Harry Davenport

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Known For Acting

Known Credits 122

Gender Male

Birthday January 19, 1866

Day of Death August 9, 1949 (83 years old)

Place of Birth Canton, Pennsylvania, USA

Also Known As

Harold George Bryant Davenport
H. Davenport

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Harry Davenport

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.

Known For

Acting

1973

as Self (archive footage)

1950

as Johnson

1949		Tell It to the Judge as Judge MacKenzie Meredith
1949		That Forsyte Woman as Old Jolyon Forsyte
1949		Little Women as Dr. Barnes
1949		Down to the Sea in Ships as Benjamin Harris

1948		The Decision of Christopher Blake as Courtroom Attendant
1948		For the Love of Mary as Justice Peabody
1948		That Lady in Ermine as Luigi
1948		The Man from Texas as Pop Hickey
1948		Three Daring Daughters as Dr. Cannon

1947		The Fabulous Texan as Rev. Baker
1947		That Hagen Girl as Judge Merrivale
1947		The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer as Judge Thaddeus Turner
1947		Keeper of the Bees as Michael Worthington
1947		Sport of Kings as Maj. Denning
1947		Stallion Road as Dr. Stevens
1947		The Farmer's Daughter as Dr. Matthew Sulven

1946		A Boy and His Dog as Squire Jim Kirby
1946		Courage of Lassie as Judge Payson
1946		Lady Luck as Judge Martin
1946		Three Wise Fools as The Ancient
1946		Faithful in My Fashion as Great Grandpa
1946		G.I. War Brides as Grandpa Giles
1946		A Boy, a Girl and a Dog as Gramps
1946		Claudia and David as Dr. Harry

1945		Adventure as Dr. Ashton
1945		Pardon My Past as Grandpa Pemberton
1945		The Enchanted Forest as Old John
1945		Too Young to Know as Judge Boller
1945		She Wouldn't Say Yes as Albert
1945		This Love of Ours as Dr. Wilkerson

1944		The Thin Man Goes Home as Dr. Bertram Charles
1944		Music for Millions as Doctor
1944		Meet Me in St. Louis as Grandpa
1944		Kismet as Agha
1944		The Impatient Years as Minister

1943		Jack London as Prof. Hilliard
1943		Government Girl as Senator MacVickers
1943		Gangway for Tomorrow as Fred Taylor
1943		Princess O'Rourke as Supreme Court Judge
1943		Headin' for God's Country as Clem Adams
1943		We've Never Been Licked as Pop Lambert
1943		Shantytown as 'Doc' Herndon
1943		The Ox-Bow Incident as Arthur Davies
1943		December 7th as Mr. 'C'
1943		The Amazing Mrs. Holliday as Commodore Thomas Spencer Holliday

1942		Tales of Manhattan as Prof. Lyons
1942		Ten Gentlemen from West Point as Bane
1942		Larceny, Inc. as Homer Bigelow
1942		Kings Row as Colonel Skeffington
1942		Son of Fury: The Story of Benjamin Blake as Amos Kidder

1941		One Foot in Heaven as Elias Samson
1941		Hurricane Smith as Robert Ingersoll Reed
1941		The Bride Came C.O.D. as Pop Tolliver
1941		That Uncertain Feeling as Jones
1941		I Wanted Wings as 'Sandbags' Riley
1941		Meet John Doe as Former Bulletin Owner (uncredited)

1940		I Want a Divorce as Grandpa Brokaw
1940		Earl of Puddlestone as Grandpa Ed Carson
1940		Foreign Correspondent as Mr. Powers
1940		Lucky Partners as Judge
1940		All This, and Heaven Too as Pierre
1940		Grandpa Goes To Town as Grandpa
1940		Too Many Husbands as George
1940		Dr. Ehrlich's Magic Bullet as Judge
1940		Granny Get Your Gun as Nathaniel "Nate" Paulson

1939		Money To Burn as Grandpa Ed Carson
1939		The Hunchback of Notre Dame as King Louis XI
1939		Gone with the Wind as Dr. Meade
1939		The Covered Trailer as Grandpa Ed Carson
1939		Death of a Champion as Guy Lanyard
1939		Should Husbands Work? as Grandpa Higgins
1939		Juarez as Dr. Samuel Basch
1939		Exile Express as Dr. Hite
1939		My Wife's Relatives as Grandpa Ed Carson
1939		The Story of Alexander Graham Bell as Judge Rider
1939		Tail Spin as T.P. Lester
1939		Made for Each Other as Dr. Healy (uncredited)
1939		The Long Shot as Henry Sharon

1938		The Cowboy and the Lady as Uncle Hannibal Smith
1938		The Sisters as Doc Moore
1938		You Can't Take It with You as Judge
1938		Marie Antoinette as Monsieur de Cosse (uncredited)
1938		Young Fugitives as Joel Bentham
1938		The Rage of Paris as Pop, Caretaker
1938		The Higgins Family as Grandpa William Jordan
1938		The First Hundred Years as Uncle Dawson
1938		Reckless Living as 'General' Jeff
1938		Gold Is Where You Find It as Dr. Parsons
1938		Saleslady as Miles Cannon
1938		Man-Proof as Hitchhiker (uncredited)

1937		Wells Fargo as Ingalls, banker
1937		First Lady as Charles
1937		The Perfect Specimen as Carl Carter
1937		Radio Patrol as John P. Adams, inventor
1937		The Life of Emile Zola as Chief of Staff
1937		Fit for a King as Archduke Julio
1937		Mr. Dodd Takes the Air as Doc Quinn
1937		White Bondage as Pop Craig
1937		They Won't Forget as Confederate Soldier
1937		Fly Away Baby as Colonel Higgam
1937		Armored Car as Pop Logan
1937		As Good as Married as Jessup
1937		Her Husband's Secretary as Dan Kingdon
1937		Paradise Express as Jed Carson
1937		Under Cover of Night as Dr. Reed

1936		King of Hockey as Tom McKenna
1936		The Case of the Black Cat as Peter Laxter

1935

as Slezack

1934

as Judge

1933

as Mr. Rendleby

1931		His Woman as Customs Inspector
1931		My Sin as Roger Metcalf

1919

as Septimus Kinsolving

1916

as John Daniels

1915

as C.O. Darlington

1914

as Phillistus (as H. Davenport)

Directing

1917		The Millionaire's Double … Director
1917		Tillie Wakes Up … Director
1917		A Woman Alone … Director

1916

… Director

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