[1] Born in Hampstead, London, he arranged scenes of cinematic fencing from the 1960s to the 2000s as well as working in theatre productions.
[2] Hobbs was born in 1939 in Hampstead, London, the son of Kenneth and Joan (née Kerlindsay).
He later returned to the UK and studied for three years at the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama.
[2] He worked on community enterprises, being the co-owner of the Swash and Buckle Fencing Club (established initially for Equity members), and was a founder of the Actors' Centre in 1978.
[citation needed] Gene Wilder accepted the patronage of Swash and Buckle, a friendship formed during Hobbs' work on the Adventure of Sherlock Holmes' Smarter Brother.