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Harry Davenport

Harry Davenport

Acting·1866–1949·127 films

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.

As Actor

Gone with the Wind
Gone with the Wind (1939)Dr. Meade
You Can't Take It with You
You Can't Take It with You (1938)Judge
Foreign Correspondent
Foreign Correspondent (1940)Mr. Powers
The Ox-Bow Incident
The Ox-Bow Incident (1943)Arthur Davies
Meet Me in St. Louis
Meet Me in St. Louis (1944)Grandpa
Meet John Doe
Meet John Doe (1941)Former Bulletin Owner (uncredited)
Little Women
Little Women (1949)Dr. Barnes
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1939)King Louis XI
The Life of Emile Zola
The Life of Emile Zola (1937)Chief of Staff
The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer
The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer (1947)Thaddeus
The Thin Man Goes Home
The Thin Man Goes Home (1944)Dr. Bertram Charles
All This, and Heaven Too
All This, and Heaven Too (1940)Pierre
Made for Each Other
Made for Each Other (1939)Dr. Healy (uncredited)
That Uncertain Feeling
That Uncertain Feeling (1941)Jones
Kings Row
Kings Row (1942)Colonel Skeffington
The Farmer's Daughter
The Farmer's Daughter (1947)Dr. Matthew Sulven
Marie Antoinette
Marie Antoinette (1938)Monsieur de Cosse (uncredited)
Tales of Manhattan
Tales of Manhattan (1942)Professor Lyons
Courage of Lassie
Courage of Lassie (1946)Judge Payson
Larceny, Inc.
Larceny, Inc. (1942)Homer Bigelow
The Bride Came C.O.D.
The Bride Came C.O.D. (1941)Pop Tolliver
Dr. Ehrlich's Magic Bullet
Dr. Ehrlich's Magic Bullet (1940)Judge
They Won't Forget
They Won't Forget (1937)Confederate Soldier
The Cowboy and the Lady
The Cowboy and the Lady (1938)Uncle Hannibal Smith
December 7th
December 7th (1943)Mr. 'C'
Juarez
Juarez (1939)Dr. Samuel Basch
One Foot in Heaven
One Foot in Heaven (1941)Elias Samson
Princess O'Rourke
Princess O'Rourke (1943)Supreme Court Judge
Too Many Husbands
Too Many Husbands (1940)George
The Rage of Paris
The Rage of Paris (1938)Pop, Caretaker
That Lady in Ermine
That Lady in Ermine (1948)Luigi
Down to the Sea in Ships
Down to the Sea in Ships (1949)Benjamin Harris
The Story of Alexander Graham Bell
The Story of Alexander Graham Bell (1939)Judge Rider
Son of Fury: The Story of Benjamin Blake
Son of Fury: The Story of Benjamin Blake (1942)Amos Kidder
Kismet
Kismet (1944)Agha
Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo (1937)Ingalls, banker
The Scoundrel
The Scoundrel (1935)Slezack
A Boy and His Dog
A Boy and His Dog (1946)Squire Jim Kirby
That Forsyte Woman
That Forsyte Woman (1949)Old Jolyon Forsyte
The Sisters
The Sisters (1938)Doc Moore
Adventure
Adventure (1945)Dr. Ashton
Lucky Partners
Lucky Partners (1940)Judge
Gold Is Where You Find It
Gold Is Where You Find It (1938)Dr. Parsons
The Amazing Mrs. Holliday
The Amazing Mrs. Holliday (1943)Commodore Thomas Spencer Holliday
Jack London
Jack London (1943)Prof. Hilliard
My Sin
My Sin (1931)Roger Metcalf
I Wanted Wings
I Wanted Wings (1941)'Sandbags' Riley
Government Girl
Government Girl (1943)Senator MacVickers
The Case of the Black Cat
The Case of the Black Cat (1936)Peter Laxter
That Hagen Girl
That Hagen Girl (1947)Judge Merrivale
Fly Away Baby
Fly Away Baby (1937)Colonel Higgam
Ten Gentlemen from West Point
Ten Gentlemen from West Point (1942)Bane
Riding High
Riding High (1950)Johnson
Tell It to the Judge
Tell It to the Judge (1949)Judge MacKenzie Meredith
The Impatient Years
The Impatient Years (1944)Minister
Man-Proof
Man-Proof (1938)Hitchhiker (uncredited)
Lady Luck
Lady Luck (1946)Judge Martin
Mr. Dodd Takes the Air
Mr. Dodd Takes the Air (1937)Doc Quinn
Three Daring Daughters
