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Harry Davenport

Acting 83 (deceased) years old Canton, Pennsylvania, USA ★ 0.5
Born: January 19, 1866
Died: August 9, 1949

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.

Filmography

Acting Credits (125)

The Men Who Made the Movies: Vincente Minnelli
The Men Who Made the Movies: Vincente Minnelli Self (archive footage) 1973
Riding High
Riding High Johnson 1950
Tell It to the Judge
Tell It to the Judge Judge MacKenzie Meredith 1949
That Forsyte Woman
That Forsyte Woman Old Jolyon Forsyte 1949
Little Women
Little Women Dr. Barnes 1949
Down to the Sea in Ships
Down to the Sea in Ships Benjamin Harris 1949
The Decision of Christopher Blake
The Decision of Christopher Blake Courtroom Attendant 1948
For the Love of Mary
For the Love of Mary Justice Peabody 1948
That Lady in Ermine
That Lady in Ermine Luigi 1948
The Man from Texas
The Man from Texas Pop Hickey 1948
Three Daring Daughters
Three Daring Daughters Dr. Cannon 1948
The Fabulous Texan
The Fabulous Texan Rev. Baker 1947
That Hagen Girl
That Hagen Girl Judge Merrivale 1947
The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer
The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer Judge Thaddeus Turner 1947
Keeper of the Bees
Keeper of the Bees Michael Worthington 1947
Sport of Kings
Sport of Kings Maj. Denning 1947
Stallion Road
Stallion Road Dr. Stevens 1947
The Farmer's Daughter
The Farmer's Daughter Dr. Matthew Sulven 1947
A Boy and His Dog
A Boy and His Dog Squire Jim Kirby 1946
Courage of Lassie
Courage of Lassie Judge Payson 1946
Lady Luck
Lady Luck Judge Martin 1946
Three Wise Fools
Three Wise Fools The Ancient 1946
Faithful in My Fashion
Faithful in My Fashion Great Grandpa 1946
G.I. War Brides
G.I. War Brides Grandpa Giles 1946
A Boy, a Girl and a Dog
A Boy, a Girl and a Dog Gramps 1946
Claudia and David
Claudia and David Dr. Harry 1946
Adventure
Adventure Dr. Ashton 1945
Pardon My Past
Pardon My Past Grandpa Pemberton 1945
The Enchanted Forest
The Enchanted Forest Old John 1945
Too Young to Know
Too Young to Know Judge Boller 1945
She Wouldn't Say Yes
She Wouldn't Say Yes Albert 1945
This Love of Ours
This Love of Ours Dr. Wilkerson 1945
The Thin Man Goes Home
The Thin Man Goes Home Dr. Bertram Charles 1944
Music for Millions
Music for Millions Doctor 1944
Meet Me in St. Louis
Meet Me in St. Louis Grandpa 1944
Kismet
Kismet Agha 1944
The Impatient Years
The Impatient Years Minister 1944
Jack London
Jack London Prof. Hilliard 1943
Government Girl
Government Girl Senator MacVickers 1943
Gangway for Tomorrow
Gangway for Tomorrow Fred Taylor 1943
Princess O'Rourke
Princess O'Rourke Supreme Court Judge 1943
Headin' for God's Country
Headin' for God's Country Clem Adams 1943
We've Never Been Licked
We've Never Been Licked Pop Lambert 1943
Shantytown
Shantytown 'Doc' Herndon 1943
The Ox-Bow Incident
The Ox-Bow Incident Arthur Davies 1943
December 7th
December 7th Mr. 'C' 1943
The Amazing Mrs. Holliday
The Amazing Mrs. Holliday Commodore Thomas Spencer Holliday 1943
Tales of Manhattan
Tales of Manhattan Professor Lyons 1942
Ten Gentlemen from West Point
Ten Gentlemen from West Point Bane 1942
Larceny, Inc.
Larceny, Inc. Homer Bigelow 1942
Kings Row
Kings Row Colonel Skeffington 1942
Son of Fury: The Story of Benjamin Blake
Son of Fury: The Story of Benjamin Blake Amos Kidder 1942
One Foot in Heaven
One Foot in Heaven Elias Samson 1941
Hurricane Smith
Hurricane Smith Robert Ingersoll Reed 1941
The Bride Came C.O.D.
The Bride Came C.O.D. Pop Tolliver 1941
That Uncertain Feeling
That Uncertain Feeling Jones 1941
I Wanted Wings
I Wanted Wings 'Sandbags' Riley 1941
Meet John Doe
Meet John Doe Former Bulletin Owner (uncredited) 1941
