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Harry Davenport

Actor, Director
Born January 19, 1866Died August 9, 1949 (83 years)
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.

Movies & Shows on Plex

  • Meet John Doe
  • Made for Each Other
  • The Cowboy and the Lady

Known For

  • Meet Me in St. Louis
  • The Ox-Bow Incident
  • Foreign Correspondent
  • The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer
  • The Hunchback of Notre Dame
  • The Thin Man Goes Home
  • All This, and Heaven Too
  • The Bride Came C.O.D.
  • That Uncertain Feeling
  • December 7th
  • Larceny, Inc
  • The Farmer's Daughter
  • Courage of Lassie
  • Princess O'Rourke
  • One Foot in Heaven
  • That Forsyte Woman
  • Son of Fury: The Story of Benjamin Blake
  • The Cowboy and the Lady
  • Too Many Husbands
  • Lucky Partners
  • Kismet
  • That Lady in Ermine
  • Down to the Sea in Ships
  • Adventure

Filmography

2002
1950
Riding High · 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
1948
For the Love of Mary · as Justice Peabody
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
Sport of Kings · as Maj. Denning
1947
Stallion Road · as Dr. Stevens
1947
The Farmer's Daughter · as Dr. Matthew Sulven
1946
Three Wise Fools · as The Ancient
1946
Lady Luck · as Judge Martin
1946
Faithful in My Fashion · as Great Grandpa
1946
Courage of Lassie · as Judge Payson
1946
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
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
We've Never Been Licked · as Pop Lambert
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
1942
Larceny, Inc · as Homer Bigelow
1942
Kings Row · as Colonel Skeffington
1942
1941
One Foot in Heaven · as Elias Samson
1941
I Wanted Wings · as 'sandbags' Riley
1941
Hurricane Smith · as Robert Ingersoll Reed
1941
The Bride Came C.O.D. · as Pop Tolliver
1941
Meet John Doe · as Former Bulletin Owner (uncredited)
1941
1940
I Want a Divorce · as Grandpa Brokaw
1940
Foreign Correspondent · as Mr. Powers
1940
Lucky Partners · as Judge
1940
1940
Too Many Husbands · as George
1940
1940
Granny Get Your Gun · as Nathaniel "nate" Paulson
1939
The Hunchback of Notre Dame · as King Louis Xi
1939
Gone with the Wind · as Dr. Meade
1939
Juarez · as Dr. Samuel Basch
1939
Exile Express · as Dr. Hite
1939
1939
Tail Spin · as T.p. Lester
1939
Made for Each Other · as Dr. Healy (uncredited)
1939
Long Shot · as Henry Sharon
1938
The Cowboy and the Lady · as Uncle Hannibal Smith
1938
The Sisters · as Doc Moore
1938
1938
Breaking the Ice · as Bishop
1938
Marie Antoinette · as Monsieur De Cosse (uncredited)
1938
Young Fugitives · as Joel Bentham
1938
The Rage of Paris · as Pop, Caretaker
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
White Bondage · as Pop Craig
1937
The Perfect Specimen · as Carl Carter
1937
First Lady · as Charles
1937
The Great Garrick · as Innkeeper Of Turk's Head
1937
The First Hundred Years · as Uncle Dawson
1937
They Won't Forget · as Confederate Soldier
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
Fly Away Baby · as Colonel Higgam
1937
Mountain Justice · as Printer
1937
Maytime · as Opera Director
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
Three Men on a Horse · as Williams
1936
Legion of Terror · as Senator Morton
1936
The Case of the Black Cat · as Peter Laxter
1935
The Scoundrel · as Slezack
1934
No More West · as Judge
1933
Get That Venus · as Mr. Rendleby
1932
The Wiser Sex · as Rolfe's Defense Attorney
1931
His Woman · as Customs Inspector
1931
My Sin · as Roger Metcalf
1914
Damon and Pythias · as Phillistus (as H. Davenport)

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