Birthday:
Jan 19, 1866
Place of Birth: Canton, Pennsylvania, USA
Place of Birth: Canton, Pennsylvania, USA
Harry Davenport
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
Movie | Cast | Year |
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Meet Me in St. Louis | Grandpa | 1944 |
Gone with the Wind | Dr. Meade | 1939 |
Jack London | Prof. Hilliard | 1943 |
Reckless Living | 'General' Jeff | 1938 |
The Hunchback of Notre Dame | King Louis XI | 1939 |
Earl of Puddlestone | Grandpa Ed Carson | 1940 |
Man-Proof | Hitchhiker (uncredited) | 1938 |
The Covered Trailer | Grandpa Ed Carson | 1939 |
You Can't Take It with You | Judge | 1938 |
Tales of Manhattan | Prof. Lyons | 1942 |
The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer | Judge Thaddeus Turner | 1947 |
The Thin Man Goes Home | Dr. Bertram Charles | 1944 |
That Forsyte Woman | Old Jolyon Forsyte | 1949 |
Little Women | Dr. Barnes | 1949 |
The Farmer's Daughter | Dr. Matthew Sulven | 1947 |
Kismet | Agha | 1944 |
That Uncertain Feeling | Jones | 1941 |
All This, and Heaven Too | Pierre | 1940 |
The Rage of Paris | Pop, Caretaker | 1938 |
Courage of Lassie | Judge Payson | 1946 |
Adventure | Dr. Ashton | 1945 |
The Amazing Mrs. Holliday | Commodore Thomas Spencer Holliday | 1943 |
Sport of Kings | Maj. Denning | 1947 |
The Story of Alexander Graham Bell | Judge Rider | 1939 |
They Won't Forget | Confederate Soldier | 1937 |
Larceny, Inc. | Homer Bigelow | 1942 |
That Lady in Ermine | Luigi | 1948 |
Government Girl | Senator MacVickers | 1943 |
One Foot in Heaven | Elias Samson | 1941 |
A Boy, a Girl and a Dog | Gramps | 1946 |
Damon and Pythias | Phillistus (as H. Davenport) | 1914 |
Dr. Ehrlich's Magic Bullet | Judge | 1940 |
December 7th | Mr. 'C' | 1943 |
Gangway for Tomorrow | Fred Taylor | 1943 |
She Wouldn't Say Yes | Albert | 1945 |
First Lady | Charles | 1937 |
Riding High | Johnson | 1950 |
Three Daring Daughters | Dr. Cannon | 1948 |
The Perfect Specimen | Carl Carter | 1937 |
The Man from Texas | Pop Hickey | 1948 |
Down to the Sea in Ships | Benjamin Harris | 1949 |
The Impatient Years | Minister | 1944 |
Saleslady | Miles Cannon | 1938 |
The Enchanted Forest | Old John | 1945 |
The Fabulous Texan | Rev. Baker | 1947 |
Music for Millions | Doctor | 1944 |
Pardon My Past | Grandpa Pemberton | 1945 |
This Love of Ours | Dr. Wilkerson | 1945 |
Ten Gentlemen from West Point | Bane | 1942 |
Mr. Dodd Takes the Air | Doc Quinn | 1937 |
I Want a Divorce | Grandpa Brokaw | 1940 |
The Unknown Quantity | Septimus Kinsolving | 1919 |
King of Hockey | Tom McKenna | 1936 |
Claudia and David | Dr. Harry | 1946 |
Paradise Express | Jed Carson | 1937 |
Fit for a King | Archduke Julio | 1937 |
That Hagen Girl | Judge Merrivale | 1947 |
Lady Luck | Judge Martin | 1946 |
Keeper of the Bees | Michael Worthington | 1947 |
Foreign Correspondent | Mr. Powers | 1940 |
His Woman | Customs Inspector | 1931 |
My Sin | Roger Metcalf | 1931 |
The Cowboy and the Lady | Uncle Hannibal Smith | 1938 |
Exile Express | Dr. Hite | 1939 |
Gold Is Where You Find It | Dr. Parsons | 1938 |
Young Fugitives | Joel Bentham | 1938 |
The First Hundred Years | Uncle Dawson | 1938 |
Kings Row | Colonel Skeffington | 1942 |
For the Love of Mary | Justice Peabody | 1948 |
Armored Car | Pop Logan | 1937 |
The Bride Came C.O.D. | Pop Tolliver | 1941 |
Wells Fargo | Ingalls, banker | 1937 |
Tail Spin | T.P. Lester | 1939 |
Son of Fury: The Story of Benjamin Blake | Amos Kidder | 1942 |
The Men Who Made the Movies: Vincente Minnelli | Self (archive footage) | 1973 |
Faithful in My Fashion | Great Grandpa | 1946 |
The Decision of Christopher Blake | Courtroom Attendant | 1948 |
Radio Patrol | John P. Adams, inventor | 1937 |
The Case of the Black Cat | Peter Laxter | 1936 |
Granny Get Your Gun | Nathaniel "Nate" Paulson | 1940 |
The Long Shot | Henry Sharon | 1939 |
Made for Each Other | Dr. Healy (uncredited) | 1939 |
Juarez | Dr. Samuel Basch | 1939 |
Her Husband's Secretary | Dan Kingdon | 1937 |
Hurricane Smith | Robert Ingersoll Reed | 1941 |
Should Husbands Work? | Grandpa Higgins | 1939 |
The Scoundrel | Slezack | 1935 |
G.I. War Brides | Grandpa Giles | 1946 |
The Ox-Bow Incident | Arthur Davies | 1942 |
Fly Away Baby | Colonel Higgam | 1937 |
Princess O'Rourke | Supreme Court Judge | 1943 |
The Sisters | Doc Moore | 1938 |
White Bondage | Pop Craig | 1937 |
The Higgins Family | Grandpa William Jordan | 1938 |
My Wife's Relatives | Grandpa Ed Carson | 1939 |
Money To Burn | Grandpa Ed Carson | 1939 |
Grandpa Goes To Town | Grandpa | 1940 |
Too Young to Know | Judge Boller | 1945 |
Shantytown | 'Doc' Herndon | 1943 |
Lucky Partners | Judge | 1940 |
Too Many Husbands | George | 1940 |
The Life of Emile Zola | Chief of Staff | 1937 |
Stallion Road | Dr. Stevens | 1947 |
Three Wise Fools | The Ancient | 1946 |
Under Cover of Night | Dr. Reed | 1937 |
A Boy and His Dog | Squire Jim Kirby | 1946 |
Meet John Doe | Former Bulletin Owner (uncredited) | 1941 |
Headin' for God's Country | Clem Adams | 1943 |
We've Never Been Licked | Pop Lambert | 1943 |
Death of a Champion | Guy Lanyard | 1939 |
Tell It to the Judge | Judge MacKenzie Meredith | 1949 |
No More West | Judge | 1934 |
Marie Antoinette | Monsieur de Cosse (uncredited) | 1938 |
As Good as Married | Jessup | 1937 |
Get That Venus | Mr. Rendleby | 1933 |
I Wanted Wings | 'Sandbags' Riley | 1941 | Series | Cast | Year |