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Harry Davenport

Lived · 83 Born · Jan 19, 1866 From · Canton, Pennsylvania, USA Films · 124

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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

The Men Who Made the Movies: Vincente Minnelli poster

The Men Who Made the Movies: Vincente Minnelli

Riding High poster

Tell It to the Judge poster

Tell It to the Judge

That Forsyte Woman poster

That Forsyte Woman

Career timeline

1973

The Men Who Made the Movies: Vincente Minnelli Notable

Self (archive footage) · 1973

1950

Johnson · 1950

1949

Tell It to the Judge

Judge MacKenzie Meredith · 1949

That Forsyte Woman

Old Jolyon Forsyte · 1949

Little Women Notable

Dr. Barnes · 1949

1948

The Decision of Christopher Blake

Courtroom Attendant · 1948

For the Love of Mary

Justice Peabody · 1948

That Lady in Ermine

1947

The Fabulous Texan

Rev. Baker · 1947

That Hagen Girl

Judge Merrivale · 1947

The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer

Thaddeus · 1947

1946

A Boy and His Dog

Squire Jim Kirby · 1946

Courage of Lassie

Judge Payson · 1946

Judge Martin · 1946

1945

Dr. Ashton · 1945

Grandpa Pemberton · 1945

The Enchanted Forest

Old John · 1945

1944

The Thin Man Goes Home Notable

Dr. Bertram Charles · 1944

Music for Millions

Meet Me in St. Louis Notable

Grandpa · 1944

1943

Prof. Hilliard · 1943

Government Girl

Senator MacVickers · 1943

Gangway for Tomorrow

Fred Taylor · 1943

1942

Tales of Manhattan

Professor Lyons · 1942

Ten Gentlemen from West Point

Larceny, Inc. Notable

Homer Bigelow · 1942

1941

One Foot in Heaven

Elias Samson · 1941

Hurricane Smith

Robert Ingersoll Reed · 1941

The Bride Came C.O.D. Notable

Pop Tolliver · 1941

1940

I Want a Divorce Notable

Grandpa Brokaw · 1940

Earl of Puddlestone Notable

Grandpa Ed Carson · 1940

Foreign Correspondent Notable

Mr. Powers · 1940

1939

Money To Burn Notable

Grandpa Ed Carson · 1939

Gone with the Wind Notable

Dr. Meade · 1939

The Covered Trailer Notable

Grandpa Ed Carson · 1939

1938

The Cowboy and the Lady

Uncle Hannibal Smith · 1938

Doc Moore · 1938

You Can't Take It with You Notable

1937

Ingalls, banker · 1937

Charles · 1937

The Perfect Specimen

Carl Carter · 1937

1936

Tom McKenna · 1936

The Case of the Black Cat Notable

Peter Laxter · 1936

1935

Slezack · 1935

1934

No More West Notable

1933

Get That Venus Notable

Mr. Rendleby · 1933

1931

Customs Inspector · 1931

Roger Metcalf · 1931

Frequently appears with

Vincente Minnelli

Cliff Robertson

Narrator (voice)

Self (archive footage)

Self (archive footage)

Self (archive footage)

Alice 'Princess' Higgins

Charles Bickford

Frances Gifford

Margaret Higgins

William Demarest

Full filmography

The Men Who Made the Movies: Vincente Minnelli poster

The Men Who Made the Movies: Vincente Minnelli

Riding High poster

Tell It to the Judge poster

Tell It to the Judge

That Forsyte Woman poster

That Forsyte Woman

Little Women poster

Down to the Sea in Ships poster

Down to the Sea in Ships

The Decision of Christopher Blake poster

The Decision of Christopher Blake

For the Love of Mary poster

For the Love of Mary

That Lady in Ermine poster

That Lady in Ermine

The Man from Texas poster

The Man from Texas

Three Daring Daughters poster

Three Daring Daughters

The Fabulous Texan poster

The Fabulous Texan

That Hagen Girl poster

That Hagen Girl

The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer poster

The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer

Keeper of the Bees poster

Keeper of the Bees

Sport of Kings poster

Stallion Road poster

The Farmer's Daughter poster

The Farmer's Daughter

A Boy and His Dog poster

A Boy and His Dog

Courage of Lassie poster

Courage of Lassie

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