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Harry Allen
Actor
Born July 9, 1883Died December 4, 1951 (68 years)
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Harry Allen (July 10, 1883 – December 4, 1951) was an Australian-born American character actor of the silent and sound film eras.
He began his acting career on stage with the J. C. Williamson organisation, performing around Australia. In 1910 he married fellow actor Marjorie Josephine née Condon in Brisbane. The union was not a success and in 1912 he left Australia for North America. In the United States, Allen was a member of a touring theater company, known for their popular rendition of The Better 'Ole. He appeared on Broadway in the early 1920s.
His first film role was in the 1923 silent film, The Last Moment, in a supporting role. In his career Allen appeared in over 100 films, mostly in supporting and smaller roles. Some of the more notable films he appeared in include: Of Human Bondage (1934), starring Bette Davis and Leslie Howard; the Marx Brothers' classic, A Night at the Opera; the original Mutiny on the Bounty (1935), starring Charles Laughton and Clark Gable; William Wyler's 1942 Academy Award-winning film, Mrs. Miniver, starring Greer Garson, Walter Pidgeon, and Teresa Wright; Jane Eyre (1944), starring Orson Welles and Joan Fontaine; the Mickey Rooney and Elizabeth Taylor version of National Velvet (1945); and The Picture of Dorian Gray (1945), starring George Sanders. His final appearance on film was in the 1949 film, Challenge to Lassie, starring Edmund Gwenn.
Allen died on December 4, 1951, and was buried in Glen Abbey Memorial Park.
Harry Allen (July 10, 1883 – December 4, 1951) was an Australian-born American character actor of the silent and sound film eras.
He began his acting career on stage with the J. C. Williamson organisation, performing around Australia. In 1910 he married fellow actor Marjorie Josephine née Condon in Brisbane. The union was not a success and in 1912 he left Australia for North America. In the United States, Allen was a member of a touring theater company, known for their popular rendition of The Better 'Ole. He appeared on Broadway in the early 1920s.
His first film role was in the 1923 silent film, The Last Moment, in a supporting role. In his career Allen appeared in over 100 films, mostly in supporting and smaller roles. Some of the more notable films he appeared in include: Of Human Bondage (1934), starring Bette Davis and Leslie Howard; the Marx Brothers' classic, A Night at the Opera; the original Mutiny on the Bounty (1935), starring Charles Laughton and Clark Gable; William Wyler's 1942 Academy Award-winning film, Mrs. Miniver, starring Greer Garson, Walter Pidgeon, and Teresa Wright; Jane Eyre (1944), starring Orson Welles and Joan Fontaine; the Mickey Rooney and Elizabeth Taylor version of National Velvet (1945); and The Picture of Dorian Gray (1945), starring George Sanders. His final appearance on film was in the 1949 film, Challenge to Lassie, starring Edmund Gwenn.
Allen died on December 4, 1951, and was buried in Glen Abbey Memorial Park.
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Filmography
| 1949 | Challenge to Lassie · as Shepherd |
| 1949 | Take Me Out to the Ball Game · as Wolves Player |
| 1948 | Kiss the Blood Off My Hands · as Drunk |
| 1948 | Night Has a Thousand Eyes · as Macdougall |
| 1948 | Julia Misbehaves · as Bill Collector |
| 1948 | The Emperor Waltz · as Gamekeeper |
| 1948 | The Swordsman · as Charles |
| 1947 | Thunder in the Valley · as Tammas |
| 1947 | Moss Rose · as Threadbare Little Man (uncredited) |
| 1947 | Bulldog Drummond at Bay · as Postman |
| 1946 | The Imperfect Lady · as Man In Balcony Of Theater |
| 1946 | The Green Years · as Purser Teeler |
| 1946 | Dressed to Kill · as Scottish Man At Auction |
| 1945 | Confidential Agent · as Miner |
| 1945 | Love Letters · as Farmer |
