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)
That Forsyte Woman
as Old Jolyon Forsyte
(1949)
Tell It to the Judge
as Judge MacKenzie Meredith
(1948)
That Lady in Ermine
as Luigi
(1948)
For the Love of Mary
as Justice Peabody
(1948)
The Man from Texas
as Pop Hickey
(1948)
The Decision of Christopher Blake
as Courtroom Attendant
(1948)
Three Daring Daughters
as Dr. Cannon
(1947)
The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer
as Judge Thaddeus Turner
(1947)
That Hagen Girl
as Judge Merrivale
(1947)
The Farmer's Daughter
as Dr. Matthew Sulven
(1947)
Stallion Road
as Dr. Stevens
(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)
A Boy and His Dog
as Squire Jim Kirby
(1946)
A Boy, a Girl and a Dog
as Gramps
(1946)
Three Wise Fools
as The Ancient
(1946)
Claudia and David
as Dr. Harry
(1946)
Lady Luck
as Judge Martin
(1946)
Faithful in My Fashion
as Great Grandpa
(1946)
G.I. War Brides
as Grandpa Giles
(1945)
This Love of Ours
as Dr. Wilkerson
(1945)
She Wouldn't Say Yes
as Albert
(1945)
Pardon My Past
as Grandpa Pemberton
(1945)
Too Young to Know
as Judge Boller
(1945)
Adventure
as Dr. Ashton
(1945)
The Enchanted Forest
as Old John
(1944)
Meet Me in St. Louis
as Grandpa
(1944)
The Thin Man Goes Home
as Dr. Bertram Charles
(1944)
Music for Millions
as Doctor
(1944)
Kismet
as Agha
(1944)
The Impatient Years
as Minister
(1943)
The Ox-Bow Incident
as Arthur Davies
(1943)
December 7th
as Mr. 'C'
(1943)
Princess O'Rourke
as Supreme Court Judge
(1943)
Government Girl
as Senator MacVickers
(1943)
Headin' for God's Country
as Clem Adams
(1943)
The Amazing Mrs. Holliday
as Commodore Thomas Spencer Holliday
(1943)
Shantytown
as 'Doc' Herndon
(1943)
Jack London
as Prof. Hilliard
(1943)
Gangway for Tomorrow
as Fred Taylor
(1943)
We've Never Been Licked
as Pop Lambert
(1942)
Son of Fury: The Story of Benjamin Blake
as Amos Kidder
(1942)
Kings Row
as Colonel Skeffington
(1942)
Tales of Manhattan
as Prof. Lyons
(1942)
Larceny, Inc.
as Homer Bigelow
(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)
Granny Get Your Gun
as Nathaniel "Nate" Paulson
(1940)
I Want a Divorce
as Grandpa Brokaw
(1940)
Grandpa Goes To Town
as Grandpa
(1940)
Earl of Puddlestone
as Grandpa Ed Carson
(1939)
Gone with the Wind
as Dr. Meade
(1939)
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
as King Louis XI
(1939)
Made for Each Other
as Dr. Healy (uncredited)
(1939)
Juarez
as Dr. Samuel Basch
(1939)
The Long Shot
as Henry Sharon
(1939)
Tail Spin
as T.P. Lester
(1939)
The Story of Alexander Graham Bell
as Judge Rider
(1939)
The Covered Trailer
as Grandpa Ed Carson
(1939)
My Wife's Relatives
as Grandpa Ed Carson
(1939)
Exile Express
as Dr. Hite
(1939)
Death of a Champion
as Guy Lanyard
(1939)
Should Husbands Work?
as Grandpa Higgins
(1939)
Money To Burn
as Grandpa Ed Carson
(1938)
You Can't Take It with You
as Judge
(1938)
The Cowboy and the Lady
as Uncle Hannibal Smith
(1938)
Marie Antoinette
as Monsieur de Cosse (uncredited)
(1938)
Gold Is Where You Find It
as Dr. Parsons
(1938)
The Rage of Paris
as Pop, Caretaker
(1938)
The Sisters
as Doc Moore
(1938)
Young Fugitives
as Joel Bentham
(1938)
The First Hundred Years
as Uncle Dawson
(1938)
The Higgins Family
as Grandpa William Jordan
(1938)
Man-Proof
as Hitchhiker (uncredited)
(1938)
Reckless Living
as 'General' Jeff
(1938)
Saleslady
as Miles Cannon
(1937)
The Life of Emile Zola
as Chief of Staff
(1937)
Wells Fargo
as Ingalls, banker
(1937)
They Won't Forget
as Confederate Soldier
(1937)
Her Husband's Secretary
as Dan Kingdon
(1937)
Armored Car
as Pop Logan
(1937)
The Perfect Specimen
as Carl Carter
(1937)
White Bondage
as Pop Craig
(1937)
Fly Away Baby
as Colonel Higgam
(1937)
Mr. Dodd Takes the Air
as Doc Quinn
(1937)
As Good as Married
as Jessup
(1937)
Fit for a King
as Archduke Julio
(1937)
First Lady
as Charles
(1937)
Radio Patrol
as John P. Adams, inventor
(1937)
Paradise Express
as Jed Carson
(1937)
Under Cover of Night
as Dr. Reed
(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
(1932)
The Campus Mystery
as Dean Perry
(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)
Father and the Boys
as Tobias Ford
(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