I Want a Divorce
I Want a Divorce Grandpa Brokaw 1940
Earl of Puddlestone
Earl of Puddlestone Grandpa Ed Carson 1940
Foreign Correspondent
Foreign Correspondent Mr. Powers 1940
Lucky Partners
Lucky Partners Judge 1940
All This, and Heaven Too
All This, and Heaven Too Pierre 1940
Grandpa Goes To Town
Grandpa Goes To Town Grandpa 1940
Too Many Husbands
Too Many Husbands George 1940
Dr. Ehrlich's Magic Bullet
Dr. Ehrlich's Magic Bullet Judge 1940
Granny Get Your Gun
Granny Get Your Gun Nathaniel "Nate" Paulson 1940
Money To Burn
Money To Burn Grandpa Ed Carson 1939
Gone with the Wind
Gone with the Wind Dr. Meade 1939
The Covered Trailer
The Covered Trailer Grandpa Ed Carson 1939
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
The Hunchback of Notre Dame King Louis XI 1939
Death of a Champion
Death of a Champion Guy Lanyard 1939
Should Husbands Work?
Should Husbands Work? Grandpa Higgins 1939
Juarez
Juarez Dr. Samuel Basch 1939
Exile Express
Exile Express Dr. Hite 1939
My Wife's Relatives
My Wife's Relatives Grandpa Ed Carson 1939
The Story of Alexander Graham Bell
The Story of Alexander Graham Bell Judge Rider 1939
Tail Spin
Tail Spin T.P. Lester 1939
Made for Each Other
Made for Each Other Dr. Healy (uncredited) 1939
The Long Shot
The Long Shot Henry Sharon 1939
The Cowboy and the Lady
The Cowboy and the Lady Uncle Hannibal Smith 1938
The Sisters
The Sisters Doc Moore 1938
You Can't Take It with You
You Can't Take It with You Judge 1938
Marie Antoinette
Marie Antoinette Monsieur de Cosse (uncredited) 1938
Young Fugitives
Young Fugitives Joel Bentham 1938
The Rage of Paris
The Rage of Paris Pop, Caretaker 1938
The Higgins Family
The Higgins Family Grandpa William Jordan 1938
The First Hundred Years
The First Hundred Years Uncle Dawson 1938
Reckless Living
Reckless Living 'General' Jeff 1938
Gold Is Where You Find It
Gold Is Where You Find It Dr. Parsons 1938
Saleslady
Saleslady Miles Cannon 1938
Man-Proof
Man-Proof Hitchhiker (uncredited) 1938
Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo Ingalls, banker 1937
First Lady
First Lady Charles 1937
The Perfect Specimen
The Perfect Specimen Carl Carter 1937
Radio Patrol
Radio Patrol John P. Adams, inventor 1937
The Life of Emile Zola
The Life of Emile Zola Chief of Staff 1937
Fit for a King
Fit for a King Archduke Julio 1937
Mr. Dodd Takes the Air
Mr. Dodd Takes the Air Doc Quinn 1937
White Bondage
White Bondage Pop Craig 1937
They Won't Forget
They Won't Forget Confederate Soldier 1937
Fly Away Baby
Fly Away Baby Colonel Higgam 1937
Armored Car
Armored Car Pop Logan 1937
As Good as Married
As Good as Married Jessup 1937
Her Husband's Secretary
Her Husband's Secretary Dan Kingdon 1937
Paradise Express
Paradise Express Jed Carson 1937
Under Cover of Night
Under Cover of Night Dr. Reed 1937
King of Hockey
King of Hockey Tom McKenna 1936
The Case of the Black Cat
The Case of the Black Cat Peter Laxter 1936
The Scoundrel
The Scoundrel Slezack 1935
No More West
No More West Judge 1934
Get That Venus
Get That Venus Mr. Rendleby 1933
The Campus Mystery
The Campus Mystery Dean Perry 1932
His Woman
His Woman Customs Inspector 1931
My Sin
My Sin Roger Metcalf 1931
Her Unborn Child
Her Unborn Child Dr. Remington 1930
Dawn
Dawn Daniel Burton 1919
A Girl at Bay
A Girl at Bay Frank Galt 1919
The Unknown Quantity
The Unknown Quantity Septimus Kinsolving 1919
The Planter
The Planter Short 1917
Sowers and Reapers
Sowers and Reapers Henry Ainsworth 1917
The Wheel of the Law
The Wheel of the Law John Daniels 1916
Father and the Boys
Father and the Boys Tobias Ford 1915
C.O.D.
C.O.D. C.O. Darlington 1915
Damon and Pythias
Damon and Pythias Phillistus (as H. Davenport) 1914

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