| 1945 | Scotland Yard Investigator · as Watchman |
| 1945 | |
| 1945 | Murder, He Says · as Old Deaf Townsman (uncredited) |
| 1945 | The Picture of Dorian Gray · as Farmer |
| 1944 | National Velvet · as Van Driver |
| 1944 | The Hour Before the Dawn · as Mr. Saunders |
| 1944 | The Canterville Ghost · as Mr. Cawthorne At Party |
| 1944 | |
| 1944 | Ministry of Fear · as Tailor's Delivery Man (uncredited) |
| 1944 | The White Cliffs of Dover · as English Cabbie (uncredited) |
| 1944 | Passport to Destiny · as First Bus Conductor |
| 1944 | |
| 1943 | Jane Eyre · as Guard |
| 1943 | The Cross of Lorraine · as French Soldier |
| 1943 | The Man from Down Under · as Laborer |
| 1943 | Two Tickets to London · as Proprietor |
| 1943 | Buckskin Frontier · as Mcwhinny |
| 1943 | Forever and a Day · as First Cockney Air Raid Watcher |
| 1942 | Random Harvest · as Bartender |
| 1942 | Mrs. Miniver · as William (uncredited) |
| 1942 | Eagle Squadron · as Cockney |
| 1942 | This Above All · as Hubert |
| 1941 | A Yank in the R.A.F. · as Air Raid Warden |
| 1941 | Blossoms in the Dust · as Gus - Kahly's Servant |
| 1941 | |
| 1941 | One Night in Lisbon · as Air Raid Warden |
| 1941 | A Man Betrayed · as Beggar Outside Club Inferno (uncredited) |
| 1941 | Rage in Heaven · as Jury Foreman |
| 1940 | Moon Over Burma · as Sunshine |
| 1940 | Waterloo Bridge · as Taxi Driver (uncredited) |
| 1940 | The Earl of Chicago · as Mayor (uncredited) |
| 1939 | Rulers of the Sea · as Murdock |
| 1939 | We Are Not Alone · as Doorkeeper |
| 1939 | The Little Princess · as Groom |
| 1939 | Stand Up and Fight · as Baltimore & Ohio Engineer |
| 1938 | Mysterious Mr. Moto · as Taxi Driver |
| 1938 | Blond Cheat · as Carriage Driver (uncredited) |
| 1938 | Holiday · as Scotchman |
| 1937 | London by Night · as The Glazer |
| 1937 | California Straight Ahead! · as 'fish' Mccorkle |
| 1936 | Camille · as Minor Role |
| 1936 | Lloyd's of London · as Waiter |
| 1936 | Love on the Run · as Chauffeur |
| 1936 | Libeled Lady · as Jacques (uncredited) |
| 1936 | The White Angel · as Soldier Bothered By Rats (uncredited) |
| 1936 | The Return of Sophie Lang · as Graveyard Caretaker |
| 1935 | The Great Impersonation · as Perkins |
| 1935 | Mutiny on the Bounty · as Wherryman (uncredited) |
| 1935 | The Perfect Gentleman · as Hack Driver |
| 1935 | I Found Stella Parish · as Driver To Steamship |
| 1935 | A Night at the Opera · as Doorman |
| 1935 | |
| 1935 | A Feather in Her Hat · as Alf (uncredited) |
| 1935 | Murder on a Honeymoon · as Hotel Gardener (uncredited) |
| 1934 | The Silver Streak · as Mcgregor Aka Mac |
| 1934 | Fugitive Road · as Herbert Smythe - Ambulance Driver |
| 1934 | Of Human Bondage · as Cabbie At End (uncredited) |
| 1934 | The House of Rothschild · as Stock Trader |
| 1934 | Riptide · as Fire Chief |
| 1934 | Bombay Mail · as Collins |
| 1933 | If I Were Free · as Moving Man Handling Sarah's Trunks |
| 1933 | The Kennel Murder Case · as Sandy (uncredited) |
| 1933 | The Masquerader · as Bartender |
| 1933 | Captured! · as British Soldier Giving German A Cigarette (uncredited) |
| 1933 | Looking Forward · as Cab Driver |
| 1933 | Cavalcade · as Busker (uncredited) |
| 1933 | The Monkey's Paw · as Commissioner |
| 1932 | Texas Pioneers · as Sergeant Mccarey |
| 1931 | Rich Man's Folly · as Mcwylie |
| 1931 | Chances · as Pvt. Jones |
| 1931 | The Sunrise Trail · as Deputy |
| 1931 | The Bachelor Father · as Harry, The First Airplane Mechanic |
| 1930 | Sunny · as Side Show Barker |
| 1930 | Headin' North · as Smith - Of Smith & Smith |
| 1930 | The Dawn Patrol · as Allen (uncredited) |
| 1930 | Hell's Island · as Bert (the Cockney) |
| 1930 | Hell Harbor · as Peg Leg |
| 1929 | The Black Watch · as Sandy |
| 1929 | Strange Cargo · as Short |
| 1928 | The Adorable Cheat · as 'dad' Mason |
| 1926 | Ella Cinders · as Photographer |
| 1924 | The Enchanted Cottage · as Riggs |