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Henry Stephenson
Actor
Born April 15, 1871Died April 24, 1956 (85 years)
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Henry Stephenson Garraway (16 April 1871 – 24 April 1956), sometimes credited as Harry Stephenson, was a British stage and film actor. He portrayed friendly and wise Gentleman in many films of the 1930s and 1940s. Among his roles was Sir Joseph Banks in Mutiny on the Bounty (1935) and Mr. Brownlow in Oliver Twist.
Stephenson was educated in Rugby in Warwickshire and started acting in his twenties. He appeared on British and American stages and made his Broadway debut in 1901, playing the messenger in A Message from Mars. In the following decades, he appeared in over 30 Broadway plays. Henry Stephenson made his film debut in 1917 and appeared in a few silent films, but made his mark mostly as an elder man in sound films. Between 1931 and 1932, he appeared in the successful Broadway play Cyanara with over 200 performances. He came to Hollywood for the film version of Cyanara, starring Ronald Colman and with Henry Stephenson in a supporting role.
In the same year year, he played the tycoon C.B. Gaerste in Red-Headed Woman and Doctor Alliott in A Bill of Divorcement. The following year, the English-born actor appeared as the intimidating yet warm-hearted Mr. Laurence in Little Women. The tall, white-haired actor specialized in portraying wise, dignified and friendly British gentlemans in supporting roles. He could be "both imposing and benevolent in his patrician portrayals, usually expounding words of wisdom or offering gentlemanly aid." He appeared overall in 90 films from 1917 to 1951, often as a doctor or professor, general, judge or aristocrat. He often played historical figures like Sir Joseph Banks in the oscar-winnig adventure film Mutiny on the Bounty (1935) and Florimond Claude, Comte de Mercy-Argenteau in Marie Antoinette (1938).
Stephenson worked with film star Errol Flynn in the films Captain Blood, The Charge of the Light Brigade, The Prince and the Pauper, and The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex; often as Flynn's paternal friend and superior.
He portrayed Sir Thomas Lancing in Tarzan Finds a Son! in 1939 and playing an entirely different role as Sir Guy Henderson in Tarzan and the Amazons in 1945. He seldom played dark figures, among the exceptions was the snobbish Mr. Bryant in Mr. Lucky in 1943. Stephenson also appeared in literature adaptions, for example as the friendly lawyer Havisham in Little Lord Fauntleroy (1936) and as Mr. Brownlow in David Lean's literature adaption Oliver Twist (1948). He made his last film in 1949, but appeared in two TV-series in 1951 before the end of his career. In 1950, after finishing his role of Cardinal Gaspar de Quiroga in the drama play, That Lady, Stephenson retired from the stage.
He married actress Ann Shoemaker. They had one daughter.
Henry Stephenson died in 1956 at the age of 85 years. He was survived by Ann and his daughter.
Henry Stephenson Garraway (16 April 1871 – 24 April 1956), sometimes credited as Harry Stephenson, was a British stage and film actor. He portrayed friendly and wise Gentleman in many films of the 1930s and 1940s. Among his roles was Sir Joseph Banks in Mutiny on the Bounty (1935) and Mr. Brownlow in Oliver Twist.
Stephenson was educated in Rugby in Warwickshire and started acting in his twenties. He appeared on British and American stages and made his Broadway debut in 1901, playing the messenger in A Message from Mars. In the following decades, he appeared in over 30 Broadway plays. Henry Stephenson made his film debut in 1917 and appeared in a few silent films, but made his mark mostly as an elder man in sound films. Between 1931 and 1932, he appeared in the successful Broadway play Cyanara with over 200 performances. He came to Hollywood for the film version of Cyanara, starring Ronald Colman and with Henry Stephenson in a supporting role.
In the same year year, he played the tycoon C.B. Gaerste in Red-Headed Woman and Doctor Alliott in A Bill of Divorcement. The following year, the English-born actor appeared as the intimidating yet warm-hearted Mr. Laurence in Little Women. The tall, white-haired actor specialized in portraying wise, dignified and friendly British gentlemans in supporting roles. He could be "both imposing and benevolent in his patrician portrayals, usually expounding words of wisdom or offering gentlemanly aid." He appeared overall in 90 films from 1917 to 1951, often as a doctor or professor, general, judge or aristocrat. He often played historical figures like Sir Joseph Banks in the oscar-winnig adventure film Mutiny on the Bounty (1935) and Florimond Claude, Comte de Mercy-Argenteau in Marie Antoinette (1938).
Stephenson worked with film star Errol Flynn in the films Captain Blood, The Charge of the Light Brigade, The Prince and the Pauper, and The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex; often as Flynn's paternal friend and superior.
He portrayed Sir Thomas Lancing in Tarzan Finds a Son! in 1939 and playing an entirely different role as Sir Guy Henderson in Tarzan and the Amazons in 1945. He seldom played dark figures, among the exceptions was the snobbish Mr. Bryant in Mr. Lucky in 1943. Stephenson also appeared in literature adaptions, for example as the friendly lawyer Havisham in Little Lord Fauntleroy (1936) and as Mr. Brownlow in David Lean's literature adaption Oliver Twist (1948). He made his last film in 1949, but appeared in two TV-series in 1951 before the end of his career. In 1950, after finishing his role of Cardinal Gaspar de Quiroga in the drama play, That Lady, Stephenson retired from the stage.
He married actress Ann Shoemaker. They had one daughter.
