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Harry Davenport (I) (1866–1949)

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Character fame on film came quite late for long-time stage actor Harry Davenport at age 70, but he made up for lost time in very quick fashion with well over a hundred film roles registered from the advent of sound to the time of his death in 1949. Beloved for his twinkle-eyed avuncular and/or grandfatherly types in both comedy and drama... See full bio »

Born:

Harold George Bryant Davenport
in New York City, New York, USA

Died:

(age 83) in Los Angeles, California, USA
Still of Cary Grant, Shirley Temple, Myrna Loy, Harry Davenport and Rudy Vallee in The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer
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1950 Riding High
Johnson
 
1949 Tell It to the Judge
Judge MacKenzie Meredith
 
1949 That Forsyte Woman
Old Jolyon Forsyte
 
1949 Little Women
Dr. Barnes
 
1949 Down to the Sea in Ships
Benjamin Harris
 
1948 The Decision of Christopher Blake
Courtroom Attendant
 
1948 For the Love of Mary
Justice Peabody
 
1948 That Lady in Ermine
Luigi
 
1948 Man from Texas
'Pop' Hickey (bank president)
 
1948 Three Daring Daughters
Dr. Cannon
 
1947 The Fabulous Texan
Rev. Baker
 
1947 That Hagen Girl
Judge Merrivale
 
1947 The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer
Thaddeus
 
1947 Keeper of the Bees
Michael Worthington
 
1947 Sport of Kings
Maj. Denning
 
1947 Stallion Road
Dr. Stevens
 
1947 The Farmer's Daughter
Dr. Matthew Sulven
 
1946 A Boy and His Dog (short)
Squire Jim Kirby
 
1946 Lady Luck
Judge Martin
 
1946 Three Wise Fools
The Ancient
 
1946 Faithful in My Fashion
Great Grandpa
 
1946 G.I. War Brides
Grandpa Giles
 
1946 Courage of Lassie
Judge Payson
 
1946 A Boy, a Girl and a Dog
Gramps
 
1946 Claudia and David
Dr. Harry
 
1945 Adventure
Dr. Ashlon
 
1945 Pardon My Past
Grandpa Pemberton
 
1945 The Enchanted Forest
Old John
 
1945 Too Young to Know
Judge Boller
 
1945 She Wouldn't Say Yes
Albert
 
1945 This Love of Ours
Dr. Wilkerson
 
1945 The Thin Man Goes Home
Dr. Bertram Charles
 
1944 Music for Millions
Doctor
 
1944 Meet Me in St. Louis
Grandpa
 
1944 The Impatient Years
Minister
 
1944 Kismet
Agha
 
1943 Jack London
Prof. Hilliard
 
1943 Government Girl
Senator MacVickers
 
1943 Gangway for Tomorrow
Fred Taylor
 
1943 Princess O'Rourke
Supreme Court Judge
 
1943 Headin' for God's Country
Clem Adams
 
1943 We've Never Been Licked
Pop Lambert
 
1943 The Ox-Bow Incident
Arthur Davies
 
1943 Shantytown
'Doc' Herndon
 
1943 The Amazing Mrs. Holliday
Commodore Thomas Spencer Holliday
 
1943 December 7th
Mr. 'C'
 
1942 Tales of Manhattan
Prof. Lyons
 
1942 Ten Gentlemen from West Point
Bane
 
1942 Larceny, Inc.
Homer Bigelow
 
1942 Kings Row
Colonel Skeffington
 
1942 Son of Fury: The Story of Benjamin Blake
Amos Kidder
 
1941 One Foot in Heaven
Elias Samson
 
1941 Hurricane Smith
Robert Ingersoll Reed
 
1941 The Bride Came C.O.D.
Pop Tolliver
 
1941 That Uncertain Feeling
Jones
 
1941 I Wanted Wings
'Sandbags' Riley
 
1941 Meet John Doe
Former Bulletin Owner (uncredited)
 
1940 I Want a Divorce
Grandpa Brokaw
 
1940 Earl of Puddlestone
Grandpa Ed Carson
 
1940 Foreign Correspondent
Mr. Powers
 
1940 Lucky Partners
Judge
 
1940 All This, and Heaven Too
Pierre
 
1940 Grandpa Goes to Town
Grandpa
 
1940 Too Many Husbands
George
 
1940 Granny Get Your Gun
Nate
 
1940 Dr. Ehrlich's Magic Bullet
