Paul Cavanagh (8 December 1888 – 15 March 1964) was an English film actor. He appeared in more than 100 films between 1928 and 1959. He was born in Chislehurst, Kent and died in London from a heart attack.

Cavanagh was educated at Cambridge where he studied law. He went to Canada where he joined the Royal Northwest Mounted Police. After serving in World War I, he returned to Canada but eventually went back to England to practise law.

He went onto the stage after a stroke of bad luck in 1924 caused him to lose his savings, and later he went into films. He died in 1964, aged 75.

Biography

Paul Cavanagh débute au théâtre puis au cinéma dans son pays natal, tournant trois films muets britanniques en 1928 et 1929. Cette dernière année, aux États-Unis (où il accomplit une large part de sa carrière), il joue dans une pièce à Broadway (New York). L'année suivante (1930), sortent ses premiers films américains — ceux-ci sont largement majoritaires dans sa filmographie —. En tout, il participe à plus de deux-cents films, le dernier en 1959.

À la télévision, Paul Cavanagh apparaît dans une vingtaine de séries, entre 1950 et 1960.