Glen Cavender

Biography

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. During the 1920s, Cavender worked for the film studios Educational and Christie and appeared in Buster Keaton's film classic The General (1926) as the antagonistic Union Captain Anderson. The advance of sound film in the late 1920s damaged his career and, formerly a well-known actor, Cavender only played minor roles until his retirement in 1949.

Known For

The General

'G' Men

The Roaring Twenties

The Fountainhead

Dark Victory

Blonde Venus

Kid Galahad

The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse

All Movies (205)

• A Brave Engineer: Buster Keaton's Last Ride2026 · as Self (Archival)
• The Fountainhead1949 · as Pedestrian Onlooker (uncredited)
• Northern Pursuit1943 · as Workman (uncredited)
• Edge of Darkness1943 · as Cannery Worker (uncredited)
• The Hidden Hand1942 · as Detective (uncredited)
• George Washington Slept Here1942 · as Well Digger (uncredited)
• Spy Ship1942 · as Karl, Radio Operator
• The Male Animal1942 · as Reporter on Porch (uncredited)
• Manpower1941 · as Drunk Bounced from Midnight Club (uncredited)
• Highway West1941 · as Hotel Doorman (uncredited)
• Bad Men of Missouri1941 · as Tod
• Underground1941 · as Man Giving Sylvia Baggage Claim Ticket
• Million Dollar Baby1941
• Singapore Woman1941 · as Glen, Mine Foreman (uncredited)
• Here Comes Happiness1941 · as Man Getting Headlined Paper (uncredited)
• The Great Mr. Nobody1941 · as On-looker at Fight (uncredited)
• Lady with Red Hair1940 · as Stage Doorman (uncredited)
• No Time for Comedy1940 · as Actor in Show (uncredited)
• Flowing Gold1940 · as Oil Worker (uncredited)
• The Man I Married1940 · as Petty Official
• All This, and Heaven Too1940 · as Jean (uncredited)
• An Angel from Texas1940 · as Lone Star Townsman / New York Passerby Extra
• 'Til We Meet Again1940 · as Ship Officer (uncredited)
• King of the Lumberjacks1940 · as Lumberjack in Dominic's Office (uncredited)
• Calling Philo Vance1940 · as Train Porter Asked to Send Telegram (uncredited)
• Brother Rat and a Baby1940 · as Courtroom Extra
• Everything Happens at Night1939 · as Guide
• Four Wives1939 · as Extra at Wedding Reception (uncredited)
• British Intelligence1939 · as Under Officer Pfalz
• Kid Nightingale1939 · as Man Leaving Dynamite Dennis Fight (uncredited)
• The Roaring Twenties1939 · as Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
• Pack Up Your Troubles1939 · as Doughboy
• Smashing the Money Ring1939 · as Day Gate Guard (uncredited)
• On Your Toes1939 · as Extra as Stagehand
• Espionage Agent1939 · as Man in O'Grady Crowd
• Angels Wash Their Faces1939 · as Driver of Moving Cart / Policeman at Bowling Alley (uncredited)
• Torchy Blane... Playing with Dynamite1939 · as Landlord (uncredited)
• Indianapolis Speedway1939 · as Extra on Dance Floor
• The Cowboy Quarterback1939 · as Nightclub Waiter
• Naughty But Nice1939 · as Extra at Bar (uncredited)
• Nancy Drew... Trouble Shooter1939 · as First Townsman
• Code of the Secret Service1939 · as Policeman (uncredited)
• Torchy Runs for Mayor1939 · as Store Customer (uncredited)
• Confessions of a Nazi Spy1939 · as Man in Montage Stuffing Mailboxes (uncredited)
• Dark Victory1939 · as Headwaiter (uncredited)
• Women in the Wind1939 · as Airport Policeman / Mob Scene Extra (uncredited)
• The Oklahoma Kid1939 · as Would-Be Settler (uncredited)
• Secret Service of the Air1939 · as Waiter
• Nancy Drew... Reporter1939 · as Newspaper Office Worker / Beldenburg Hotel Passerby (uncredited)
• King of the Underworld1939 · as Deputy Shooting Bill (uncredited)