Judge
 
1939 Money to Burn
Grandpa Ed Carson
 
1939 The Hunchback of Notre Dame
King Louis XI
 
1939 Gone with the Wind
Dr. Meade
 
1939 The Covered Trailer
Grandpa Ed Carson
 
1939 Death of a Champion
Guy Lanyard
 
1939 Should Husbands Work?
Grandpa Higgins
 
1939 Exile Express
Dr. Hite
 
1939 My Wife's Relatives
Grandpa Ed Carson
 
1939 Juarez
Dr. Samuel Basch
 
1939 The Story of Alexander Graham Bell
Judge Rider
 
1939 Tail Spin
T.P. Lester
 
1939 Made for Each Other
Dr. Healy (uncredited)
 
1939 Long Shot
Henry Sharon
 
1938 Orphans of the Street
Doc Will Ramsey
 
1938 The Cowboy and the Lady
Uncle Hannibal Smith
 
1938 The Sisters
Doc Moore
 
1938 You Can't Take It with You
Judge
 
1938 Marie Antoinette
Monsieur de Cosse (uncredited)
 
1938 Young Fugitives
Joel Bentham
 
1938 The Rage of Paris
Pop the Caretaker
 
1938 The Higgins Family
Grandpa William Jordan
 
1938 The First Hundred Years
Uncle Dawson
 
1938 Reckless Living
'General' Jeff
 
1938 Gold Is Where You Find It
Dr. Parsons
 
1938 Saleslady
Miles Cannon
 
1938 Man-Proof
Hitch-Hiking Old Man (uncredited)
 
1937 Wells Fargo
Ingalls - Banker
 
1937 First Lady
Charles
 
1937 The Great Garrick
Innkeeper of Turk's Head (uncredited)
 
1937 The Perfect Specimen
Carl Carter
 
1937 Radio Patrol
John P. Adams, inventor [Ch. 1]
 
1937 Fit for a King
Archduke Julio
 
1937 Mr. Dodd Takes the Air
Doc Jeremiah George Quinn
 
1937 The Life of Emile Zola
Chief of Staff
 
1937 White Bondage
Pop Craig
 
1937 They Won't Forget
Confederate Soldier
 
1937 Fly Away Baby
Colonel Higgam
 
1937 Armored Car
Pop Logan
 
1937 As Good as Married
Jessup
 
1937 Mountain Justice
Printer (scenes deleted)
 
1937 Maytime
Opera Director (uncredited)
 
1937 Her Husband's Secretary
Dan Kingdon
 
1937 Paradise Express
Jed Carson
 
1937 Under Southern Stars (short)
Party Guest (uncredited)
 
1937 Under Cover of Night
Dr. Reed
 
1936 King of Hockey
Tom McKenna
 
1936 Four Days' Wonder
Ticket Agent
 
1936 Three Men on a Horse
Williams
 
1936 Legion of Terror
Senator Morton (uncredited)
 
1936 The Case of the Black Cat
Peter Laxter
 
1935 The Scoundrel
Slezack
 
1933 Get That Venus
Mr. Rendleby
 
1932 The Campus Mystery (short)
Dean Perry
 
1932 The Wiser Sex
Rolfe's defense attorney (uncredited)
 
1931 His Woman
Customs Inspector
 
1931 My Sin
Roger Metcalf
 
1930 Her Unborn Child
Dr. Remington
 
1921 Among Those Present (short) (uncredited)
 
1919 She's Everywhere (short)
 
1919 Dawn
Daniel Burton
 
1919 A Girl at Bay
Frank Galt
 
1919 The Unknown Quantity
Septimus Kinsolving
 
1917 The Planter
Short
 
1917 Sowers and Reapers
Henry Ainsworth
 
1916 The Heart of a Fool (short)
 
1916 The Father of Her Child (short)
 
1916 The Wheel of the Law
John Daniels
 
1916 Fashion and Fury (short)
 
1916 One Night
 
1915 Father and the Boys
Tobias Ford (as H. Davenport)
 
1915 Mrs. Jarr and the Society Circus (short)
Mr. Jarr
 
1915 Mr. Jarr and the Visiting Firemen (short)
Mr. Jarr
 
1915 Mr. Jarr and Circumstantial Evidence (short)
Mr. Jarr
 
1915 Mr. Jarr's Big Vacation (short)
Mr. Jarr
 
1915 Mr. Jarr and Gertrude's Beaux (short)
Mr. Jarr
 
1915 Mr. Jarr and the Captive Maiden (short)
Mr. Jarr
 
1915 Mr. Jarr and Love's Young Dream (short)
Mr. Jarr
 
1915 Philanthropic Tommy (short)
Mr. Moreland
 
1915 Mr. Jarr and the Ladies' Cup (short)
Mr. Jarr
 
1915 Mrs. Jarr and the Beauty Treatment (short)
Mr. Jarr
 
1915 Mrs. Jarr's Auction Bridge (short)
Mr. Jarr
 
