Joseph Cawthorn
Acting
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Acting Credits
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Joseph Cawthorn (March 29, 1868, New York City, New York – January 21, 1949, Beverly Hills, California) was an American stage and film comic actor. Cawthorn started out in show business as a child, debuting at Robinson's Music Hall in his hometown of New York in 1872. He appeared in minstrel shows and vaudeville as a "Dutch" comic, employing a thick German dialect. He later worked in British music halls and American touring companies. Cawthorn made his Br...
Known For
Filmography
The Postman Didn't Ring
1942
as Silas Harwood
So Ends Our Night
1941
as Leopold Potzloch
Scatterbrain
1940
as Nicholas Raptis
Lillian Russell
1940
as Leopold Damrosch
The Great Ziegfeld
1936
as Dr. Ziegfeld
One Rainy Afternoon
1936
as Monique's Father
Brides Are Like That
1936
as Fred Schultz
Hot Money
1936
as Max Dourfuss
Freshman Love
1936
as Wilson, Sr.
Crime Over London
1936
as Mr. Sherwood / Reilly
Naughty Marietta
1935
as Herr 'Schumie' Schuman
Sweet Music
1935
as Sidney Selzer
Harmony Lane
1935
as Professor Henry Kleber
Page Miss Glory
1935
as Mr. Freischutz
Maybe It's Love
1935
as Adolph Sr.
Smart Girl
1935
as Karl Krausemeyer
Bright Lights
1935
as Oscar Schlemmer
Gold Diggers of 1935
1935
as August Schultz
Beautiful Dreamer
1935
Sweet Adeline
1934
as Oscar Schmidt
Young and Beautiful
1934
as Herman Cline
The Last Gentleman
1934
as Dr. Wilson
Housewife
1934
as Krueger (as Joe Cawthorne)
Twenty Million Sweethearts
1934
as Herbert Brokman
Lazy River
1934
as Mr. Julius Ambrose
Music in the Air
1934
as Hans Uppman
The Human Side
1934
as Fritz Speigal
Blondie Johnson
1933
as Jewelry Store Manager (as Joe Cawthorn)
Best of Enemies
1933
as Gus Schneider
Broken Dreams
1933
as Pop
Whistling in the Dark
1933
as Barfuss
Grand Slam
1933
as Alex Alexandrovitch
Made on Broadway
1933
as Maxie Schultz
Love Me Tonight
1932
as Dr. Armand de Fontinac
White Zombie
1932
as Dr. Bruner
They Call It Sin
1932
as Mr. Hollister
Men Are Such Fools
1932
as Werner (as Joseph Cawthorne)
Peach-o-Reno
1931
as Joe Bruno
Kiki
1931
as Alfred Rapp
The Runaround
1931
as Lou
A Tailor-Made Man
1931
as Huber
Dixiana
1930
as Cornelius Van Horn, Carl's Father
The Princess and the Plumber
1930
as Merkl
Dance Hall
1929
as Bremmer
Jazz Heaven
1929
as Herman Kemple
Street Girl
1929
as Keppel - Cafe Owner
The Taming of the Shrew
1929
as Gremio
Speakeasy
1929
as Yokel
Hold 'Em Yale
1928
as Professor George Bradbury
Silk Legs
1927
as Ezra Fulton
Very Confidential
1927
as Donald Allen
Two Girls Wanted
1927
as Philip Hancock
The Secret Studio
1927
as Pa Merton