Personal Info
- Known ForActing
- GenderMale
- Birthday1866-01-19
- Day of Death1949-08-09 (83 years)
- Place of BirthCanton, Pennsylvania, USA
- Also Known AsHarold George Bryant DavenportH. Davenport
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.
Acting Career
- 1950
Riding High
As: Johnson
- 1949
Tell It to the Judge
As: Judge MacKenzie Meredith
- 1949
That Forsyte Woman
As: Old Jolyon Forsyte
- 1949
Little Women
As: Dr. Barnes
- 1949
Down to the Sea in Ships
As: Benjamin Harris
- 1948
The Decision of Christopher Blake
As: Courtroom Attendant
- 1948
For the Love of Mary
As: Justice Peabody
- 1948
That Lady in Ermine
As: Luigi
1948The Man from Texas
As: Pop Hickey
1948Three Daring Daughters
As: Dr. Cannon
1947The Fabulous Texan
As: Rev. Baker
1947That Hagen Girl
As: Judge Merrivale
1947The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer
As: Judge Thaddeus Turner
1947Keeper of the Bees
As: Michael Worthington
1947Sport of Kings
As: Maj. Denning
1947Stallion Road
As: Dr. Stevens
1947The Farmer's Daughter
As: Dr. Matthew Sulven
1946A Boy and His Dog
As: Squire Jim Kirby
1946Courage of Lassie
As: Judge Payson
1946Lady Luck
As: Judge Martin
1946Three Wise Fools
As: The Ancient
1946Faithful in My Fashion
As: Great Grandpa
1946G.I. War Brides
As: Grandpa Giles
1946A Boy, a Girl and a Dog
As: Gramps
1946Claudia and David
As: Dr. Harry
1945Adventure
As: Dr. Ashton
1945Pardon My Past
As: Grandpa Pemberton
1945The Enchanted Forest
As: Old John
1945Too Young to Know
As: Judge Boller
1945She Wouldn't Say Yes
As: Albert
1945This Love of Ours
As: Dr. Wilkerson
1944The Thin Man Goes Home
As: Dr. Bertram Charles
1944Music for Millions
As: Doctor
- 1944
Meet Me in St. Louis
As: Grandpa
1944Kismet
As: Agha
1944The Impatient Years
As: Minister
1943Jack London
As: Prof. Hilliard
1943Government Girl
As: Senator MacVickers
1943Gangway for Tomorrow
As: Fred Taylor
1943Princess O'Rourke
As: Supreme Court Judge
1943Headin' for God's Country
As: Clem Adams
1943We've Never Been Licked
As: Pop Lambert
1943Shantytown
As: 'Doc' Herndon
- 1943
The Ox-Bow Incident
As: Arthur Davies
1943December 7th
As: Mr. 'C'
1943The Amazing Mrs. Holliday
As: Commodore Thomas Spencer Holliday
1942Tales of Manhattan
As: Prof. Lyons
1942Ten Gentlemen from West Point
As: Bane
1942Larceny, Inc.
As: Homer Bigelow
1942Kings Row
As: Colonel Skeffington
1942Son of Fury: The Story of Benjamin Blake
As: Amos Kidder
1941One Foot in Heaven
As: Elias Samson
1941Hurricane Smith
As: Robert Ingersoll Reed
1941The Bride Came C.O.D.
As: Pop Tolliver
1941That Uncertain Feeling
As: Jones
1941I Wanted Wings
As: 'Sandbags' Riley
1941Meet John Doe
As: Former Bulletin Owner (uncredited)
1940I Want a Divorce
As: Grandpa Brokaw
1940Earl of Puddlestone
As: Grandpa Ed Carson
- 1940
Foreign Correspondent
As: Mr. Powers
1940Lucky Partners
As: Judge
1940All This, and Heaven Too
As: Pierre
1940Grandpa Goes To Town
As: Grandpa
1940Too Many Husbands
As: George
1940Dr. Ehrlich's Magic Bullet
As: Judge
1940Granny Get Your Gun
As: Nathaniel "Nate" Paulson
1939Money To Burn
As: Grandpa Ed Carson
1939The Hunchback of Notre Dame
As: King Louis XI
- 1939
Gone with the Wind
As: Dr. Meade
1939The Covered Trailer
As: Grandpa Ed Carson
1939Death of a Champion
As: Guy Lanyard
1939Should Husbands Work?
As: Grandpa Higgins
1939Juarez
As: Dr. Samuel Basch
1939Exile Express
As: Dr. Hite
1939My Wife's Relatives
As: Grandpa Ed Carson
1939The Story of Alexander Graham Bell
As: Judge Rider
1939Tail Spin
As: T.P. Lester
1939Made for Each Other
As: Dr. Healy (uncredited)
1939The Long Shot
As: Henry Sharon
1938The Cowboy and the Lady
As: Uncle Hannibal Smith
1938The Sisters
As: Doc Moore
- 1938
You Can't Take It with You
As: Judge
1938Marie Antoinette
As: Monsieur de Cosse (uncredited)
1938Young Fugitives
As: Joel Bentham
1938The Rage of Paris
As: Pop, Caretaker
1938The Higgins Family
As: Grandpa William Jordan
1938The First Hundred Years
As: Uncle Dawson
1938Reckless Living
As: 'General' Jeff
1938Gold Is Where You Find It
As: Dr. Parsons
1938Saleslady
As: Miles Cannon
1938Man-Proof
As: Hitchhiker (uncredited)
1937Wells Fargo
As: Ingalls, banker
1937First Lady
As: Charles
1937The Perfect Specimen
As: Carl Carter
1937Radio Patrol
As: John P. Adams, inventor
1937The Life of Emile Zola
As: Chief of Staff
1937Fit for a King
As: Archduke Julio
1937Mr. Dodd Takes the Air
As: Doc Quinn
1937White Bondage
As: Pop Craig
1937They Won't Forget
As: Confederate Soldier
1937Fly Away Baby
As: Colonel Higgam
1937Armored Car
As: Pop Logan
1937As Good as Married
As: Jessup
1937Her Husband's Secretary
As: Dan Kingdon
1937Paradise Express
As: Jed Carson
1937Under Cover of Night
As: Dr. Reed
1936King of Hockey
As: Tom McKenna
1936The Case of the Black Cat
As: Peter Laxter
1935The Scoundrel
As: Slezack
1934No More West
As: Judge
1933Get That Venus
As: Mr. Rendleby
1931His Woman
As: Customs Inspector
1931My Sin
As: Roger Metcalf
1930Her Unborn Child
As: Dr. Remington
1919The Unknown Quantity
As: Septimus Kinsolving
1916The Wheel of the Law
As: John Daniels
1915Father and the Boys
As: Tobias Ford
1915C.O.D.
As: C.O. Darlington
1914Damon and Pythias
As: Phillistus (as H. Davenport)