Henry Stephenson died in 1956 at the age of 85 years. He was survived by Ann and his daughter.
Known For
Filmography
| 1950 | The Pulitzer Prize Playhouse (TV Series) · as Cast |
| 1949 | Challenge to Lassie · as Sir Charles Loring |
| 1948 | Enchantment · as General Fitzgerald |
| 1948 | Studio One (TV Series) · as Cast |
| 1948 | Oliver Twist · as Mr. Brownlow |
| 1948 | Julia Misbehaves · as Lord Pennystone |
| 1947 | Dark Delusion · as Evans Biddle |
| 1947 | Song of Love · as King Albert |
| 1947 | Ivy · as Judge |
| 1947 | The Homestretch · as Don Humberto Balcares |
| 1947 | Time Out of Mind · as Wellington Drake |
| 1946 | The Locket · as Lord Wyndham |
| 1946 | The Return of Monte Cristo · as Prof. Duval |
| 1946 | Her Sister's Secret · as Mr. Dubois |
| 1946 | Night and Day · as Omar Cole |
| 1946 | Of Human Bondage · as Dr. Tyrell |
| 1946 | The Green Years · as Blakely |
| 1946 | Heartbeat · as Minister |
| 1945 | Tarzan and the Amazons · as Sir Guy Henderson, The Archeologist |
| 1944 | The Hour Before the Dawn · as Gen. Hetherton |
| 1944 | Secrets of Scotland Yard · as Sir Reginald Meade |
| 1944 | Two Girls and a Sailor · as John Dyckman Brown I |
| 1943 | Mr. Lucky · as Mr. Bryant |
| 1943 | The Mantrap · as Sir Humphrey Quilp |
| 1942 | Halfway to Shanghai · as Col. Algernon Blimpton |
| 1942 | This Above All · as General Cathaway |
| 1942 | Rings on Her Fingers · as Colonel Prentiss |
| 1941 | Lady from Louisiana · as General Anatole Mirbeau |
| 1941 | The Man Who Lost Himself · as Frederick Collins |
| 1940 | Down Argentine Way · as Don Diego Quintana |
| 1940 | Spring Parade · as Emperor Franz Joseph |
| 1940 | It's a Date · as Capt. Andrew |
| 1940 | Little Old New York · as Robert R. Livingston |
| 1939 | The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex · as Lord Burghley |
| 1939 | The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes · as Sir Ronald Ramsgate |
| 1939 | Tarzan Finds a Son! · as Sir Thomas Lancing |
| 1938 | Dramatic School · as Pasquel Sr. |
| 1938 | Suez · as Count Mathieu De Lesseps |
| 1938 | Marie Antoinette · as Count De Mercey |
| 1938 | The Young in Heart · as Felix Anstruther |
| 1938 | The Baroness and the Butler · as Count Albert Sandor |
| 1937 | Wise Girl · as Mr. Fletcher |
| 1937 | Conquest · as Count Anastas Walewski |
| 1937 | The Emperor's Candlesticks · as Prince Johann |
| 1937 | The Prince and the Pauper · as Duke Of Norfolk |
| 1937 | When You're in Love · as Walter Mitchell |
| 1936 | Beloved Enemy · as Lord Athleigh |
| 1936 | The Charge of the Light Brigade · as Sir Charles Macefield |
| 1936 | Give Me Your Heart · as Edward, Lord Farrington |
| 1936 | Walking on Air · as Mr. Horace Bennett |
| 1936 | Hearts Divided · as Charles Patterson |
| 1936 | Little Lord Fauntleroy · as Havisham |
| 1935 | Captain Blood · as Lord Willoughby |
| 1935 | Mutiny on the Bounty · as Joseph Banks |
| 1935 | The Perfect Gentleman · as Bishop |
| 1935 | Rendezvous · as Russian Ambassador Gregory |
| 1935 | O'Shaughnessy's Boy · as Maj. Winslow |
| 1935 | The Flame Within · as Dr. Jock Frazier |
| 1935 | Reckless · as Colonel Harrison Sr. |
| 1935 | Vanessa, Her Love Story · as Barney Newmark |
| 1935 | The Night Is Young · as Emperor Franz Josef |
| 1934 | What Every Woman Knows · as Charles Venables |
| 1934 | Outcast Lady · as Sir Maurice |
| 1934 | The Richest Girl in the World · as John Connors |
| 1934 | She Loves Me Not · as Dean Mercer |
| 1934 | One More River · as Sir Laurence Mont |
| 1934 | Stingaree · as Mr. Hugh Clarkson |
| 1934 | Thirty Day Princess · as King Anatol Xii |
| 1934 | |
| 1934 | The Mystery of Mr. X · as Frensham |
| 1934 | Man of Two Worlds · as Sir Basil Pemberton |
| 1933 | If I Were Free · as Hector Stribling |
| 1933 | Little Women · as Mr. Laurence |
| 1933 | Double Harness · as Colonel Sam Colby |
| 1933 | Blind Adventure · as Major Thorne |
| 1933 | Tomorrow at Seven · as Thornton Drake |
| 1932 | The Animal Kingdom · as Rufus Collier |
| 1932 | Cynara · as John Tring |
| 1932 | A Bill of Divorcement · as Doctor Alliot |
| 1932 | Guilty as Hell · as Dr. Ernest S. Tindal |
| 1932 | Red-Headed Woman · as Charles B. 'charlie' / 'c.b.' Gaerste |
| 1925 | Wild, Wild Susan · as Peter Van Dusen |