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Henry Travers
Actor
Died October 18, 1965 (91 years)
British-born Henry Travers was a veteran of the English stage before emigrating to the U.S. in 1917. He gained more stage experience there on Broadway working with the Theatre Guild, and began his long film career with Reunion in Vienna (1933). Travers' kindly, grandfatherly demeanor became familiar to filmgoers over the next 25 years, especially in films like High Sierra (1941), where he played Joan Leslie's kindly but slyly observant uncle, and the generous Mr. Bogardus in The Bells of St. Mary's (1945), but it's as the somewhat befuddled angel Clarence Oddbody assigned to James Stewart in the classic It's a Wonderful Life (1946) that Travers will forever be known. After a long and successful career, he retired from the screen in 1949, and died in Hollywood in 1965.
Known For
Filmography
| 2011 | A Night at the Movies: Merry Christmas! · as Clarence The Angel |
| 2011 | These Amazing Shadows · as Clarence (clip From It's A Wonderful Life (1946)) |
| 1996 | Escape from It's a Wonderful Life · as Clarence |
| 1987 | James Stewart: A Wonderful Life - Hosted by Johnny Carson · as Clarence (clip From It's A Wonderful Life (1946)) |
| 1973 | AFI Life Achievement Award (TV Series) · as Actor 'it's A Wonderful Life' |
| 1949 | The Girl from Jones Beach · as Judge Bullfinch |
| 1949 | The Accused · as Blakely - Romley's Assistant (uncredited) |
| 1948 | Beyond Glory · as Pop Dewing |
| 1947 | The Flame · as Dr. Mitchell |
| 1946 | It's a Wonderful Life · as Clarence |
| 1946 | The Yearling · as Mr. Boyles |
| 1946 | Gallant Journey · as Thomas Logan |
| 1945 | The Bells of St. Mary's · as Horace P. Bogardus |
| 1945 | Thrill of a Romance · as Hobart Glenn |
| 1945 | The Naughty Nineties · as Capt. Sam Jackson |
| 1944 | The Very Thought of You · as Pop Wheeler |
| 1944 | Dragon Seed · as Third Cousin |
| 1944 | None Shall Escape · as Father Warecki |
| 1943 | Madame Curie · as Eugene Curie |
| 1943 | The Moon Is Down · as Mayor Orden |
| 1943 | Shadow of a Doubt · as Joseph Newton |
| 1942 | Random Harvest · as Dr. Sims |
| 1942 | Pierre of the Plains · as Percival Wellsby |
| 1942 | Mrs. Miniver · as Mr. Ballard |
| 1941 | Ball of Fire · as Prof. Jerome |
| 1941 | I'll Wait for You · as Mr. Miller |
| 1941 | The Bad Man · as Mr. Hardy |
| 1941 | A Girl, a Guy, and a Gob · as Abel Martin |
| 1940 | High Sierra · as Pa |
| 1940 | Wyoming · as Sheriff |
| 1940 | Anne of Windy Poplars · as Matey |
| 1940 | Edison, the Man · as Ben Els |
| 1940 | Primrose Path · as Gramp |
| 1939 | Remember? · as Judge Milliken |
| 1939 | The Rains Came · as Rev. Homer Smiley |
| 1939 | Stanley and Livingstone · as John Kingsley |
| 1939 | On Borrowed Time · as Dr. Evans |
| 1939 | You Can't Get Away with Murder · as Pop |
| 1939 | Dark Victory · as Dr. Parsons |
| 1939 | Dodge City · as Dr. Irving |
| 1938 | The Sisters · as Ned Elliott |
| 1936 | Too Many Parents · as Wilkins |
| 1935 | Seven Keys to Baldpate · as Lem Peters |
| 1935 | Pursuit · as Tom Reynolds |
| 1935 | Escapade · as Concierge |
| 1935 | Four Hours to Kill! · as Mac Mason |
| 1935 | Captain Hurricane · as Capt. Ben |
| 1935 | After Office Hours · as Cap |
| 1935 | Maybe It's Love · as Mr. Halevy |
| 1934 | Ready for Love · as Judge Pickett |
| 1934 | Born to Be Bad · as Fuzzy |
| 1934 | Death Takes a Holiday · as Baron Cesarea |
| 1933 | The Invisible Man · as Dr. Cranley |
| 1933 | Another Language · as Pop Hallam |
| 1933 | Reunion in Vienna · as Father Krug |