1915 Mr. Jarr Visits His Home Town (short)
Mr. Jarr
 
1915 Mr. Jarr and the Dachshund (short)
Mr. Jarr
 
1915 The Jarrs Visit Arcadia (short)
Mr. Jarr
 
1915 The Closing of the Circuit (short)
Mary's Father
 
1915 Mr. Jarr's Magnetic Friend (short)
Mr. Jarr
 
1915 Mr. Jarr Takes a Night Off (short)
Mr. Jarr
 
1915 Mr. Jarr and the Lady Reformer (short)
Mr. Jarr
 
1915 Mr. Jarr Brings Home a Turkey (short)
Mr. Jarr
 
1915 The Jarr Family Discovers Harlem (short)
Mr. Jarr
 
1914 C.O.D.
C.O. Darlington
 
1914 The Professional Scape Goat (short)
The Lawyer
 
1914 Rainy, the Lion Killer (short)
Jack Brown
 
1914 Fogg's Millions (short)
 
1914 The Accomplished Mrs. Thompson (short)
 
1914 Too Many Husbands (short)
Uncle Crane
 
1913 Kenton's Heir (short)
The Doctor
 
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1917 A Man's Law
 
1917 A Son of the Hills
 
1917 The False Friend
 
1917 The Millionaire's Double
 
1917 Tillie Wakes Up
 
1917 A Woman Alone
 
1916 The Heart of a Fool (short)
 
1916 Letitia (short)
 
1916 Carew and Son (short)
 
1916 O'Hagan's Scoop (short)
 
1916 The Resurrection of Hollis (short)
 
1916/II The Rookie (short)
 
1916 Myrtle the Manicurist (short)
 
1916 The Supreme Temptation
 
1916 For a Woman's Fair Name
 
1915 The Making Over of Geoffrey Manning
 
1915 The Woman in the Box (short)
 
1915 Mrs. Jarr and the Society Circus (short)
 
1915 Mr. Jarr and the Visiting Firemen (short)
 
1915 Mr. Jarr and Circumstantial Evidence (short)
 
1915 Mr. Jarr's Big Vacation (short)
 
1915 Mr. Jarr and Gertrude's Beaux (short)
 
1915 Mr. Jarr and the Captive Maiden (short)
 
1915 Mr. Jarr and Love's Young Dream (short)
 
1915 Philanthropic Tommy (short)
 
1915 Mr. Jarr and the Ladies' Cup (short)
 
1915 Mrs. Jarr and the Beauty Treatment (short)
 
1915 Mrs. Jarr's Auction Bridge (short)
 
1915 Mr. Jarr Visits His Home Town (short)
 
1915 Mr. Jarr and the Dachshund (short)
 
1915 The Jarrs Visit Arcadia (short)
 
1915 The Closing of the Circuit (short)
 
1915 Mr. Jarr's Magnetic Friend (short)
 
1915 Mr. Jarr Takes a Night Off (short)
 
1915 The Enemies (short)
 
1915 Mr. Jarr and the Lady Reformer (short)
 
1915 Mr. Jarr Brings Home a Turkey (short)
 
1915 The Jarr Family Discovers Harlem (short)
 
1915 The Island of Regeneration
 
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1945 The Thin Man Goes Home (performer: "Happy Birthday to You" - uncredited)
 
1944 Meet Me in St. Louis (performer: "Meet Me in St. Louis, Louis" 1904 - uncredited)
 
1941 The Bride Came C.O.D. (performer: "Bridal Chorus" 1850 - uncredited, "I Love You Truly" 1906 - uncredited)
 
1938 The Cowboy and the Lady (performer: "A-Tisket A-Tasket" 1938 - uncredited)
 
1938 The First Hundred Years (performer: "Put On Your Old Grey Bonnet" 1909 - uncredited)
 

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(1894-1935). Active on Broadway in the following productions: See more »

Alternate Names:

H. Davenport

Height:

5' 7" (1.70 m)
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Harry Davenport was a co-founder along with Eddie Foy of what would later become known as Actors Equity Association. The original organization, which Mr. Davenport spearheaded, was known as The White Rats. It was this group of actors who finally, after a nine month effort, united in their opposition to the treatment of actors by the likes of the Shubert brothers... See more »

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