Allan Cavan (March 25, 1880 – January 19, 1941) was an American film actor. He appeared in 145 films between 1917 and 1941. Cavan was the son of Mrs. Averila Cavan, and he had a brother, Carl. He began working on films with Sam Goldwyn Studios in 1916 and later worked for

Warner Bros. Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. (WBEI), commonly known as Warner Bros. (WB), is an American filmed entertainment studio headquartered at the Warner Bros. Studios complex in Burbank, California and the main namesake subsidiary of Warner Bro ...

Cavan died at

Cedars of Lebanon Hospital Cedars-Sinai Medical Center is a non-profit, tertiary, 915-bed teaching hospital and multi-specialty academic health science center located in Los Angeles, California. Part of the Cedars-Sinai Health System, the hospital has a staff of over 2,00 ...

on January 19, 1941, aged 60.

Partial filmography

* '' The Scarlet Car'' (1917) - a mob member (uncredited) * ''

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'' (1924) * '' Leave It to Gerry'' (1924) * '' The Mysterious Mystery!'' (1924) * ''

Thundering Fleas ''Thundering Fleas'' is a 1926 ''Our Gang'' film directed by Robert F. McGowan. It was the 51st ''Our Gang'' short subject to be released. This was twelve year-old Mickey Daniels's last Our Gang film as a regular cast member in this series. ...

'' (1926) - father of the bride * '' London After Midnight'' (1927) - Estate agent * '' The Million Dollar Collar'' (1929) * '' The Donovan Affair'' (1929) * ''

Painted Faces ''Painted Faces'' () is a 1988 Hong Kong biographical drama film co-written and directed by Alex Law and starring Sammo Hung as his mentor, Master Yu Jim-yuen of the China Drama Academy. For his portrayal as Master Yu, Hung won his second ...

'' (1929) * '' Saturday's Lesson'' (1929) * '' No Limit'' (1931) * ''

Dishonored ''Dishonored'' is a 2012 action-adventure game developed by Arkane Studios and published by Bethesda Softworks. Set in the fictional, plague-ridden industrial city of Dunwall, ''Dishonored'' follows the story of Corvo Attano, bodyguard to th ...

'' (1931) * ''

New Adventures of Get Rich Quick Wallingford ''New Adventures of Get Rich Quick Wallingford'' is a 1931 American pre-Code crime / romantic comedy film directed by Sam Wood and starring William Haines as a con artist and Jimmy Durante as his pickpocket buddy. The film is based on a serie ...

'' (1931) * '' The Intruder'' (1933) * '' Transatlantic Merry-Go-Round'' (1934) * '' Badge of Honor'' (1934) * '' Thicker than Water'' (1935) * ''

The Adventures of Rex and Rinty ''The Adventures of Rex and Rinty'' (1935) is a Mascot film serial directed by Ford Beebe and B. Reeves Eason and starring the equine actor Rex ("The King of Wild Horses") and canine actor Rin Tin Tin, Jr. Plot Cast * Rex the king of wil ...

'' (1935) * '' Red Salute'' (1935) * '' Hong Kong Nights'' (1935) * ''

Streamline Express ''Streamline Express'' is a 1935 American comedy drama film directed by Leonard Fields, starring Victor Jory, Evelyn Venable and Esther Ralston, distributed by Mascot Pictures. The film is an adaptation of '' Twentieth Century'', released the ...

'' (1935) * ''

Men of the Hour ''Men of the Hour'' is a 1935 American action drama film directed by Lambert Hillyer and starring Richard Cromwell, Billie Seward and Wallace Ford.Slide p.151 It was produced and distributed by Hollywood studio Columbia Pictures. Plot Dave and ...

'' (1935) * '' The New Frontier'' (1935) * ''

Hearts in Bondage ''Hearts in Bondage'' is a 1936 American black-and-white war drama film directed by Lew Ayres for Republic Pictures. Set during the American Civil War, the film depicts the Union Navy's deliberate sinking of , the Confederate States Navy's sa ...

'' (1936) * ''

Code of the Range ''Code of the Range'' is a 1936 American western film directed by Charles C. Coleman and starring Charles Starrett, Mary Blake and Edward Coxen. Plot A feud breaks out between cattle ranchers and sheepherders who dispute each other's graz ...

'' (1936) * ''

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'' (1936) * '' Jail Bait'' (1937) * ''

Two Gun Justice ''Two Gun Justice'' is a 1938 American Western film directed by Alan James from a screenplay by Fred Myton. The film stars Tim McCoy and Betty Compson. Plot Cast *Tim McCoy as Tim Carson *Betty Compson as Kate * Joan Barclay as Nancy Brown ...

'' (1938) * '' Paroled from the Big House'' (1938) * ''

Brother Rat ''Brother Rat'' is a 1938 American comedy drama film about cadets at Virginia Military Institute in Lexington, Virginia, directed by William Keighley, and starring Ronald Reagan, Priscilla Lane, Eddie Albert (in his film debut), Jane Wyman, and W ...

'' (1938) * '' In Old Montana'' (1939)

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* 1880 births 1941 deaths American male film actors 20th-century American male actors Male actors from California {{US-film-actor-1880s-stub