Harry Davenport

Harry Davenport

Known for
Acting
Born
January 19, 1866
Died
August 9, 1949 (aged 83)
Birthplace
Canton, Pennsylvania, USA

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

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Filmography

1973
The Men Who Made the Movies: Vincente Minnelli poster

The Men Who Made the Movies: Vincente Minnelli

Movie · as Self (archive footage)

1950
Riding High poster

Riding High

Movie · as Johnson

1949
That Forsyte Woman poster

That Forsyte Woman

Movie · as Old Jolyon Forsyte

1949
Little Women poster

Little Women

Movie · as Dr. Barnes

1949
Down to the Sea in Ships poster

Down to the Sea in Ships

Movie · as Benjamin Harris

1949
Tell It to the Judge poster

Tell It to the Judge

Movie · as Judge MacKenzie Meredith

1948
That Lady in Ermine poster

That Lady in Ermine

Movie · as Luigi

1948
Three Daring Daughters poster

Three Daring Daughters

Movie · as Dr. Cannon

1948
The Man from Texas poster

The Man from Texas

Movie · as Pop Hickey

1948
For the Love of Mary poster

For the Love of Mary

Movie · as Justice Peabody

1948
The Decision of Christopher Blake poster

The Decision of Christopher Blake

Movie · as Courtroom Attendant

1947
The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer poster

The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer

Movie · as Thaddeus

1947
The Farmer's Daughter poster

The Farmer's Daughter

Movie · as Dr. Matthew Sulven

1947
Sport of Kings poster

Sport of Kings

Movie · as Maj. Denning

1947
The Fabulous Texan poster

The Fabulous Texan

Movie · as Rev. Baker

1947
That Hagen Girl poster

That Hagen Girl

Movie · as Judge Merrivale

1947
Keeper of the Bees poster

Keeper of the Bees

Movie · as Michael Worthington

1947
Stallion Road poster

Stallion Road

Movie · as Dr. Stevens

1946
Courage of Lassie poster

Courage of Lassie

Movie · as Judge Payson

1946
A Boy, a Girl and a Dog poster

A Boy, a Girl and a Dog

Movie · as Gramps

1946
Claudia and David poster

Claudia and David

Movie · as Dr. Harry

1946
Lady Luck poster

Lady Luck

Movie · as Judge Martin

1946
Faithful in My Fashion poster

Faithful in My Fashion

Movie · as Great Grandpa

1946
G.I. War Brides poster

G.I. War Brides

Movie · as Grandpa Giles

1946
Three Wise Fools poster

Three Wise Fools

Movie · as The Ancient

1946
A Boy and His Dog poster

A Boy and His Dog

Movie · as Squire Jim Kirby

1945
Adventure poster

Adventure

Movie · as Dr. Ashton

1945
She Wouldn't Say Yes poster

She Wouldn't Say Yes

Movie · as Albert

1945
The Enchanted Forest poster

The Enchanted Forest

Movie · as Old John

1945
Pardon My Past poster

Pardon My Past

Movie · as Grandpa Pemberton

1945
This Love of Ours poster

This Love of Ours

Movie · as Dr. Wilkerson

1945
Too Young to Know poster

Too Young to Know

Movie · as Judge Boller

1944
Meet Me in St. Louis poster

Meet Me in St. Louis

Movie · as Grandpa

1944
The Thin Man Goes Home poster

The Thin Man Goes Home

Movie · as Dr. Bertram Charles

1944
Kismet poster

Kismet

Movie · as Agha

1944
The Impatient Years poster

The Impatient Years

Movie · as Minister

1944
Music for Millions poster

Music for Millions

Movie · as Doctor

1943
Jack London poster

Jack London

Movie · as Prof. Hilliard

1943
The Amazing Mrs. Holliday poster

The Amazing Mrs. Holliday

Movie · as Commodore Thomas Spencer Holliday

1943
Government Girl poster

Government Girl

Movie · as Senator MacVickers

1943
December 7th poster

December 7th

Movie · as Mr. 'C'

