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)
The Decision of Christopher Blake
as Courtroom Attendant
(1948)
Three Daring Daughters
as Dr. Cannon
(1948)
That Lady in Ermine
as Luigi
(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)
That Hagen Girl
as Judge Merrivale
(1947)
The Fabulous Texan
as Rev. Baker
(1947)
Keeper of the Bees
as Michael Worthington
(1947)
Stallion Road
as Dr. Stevens
(1947)
Sport of Kings
as Maj. Denning
(1946)
Courage of Lassie
as Judge Payson
(1946)
Three Wise Fools
as The Ancient
(1946)
Faithful in My Fashion
as Great Grandpa
(1946)
A Boy, a Girl and a Dog
as Gramps
(1946)
A Boy and His Dog
as Squire Jim Kirby
(1946)
Claudia and David
as Dr. Harry
(1946)
Lady Luck
as Judge Martin
(1946)
G.I. War Brides
as Grandpa Giles
(1945)
Adventure
as Dr. Ashton
(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)
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)
Kismet
as Agha
(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)
December 7th
as Mr. 'C'
(1943)
Princess O'Rourke
as Supreme Court Judge
(1943)
Government Girl
as Senator MacVickers
(1943)
Gangway for Tomorrow
as Fred Taylor
(1943)
Jack London
as Prof. Hilliard
(1943)
Shantytown
as 'Doc' Herndon
(1943)
We've Never Been Licked
as Pop Lambert
(1943)
Headin' for God's Country
as Clem Adams
(1942)
Tales of Manhattan
as Prof. Lyons
(1942)
Kings Row
as Colonel Skeffington
(1942)
Larceny, Inc.
as Homer Bigelow
(1942)
(1942)
Son of Fury: The Story of Benjamin Blake
as Amos Kidder
(1941)
Meet John Doe
as Former Bulletin Owner (uncredited)
(1941)
That Uncertain Feeling
as Jones
(1941)
One Foot in Heaven
as Elias Samson
(1941)
The Bride Came C.O.D.
as Pop Tolliver
(1941)
I Wanted Wings
as 'Sandbags' Riley
(1941)
Hurricane Smith
as Robert Ingersoll Reed
(1940)
Foreign Correspondent
as Mr. Powers
(1940)
All This, and Heaven Too
as Pierre
(1940)
Dr. Ehrlich's Magic Bullet
as Judge
(1940)
Too Many Husbands
as George
(1940)
Lucky Partners
as Judge
(1940)
Earl of Puddlestone
as Grandpa Ed Carson
(1940)
I Want a Divorce
as Grandpa Brokaw
(1940)
Granny Get Your Gun
as Nathaniel "Nate" Paulson
(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)
Made for Each Other
as Dr. Healy (uncredited)
(1939)
Juarez
as Dr. Samuel Basch
(1939)
The Story of Alexander Graham Bell
as Judge Rider
(1939)
Death of a Champion
as Guy Lanyard
(1939)
Tail Spin
as T.P. Lester
(1939)
The Long Shot
as Henry Sharon
(1939)
The Covered Trailer
as Grandpa Ed Carson
(1939)
Exile Express
as Dr. Hite
(1939)
My Wife's Relatives
as Grandpa Ed Carson
(1939)
Money To Burn
as Grandpa Ed Carson
(1939)
Should Husbands Work?
as Grandpa Higgins
(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)
The First Hundred Years
as Uncle Dawson
(1938)
The Rage of Paris
as Pop, Caretaker
(1938)
Gold Is Where You Find It
as Dr. Parsons
(1938)
Saleslady
as Miles Cannon
(1938)
The Sisters
as Doc Moore
(1938)
The Higgins Family
as Grandpa William Jordan
(1938)
Man-Proof
as Hitchhiker (uncredited)
(1938)
Reckless Living
as 'General' Jeff
(1938)
Young Fugitives
as Joel Bentham
(1937)
Wells Fargo
as Ingalls, banker
(1937)
They Won't Forget
as Confederate Soldier
(1937)
The Life of Emile Zola
as Chief of Staff
(1937)
First Lady
as Charles
(1937)
The Perfect Specimen
as Carl Carter
(1937)
Fly Away Baby
as Colonel Higgam
(1937)
Fit for a King
as Archduke Julio
(1937)
Mr. Dodd Takes the Air
as Doc Quinn
(1937)
Armored Car
as Pop Logan
(1937)
Under Cover of Night
as Dr. Reed
(1937)
Her Husband's Secretary
as Dan Kingdon
(1937)
As Good as Married
as Jessup
(1937)
Paradise Express
as Jed Carson
(1937)
Radio Patrol
as John P. Adams, inventor
(1937)
White Bondage
as Pop Craig
(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)
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