About

Known credits:
120
Birthday:
1866-01-19
Place of birth:
Canton, Pennsylvania, USA
Website:
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Harry Davenport

Overview

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

Acting
1973 The Men Who Made the Movies: Vincente Minnelli Actor Self (archive footage) N/A
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1950 Riding High Actor Johnson 58
Average
1949 Tell It to the Judge Actor Judge MacKenzie Meredith 59
Average
1949 That Forsyte Woman Actor Old Jolyon Forsyte 58
Average
1949 Little Women Actor Dr. Barnes 63
Fair
1949 Down to the Sea in Ships Actor Benjamin Harris 59
Average
1948 The Decision of Christopher Blake Actor Courtroom Attendant 58
Average
1948 For the Love of Mary Actor Justice Peabody 59
Average
1948 That Lady in Ermine Actor Luigi 58
Average
1948 The Man from Texas Actor Pop Hickey 59
Average
1948 Three Daring Daughters Actor Dr. Cannon 59
Average
1947 The Fabulous Texan Actor Rev. Baker 59
Average
1947 That Hagen Girl Actor Judge Merrivale 58
Average
1947 The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer Actor Judge Thaddeus Turner 60
Fair
1947 Keeper of the Bees Actor Michael Worthington N/A
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1947 Sport of Kings Actor Maj. Denning N/A
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1947 Stallion Road Actor Dr. Stevens 58
Average
1947 The Farmer's Daughter Actor Dr. Matthew Sulven 59
Average
1946 A Boy and His Dog Actor Squire Jim Kirby 58
Average
1946 Courage of Lassie Actor Judge Payson 58
Average
1946 Lady Luck Actor Judge Martin 58
Average
1946 Three Wise Fools Actor The Ancient 59
Average
1946 Faithful in My Fashion Actor Great Grandpa 59
Average
1946 G.I. War Brides Actor Grandpa Giles N/A
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1946 A Boy, a Girl and a Dog Actor Gramps 58
Average
1946 Claudia and David Actor Dr. Harry 59
Average
1945 Adventure Actor Dr. Ashton 58
Average
1945 Pardon My Past Actor Grandpa Pemberton 59
Average
1945 The Enchanted Forest Actor Old John N/A
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1945 Too Young to Know Actor Judge Boller N/A
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1945 She Wouldn't Say Yes Actor Albert 58
Average
1945 This Love of Ours Actor Dr. Wilkerson 59
Average
1944 The Thin Man Goes Home Actor Dr. Bertram Charles 60
Fair
1944 Music for Millions Actor Doctor 59
Average
1944 Meet Me in St. Louis Actor Grandpa 63
Fair
1944 Kismet Actor Agha 58
Average
1944 The Impatient Years Actor Minister 58
Average
1943 Jack London Actor Prof. Hilliard 59
Average
1943 Government Girl Actor Senator MacVickers 58
Average
1943 Gangway for Tomorrow Actor Fred Taylor 59
Average
1943 Princess O'Rourke Actor Supreme Court Judge 59
Average
1943 Headin' for God's Country Actor Clem Adams N/A
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1943 We've Never Been Licked Actor Pop Lambert 58
Average
1943 Shantytown Actor 'Doc' Herndon 59
Average
1943 December 7th Actor Mr. 'C' 58
Average
1943 The Amazing Mrs. Holliday Actor Commodore Thomas Spencer Holliday 59
Average
1942 The Ox-Bow Incident Actor Arthur Davies 66
Fair
1942 Tales of Manhattan Actor Prof. Lyons 59
Average
1942 Ten Gentlemen from West Point Actor Bane 59
Average
1942 Larceny, Inc. Actor Homer Bigelow 59
Average
1942 Kings Row Actor Colonel Skeffington 59
Average
1942 Son of Fury: The Story of Benjamin Blake Actor Amos Kidder 59
Average
1941 One Foot in Heaven Actor Elias Samson 59
Average
1941 Hurricane Smith Actor Robert Ingersoll Reed 58
Average
1941 The Bride Came C.O.D. Actor Pop Tolliver 59
