Actor
Glen Cavender
Born 18 September 1883 · Tucson, Arizona, USA — died 9 February 1962
Glen Cavender (1883–1962) was an American actor who began in vaudeville and became one of the original Keystone Cops, appearing in many Mack Sennett comedies. He is best remembered as a Union officer in Buster Keaton's The General. After sound arrived, he mostly played small roles until 1949.
Key films
Tillie's Punctured Romance (1914)
Early feature-length Mack Sennett comedy from the Keystone era in which he worked.
The Masquerader (1914)
Early Keystone short from his first year in film, during the studio's peak slapstick period.
The General (1926)On Cinespective
His best-known role, as a Union captain in Buster Keaton's silent classic.
Blonde Venus (1932)
Small sound-era part in a Josef von Sternberg film starring Marlene Dietrich.
The Fountainhead (1949)
His final credited film, closing a career of more than 250 appearances.
Key awards
No major awards are documented here.
On Cinespective
Full filmography · 210
- 1914Tillie's Punctured Romance · as First Pianist in Restaurant / Cop / Guest in First Restaurant / Uncle's Rescuer / Society Guest (uncredited)Actor
- 1914The Masquerader · as Other Director (uncredited)Actor
- 1914Tango Tangles · as Drummer in Band / Guest in Cone Hat (uncredited)Actor
- 1914His New Profession · as Drinker / Cripple (uncredited)Actor
- 1914Cruel, Cruel Love · as Bearded Doctor (uncredited)Actor
- 1914The New Janitor · as Luke Connor - GamblerActor
- 1914The Knockout · as Society Singer (uncredited)Actor
- 1914His Trysting Places · as Cook / Park Police Officer (uncredited)Actor
- 1914Getting Acquainted · as A Passing Turk (uncredited)Actor
- 1914Gentlemen of Nerve · as Spectator at Entrance / Cop (uncredited)Actor
- 1914Mabel's Busy Day · as Customer (uncredited)Actor
- 1914Her Friend the Bandit · as (uncredited)Actor
- 1914Fatty's Magic Pants · as Cop (uncredited)Actor
- 1914He Loved the LadiesDirector
- 1915Fatty's Tintype Tangle · as PhotographerActor
- 1915That Little Band Of Gold · as Judge (uncredited)Actor
- 1915Fatty’s Plucky Pup · as Desk Sergeant (uncredited)Actor
- 1915Fatty and Mabel at the San Diego Exposition · as Jealous Husband (uncredited)Actor
- 1915Mabel and Fatty’s Married Life · as Organ Grinder (uncredited)Actor
- 1915Mabel, Fatty and the Law · as Tobacco Counter Clerk (uncredited)Actor
- 1915Fatty’s Chance Acquaintance · as WaiterActor
- 1915Mabel’s Wilful Way · as Mabel's FatherActor
- 1915Wished on Mabel · as Plainclothesman in ParkActor
- 1915Fatty's New Role · as Mustached Saloon Customer (uncredited)Actor
- 1915A Submarine Pirate · as A shrewd inventor / Ship CaptainActor
- 1915Fatty’s Reckless Fling · as House DetectiveActor
- 1915When Love Took Wings · as Police DispatcherActor
- 1915Fickle Fatty's Fall · as The CookActor
- 1915Hearts and Planets · as Bald AstronomerActor
- 1916Fatty and Mabel Adrift · as I. Landem - RealtorActor
- 1916A Scoundrel's TollDirector
- 1916The Surf Girl · as Poppa - the Angry FatherActor
- 1916Because He Loved Her · as The ProprietorActor
- 1917The Rough HouseActor
- 1917Her Torpedoed Love · as The Lawyer / The Ship CaptainActor
- 1917A Bedroom Blunder · as The BartenderActor
- 1917Are Waitresses Safe? · as The Chef - Their Mutual FriendActor
- 1917The Pullman Bride · as The Pullman WaiterActor
- 1917The Pawnbroker's Heart · as The PawnbrokerActor
- 1917Roping Her Romeo · as Piano PlayerActor
- 1917Villa of the Movies · as VillaActor
- 1917That Night · as The Hotel GuestActor
- 1917A Dog Catcher's Love · as E.R. Ketchum - Fancy Dog DealerActor
- 1918The Cook · as (uncredited)Actor
- 1918A Scrap of Paper · as The KaiserActor
- 1918The SheriffActor
- 1918The Kitchen Lady · as The Lion TamerActor
- 1919His Musical Sneeze · as Woodrow ButtsActor
- 1919The Yellow Dog CatcherActor
- 1920The Heart SnatcherActor
- 1920His Noisy StillActor
- 1921The Primal Law · as RuisActor
- 1921Straight from the Shoulder · as PeteActor
- 1921SkirtsActor
- 1922The Pest · as The landlordActor
- 1922Iron to Gold · as SloanActor
- 1923No Wedding Bells · as An Irate HusbandActor
- 1923Main Street · as Harry HaydockActor
- 1923All Is Lost · as Brutal BillActor
