The General1926
As Captain Anderson
TMDb 7.9 / 10
Glen Cavender
Born
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.
Filmography (208)
The Fountainhead1949
As Pedestrian Onlooker (uncredited)
TMDb 6.8 / 10
Dark Victory1939
As Headwaiter (uncredited)
TMDb 6.9 / 10
All This, and Heaven Too1940
As Jean (uncredited)
TMDb 7.2 / 10
Kid Galahad1937
As Ringsider - 1st Fight (uncredited)
TMDb 7.1 / 10
'G' Men1935
As Headwaiter (uncredited)
TMDb 6.6 / 10
Blonde Venus1932
As Ship's Officer (uncredited)
TMDb 6.8 / 10
The Roaring Twenties1939
As Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
TMDb 7.5 / 10
The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse1938
As Alarm Company Clerk (uncredited)
TMDb 7.0 / 10
Edge of Darkness1943
As Cannery Worker (uncredited)
TMDb 6.3 / 10
Confessions of a Nazi Spy1939
As Man in Montage Stuffing Mailboxes (uncredited)
TMDb 6.1 / 10
Meet Father1924
Watch on the Rhine1943
As Servant (uncredited)
TMDb 6.9 / 10
The Walking Dead1936
TMDb 6.3 / 10
'Til We Meet Again1940
As Ship Officer (uncredited)
TMDb 6.4 / 10
The Oklahoma Kid1939
As Would-Be Settler (uncredited)
TMDb 6.0 / 10
Brother Rat and a Baby1940
As Courtroom Extra
TMDb 6.1 / 10
Oil for the Lamps of China1935
As Worried McCarger Employee
TMDb 7.2 / 10
Code of the Secret Service1939
As Policeman (uncredited)
TMDb 4.4 / 10
Smashing the Money Ring1939
As Day Gate Guard (uncredited)
TMDb 5.8 / 10
The Muppets Go to the Movies1981
As Keystone Kop (archive footage) (uncredited)
TMDb 7.0 / 10
Angels Wash Their Faces1939
As Driver of Moving Cart / Policeman at Bowling Alley (uncredited)
TMDb 6.7 / 10
Manpower1941
As Drunk Bounced from Midnight Club (uncredited)
TMDb 6.5 / 10
An Angel from Texas1940
As Lone Star Townsman / New York Passerby Extra
TMDb 5.3 / 10
Tillie's Punctured Romance1914
As First Pianist in Restaurant / Cop / Guest in First Restaurant / Uncle's Rescuer / Society Guest (uncredited)
TMDb 6.2 / 10
The Great Mr. Nobody1941
As On-looker at Fight (uncredited)
TMDb 6.0 / 10
No Time for Comedy1940
As Actor in Show (uncredited)
TMDb 5.3 / 10
Charlie Chan at the Olympics1937
As Polizei Officer
TMDb 6.8 / 10
Move Along1926
As Cop
TMDb 6.6 / 10
Bordertown1935
As Man Restraining Johnny in Courtroom Fight
TMDb 5.9 / 10
The Great O'Malley1937
As Policeman at Robbery (uncredited)
TMDb 6.9 / 10
Luxury Liner1933
As Ship's Diner (uncredited)
TMDb 7.2 / 10
George Washington Slept Here1942
As Well Digger (uncredited)
TMDb 6.4 / 10
The Masquerader1914
As Other Director (uncredited)
TMDb 5.7 / 10
Tovarich1937
As Trumpet Player
TMDb 6.4 / 10
Lady with Red Hair1940
As Stage Doorman (uncredited)
TMDb 6.9 / 10
British Agent1934
As Russian Policeman (uncredited)
TMDb 5.8 / 10
Naughty but Nice1939
As Extra at Bar (uncredited)
TMDb 6.8 / 10
Don't Bet on Blondes1935
As Man Leaving Betting Window (Uncredited)
TMDb 5.8 / 10
Devil's Island1939
As Gendarme on Train
TMDb 5.7 / 10
Today We Live1933