Average
1941 That Uncertain Feeling Actor Jones 59
Average
1941 I Wanted Wings Actor 'Sandbags' Riley 58
Average
1941 Meet John Doe Actor Former Bulletin Owner (uncredited) 63
Fair
1940 I Want a Divorce Actor Grandpa Brokaw N/A
N/A
1940 Earl of Puddlestone Actor Grandpa Ed Carson N/A
N/A
1940 Foreign Correspondent Actor Mr. Powers 63
Fair
1940 Lucky Partners Actor Judge 58
Average
1940 All This, and Heaven Too Actor Pierre 60
Fair
1940 Grandpa Goes To Town Actor Grandpa N/A
N/A
1940 Too Many Husbands Actor George 59
Average
1940 Dr. Ehrlich's Magic Bullet Actor Judge 59
Average
1940 Granny Get Your Gun Actor Nathaniel "Nate" Paulson 58
Average
1939 Money To Burn Actor Grandpa Ed Carson N/A
N/A
1939 The Hunchback of Notre Dame Actor King Louis XI 62
Fair
1939 Gone with the Wind Actor Dr. Meade 76
Good
1939 The Covered Trailer Actor Grandpa Ed Carson N/A
N/A
1939 Death of a Champion Actor Guy Lanyard N/A
N/A
1939 Should Husbands Work? Actor Grandpa Higgins 58
Average
1939 Juarez Actor Dr. Samuel Basch 59
Average
1939 Exile Express Actor Dr. Hite 59
Average
1939 My Wife's Relatives Actor Grandpa Ed Carson N/A
N/A
1939 The Story of Alexander Graham Bell Actor Judge Rider 58
Average
1939 Tail Spin Actor T.P. Lester 59
Average
1939 Made for Each Other Actor Dr. Healy (uncredited) 59
Average
1939 The Long Shot Actor Henry Sharon 59
Average
1938 The Cowboy and the Lady Actor Uncle Hannibal Smith 58
Average
1938 The Sisters Actor Doc Moore 58
Average
1938 You Can't Take It with You Actor Judge 66
Fair
1938 Marie Antoinette Actor Monsieur de Cosse (uncredited) 59
Average
1938 Young Fugitives Actor Joel Bentham 58
Average
1938 The Rage of Paris Actor Pop, Caretaker 59
Average
1938 The Higgins Family Actor Grandpa William Jordan N/A
N/A
1938 The First Hundred Years Actor Uncle Dawson 59
Average
1938 Reckless Living Actor 'General' Jeff N/A
N/A
1938 Gold Is Where You Find It Actor Dr. Parsons 59
Average
1938 Saleslady Actor Miles Cannon N/A
N/A
1938 Man-Proof Actor Hitchhiker (uncredited) 58
Average
1937 Wells Fargo Actor Ingalls, banker 58
Average
1937 First Lady Actor Charles 59
Average
1937 The Perfect Specimen Actor Carl Carter 59
Average
1937 Radio Patrol Actor John P. Adams, inventor N/A
N/A
1937 The Life of Emile Zola Actor Chief of Staff 60
Fair
1937 Fit for a King Actor Archduke Julio 59
Average
1937 Mr. Dodd Takes the Air Actor Doc Quinn 58
Average
1937 White Bondage Actor Pop Craig 59
Average
1937 They Won't Forget Actor Confederate Soldier 58
Average
1937 Fly Away Baby Actor Colonel Higgam 59
Average
1937 Armored Car Actor Pop Logan 58
Average
1937 As Good as Married Actor Jessup 59
Average
1937 Her Husband's Secretary Actor Dan Kingdon 58
Average
1937 Paradise Express Actor Jed Carson 59
Average
1937 Under Cover of Night Actor Dr. Reed 59
Average
1936 King of Hockey Actor Tom McKenna 58
Average
1936 The Case of the Black Cat Actor Peter Laxter 59
Average
1935 The Scoundrel Actor Slezack 58
Average
1934 No More West Actor Judge N/A
N/A
1933 Get That Venus Actor Mr. Rendleby 58
Average
1931 His Woman Actor Customs Inspector 58
Average
1931 My Sin Actor Roger Metcalf 58
Average
1919 The Unknown Quantity Actor Septimus Kinsolving N/A
N/A
1914 Damon and Pythias Actor Phillistus (as H. Davenport) 58
Average

Directing
1917 The Millionaire's Double Directing Director N/A
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1917 Tillie Wakes Up Directing Director 59
Average
1917 A Woman Alone Directing Director N/A
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1916 For a Woman’s Fair Name Directing Director N/A
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