- 1923The Man from Brodney's · as SelimActor
- 1924LovemaniaActor
- 1924Just a Good Guy · as Pawnshop OwnerActor
- 1924Meet FatherActor
- 1925The Iron MuleActor
- 1925Pie-Eyed · as Nightclub managerActor
- 1925The Movies · as A Traffic OfficerActor
- 1925Navy Blue Days · as Peter VermicelliActor
- 1925The Sleuth · as The HusbandActor
- 1925The Snow Hawk · as Midnight MikeActor
- 1925Fire AwayActor
- 1925The Tourist · as First CrookActor
- 1925Keep Smiling · as DoublecrosserActor
- 1925The Fighting Dude · as The Athletic InstructorActor
- 1925Dynamite Doggie · as (uncredited)Actor
- 1926The General · as Captain AndersonActor
- 1926MovielandActor
- 1926Move Along · as CopActor
- 1926My Stars · as The GardenerActor
- 1926Fool's Luck · as The Policeman (uncredited)Actor
- 1926Honest Injun · as The ForemanActor
- 1926Careful Please · as (uncredited)Actor
- 1926Home CuredActor
- 1926His Private Life · as The ColonelActor
- 1927Papa's Boy · as The ForemanActor
- 1927Drama Deluxe · as The SheriffActor
- 1927Listen LenaActor
- 1927Jungle HeatActor
- 1927Monty of the MountedActor
- 1927High Spots · as The Smart AleckActor
- 1928Ships of the Night · as CramseyActor
- 1928Smith's Army Life · as The Drill SergeantActor
- 1928Loose ChangeActor
- 1928The Dizzy Diver · as The CommanderActor
- 1928Love's Young Scream · as FatherActor
- 1929Whose Baby? · as CopActor
- 1929Joy TonicActor
- 1930Won by a Neck · as Cafe OwnerActor
- 1931A College RacketActor
- 1931The Nevada Buckaroo · as Sheriff HankActor
- 1931That's My Line · as HenchmanActor
- 1932Blonde Venus · as Ship's Officer (uncredited)Actor
- 1932One Way Passage · as French Bartender (uncredited)Actor
- 1933Today We Live · as Ammunition Factory Clerk (uncredited)Actor
- 1933Captured! · as German Sergeant at POW Camp (Uncredited)Actor
- 1933Luxury Liner · as Ship's Diner (uncredited)Actor
- 1934British Agent · as Russian Policeman (uncredited)Actor
- 1935'G' Men · as Headwaiter (uncredited)Actor
- 1935Bordertown · as Man Restraining Johnny in Courtroom FightActor
- 1935Dr. Socrates · as TownsmanActor
- 1935The Goose and the Gander · as Detective George (uncredited)Actor
- 1935Oil for the Lamps of China · as Worried McCarger EmployeeActor
- 1935Stranded · as Kolchak (uncredited)Actor
- 1935Don't Bet on Blondes · as Man Leaving Betting Window (Uncredited)Actor
- 1935Moonlight on the Prairie · as Cowboy #1 in SaloonActor
- 1935The Florentine Dagger · as Detective (uncredited)Actor
- 1935Dinky · as Extra at Football GameActor
- 1935Little Big Shot · as Bystander at Shooting (uncredited)Actor
- 1936The Walking DeadActor
- 1936China Clipper · as Pan American Union Waiter (uncredited)Actor
- 1936The Golden Arrow · as Waiter (uncredited)Actor
- 1936Jailbreak · as Guard in KitchenActor
- 1936Sons o' Guns · as German Ordered to RetreatActor
- 1936I Married a Doctor · as Party GuestActor
- 1936Here Comes Carter · as Police DriverActor
- 1936The Singing Kid · as Stagehand (uncredited)Actor
- 1937Kid Galahad · as Ringsider - 1st Fight (uncredited)Actor
- 1937Charlie Chan at the Olympics · as Polizei OfficerActor
- 1937Confession · as Bailiff (uncredited)Actor
- 1937Smart Blonde · as Trooper Sergeant (uncredited)Actor
- 1937Alcatraz Island · as Federal Officer (uncredited)Actor
- 1937The Great O'Malley · as Policeman at Robbery (uncredited)Actor
- 1937Fly Away Baby · as George (uncredited)Actor
- 1937Varsity Show · as StagehandActor
- 1937The Go-Getter · as Streetcar Conductor (uncredited)Actor
- 1937Midnight Court · as Counter ClerkActor
- 1937Tovarich · as Trumpet PlayerActor
- 1937Expensive Husbands · as Austrian Policeman at JailActor
- 1937Love Is on the Air · as Second 7-11 Club WaiterActor
- 1937Public Wedding · as Ticket Buyer for the WeddingActor
- 1937Wine, Women and Horses · as Dice-Game PlayerActor
- 1937Mountain Justice · as Train ConductorActor
- 1937Talent Scout · as Furniture Department Man (uncredited)Actor
- 1937She Loved a Fireman · as Spectator at DanceActor
- 1937Melody for Two · as Green Hill WaiterActor
- 1938The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse · as Alarm Company Clerk (uncredited)Actor
