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Birthday: Jan 19, 1866
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
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
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