• Devil's Island1939 · as Gendarme on Train
• Heart of the North1938 · as Post Customer (uncredited)
• Girls on Probation1938 · as Policeman
• Garden of the Moon1938 · as Graham - Waiter (uncredited)
• Gateway1938 · as Immigrant
• Penrod's Double Trouble1938 · as Truck Driver Giving Penrod a Lift (uncredited)
• The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse1938 · as Alarm Company Clerk (uncredited)
• Racket Busters1938 · as Truck Driver (uncredited)
• My Bill1938 · as Mr. Perry - Man at Bank (uncredited)
• Crime School1938 · as Policeman Outside Judge Clinton's Office (uncredited)
• The Beloved Brat1938 · as Fireman
• Over the Wall1938 · as Referee for Robeck Fight
• Blondes at Work1938 · as Locksmith (uncredited)
• The Patient in Room 181938 · as Man with Sprinkler Hose (uncredited)
• Tovarich1937 · as Trumpet Player
• She Loved a Fireman1937 · as Spectator at Dance
• Expensive Husbands1937 · as Austrian Policeman at Jail
• Alcatraz Island1937 · as Federal Officer (uncredited)
• Love Is on the Air1937 · as Second 7-11 Club Waiter
• Wine, Women and Horses1937 · as Dice-Game Player
• Varsity Show1937 · as Stagehand
• Confession1937 · as Bailiff (uncredited)
• Talent Scout1937 · as Furniture Department Man (uncredited)
• Public Wedding1937 · as Ticket Buyer for the Wedding
• Fly Away Baby1937 · as George (uncredited)
• Kid Galahad1937 · as Ringsider - 1st Fight (uncredited)
• The Go-Getter1937 · as Streetcar Conductor (uncredited)
• Charlie Chan at the Olympics1937 · as Polizei Officer
• Melody for Two1937 · as Green Hill Waiter
• Mountain Justice1937 · as Train Conductor
• Midnight Court1937 · as Counter Clerk
• The Great O'Malley1937 · as Policeman at Robbery (uncredited)
• Smart Blonde1937 · as Trooper Sergeant (uncredited)
• Here Comes Carter1936 · as Police Driver
• China Clipper1936 · as Pan American Union Waiter (uncredited)
• Jailbreak1936 · as Guard in Kitchen
• The Golden Arrow1936 · as Waiter (uncredited)
• Sons o' Guns1936 · as German Ordered to Retreat
• I Married a Doctor1936 · as Party Guest
• The Singing Kid1936 · as Stagehand (uncredited)
• Moonlight on the Prairie1935 · as Cowboy #1 in Saloon
• Dr. Socrates1935 · as Townsman
• The Goose and the Gander1935 · as Detective George (uncredited)
• Little Big Shot1935 · as Bystander at Shooting (uncredited)
• Don't Bet on Blondes1935 · as Man Leaving Betting Window (Uncredited)
• Stranded1935 · as Kolchak (uncredited)
• Oil for the Lamps of China1935 · as Worried McCarger Employee
• Dinky1935 · as Extra at Football Game
• 'G' Men1935 · as Headwaiter (uncredited)
• The Florentine Dagger1935 · as Detective (uncredited)
• Bordertown1935 · as Man Restraining Johnny in Courtroom Fight
• British Agent1934 · as Russian Policeman (uncredited)
• Captured!1933 · as German Sergeant at POW Camp (Uncredited)
• Today We Live1933 · as Ammunition Factory Clerk (uncredited)
• Luxury Liner1933 · as Ship's Diner (uncredited)
• One Way Passage1932 · as French Bartender (uncredited)
• Blonde Venus1932 · as Ship's Officer (uncredited)
• The Nevada Buckaroo1931 · as Sheriff Hank
• That's My Line1931 · as Henchman
• A College Racket1931
• Won by a Neck1930 · as Cafe Owner
• Joy Tonic1929
• Whose Baby?1929 · as Cop
• Ships of the Night1928 · as Cramsey
• Loose Change1928
• The Dizzy Diver1928 · as The Commander
• Love's Young Scream1928 · as Father
• Smith's Army Life1928 · as The Drill Sergeant
• Papa's Boy1927 · as The Foreman
• High Spots1927 · as The Smart Aleck
• Monty of the Mounted1927
• Jungle Heat1927
• Drama Deluxe1927 · as The Sheriff
• Listen Lena1927
• The General1926 · as Captain Anderson
