Harry Davenport
Known for
Acting
Life
1866 – 1949 (aged 83)
Born in
Canton, Pennsylvania, USA
Credits
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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
15 Dec 1939
You Can't Take It with You
01 Sep 1938
Foreign Correspondent
16 Aug 1940
The Ox-Bow Incident
11 Mar 1943
Meet Me in St. Louis
28 Nov 1944
Meet John Doe
14 Mar 1941
Little Women
10 Mar 1949
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
31 Aug 1939
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Filmography
1950
- Riding Highas Johnson
1949
- Tell It to the Judgeas Judge MacKenzie Meredith
- That Forsyte Womanas Old Jolyon Forsyte
- Little Womenas Dr. Barnes
- Down to the Sea in Shipsas Benjamin Harris
1948
- The Decision of Christopher Blakeas Courtroom Attendant
- For the Love of Maryas Justice Peabody
- That Lady in Ermineas Luigi
- The Man from Texasas Pop Hickey
- Three Daring Daughtersas Dr. Cannon
1947
- The Fabulous Texanas Rev. Baker
- That Hagen Girlas Judge Merrivale
- The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxeras Thaddeus
- Keeper of the Beesas Michael Worthington
- Sport of Kingsas Maj. Denning
- Stallion Roadas Dr. Stevens
- The Farmer's Daughteras Dr. Matthew Sulven
1946
- A Boy and His Dogas Squire Jim Kirby
- Courage of Lassieas Judge Payson
- Lady Luckas Judge Martin
- Three Wise Foolsas The Ancient
- Faithful in My Fashionas Great Grandpa
- G.I. War Bridesas Grandpa Giles
- A Boy, a Girl and a Dogas Gramps
- Claudia and Davidas Dr. Harry
1945
- Adventureas Dr. Ashton
- Pardon My Pastas Grandpa Pemberton
- The Enchanted Forestas Old John
- Too Young to Knowas Judge Boller
- She Wouldn't Say Yesas Albert
- This Love of Oursas Dr. Wilkerson
1944
- The Thin Man Goes Homeas Dr. Bertram Charles
- Music for Millionsas Doctor
- Meet Me in St. Louisas Grandpa
- Kismetas Agha
- The Impatient Yearsas Minister
1943
- Jack Londonas Prof. Hilliard
- Government Girlas Senator MacVickers
- Gangway for Tomorrowas Fred Taylor
- Princess O'Rourkeas Supreme Court Judge
- Headin' for God's Countryas Clem Adams
- We've Never Been Lickedas Pop Lambert
- Shantytownas 'Doc' Herndon
- The Ox-Bow Incidentas Arthur Davies
- December 7thas Mr. 'C'
- The Amazing Mrs. Hollidayas Commodore Thomas Spencer Holliday
1942
- Tales of Manhattanas Professor Lyons
- Ten Gentlemen from West Pointas Bane
- Larceny, Inc.as Homer Bigelow
- Kings Rowas Colonel Skeffington
- Son of Fury: The Story of Benjamin Blakeas Amos Kidder
1941
- One Foot in Heavenas Elias Samson
- Hurricane Smithas Robert Ingersoll Reed
- The Bride Came C.O.D.as Pop Tolliver
- That Uncertain Feelingas Jones
- I Wanted Wingsas 'Sandbags' Riley
- Meet John Doeas Former Bulletin Owner (uncredited)
1940
- I Want a Divorceas Grandpa Brokaw
- Earl of Puddlestoneas Grandpa Ed Carson
- Foreign Correspondentas Mr. Powers
- Lucky Partnersas Judge
- All This, and Heaven Tooas Pierre
- Grandpa Goes To Townas Grandpa
- Too Many Husbandsas George
- Dr. Ehrlich's Magic Bulletas Judge
- Granny Get Your Gunas Nathaniel "Nate" Paulson
1939
- Money To Burnas Grandpa Ed Carson
- Gone with the Windas Dr. Meade
- The Covered Traileras Grandpa Ed Carson
- The Hunchback of Notre Dameas King Louis XI
- Death of a Championas Guy Lanyard
- Should Husbands Work?as Grandpa Higgins
- Juarezas Dr. Samuel Basch
- Exile Expressas Dr. Hite
- My Wife's Relativesas Grandpa Ed Carson
- The Story of Alexander Graham Bellas Judge Rider
- Tail Spinas T.P. Lester
- Made for Each Otheras Dr. Healy (uncredited)
- The Long Shotas Henry Sharon
1938
- The Cowboy and the Ladyas Uncle Hannibal Smith
- The Sistersas Doc Moore
- You Can't Take It with Youas Judge
- Marie Antoinetteas Monsieur de Cosse (uncredited)
- Young Fugitivesas Joel Bentham
- The Rage of Parisas Pop, Caretaker
- The Higgins Familyas Grandpa William Jordan
- The First Hundred Yearsas Uncle Dawson
- Reckless Livingas 'General' Jeff
- Gold Is Where You Find Itas Dr. Parsons
- Salesladyas Miles Cannon
- Man-Proofas Hitchhiker (uncredited)
1937
- Wells Fargoas Ingalls, banker
- First Ladyas Charles
- The Perfect Specimenas Carl Carter
- Radio Patrolas John P. Adams, inventor
- The Life of Emile Zolaas Chief of Staff
- Fit for a Kingas Archduke Julio
- Mr. Dodd Takes the Airas Doc Quinn
- White Bondageas Pop Craig
- They Won't Forgetas Confederate Soldier
- Fly Away Babyas Colonel Higgam
- Armored Caras Pop Logan
- As Good as Marriedas Jessup
- Her Husband's Secretaryas Dan Kingdon
- Paradise Expressas Jed Carson
- Under Cover of Nightas Dr. Reed
1936
- King of Hockeyas Tom McKenna
- The Case of the Black Catas Peter Laxter
1935
- The Scoundrelas Slezack
1934
- No More Westas Judge
1933
- Get That Venusas Mr. Rendleby
1932
- The Campus Mysteryas Dean Perry
1930
- Her Unborn Childas Dr. Remington
1919
- Dawnas Daniel Burton
- A Girl at Bayas Frank Galt
- The Unknown Quantityas Septimus Kinsolving
1917
- The Planteras Short
- Sowers and Reapersas Henry Ainsworth
1916
- The Wheel of the Lawas John Daniels
1915
- Father and the Boysas Tobias Ford
- C.O.D.as C.O. Darlington
1914
- Damon and Pythiasas Phillistus (as H. Davenport)