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Hobart Bosworth

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American film actor, director, writer, and producer (1867-1943)

United StatesActorsLived 1867 to 1943 · aged 76
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Hobart Van Zandt Bosworth was an American film actor, director, writer, and producer. Bosworth began his career in theater, eventually transitioning to the emerging film industry.

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Filmography 40

They Died with Their Boots On1941 · ★ 6.7
The Big Parade1925 · ★ 7.6
Lady for a Day1933 · ★ 7.1
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz1910 · ★ 5.4
Abraham Lincoln1930
Just Imagine1930
Souls for Sale1923
A Woman of Affairs1928
Joan the Woman1916
One Foot in Heaven1941
Million Dollar Legs1932
My Best Girl1927
The Little American1917
Steamboat Round the Bend1935
The Crusades1935
Dirigible1931
The Office Wife1930
Hangman's House1928
Behind the Door1919
Eternal Love1929
The Devil's Holiday1930
This Modern Age1931
Captain January1924
General Spanky1936
The Keeper of the Bees1935
The Dark Hour1936
The Gay Sisters1942
Bullet Scars1942
Portia on Trial1937
The Woman God Forgot1917
Mammy1930
The Sawdust Paradise1928
The Phantom Express1932
Annie Laurie1927
King of the Sierras1938
Du Barry, Woman of Passion1930
The Sea Lion1921
Music in the Air1934
Below the Surface1920
The Show of Shows1929

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Awards 1

star on Hollywood Walk of Fame

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About this person

Hobart Van Zandt Bosworth was an American film actor, director, writer, and producer. Bosworth began his career in theater, eventually transitioning to the emerging film industry. Despite a battle with tuberculosis, he found success in silent films, establishing himself as a lead actor and pioneering the industry in California. Bosworth started his own production company, Hobart Bosworth Productions, in 1913, focusing on Jack London melodramas. After the company closed, Bosworth continued to act in supporting roles, surviving the transition to sound films. He is known as the "Dean of Hollywood" for his role in shaping the California film industry. In 1960, Bosworth was awarded a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for his contributions to the film industry.

Country
United States
Category
Actors
Type
Actor
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1867 to 1943 · aged 76
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17 languages

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