Harry Davenport
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1866-01-19
Day of Death
1949-08-09 (83 years old)
Place of Birth
Canton, Pennsylvania, USA
Harry Davenport
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
Acting
(1973)
The Men Who Made the Movies: Vincente Minnelli
as Self (archive footage)
(1950)
Riding High
as Johnson
(1949)
Little Women
as Dr. Barnes
(1949)
Down to the Sea in Ships
as Benjamin Harris
(1949)
Tell It to the Judge
as Judge MacKenzie Meredith
(1949)
That Forsyte Woman
as Old Jolyon Forsyte
(1948)
The Decision of Christopher Blake
as Courtroom Attendant
(1948)
That Lady in Ermine
as Luigi
(1948)
Three Daring Daughters
as Dr. Cannon
(1948)
The Man from Texas
as Pop Hickey
(1948)
For the Love of Mary
as Justice Peabody
(1947)
The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer
as Judge Thaddeus Turner
(1947)
The Farmer's Daughter
as Dr. Matthew Sulven
(1947)
Stallion Road
as Dr. Stevens
(1947)
That Hagen Girl
as Judge Merrivale
(1947)
Keeper of the Bees
as Michael Worthington
(1947)
Sport of Kings
as Maj. Denning
(1947)
The Fabulous Texan
as Rev. Baker
(1946)
Courage of Lassie
as Judge Payson
(1946)
Lady Luck
as Judge Martin
(1946)
Faithful in My Fashion
as Great Grandpa
(1946)
A Boy, a Girl and a Dog
as Gramps
(1946)
G.I. War Brides
as Grandpa Giles
(1946)
Claudia and David
as Dr. Harry
(1946)
A Boy and His Dog
as Squire Jim Kirby
(1946)
Three Wise Fools
as The Ancient
(1945)
Adventure
as Dr. Ashton
(1945)
Pardon My Past
as Grandpa Pemberton
(1945)
She Wouldn't Say Yes
as Albert
(1945)
This Love of Ours
as Dr. Wilkerson
(1945)
The Enchanted Forest
as Old John
(1945)
Too Young to Know
as Judge Boller
(1944)
Meet Me in St. Louis
as Grandpa
(1944)
Kismet
as Agha
(1944)
The Thin Man Goes Home
as Dr. Bertram Charles
(1944)
Music for Millions
as Doctor
(1944)
The Impatient Years
as Minister
(1943)
The Ox-Bow Incident
as Arthur Davies
(1943)
The Amazing Mrs. Holliday
as Commodore Thomas Spencer Holliday
(1943)
Government Girl
as Senator MacVickers
(1943)
Princess O'Rourke
as Supreme Court Judge
(1943)
December 7th
as Mr. 'C'
(1943)
Jack London
as Prof. Hilliard
(1943)
Shantytown
as 'Doc' Herndon
(1943)
Gangway for Tomorrow
as Fred Taylor
(1943)
We've Never Been Licked
as Pop Lambert
(1943)
Headin' for God's Country
as Clem Adams
(1942)
Larceny, Inc.
as Homer Bigelow
(1942)
Kings Row
as Colonel Skeffington
(1942)
Tales of Manhattan
as Prof. Lyons
(1942)
Son of Fury: The Story of Benjamin Blake
as Amos Kidder
(1942)
(1941)
Meet John Doe
as Former Bulletin Owner (uncredited)
(1941)
That Uncertain Feeling
as Jones
(1941)
I Wanted Wings
as 'Sandbags' Riley
(1941)
The Bride Came C.O.D.
as Pop Tolliver
(1941)
One Foot in Heaven
as Elias Samson
(1941)
Hurricane Smith
as Robert Ingersoll Reed
(1940)
Foreign Correspondent
as Mr. Powers
(1940)
All This, and Heaven Too
as Pierre
(1940)
Lucky Partners
as Judge
(1940)
Dr. Ehrlich's Magic Bullet
as Judge
(1940)
Too Many Husbands
as George
(1940)
I Want a Divorce
as Grandpa Brokaw
(1940)
Granny Get Your Gun
as Nathaniel "Nate" Paulson
(1940)
Earl of Puddlestone
as Grandpa Ed Carson
(1940)
Grandpa Goes To Town
as Grandpa
(1939)
Gone with the Wind
as Dr. Meade
(1939)
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
as King Louis XI
(1939)
Juarez
as Dr. Samuel Basch
(1939)
Made for Each Other
as Dr. Healy (uncredited)
(1939)
The Story of Alexander Graham Bell
as Judge Rider
(1939)
Exile Express
as Dr. Hite
(1939)
The Long Shot
as Henry Sharon
(1939)
Tail Spin
as T.P. Lester
(1939)
Should Husbands Work?
as Grandpa Higgins
(1939)
Death of a Champion
as Guy Lanyard
(1939)
The Covered Trailer
as Grandpa Ed Carson
(1939)
Money To Burn
as Grandpa Ed Carson
(1939)
My Wife's Relatives
as Grandpa Ed Carson
(1938)
You Can't Take It with You
as Judge
(1938)
Marie Antoinette
as Monsieur de Cosse (uncredited)
(1938)
The Cowboy and the Lady
as Uncle Hannibal Smith
(1938)
The Rage of Paris
as Pop, Caretaker
(1938)
The Sisters
as Doc Moore
(1938)
The First Hundred Years
as Uncle Dawson
(1938)
Man-Proof
as Hitchhiker (uncredited)
(1938)
Saleslady
as Miles Cannon
(1938)
Reckless Living
as 'General' Jeff
(1938)
Gold Is Where You Find It
as Dr. Parsons
(1938)
Young Fugitives
as Joel Bentham
(1938)
The Higgins Family
as Grandpa William Jordan
(1937)
The Life of Emile Zola
as Chief of Staff
(1937)
Wells Fargo
as Ingalls, banker
(1937)
First Lady
as Charles
(1937)
Armored Car
as Pop Logan
(1937)
Fly Away Baby
as Colonel Higgam
(1937)
Paradise Express
as Jed Carson
(1937)
White Bondage
as Pop Craig
(1937)
Under Cover of Night
as Dr. Reed
(1937)
The Perfect Specimen
as Carl Carter
(1937)
Radio Patrol
as John P. Adams, inventor
(1937)
They Won't Forget
as Confederate Soldier
(1937)
Mr. Dodd Takes the Air
as Doc Quinn
(1937)
Fit for a King
as Archduke Julio
(1937)
Her Husband's Secretary
as Dan Kingdon
(1937)
As Good as Married
as Jessup
(1936)
The Case of the Black Cat
as Peter Laxter
(1936)
King of Hockey
as Tom McKenna
(1935)
The Scoundrel
as Slezack
(1934)
No More West
as Judge
(1933)
Get That Venus
as Mr. Rendleby
(1931)
My Sin
as Roger Metcalf
(1931)
His Woman
as Customs Inspector
(1919)
The Unknown Quantity
as Septimus Kinsolving
(1916)
The Wheel of the Law
as John Daniels
(1915)
C.O.D.
as C.O. Darlington
(1914)
Damon and Pythias
as Phillistus (as H. Davenport)
Crew
(1917)
The Millionaire's Double
Director
(1917)
Tillie Wakes Up
Director
(1917)
A Woman Alone
Director
(1916)
For a Woman’s Fair Name
Director