as Nightclub manager
The Snow Hawk
1925
as Midnight Mike
Keep Smiling
1925
as Doublecrosser
The Fighting Dude
1925
as The Athletic Instructor
Just a Good Guy
1924
as Pawnshop Owner
Lovemania
1924
Meet Father
1924
The Man from Brodney's
1923
as Selim
All Is Lost
1923
as Brutal Bill
Main Street
1923
as Harry Haydock
No Wedding Bells
1923
as An Irate Husband
The Pest
1922
as The landlord
Iron to Gold
1922
as Sloan
Straight from the Shoulder
1921
as Pete
The Primal Law
1921
as Ruis
Skirts
1921
The Heart Snatcher
1920
His Noisy Still
1920
His Musical Sneeze
1919
as Woodrow Butts
The Yellow Dog Catcher
1919
The Cook
1918
as (uncredited)
A Scrap of Paper
1918
as The Kaiser
The Sheriff
1918
The Kitchen Lady
1918
as The Lion Tamer
That Night
1917
as The Hotel Guest
The Pullman Bride
1917
as The Pullman Waiter
A Dog Catcher's Love
1917
as E.R. Ketchum - Fancy Dog Dealer
The Rough House
1917
A Bedroom Blunder
1917
as The Bartender
Her Torpedoed Love
1917
as The Lawyer / The Ship Captain
Villa of the Movies
1917
as Villa
Are Waitresses Safe?
1917
as The Chef - Their Mutual Friend
The Pawnbroker's Heart
1917
as The Pawnbroker
Roping Her Romeo
1917
as Piano Player
Fatty and Mabel Adrift
1916
as I. Landem - Realtor
The Surf Girl
1916
as Poppa - the Angry Father
Because He Loved Her
1916
as The Proprietor
Mabel, Fatty and the Law
1915
as Tobacco Counter Clerk (uncredited)
Fatty's Tintype Tangle
1915
as Photographer
Hearts and Planets
1915
as Bald Astronomer
A Submarine Pirate
1915
as A shrewd inventor / Ship Captain
Fatty’s Reckless Fling
1915
as House Detective
Fatty's New Role
1915
as Mustached Saloon Customer (uncredited)
Fatty’s Plucky Pup
1915
as Desk Sergeant (uncredited)
Fatty’s Chance Acquaintance
1915
as Waiter
Fatty and Mabel at the San Diego Exposition
1915
as Jealous Husband (uncredited)
Mabel’s Wilful Way
1915
as Mabel's Father
Mabel and Fatty’s Married Life
1915
as Organ Grinder (uncredited)
Wished on Mabel
1915
as Plainclothesman in Park
When Love Took Wings
1915
as Police Dispatcher
That Little Band Of Gold
1915
as Judge (uncredited)
Fickle Fatty's Fall
1915
as The Cook
Tango Tangles
1914
as Drummer in Band / Guest in Cone Hat (uncredited)
His Trysting Places
1914
as Cook / Park Police Officer (uncredited)
Mabel's Busy Day
1914
as Customer (uncredited)
Cruel, Cruel Love
1914
as Bearded Doctor (uncredited)
Gentlemen of Nerve
1914
as Spectator at Entrance / Cop (uncredited)
His New Profession
1914
as Drinker / Cripple (uncredited)
Getting Acquainted
1914
as A Passing Turk (uncredited)
The Knockout
1914
as Society Singer (uncredited)
The Masquerader
1914
as Other Director (uncredited)
Tillie's Punctured Romance
1914
as First Pianist in Restaurant / Cop / Guest in First Restaurant / Uncle's Rescuer / Society Guest (uncredited)
The New Janitor
1914
as Luke Connor - Gambler
Fatty's Magic Pants
1914
as Cop (uncredited)
Her Friend the Bandit
1914
as (uncredited)