Glen Cavender


Glen W. Cavender was an American film actor. He appeared in more than 250 films between 1914 and 1949.

Biography

Glen Cavender 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 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.

Selected filmography

Cruel, Cruel Love - Bearded Doctor Dough and Dynamite - Head Striking BakerTillie's Punctured Romance - 1st Pianist in restaurant Mabel, Fatty and the Law - Tobacco Counter Clerk Fatty's New Role - Mustached Saloon Customer Fatty's Reckless Fling - House DetectiveFatty's Chance Acquaintance - WaiterFatty's Faithful Fido That Little Band of Gold - Judge Wished on Mabel - Plainclothesman in ParkMabel's Wilful Way - Mabel's FatherFatty's Tintype Tangle - Man in Hotel Lobby Fickle Fatty's Fall - CookFatty and the Broadway Stars - Man Hit by Coat at Sennett's OfficeA Submarine Pirate - A Shrewd Inventor / Ship CaptainFatty and Mabel Adrift - I. Landem - RealtorVilla of the Movies - Pancho VillaThe Rough House The Pullman Bride - Pullman WaiterAre Waitresses Safe? The Cook The Sheriff A Scrap of Paper - The KaiserSkirts Hearts of Youth - Reuben GreyStraight from the Shoulder - PeteLittle Miss Hawkshaw - Sock WolfWhat Love Will Do - Abner RowanThe Primal Law - RuisIron to Gold - SloanThe Pest - The landlordNo Wedding Bells - An Irate HusbandOur Alley Main Street - Harry HaydockThe Man from Brodney's - SelimPie-Eyed - Nightclub managerThe Iron Mule The Snow Hawk - Midnight MikeNavy Blue Days - Pete VermicelliThe Sleuth - The HusbandKeep Smiling - DoublecrosserThe Tourist Manhattan Madness - 'Broken Nose' MurphyThe Movies - A Traffic OfficerThe Fighting Dude - The Athletic InstructorMy Stars - The GardenerHome Cured Fool's Luck His Private Life - The ColonelThe General - Union Captain AndersonListen Lena The Good-Bye Kiss - Minor Role Ships of the Night - CramseyThat's My Line - HenchmanThe Nevada Buckaroo - Sheriff HankBengal Tiger