Hayford Hobbs (25 August 1890 – 10 January 1957) was a leading British film actor of the

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and later became a film director. He was born in London, England, in 1891. He made his first screen appearance in the 1915 film ''The Third Generation'' and appeared in his last film ''

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'' in 1929. The following year he directed his first film, a documentary about London.

Filmography

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The Firm of Girdlestone ''The Firm of Girdlestone'' is a novel by British author Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. It was first published in 1890 by Chatto and Windus in London, England. In 1915 a silent film adaptation '' The Firm of Girdlestone'' was made. A 1958 BBC televis ...

'' (1915) * ''

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'' (1915) * '' The Sons of Satan'' (1915) * '' The Heart of a Child'' (1915) * ''The Third Generation'' (1915) * '' A Man of His Word'' (1915) * ''

The Heart of Sister Ann ''The Heart of Sister Ann'' is a 1915 British silent drama film directed by Harold M. Shaw and starring Edna Flugrath, Hayford Hobbs and Guy Newall. Its plot involves an orphaned dancer who repays the sister brought her up her by marrying th ...

'' (1915) * '' When Knights Were Bold'' (1916) * '' The Man in Motley'' (1916) * '' The Hypocrites'' (1916) * '' The Princess of Happy Chance'' (1916) * '' Trouble for Nothing'' (1916) * '' The King's Daughter'' (1916) * '' The Grit of a Jew'' (1917) * '' Asthore'' (1917) * ''

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'' (1917) * ''

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'' (1917) * '' The Gay Lord Quex'' (1917) * '' Dombey and Son'' (1917) * '' The Wages of Sin'' (1918) * '' Hindle Wakes'' (1918) * '' The Top Dog'' (1918) * '' The Slave'' (1918) * '' The Rugged Path'' (1918) * '' The Man and the Moment'' (1918) * '' Peace, Perfect Peace'' (1918) * '' Victory and Peace'' (1918) * '' The Polar Star'' (1919) * '' Whosoever Shall Offend'' (1919) * '' When It Was Dark'' (1919) * '' The Romance of Old Bill'' (1919) * '' Splendid Folly'' (1919) * '' Not Guilty'' (1919) * '' Fettered'' (1919) * '' Unmarried'' (1920) * '' The Manchester Man'' (1920) * '' The Glad Eye'' (1920) * '' The Breed of the Treshams'' (1920) * ''

The Ever Open Door ''The Ever Open Door'' is a 1920 Cinema of the United Kingdom, British silent drama film directed by Fred Goodwins and starring Hayford Hobbs, Daphne Glenne and Margaret Hope. It was based on the play ''The Ever Open Door (play), The Ever Open D ...

'' (1920) * '' A Bachelor Husband'' (1920) * '' Castles in Spain'' (1920) * '' In the Night'' (1922) * '' A Rough Passage'' (1922) * '' The Strangers' Banquet'' (1922) * ''

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'' (1923) * '' Bucking the Barrier'' (1923) * '' Her Dangerous Path'' (1923) * '' Flames of Desire'' (1924) * '' That Man Jack!'' (1925) * '' Wasted Lives'' (1925) * '' The Midnight Limited'' (1926) * '' The Flag Lieutenant'' (1926) * '' The Luck of the Navy'' (1927) * ''

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'' (1928) * '' The Ringer'' (1928) * '' Smashing Through'' (1929) * '' The Devil's Maze'' (1929) * ''

'' (1929) * '' The Third Eye'' (1929)

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* 1890 births 1957 deaths English male film actors English male silent film actors British film directors 20th-century English male actors {{UK-film-actor-stub