- 1938Crime School · as Policeman Outside Judge Clinton's Office (uncredited)Actor
- 1938Racket Busters · as Truck Driver (uncredited)Actor
- 1938Blondes at Work · as Locksmith (uncredited)Actor
- 1938The Patient in Room 18 · as Man with Sprinkler Hose (uncredited)Actor
- 1938The Beloved Brat · as FiremanActor
- 1938Girls on Probation · as PolicemanActor
- 1938My Bill · as Mr. Perry - Man at Bank (uncredited)Actor
- 1938Garden of the Moon · as Graham - Waiter (uncredited)Actor
- 1938Heart of the North · as Post Customer (uncredited)Actor
- 1938Gateway · as ImmigrantActor
- 1938Over the Wall · as Referee for Robeck FightActor
- 1938Penrod's Double Trouble · as Truck Driver Giving Penrod a Lift (uncredited)Actor
- 1939The Roaring Twenties · as Nightclub Patron (uncredited)Actor
- 1939Dark Victory · as Headwaiter (uncredited)Actor
- 1939The Oklahoma Kid · as Would-Be Settler (uncredited)Actor
- 1939Confessions of a Nazi Spy · as Man in Montage Stuffing Mailboxes (uncredited)Actor
- 1939Nancy Drew... Reporter · as Newspaper Office Worker / Beldenburg Hotel Passerby (uncredited)Actor
- 1939King of the Underworld · as Deputy Shooting Bill (uncredited)Actor
- 1939British Intelligence · as Under Officer PfalzActor
- 1939Devil's Island · as Gendarme on TrainActor
- 1939Nancy Drew... Trouble Shooter · as First TownsmanActor
- 1939Four Wives · as Extra at Wedding Reception (uncredited)Actor
- 1939Espionage Agent · as Man in O'Grady CrowdActor
- 1939Angels Wash Their Faces · as Driver of Moving Cart / Policeman at Bowling Alley (uncredited)Actor
- 1939Indianapolis Speedway · as Extra on Dance FloorActor
- 1939Torchy Runs for Mayor · as Store Customer (uncredited)Actor
- 1939Naughty but Nice · as Extra at Bar (uncredited)Actor
- 1939Code of the Secret Service · as Policeman (uncredited)Actor
- 1939Secret Service of the Air · as WaiterActor
- 1939Everything Happens at Night · as GuideActor
- 1939Women in the Wind · as Airport Policeman / Mob Scene Extra (uncredited)Actor
- 1939Torchy Blane... Playing with Dynamite · as Landlord (uncredited)Actor
- 1939On Your Toes · as Extra as StagehandActor
- 1939Smashing the Money Ring · as Day Gate Guard (uncredited)Actor
- 1939Kid Nightingale · as Man Leaving Dynamite Dennis Fight (uncredited)Actor
- 1939The Cowboy Quarterback · as Nightclub WaiterActor
- 1939Pack Up Your Troubles · as DoughboyActor
- 1940All This, and Heaven Too · as Jean (uncredited)Actor
- 1940The Man I Married · as Petty OfficialActor
- 1940Calling Philo Vance · as Train Porter Asked to Send Telegram (uncredited)Actor
- 1940No Time for Comedy · as Actor in Show (uncredited)Actor
- 1940'Til We Meet Again · as Ship Officer (uncredited)Actor
- 1940Flowing Gold · as Oil Worker (uncredited)Actor
- 1940Lady with Red Hair · as Stage Doorman (uncredited)Actor
- 1940King of the Lumberjacks · as Lumberjack in Dominic's Office (uncredited)Actor
- 1940An Angel from Texas · as Lone Star Townsman / New York Passerby ExtraActor
- 1940Brother Rat and a Baby · as Courtroom ExtraActor
- 1941Manpower · as Drunk Bounced from Midnight Club (uncredited)Actor
- 1941Underground · as Man Giving Sylvia Baggage Claim TicketActor
- 1941Bad Men of Missouri · as TodActor
- 1941Singapore Woman · as Glen, Mine Foreman (uncredited)Actor
- 1941Million Dollar BabyActor
- 1941Highway West · as Hotel Doorman (uncredited)Actor
- 1941The Great Mr. Nobody · as On-looker at Fight (uncredited)Actor
- 1941Here Comes Happiness · as Man Getting Headlined Paper (uncredited)Actor
- 1942George Washington Slept Here · as Well Digger (uncredited)Actor
- 1942The Hidden Hand · as Detective (uncredited)Actor
- 1942The Male Animal · as Reporter on Porch (uncredited)Actor
- 1942Spy Ship · as Karl, Radio OperatorActor
- 1943Watch on the Rhine · as Servant (uncredited)Actor
- 1943Edge of Darkness · as Cannery Worker (uncredited)Actor
- 1943Northern Pursuit · as Workman (uncredited)Actor
- 1949The Fountainhead · as Pedestrian Onlooker (uncredited)Actor
- 1981The Muppets Go to the Movies · as Keystone Kop (archive footage) (uncredited)Actor
- 2026A Brave Engineer: Buster Keaton's Last Ride · as Self (Archival)Actor
Filmography data from TMDB. The profile text is a draft written for Cinespective.