1943
Gangway for Tomorrow poster

Gangway for Tomorrow

Movie · as Fred Taylor

1943
The Ox-Bow Incident poster

The Ox-Bow Incident

Movie · as Arthur Davies

1943
Princess O'Rourke poster

Princess O'Rourke

Movie · as Supreme Court Judge

1943
Shantytown poster

Shantytown

Movie · as 'Doc' Herndon

1943
Headin' for God's Country poster

Headin' for God's Country

Movie · as Clem Adams

1943
We've Never Been Licked poster

We've Never Been Licked

Movie · as Pop Lambert

1942
Tales of Manhattan poster

Tales of Manhattan

Movie · as Professor Lyons

1942
Larceny, Inc. poster

Larceny, Inc.

Movie · as Homer Bigelow

1942
Ten Gentlemen from West Point poster

Ten Gentlemen from West Point

Movie · as Bane

1942
Kings Row poster

Kings Row

Movie · as Colonel Skeffington

1942
Son of Fury: The Story of Benjamin Blake poster

Son of Fury: The Story of Benjamin Blake

Movie · as Amos Kidder

1941
That Uncertain Feeling poster

That Uncertain Feeling

Movie · as Jones

1941
One Foot in Heaven poster

One Foot in Heaven

Movie · as Elias Samson

1941
The Bride Came C.O.D. poster

The Bride Came C.O.D.

Movie · as Pop Tolliver

1941
Hurricane Smith poster

Hurricane Smith

Movie · as Robert Ingersoll Reed

1941
Meet John Doe poster

Meet John Doe

Movie · as Former Bulletin Owner (uncredited)

1941
I Wanted Wings poster

I Wanted Wings

Movie · as 'Sandbags' Riley

1940
Earl of Puddlestone poster

Earl of Puddlestone

Movie · as Grandpa Ed Carson

1940
All This, and Heaven Too poster

All This, and Heaven Too

Movie · as Pierre

1940
Dr. Ehrlich's Magic Bullet poster

Dr. Ehrlich's Magic Bullet

Movie · as Judge

1940
I Want a Divorce poster

I Want a Divorce

Movie · as Grandpa Brokaw

1940
Foreign Correspondent poster

Foreign Correspondent

Movie · as Mr. Powers

1940
Granny Get Your Gun poster

Granny Get Your Gun

Movie · as Nathaniel "Nate" Paulson

1940
Grandpa Goes To Town poster

Grandpa Goes To Town

Movie · as Grandpa

1940
Lucky Partners poster

Lucky Partners

Movie · as Judge

1940
Too Many Husbands poster

Too Many Husbands

Movie · as George

1939
Gone with the Wind poster

Gone with the Wind

Movie · as Dr. Meade

1939
The Hunchback of Notre Dame poster

The Hunchback of Notre Dame

Movie · as King Louis XI

1939
The Covered Trailer poster

The Covered Trailer

Movie · as Grandpa Ed Carson

1939
The Story of Alexander Graham Bell poster

The Story of Alexander Graham Bell

Movie · as Judge Rider

1939
Exile Express poster

Exile Express

Movie · as Dr. Hite

1939
Tail Spin poster

Tail Spin

Movie · as T.P. Lester

1939
The Long Shot poster

The Long Shot

Movie · as Henry Sharon

1939
Made for Each Other poster

Made for Each Other

Movie · as Dr. Healy (uncredited)

1939
Juarez poster

Juarez

Movie · as Dr. Samuel Basch

1939
Should Husbands Work? poster

Should Husbands Work?