Three Daring Daughters (1948)Dr. Cannon
The Perfect Specimen
The Perfect Specimen (1937)Carl Carter
For the Love of Mary
For the Love of Mary (1948)Justice Peabody
Tail Spin
Tail Spin (1939)T.P. Lester
First Lady
First Lady (1937)Charles
A Boy, a Girl and a Dog
A Boy, a Girl and a Dog (1946)Gramps
She Wouldn't Say Yes
She Wouldn't Say Yes (1945)Albert
Music for Millions
Music for Millions (1944)Doctor
His Woman
His Woman (1931)Customs Inspector
Gangway for Tomorrow
Gangway for Tomorrow (1943)Fred Taylor
Pardon My Past
Pardon My Past (1945)Grandpa Pemberton
The Long Shot
The Long Shot (1939)Henry Sharon
King of Hockey
King of Hockey (1936)Tom McKenna
The Decision of Christopher Blake
The Decision of Christopher Blake (1948)Courtroom Attendant
Faithful in My Fashion
Faithful in My Fashion (1946)Great Grandpa
Armored Car
Armored Car (1937)Pop Logan
Claudia and David
Claudia and David (1946)Dr. Harry
This Love of Ours
This Love of Ours (1945)Dr. Wilkerson
Under Cover of Night
Under Cover of Night (1937)Dr. Reed
Paradise Express
Paradise Express (1937)Jed Carson
Hurricane Smith
Hurricane Smith (1941)Robert Ingersoll Reed
White Bondage
White Bondage (1937)Pop Craig
Fit for a King
Fit for a King (1937)Archduke Julio
Young Fugitives
Young Fugitives (1938)Joel Bentham
Granny Get Your Gun
Granny Get Your Gun (1940)Nathaniel "Nate" Paulson
Three Wise Fools
Three Wise Fools (1946)The Ancient
Her Husband's Secretary
Her Husband's Secretary (1937)Dan Kingdon
Stallion Road
Stallion Road (1947)Dr. Stevens
As Good as Married
As Good as Married (1937)Jessup
The Fabulous Texan
The Fabulous Texan (1947)Rev. Baker
Exile Express
Exile Express (1939)Dr. Hite
The Higgins Family
The Higgins Family (1938)Grandpa William Jordan
Shantytown
Shantytown (1943)'Doc' Herndon
The First Hundred Years
The First Hundred Years (1938)Uncle Dawson
We've Never Been Licked
We've Never Been Licked (1943)Pop Lambert
Should Husbands Work?
Should Husbands Work? (1939)Grandpa Higgins
The Man from Texas
The Man from Texas (1948)Pop Hickey
Saleslady
Saleslady (1938)Miles Cannon
Get That Venus
Get That Venus (1933)Mr. Rendleby
The Enchanted Forest
The Enchanted Forest (1945)Old John
Too Young to Know
Too Young to Know (1945)Judge Boller
G.I. War Brides
G.I. War Brides (1946)Grandpa Giles
The Men Who Made the Movies: Vincente Minnelli
The Men Who Made the Movies: Vincente Minnelli (1973)Self (archive footage)
I Want a Divorce
I Want a Divorce (1940)Grandpa Brokaw
No More West
No More West (1934)Judge
Her Unborn Child
Her Unborn Child (1930)Dr. Remington
Death of a Champion
Death of a Champion (1939)Guy Lanyard
The Covered Trailer
The Covered Trailer (1939)Grandpa Ed Carson
Damon and Pythias
Damon and Pythias (1914)Phillistus (as H. Davenport)
Reckless Living
Reckless Living (1938)'General' Jeff
Grandpa Goes To Town
Grandpa Goes To Town (1940)Grandpa
Money To Burn
Money To Burn (1939)Grandpa Ed Carson
Radio Patrol
Radio Patrol (1937)John P. Adams, inventor
My Wife's Relatives
My Wife's Relatives (1939)Grandpa Ed Carson
Headin' for God's Country
Headin' for God's Country (1943)Clem Adams
The Wheel of the Law
The Wheel of the Law (1916)John Daniels
Sport of Kings
Sport of Kings (1947)Maj. Denning
Earl of Puddlestone
Earl of Puddlestone (1940)Grandpa Ed Carson
Keeper of the Bees
Keeper of the Bees (1947)Michael Worthington
The Unknown Quantity
The Unknown Quantity (1919)Septimus Kinsolving
Dawn
Dawn (1919)Daniel Burton
The Planter
The Planter (1917)Short
A Girl at Bay
A Girl at Bay (1919)Frank Galt
Father and the Boys
Father and the Boys (1915)Tobias Ford
C.O.D.
C.O.D. (1915)C.O. Darlington
Sowers and Reapers
Sowers and Reapers (1917)Henry Ainsworth

As Director