Person
Harry Davenport
Acting · 1866–1949 · Canton, Pennsylvania, USA
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
Gone with the Wind
Dr. Meade
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
King Louis XI
Little Women
Dr. Barnes
Meet Me in St. Louis
Grandpa
You Can't Take It with You
Judge
Foreign Correspondent
Mr. Powers
The Ox-Bow Incident
Arthur Davies
The Planter
Short
Death of a Champion
Guy Lanyard
The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer
Thaddeus
Filmography
- 1973The Men Who Made the Movies: Vincente MinnelliSelf (archive footage)
- 1950Riding HighJohnson
- 1949Tell It to the JudgeJudge MacKenzie Meredith
- 1949That Forsyte WomanOld Jolyon Forsyte
- 1949Little WomenDr. Barnes
- 1949Down to the Sea in ShipsBenjamin Harris
- 1948The Decision of Christopher BlakeCourtroom Attendant
- 1948For the Love of MaryJustice Peabody
- 1948That Lady in ErmineLuigi
- 1948The Man from TexasPop Hickey
- 1948Three Daring DaughtersDr. Cannon
- 1947The Fabulous TexanRev. Baker
- 1947That Hagen GirlJudge Merrivale
- 1947The Bachelor and the Bobby-SoxerThaddeus
- 1947Keeper of the BeesMichael Worthington
- 1947Sport of KingsMaj. Denning
- 1947Stallion RoadDr. Stevens
- 1947The Farmer's DaughterDr. Matthew Sulven
- 1946A Boy and His DogSquire Jim Kirby
- 1946Courage of LassieJudge Payson
- 1946Lady LuckJudge Martin
- 1946Three Wise FoolsThe Ancient
- 1946Faithful in My FashionGreat Grandpa
- 1946G.I. War BridesGrandpa Giles
- 1946A Boy, a Girl and a DogGramps
- 1946Claudia and DavidDr. Harry
- 1945AdventureDr. Ashton
- 1945Pardon My PastGrandpa Pemberton
- 1945The Enchanted ForestOld John
- 1945Too Young to KnowJudge Boller
- 1945She Wouldn't Say YesAlbert
- 1945This Love of OursDr. Wilkerson
- 1944The Thin Man Goes HomeDr. Bertram Charles
- 1944Music for MillionsDoctor
- 1944Meet Me in St. LouisGrandpa
- 1944KismetAgha
- 1944The Impatient YearsMinister
- 1943Jack LondonProf. Hilliard
- 1943Government GirlSenator MacVickers
- 1943Gangway for TomorrowFred Taylor
- 1943Princess O'RourkeSupreme Court Judge
- 1943Headin' for God's CountryClem Adams
- 1943We've Never Been LickedPop Lambert
- 1943Shantytown'Doc' Herndon
- 1943The Ox-Bow IncidentArthur Davies
- 1943December 7thMr. 'C'
- 1943The Amazing Mrs. HollidayCommodore Thomas Spencer Holliday
- 1942Tales of ManhattanProfessor Lyons
- 1942Ten Gentlemen from West PointBane
- 1942Larceny, Inc.Homer Bigelow
- 1942Kings RowColonel Skeffington
- 1942Son of Fury: The Story of Benjamin BlakeAmos Kidder
- 1941One Foot in HeavenElias Samson
- 1941Hurricane SmithRobert Ingersoll Reed
- 1941The Bride Came C.O.D.Pop Tolliver
- 1941That Uncertain FeelingJones
- 1941I Wanted Wings'Sandbags' Riley
- 1941Meet John DoeFormer Bulletin Owner (uncredited)
- 1940I Want a DivorceGrandpa Brokaw
- 1940Earl of PuddlestoneGrandpa Ed Carson
- 1940Foreign CorrespondentMr. Powers
- 1940Lucky PartnersJudge
- 1940All This, and Heaven TooPierre
- 1940Grandpa Goes To TownGrandpa
- 1940Too Many HusbandsGeorge
- 1940Dr. Ehrlich's Magic BulletJudge
- 1940Granny Get Your GunNathaniel "Nate" Paulson
- 1939Money To BurnGrandpa Ed Carson
- 1939Gone with the WindDr. Meade
- 1939The Covered TrailerGrandpa Ed Carson
- 1939The Hunchback of Notre DameKing Louis XI
- 1939Death of a ChampionGuy Lanyard
- 1939Should Husbands Work?Grandpa Higgins
- 1939JuarezDr. Samuel Basch
- 1939Exile ExpressDr. Hite
- 1939My Wife's RelativesGrandpa Ed Carson
- 1939The Story of Alexander Graham BellJudge Rider
- 1939Tail SpinT.P. Lester
- 1939Made for Each OtherDr. Healy (uncredited)
- 1939The Long ShotHenry Sharon
- 1938The Cowboy and the LadyUncle Hannibal Smith
- 1938The SistersDoc Moore
- 1938You Can't Take It with YouJudge
- 1938Marie AntoinetteMonsieur de Cosse (uncredited)
- 1938Young FugitivesJoel Bentham
- 1938The Rage of ParisPop, Caretaker
- 1938The Higgins FamilyGrandpa William Jordan
- 1938The First Hundred YearsUncle Dawson
- 1938Reckless Living'General' Jeff
- 1938Gold Is Where You Find ItDr. Parsons
- 1938SalesladyMiles Cannon
- 1938Man-ProofHitchhiker (uncredited)
- 1937Wells FargoIngalls, banker
- 1937First LadyCharles
- 1937The Perfect SpecimenCarl Carter
- 1937Radio PatrolJohn P. Adams, inventor
- 1937The Life of Emile ZolaChief of Staff
- 1937Fit for a KingArchduke Julio
- 1937Mr. Dodd Takes the AirDoc Quinn
- 1937White BondagePop Craig
- 1937They Won't ForgetConfederate Soldier
- 1937Fly Away BabyColonel Higgam
- 1937Armored CarPop Logan
- 1937As Good as MarriedJessup
- 1937Her Husband's SecretaryDan Kingdon
- 1937Paradise ExpressJed Carson
- 1937Under Cover of NightDr. Reed
- 1936King of HockeyTom McKenna
- 1936The Case of the Black CatPeter Laxter
- 1935The ScoundrelSlezack
- 1934No More WestJudge
- 1933Get That VenusMr. Rendleby
- 1932The Campus MysteryDean Perry
- 1931His WomanCustoms Inspector
- 1931My SinRoger Metcalf
- 1930Her Unborn ChildDr. Remington
- 1919DawnDaniel Burton
- 1919A Girl at BayFrank Galt
- 1919The Unknown QuantitySeptimus Kinsolving
- 1917The PlanterShort
- 1917Sowers and ReapersHenry Ainsworth
- 1917The Millionaire's DoubleDirector
- 1917Tillie Wakes UpDirector
- 1917A Woman AloneDirector
- 1916The Wheel of the LawJohn Daniels
- 1916For a Woman’s Fair NameDirector
- 1915Father and the BoysTobias Ford
- 1915C.O.D.C.O. Darlington
- 1914Damon and PythiasPhillistus (as H. Davenport)
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