Harry Allen
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- July 10, 1877
- Died
- December 4, 1951 (aged 74)
- Birthplace
- Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Harry Allen (July 10, 1883 – December 4, 1951) was an Australian-born American character actor of the silent and sound film eras. He began his acting career on stage with the J. C. Williamson organisation, performing around Australia. In 1910 he married fellow actor Marjorie Josephine née Condon in Brisbane. The union was not a success and in 1912 he left Australia for North America. In the United States, Allen was a member of a touring theater company, known for their popular rendition of The Better 'Ole. He appeared on Broadway in the early 1920s. His first film role was in the 1923 silent film, The Last Moment, in a supporting role. In his career Allen appeared in over 100 films, mostly in supporting and smaller roles. Some of the more notable films he appeared in include: Of Human Bondage (1934), starring Bette Davis and Leslie Howard; the Marx Brothers' classic, A Night at the Opera; the original Mutiny on the Bounty (1935), starring Charles Laughton and Clark Gable; William Wyler's 1942 Academy Award-winning film, Mrs. Miniver, starring Greer Garson, Walter Pidgeon, and Teresa Wright; Jane Eyre (1944), starring Orson Welles and Joan Fontaine; the Mickey Rooney and Elizabeth Taylor version of National Velvet (1945); and The Picture of Dorian Gray (1945), starring George Sanders. His final appearance on film was in the 1949 film, Challenge to Lassie, starring Edmund Gwenn. Allen died on December 4, 1951, and was buried in Glen Abbey Memorial Park.
Known For
Filmography
Julia Misbehaves
Movie · as Bill Collector
Moss Rose
Movie · as Threadbare Little Man (uncredited)
The Green Years
Movie · as Purser Teeler
Hangover Square
Movie
Murder, He Says
Movie · as Old Deaf Townsman (uncredited)
The Lodger
Movie
The Scarlet Claw
Movie
Ministry of Fear
Movie · as Tailor's Delivery Man (uncredited)
The White Cliffs of Dover
Movie · as English Cabbie (uncredited)
Buckskin Frontier
Movie · as McWhinny
Forever and a Day
Movie · as First Cockney Air Raid Watcher
Jane Eyre
Movie · as Guard
Mrs. Miniver
Movie · as William (uncredited)
Eagle Squadron
Movie · as Cockney
This Above All
Movie · as Hubert
A Man Betrayed
Movie · as Beggar Outside Club Inferno (uncredited)
They Met in Bombay
Movie
Moon Over Burma
Movie · as Sunshine
The Earl of Chicago
Movie · as Mayor (uncredited)
Waterloo Bridge
Movie · as Taxi Driver (uncredited)
Stand Up and Fight
Movie · as Baltimore & Ohio Engineer
The Little Princess
Movie · as Groom
We Are Not Alone
Movie · as Doorkeeper
Rulers of the Sea
Movie · as Murdock
Outside of Paradise
Movie · as Old Man
Blond Cheat
Movie · as Carriage Driver (uncredited)
The Ship That Died
Movie · as Bos'n of Rescue Ship
California Straight Ahead
Movie · as 'Fish' McCorkle
White Legion
Movie · as McKenzie
The White Angel
Movie · as Soldier Bothered By Rats (uncredited)
The Girl from Mandalay
Movie · as Ship Captain
Libeled Lady
Movie · as Jacques (uncredited)
Camille
Movie · as Minor role (uncredited)
Mutiny on the Bounty
Movie · as Wherryman (uncredited)
The Great Impersonation
Movie · as Perkins
A Feather in Her Hat
Movie · as Alf (uncredited)
Anna Karenina
Movie · as Cord
Murder on a Honeymoon
Movie · as Hotel Gardener (uncredited)
Bombay Mail
Movie · as Collins
Fugitive Road
Movie · as Herbert Smythe - Ambulance Driver
Of Human Bondage
Movie · as Taxi Driver (uncredited)
Cavalcade
Movie · as Busker (uncredited)
The Kennel Murder Case
Movie · as Sandy (uncredited)
Captured!
Movie · as British Soldier Giving German a Cigarette (Uncredited)
Texas Pioneers
Movie · as Sergeant McCarey
The Fourth Horseman
Movie · as Charlie
Chances
Movie · as Pvt. Jones
The Sunrise Trail
Movie · as Deputy
Rich Man's Folly
Movie · as McWylie
Hell's Island
Movie · as Bert (the Cockney)
Headin' North
Movie · as Smith - of Smith & Smith
Hell Harbor
Movie · as Peg Leg
Second Honeymoon
Movie · as Sheriff
Sunny
Movie · as Side Show Barker
The Dawn Patrol
Movie · as Allen (uncredited)
Strange Cargo
Movie · as Short
In Old California
Movie · as Sgt. Washburn
The Adorable Cheat
Movie · as 'Dad' Mason
Two Lovers
Movie · as Jean
The Singapore Mutiny
Movie · as Mr. Watts
The Silent Hero
Movie · as Blinky
Turkish Delight
Movie · as Scotty
Ella Cinders
Movie · as Photographer
Corporal Kate
Movie · as Williams
The Enchanted Cottage
Movie · as Riggs
The Last Moment
Movie · as Pat Rooney
After Midnight
Movie · as Harris