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Harry Davenport
Harry Davenport

Harry Davenport

ActingBorn January 19, 1866Died August 9, 1949 (age 83)Canton, Pennsylvania, USA

Biography

Harold George Bryant Davenport was an American film and stage actor who worked in show business from the age of six until his death. After a long and prolific Broadway career, he came to Hollywood in the 1930s, where he often played grandfathers, judges, doctors, and ministers.

Filmography

1973Movie
1950
Riding High

as Johnson

Movie
1949
Tell It to the Judge

as Judge MacKenzie Meredith

Movie
1949
That Forsyte Woman

as Old Jolyon Forsyte

Movie
1949
Little Women

as Dr. Barnes

Movie
1949
Down to the Sea in Ships

as Benjamin Harris

Movie
1948
The Decision of Christopher Blake

as Courtroom Attendant

Movie
1948
For the Love of Mary

as Justice Peabody

Movie
1948Movie
1948
The Man from Texas

as Pop Hickey

Movie
1948Movie
1947
The Fabulous Texan

as Rev. Baker

Movie
1947
That Hagen Girl

as Judge Merrivale

Movie
1947
Keeper of the Bees

as Michael Worthington

Movie
1947
Sport of Kings

as Maj. Denning

Movie
1947
Stallion Road

as Dr. Stevens

Movie
1947
The Farmer's Daughter

as Dr. Matthew Sulven

Movie
1946
A Boy and His Dog

as Squire Jim Kirby

Movie
1946
Courage of Lassie

as Judge Payson

Movie
1946
Lady Luck

as Judge Martin

Movie
1946
Three Wise Fools

as The Ancient

Movie
1946
Faithful in My Fashion

as Great Grandpa

Movie
1946
G.I. War Brides

as Grandpa Giles

Movie
1946Movie
1946
Claudia and David

as Dr. Harry

Movie
1945
Adventure

as Dr. Ashton

Movie
1945
Pardon My Past

as Grandpa Pemberton

Movie
1945Movie
1945
Too Young to Know

as Judge Boller

Movie
1945Movie
1945
This Love of Ours

as Dr. Wilkerson

Movie
1944
The Thin Man Goes Home

as Dr. Bertram Charles

Movie
1944Movie
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1944
Kismet

as Agha

Movie
1944Movie
1943
Jack London

as Prof. Hilliard

Movie
1943
Government Girl

as Senator MacVickers

Movie
1943
Gangway for Tomorrow

as Fred Taylor

Movie
1943
Princess O'Rourke

as Supreme Court Judge

Movie
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1943
Shantytown

as 'Doc' Herndon

Movie
1943
The Ox-Bow Incident

as Arthur Davies

Movie
1943
December 7th

as Mr. 'C'

Movie
1943
The Amazing Mrs. Holliday

as Commodore Thomas Spencer Holliday

Movie
1942
Tales of Manhattan

as Professor Lyons

Movie
1942
Larceny, Inc.

as Homer Bigelow

Movie
1942
Kings Row

as Colonel Skeffington

Movie
1941
One Foot in Heaven

as Elias Samson

Movie
1941
Hurricane Smith

as Robert Ingersoll Reed

Movie
1941
The Bride Came C.O.D.

as Pop Tolliver

Movie
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1941
I Wanted Wings

as 'Sandbags' Riley

Movie
1941
Meet John Doe

as Former Bulletin Owner (uncredited)

Movie
1940
I Want a Divorce

as Grandpa Brokaw

Movie
1940
Earl of Puddlestone

as Grandpa Ed Carson

Movie
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1940
Granny Get Your Gun

as Nathaniel "Nate" Paulson

Movie
1939
Money To Burn

as Grandpa Ed Carson

Movie
1939
Gone with the Wind

as Dr. Meade

Movie
1939
The Covered Trailer

as Grandpa Ed Carson

Movie
1939Movie
1939
Death of a Champion

as Guy Lanyard

Movie
1939
Should Husbands Work?

as Grandpa Higgins

Movie
1939
Juarez

as Dr. Samuel Basch

Movie
1939
Exile Express

as Dr. Hite

Movie
1939
My Wife's Relatives

as Grandpa Ed Carson

Movie
1939Movie
1939
Tail Spin

as T.P. Lester

Movie
1939
Made for Each Other

as Dr. Healy (uncredited)

Movie
1939
The Long Shot

as Henry Sharon

Movie
1938
The Cowboy and the Lady

as Uncle Hannibal Smith

Movie
1938
The Sisters

as Doc Moore

Movie
1938
Marie Antoinette

as Monsieur de Cosse (uncredited)

Movie
1938
Young Fugitives

as Joel Bentham

Movie
1938
The Rage of Paris

as Pop, Caretaker

Movie
1938
The Higgins Family

as Grandpa William Jordan

Movie
1938Movie
1938
Reckless Living

as 'General' Jeff

Movie
1938Movie
1938
Saleslady

as Miles Cannon

Movie
1938
Man-Proof

as Hitchhiker (uncredited)

Movie
1937
Wells Fargo

as Ingalls, banker

Movie
1937
First Lady

as Charles

Movie
1937
The Perfect Specimen

as Carl Carter

Movie
1937
Radio Patrol

as John P. Adams, inventor

Movie
1937
The Life of Emile Zola

as Chief of Staff

Movie
1937
Fit for a King

as Archduke Julio

Movie
1937Movie
1937
White Bondage

as Pop Craig

Movie
1937
They Won't Forget

as Confederate Soldier

Movie
1937
Fly Away Baby

as Colonel Higgam

Movie
1937
Armored Car

as Pop Logan

Movie
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1937
Paradise Express

as Jed Carson

Movie
1937Movie
1936
King of Hockey

as Tom McKenna

Movie
1936Movie
1935
The Scoundrel

as Slezack

Movie
1934
No More West

as Judge

Movie
1933
Get That Venus

as Mr. Rendleby

Movie
1932
The Campus Mystery

as Dean Perry

Movie
1931
His Woman

as Customs Inspector

Movie
1931
My Sin

as Roger Metcalf

Movie
1930
Her Unborn Child

as Dr. Remington

Movie
1919
Dawn

as Daniel Burton

Movie
1919
A Girl at Bay

as Frank Galt

Movie
1919
The Unknown Quantity

as Septimus Kinsolving

Movie
1917
The Planter

as Short

Movie
1917
Sowers and Reapers

as Henry Ainsworth

Movie
1916
The Wheel of the Law

as John Daniels

Movie
1915
Father and the Boys

as Tobias Ford

Movie
1915
C.O.D.

as C.O. Darlington

Movie
1914
Damon and Pythias

as Phillistus (as H. Davenport)

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Personal Info

DepartmentActing
BirthdayJanuary 19, 1866
Day of DeathAugust 9, 1949
Place of BirthCanton, Pennsylvania, USA
Popularity0.4