Harry Davenport
- Acting
- January 19, 1866 · Canton, Pennsylvania, USA
- 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.
Known for
Filmography
- The Men Who Made the Movies: Vincente Minnelli · Self
- Riding High · Johnson
- Tell It to the Judge · Judge MacKenzie Meredith
- That Forsyte Woman · Old Jolyon Forsyte
- Little Women · Dr. Barnes
- Down to the Sea in Ships · Benjamin Harris
- The Decision of Christopher Blake · Courtroom Attendant
- For the Love of Mary · Justice Peabody
- That Lady in Ermine · Luigi
- The Man from Texas · Pop Hickey
- Three Daring Daughters · Dr. Cannon
- The Fabulous Texan · Rev. Baker
- That Hagen Girl · Judge Merrivale
- The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer · Thaddeus
- Keeper of the Bees · Michael Worthington
- Sport of Kings · Maj. Denning
- Stallion Road · Dr. Stevens
- The Farmer's Daughter · Dr. Matthew Sulven
- A Boy and His Dog · Squire Jim Kirby
- Courage of Lassie · Judge Payson
- Lady Luck · Judge Martin
- Three Wise Fools · The Ancient
- Faithful in My Fashion · Great Grandpa
- G.I. War Brides · Grandpa Giles
- A Boy, a Girl and a Dog · Gramps
- Claudia and David · Dr. Harry
- Adventure · Dr. Ashton
- Pardon My Past · Grandpa Pemberton
- The Enchanted Forest · Old John
- Too Young to Know · Judge Boller
- She Wouldn't Say Yes · Albert
- This Love of Ours · Dr. Wilkerson
- The Thin Man Goes Home · Dr. Bertram Charles
- Music for Millions · Doctor
- Meet Me in St. Louis · Grandpa
- Kismet · Agha
- The Impatient Years · Minister
- Jack London · Prof. Hilliard
- Government Girl · Senator MacVickers
- Gangway for Tomorrow · Fred Taylor
- Princess O'Rourke · Supreme Court Judge
- Headin' for God's Country · Clem Adams
- We've Never Been Licked · Pop Lambert
- Shantytown · 'Doc' Herndon
- The Ox-Bow Incident · Arthur Davies
- December 7th · Mr. 'C'
- The Amazing Mrs. Holliday · Commodore Thomas Spencer Holliday
- Tales of Manhattan · Professor Lyons
- Ten Gentlemen from West Point · Bane
- Larceny, Inc. · Homer Bigelow
- Kings Row · Colonel Skeffington
- Son of Fury: The Story of Benjamin Blake · Amos Kidder
- One Foot in Heaven · Elias Samson
- Hurricane Smith · Robert Ingersoll Reed
- The Bride Came C.O.D. · Pop Tolliver
- That Uncertain Feeling · Jones
- I Wanted Wings · 'Sandbags' Riley
- Meet John Doe · Former Bulletin Owner (uncredited)
- I Want a Divorce · Grandpa Brokaw
- Earl of Puddlestone · Grandpa Ed Carson
- Foreign Correspondent · Mr. Powers
- Lucky Partners · Judge
- All This, and Heaven Too · Pierre
- Grandpa Goes To Town · Grandpa
- Too Many Husbands · George
- Dr. Ehrlich's Magic Bullet · Judge
- Granny Get Your Gun · Nathaniel "Nate" Paulson
- Money To Burn · Grandpa Ed Carson
- Gone with the Wind · Dr. Meade
- The Covered Trailer · Grandpa Ed Carson
- The Hunchback of Notre Dame · King Louis XI
- Death of a Champion · Guy Lanyard
- Should Husbands Work? · Grandpa Higgins
- Juarez · Dr. Samuel Basch
- Exile Express · Dr. Hite
- My Wife's Relatives · Grandpa Ed Carson
- The Story of Alexander Graham Bell · Judge Rider
- Tail Spin · T.P. Lester
- Made for Each Other · Dr. Healy (uncredited)
- The Long Shot · Henry Sharon