• Movieland1926
• Move Along1926 · as Cop
• Honest Injun1926 · as The Foreman
• His Private Life1926 · as The Colonel
• Fool's Luck1926 · as The Policeman (uncredited)
• Home Cured1926
• Careful Please1926 · as (uncredited)
• My Stars1926 · as The Gardener
• The Fighting Dude1925 · as The Athletic Instructor
• Fire Away1925
• The Movies1925 · as A Traffic Officer
• The Tourist1925 · as First Crook
• Keep Smiling1925 · as Doublecrosser
• The Sleuth1925 · as The Husband
• Navy Blue Days1925 · as Peter Vermicelli
• The Snow Hawk1925 · as Midnight Mike
• The Iron Mule1925
• Pie-Eyed1925 · as Nightclub manager
• Dynamite Doggie1925 · as (uncredited)
• Just a Good Guy1924 · as Pawnshop Owner
• Lovemania1924
• Meet Father1924
• The Man from Brodney's1923 · as Selim
• All Is Lost1923 · as Brutal Bill
• Main Street1923 · as Harry Haydock
• No Wedding Bells1923 · as An Irate Husband
• The Pest1922 · as The landlord
• Iron to Gold1922 · as Sloan
• The Primal Law1921 · as Ruis
• Straight from the Shoulder1921 · as Pete
• Skirts1921
• His Noisy Still1920
• The Heart Snatcher1920
• The Yellow Dog Catcher1919
• His Musical Sneeze1919 · as Woodrow Butts
• The Sheriff1918
• A Scrap of Paper1918 · as The Kaiser
• The Cook1918 · as (uncredited)
• The Kitchen Lady1918 · as The Lion Tamer
• That Night1917 · as The Hotel Guest
• Are Waitresses Safe?1917 · as The Chef - Their Mutual Friend
• Roping Her Romeo1917 · as Piano Player
• A Bedroom Blunder1917 · as The Bartender
• The Pawnbroker's Heart1917 · as The Pawnbroker
• The Rough House1917
• A Dog Catcher's Love1917 · as E.R. Ketchum - Fancy Dog Dealer
• Her Torpedoed Love1917 · as The Lawyer / The Ship Captain
• Villa of the Movies1917 · as Villa
• The Pullman Bride1917 · as The Pullman Waiter
• The Surf Girl1916 · as Poppa - the Angry Father
• Because He Loved Her1916 · as The Proprietor
• Fatty and Mabel Adrift1916 · as I. Landem - Realtor
• A Submarine Pirate1915 · as A shrewd inventor / Ship Captain
• Fickle Fatty's Fall1915 · as The Cook
• Fatty's Tintype Tangle1915 · as Photographer
• Fatty’s Plucky Pup1915 · as Desk Sergeant (uncredited)
• Mabel’s Wilful Way1915 · as Mabel's Father
• Wished on Mabel1915 · as Plainclothesman in Park
• When Love Took Wings1915 · as Police Dispatcher
• That Little Band Of Gold1915 · as Judge (uncredited)
• Fatty’s Chance Acquaintance1915 · as Waiter
• Fatty’s Reckless Fling1915 · as House Detective
• Hearts and Planets1915 · as Bald Astronomer
• Mabel and Fatty’s Married Life1915 · as Organ Grinder (uncredited)
• Fatty's New Role1915 · as Mustached Saloon Customer (uncredited)
• Fatty and Mabel at the San Diego Exposition1915 · as Jealous Husband (uncredited)
• Mabel, Fatty and the Law1915 · as Tobacco Counter Clerk (uncredited)
• Tillie's Punctured Romance1914 · as First Pianist in Restaurant / Cop / Guest in First Restaurant / Uncle's Rescuer / Society Guest (uncredited)
• Fatty's Magic Pants1914 · as Cop (uncredited)
• Getting Acquainted1914 · as A Passing Turk (uncredited)
• His Trysting Places1914 · as Cook / Park Police Officer (uncredited)
• Gentlemen of Nerve1914 · as Spectator at Entrance / Cop (uncredited)
• The New Janitor1914 · as Luke Connor - Gambler
• His New Profession1914 · as Drinker / Cripple (uncredited)
• The Masquerader1914 · as Other Director (uncredited)
• Mabel's Busy Day1914 · as Customer (uncredited)
• The Knockout1914 · as Society Singer (uncredited)
• Her Friend the Bandit1914 · as (uncredited)
• Cruel, Cruel Love1914 · as Bearded Doctor (uncredited)
• Tango Tangles1914 · as Drummer in Band / Guest in Cone Hat (uncredited)