As Ammunition Factory Clerk (uncredited)
TMDb 6.3 / 10
Espionage Agent1939
As Man in O'Grady Crowd
TMDb 6.3 / 10
Love Is on the Air1937
As Second 7-11 Club Waiter
TMDb 6.3 / 10
Secret Service of the Air1939
As Waiter
TMDb 6.1 / 10
King of the Underworld1939
As Deputy Shooting Bill (uncredited)
TMDb 6.4 / 10
The Knockout1914
As Society Singer (uncredited)
TMDb 5.8 / 10
Expensive Husbands1937
As Austrian Policeman at Jail
TMDb 5.9 / 10
Everything Happens at Night1939
As Guide
TMDb 5.3 / 10
The Movies1925
As A Traffic Officer
TMDb 6.2 / 10
High Spots
High Spots1927
As The Smart Aleck
TMDb 8.0 / 10
Highway West1941
As Hotel Doorman (uncredited)
TMDb 6.6 / 10
Torchy Runs for Mayor1939
As Store Customer (uncredited)
TMDb 5.9 / 10
Northern Pursuit1943
As Workman (uncredited)
TMDb 6.1 / 10
The Man I Married1940
As Petty Official
TMDb 6.3 / 10
I Married a Doctor1936
As Party Guest
TMDb 5.3 / 10
Four Wives1939
As Extra at Wedding Reception (uncredited)
TMDb 5.5 / 10
The Male Animal1942
As Reporter on Porch (uncredited)
TMDb 4.5 / 10
The Patient in Room 181938
As Man with Sprinkler Hose (uncredited)
TMDb 5.1 / 10
Fire Away
Fire Away1925
TMDb 6.5 / 10
Nancy Drew... Reporter1939
As Newspaper Office Worker / Beldenburg Hotel Passerby (uncredited)
TMDb 6.0 / 10
Nancy Drew... Trouble Shooter1939
As First Townsman
TMDb 6.2 / 10
Garden of the Moon1938
As Graham - Waiter (uncredited)
TMDb 6.8 / 10
Wine, Women and Horses1937
As Dice-Game Player
TMDb 5.3 / 10
Heart of the North1938
As Post Customer (uncredited)
TMDb 5.2 / 10
Torchy Blane... Playing with Dynamite1939
As Landlord (uncredited)
TMDb 6.8 / 10
Bad Men of Missouri1941
As Tod
TMDb 6.2 / 10
King of the Lumberjacks1940
As Lumberjack in Dominic's Office (uncredited)
TMDb 3.7 / 10
Varsity Show1937
As Stagehand
TMDb 6.8 / 10
The Goose and the Gander1935
As Detective George (uncredited)
TMDb 4.7 / 10
Lovemania1924
TMDb 7.3 / 10
Skirts1921
TMDb 8.0 / 10
Mabel's Busy Day1914
As Customer (uncredited)
TMDb 5.7 / 10
Jungle Heat1927
TMDb 7.0 / 10
Women in the Wind1939
As Airport Policeman / Mob Scene Extra (uncredited)
TMDb 6.8 / 10
Crime School1938
As Policeman Outside Judge Clinton's Office (uncredited)
TMDb 6.4 / 10
One Way Passage1932
As French Bartender (uncredited)
TMDb 7.3 / 10
Fatty's Magic Pants1914
As Cop (uncredited)
TMDb 5.5 / 10
Pie-Eyed1925
As Nightclub manager
TMDb 5.7 / 10
Moonlight on the Prairie1935
As Cowboy #1 in Saloon
TMDb 6.8 / 10
The Florentine Dagger1935
As Detective (uncredited)
TMDb 6.8 / 10
She Loved a Fireman1937
As Spectator at Dance
TMDb 7.5 / 10
Indianapolis Speedway1939
As Extra on Dance Floor
TMDb 5.6 / 10
My Stars1926
As The Gardener
TMDb 6.3 / 10
A Brave Engineer: Buster Keaton's Last Ride2026
As Self (Archival)
China Clipper1936
As Pan American Union Waiter (uncredited)
TMDb 5.8 / 10
Her Friend the Bandit1914
As (uncredited)
TMDb 5.3 / 10
Confession1937
As Bailiff (uncredited)
TMDb 6.2 / 10
Million Dollar Baby1941
TMDb 6.3 / 10
Dr. Socrates1935
As Townsman
TMDb 6.6 / 10
Fatty's Tintype Tangle1915
As Photographer
TMDb 5.7 / 10
Stranded1935
As Kolchak (uncredited)
TMDb 6.0 / 10
Mountain Justice1937
As Train Conductor
TMDb 6.3 / 10
The Tourist1925
As First Crook
TMDb 8.0 / 10
The Go-Getter1937
As Streetcar Conductor (uncredited)
TMDb 6.2 / 10
Fly Away Baby1937
As George (uncredited)
TMDb 6.3 / 10
Over the Wall1938
As Referee for Robeck Fight
TMDb 5.7 / 10
On Your Toes1939
As Extra as Stagehand
TMDb 4.5 / 10
Calling Philo Vance1940
As Train Porter Asked to Send Telegram (uncredited)
TMDb 6.0 / 10
Captured!1933
As German Sergeant at POW Camp (Uncredited)
TMDb 5.5 / 10
Gentlemen of Nerve1914
As Spectator at Entrance / Cop (uncredited)
TMDb 5.8 / 10
The Hidden Hand1942
As Detective (uncredited)
TMDb 6.7 / 10
Home Cured1926
TMDb 10.0 / 10
That Little Band Of Gold1915
As Judge (uncredited)
TMDb 5.1 / 10
Dynamite Doggie1925
As (uncredited)
Gateway1938
As Immigrant
TMDb 7.4 / 10
Public Wedding1937
As Ticket Buyer for the Wedding
TMDb 6.0 / 10
The Golden Arrow1936
As Waiter (uncredited)
TMDb 6.3 / 10
Smith's Army Life1928
As The Drill Sergeant
TMDb 8.0 / 10
Racket Busters1938
As Truck Driver (uncredited)
TMDb 5.6 / 10
British Intelligence1939
As Under Officer Pfalz
TMDb 5.8 / 10
Dinky1935
As Extra at Football Game
TMDb 7.3 / 10
Tango Tangles1914
As Drummer in Band / Guest in Cone Hat (uncredited)
TMDb 5.2 / 10
Penrod's Double Trouble1938
As Truck Driver Giving Penrod a Lift (uncredited)
TMDb 7.5 / 10
The Cook1918
As (uncredited)
TMDb 6.4 / 10
Fatty’s Plucky Pup1915
As Desk Sergeant (uncredited)
TMDb 5.6 / 10
The Rough House1917
TMDb 5.6 / 10
My Bill1938
As Mr. Perry - Man at Bank (uncredited)
TMDb 6.6 / 10
Mabel, Fatty and the Law1915
As Tobacco Counter Clerk (uncredited)
TMDb 3.9 / 10
Jailbreak1936
As Guard in Kitchen
TMDb 6.7 / 10
Underground1941
As Man Giving Sylvia Baggage Claim Ticket
TMDb 6.6 / 10
Cruel, Cruel Love1914
As Bearded Doctor (uncredited)
TMDb 5.2 / 10
Fatty and Mabel Adrift1916
As I. Landem - Realtor
TMDb 6.0 / 10
Just a Good Guy1924
As Pawnshop Owner
TMDb 9.0 / 10
Fatty's New Role1915
As Mustached Saloon Customer (uncredited)
TMDb 5.1 / 10
Sons o' Guns1936
As German Ordered to Retreat
TMDb 5.2 / 10
Here Comes Happiness1941
As Man Getting Headlined Paper (uncredited)
TMDb 6.0 / 10
Fickle Fatty's Fall1915
As The Cook
Getting Acquainted1914
As A Passing Turk (uncredited)
TMDb 5.4 / 10
The Primal Law1921
As Ruis
TMDb 10.0 / 10
Spy Ship1942
As Karl, Radio Operator
TMDb 7.0 / 10
Flowing Gold1940
As Oil Worker (uncredited)
TMDb 6.7 / 10
Mabel and Fatty’s Married Life1915
As Organ Grinder (uncredited)
TMDb 4.9 / 10
That's My Line1931
As Henchman
TMDb 10.0 / 10
The New Janitor1914
As Luke Connor - Gambler
TMDb 6.2 / 10
His Trysting Places1914
As Cook / Park Police Officer (uncredited)
TMDb 6.2 / 10
Midnight Court1937
As Counter Clerk
TMDb 5.1 / 10
Listen Lena
Listen Lena1927
TMDb 7.0 / 10
Whose Baby?
Whose Baby?1929
As Cop
TMDb 8.5 / 10
Won by a Neck
Won by a Neck1930
As Cafe Owner
TMDb 8.0 / 10
Little Big Shot1935
As Bystander at Shooting (uncredited)
TMDb 7.3 / 10
Alcatraz Island1937
As Federal Officer (uncredited)
TMDb 5.1 / 10
Kid Nightingale1939
As Man Leaving Dynamite Dennis Fight (uncredited)
TMDb 6.4 / 10
Pack Up Your Troubles1939
As Doughboy
TMDb 6.8 / 10
A Submarine Pirate1915
As A shrewd inventor / Ship Captain
TMDb 4.9 / 10
The Singing Kid1936
As Stagehand (uncredited)
TMDb 7.0 / 10
Smart Blonde1937
As Trooper Sergeant (uncredited)
TMDb 6.4 / 10
A Bedroom Blunder1917
As The Bartender
TMDb 5.0 / 10
Blondes at Work1938
As Locksmith (uncredited)
TMDb 6.3 / 10
His New Profession1914
As Drinker / Cripple (uncredited)
TMDb 5.9 / 10
Here Comes Carter1936
As Police Driver
TMDb 5.5 / 10
Joy Tonic
Joy Tonic1929
Because He Loved Her
Because He Loved Her1916
As The Proprietor
Melody for Two1937
As Green Hill Waiter
TMDb 7.0 / 10
Talent Scout1937
As Furniture Department Man (uncredited)
TMDb 6.7 / 10
Singapore Woman1941
As Glen, Mine Foreman (uncredited)
TMDb 7.2 / 10
Roping Her Romeo1917
As Piano Player
The Nevada Buckaroo1931
As Sheriff Hank
TMDb 8.0 / 10
Ships of the Night1928
As Cramsey
TMDb 8.0 / 10
Honest Injun1926
As The Foreman
TMDb 8.0 / 10
The Man from Brodney's1923
As Selim
TMDb 10.0 / 10
Villa of the Movies
Villa of the Movies1917
As Villa
The Beloved Brat1938
As Fireman
TMDb 6.5 / 10
The Surf Girl1916
As Poppa - the Angry Father
TMDb 6.0 / 10
Main Street1923
As Harry Haydock
TMDb 6.0 / 10
Girls on Probation1938
As Policeman
TMDb 6.2 / 10
Loose Change1928
TMDb 7.0 / 10
Mabel’s Wilful Way1915
As Mabel's Father
TMDb 4.9 / 10
Fatty and Mabel at the San Diego Exposition1915
As Jealous Husband (uncredited)
TMDb 5.8 / 10
Careful Please
Careful Please1926
As (uncredited)
TMDb 10.0 / 10
The Pawnbroker's Heart1917
As The Pawnbroker
Her Torpedoed Love1917
As The Lawyer / The Ship Captain
TMDb 5.0 / 10
Navy Blue Days1925
As Peter Vermicelli
TMDb 6.8 / 10
Keep Smiling1925
As Doublecrosser
TMDb 7.0 / 10
When Love Took Wings1915
As Police Dispatcher
TMDb 4.8 / 10
Straight from the Shoulder1921
As Pete
TMDb 10.0 / 10
Iron to Gold1922
As Sloan
TMDb 9.0 / 10
The Iron Mule1925
TMDb 5.9 / 10
Love's Young Scream1928
As Father
TMDb 10.0 / 10
The Sheriff1918
TMDb 10.0 / 10
A College Racket
A College Racket1931
TMDb 9.0 / 10
The Cowboy Quarterback1939
As Nightclub Waiter
TMDb 6.7 / 10
All Is Lost
All Is Lost1923
As Brutal Bill
TMDb 8.0 / 10
Are Waitresses Safe?1917
As The Chef - Their Mutual Friend
TMDb 5.0 / 10
A Dog Catcher's Love1917
As E.R. Ketchum - Fancy Dog Dealer
Fatty’s Reckless Fling1915
As House Detective
TMDb 4.7 / 10
That Night1917
As The Hotel Guest
The Fighting Dude1925
As The Athletic Instructor
TMDb 7.0 / 10
Fool's Luck1926
As The Policeman (uncredited)
TMDb 7.0 / 10
The Pullman Bride1917
As The Pullman Waiter
Fatty’s Chance Acquaintance1915
As Waiter
TMDb 5.4 / 10
Papa's Boy
Papa's Boy1927
As The Foreman
TMDb 6.5 / 10
No Wedding Bells
No Wedding Bells1923
As An Irate Husband
TMDb 5.4 / 10
The Heart Snatcher
The Heart Snatcher1920
TMDb 5.8 / 10
The Yellow Dog Catcher
The Yellow Dog Catcher1919
The Kitchen Lady1918
As The Lion Tamer
The Pest1922
As The landlord
TMDb 6.6 / 10
A Scrap of Paper
A Scrap of Paper1918
As The Kaiser
TMDb 6.7 / 10
The Snow Hawk1925
As Midnight Mike
TMDb 6.5 / 10
Wished on Mabel1915
As Plainclothesman in Park
TMDb 5.3 / 10
Drama Deluxe
Drama Deluxe1927
As The Sheriff
TMDb 4.0 / 10
Hearts and Planets
Hearts and Planets1915
As Bald Astronomer
The Sleuth1925
As The Husband
TMDb 6.5 / 10
The Dizzy Diver1928
As The Commander
TMDb 7.0 / 10
Movieland1926
TMDb 3.8 / 10
Monty of the Mounted
Monty of the Mounted1927
TMDb 7.0 / 10
His Musical Sneeze1919
As Woodrow Butts
TMDb 6.3 / 10
His Private Life1926
As The Colonel
TMDb 7.0 / 10
His Noisy Still
His Noisy Still1920
TMDb 10.0 / 10
Filmography and biography: TMDb