Movie · as Grandpa Higgins

1939
Money To Burn poster

Money To Burn

Movie · as Grandpa Ed Carson

1939
My Wife's Relatives poster

My Wife's Relatives

Movie · as Grandpa Ed Carson

1939
Death of a Champion poster

Death of a Champion

Movie · as Guy Lanyard

1938
Reckless Living poster

Reckless Living

Movie · as 'General' Jeff

1938
Man-Proof poster

Man-Proof

Movie · as Hitchhiker (uncredited)

1938
You Can't Take It with You poster

You Can't Take It with You

Movie · as Judge

1938
The Rage of Paris poster

The Rage of Paris

Movie · as Pop, Caretaker

1938
Saleslady poster

Saleslady

Movie · as Miles Cannon

1938
Gold Is Where You Find It poster

Gold Is Where You Find It

Movie · as Dr. Parsons

1938
The Cowboy and the Lady poster

The Cowboy and the Lady

Movie · as Uncle Hannibal Smith

1938
Young Fugitives poster

Young Fugitives

Movie · as Joel Bentham

1938
The First Hundred Years poster

The First Hundred Years

Movie · as Uncle Dawson

1938
The Sisters poster

The Sisters

Movie · as Doc Moore

1938
The Higgins Family poster

The Higgins Family

Movie · as Grandpa William Jordan

1938
Marie Antoinette poster

Marie Antoinette

Movie · as Monsieur de Cosse (uncredited)

1937
They Won't Forget poster

They Won't Forget

Movie · as Confederate Soldier

1937
First Lady poster

First Lady

Movie · as Charles

1937
The Perfect Specimen poster

The Perfect Specimen

Movie · as Carl Carter

1937
Mr. Dodd Takes the Air poster

Mr. Dodd Takes the Air

Movie · as Doc Quinn

1937
Paradise Express poster

Paradise Express

Movie · as Jed Carson

1937
Fit for a King poster

Fit for a King

Movie · as Archduke Julio

1937
Armored Car poster

Armored Car

Movie · as Pop Logan

1937
Wells Fargo poster

Wells Fargo

Movie · as Ingalls, banker

1937
Radio Patrol poster

Radio Patrol

Movie · as John P. Adams, inventor

1937
Her Husband's Secretary poster

Her Husband's Secretary

Movie · as Dan Kingdon

1937
Fly Away Baby poster

Fly Away Baby

Movie · as Colonel Higgam

1937
White Bondage poster

White Bondage

Movie · as Pop Craig

1937
The Life of Emile Zola poster

The Life of Emile Zola

Movie · as Chief of Staff

1937
Under Cover of Night poster

Under Cover of Night

Movie · as Dr. Reed

1937
As Good as Married poster

As Good as Married

Movie · as Jessup

1936
King of Hockey poster

King of Hockey

Movie · as Tom McKenna

1936
The Case of the Black Cat poster

The Case of the Black Cat

Movie · as Peter Laxter

1935
The Scoundrel poster

The Scoundrel

Movie · as Slezack

1934
No More West poster

No More West

Movie · as Judge

1933
Get That Venus poster

Get That Venus

Movie · as Mr. Rendleby

1932
The Campus Mystery

The Campus Mystery

Movie · as Dean Perry

1931
His Woman poster

His Woman

Movie · as Customs Inspector

1931
My Sin poster

My Sin

Movie · as Roger Metcalf

1930
Her Unborn Child poster

Her Unborn Child

Movie · as Dr. Remington

1919
The Unknown Quantity poster

The Unknown Quantity

Movie · as Septimus Kinsolving

1919
A Girl at Bay poster

A Girl at Bay

Movie · as Frank Galt

1919
Dawn poster

Dawn

Movie · as Daniel Burton

1917
The Planter poster

The Planter

Movie · as Short

1917
Sowers and Reapers poster

Sowers and Reapers

Movie · as Henry Ainsworth

1916
The Wheel of the Law poster

The Wheel of the Law

Movie · as John Daniels

1915
C.O.D. poster

C.O.D.

Movie · as C.O. Darlington

1915
Father and the Boys poster

Father and the Boys

Movie · as Tobias Ford

1914
Damon and Pythias poster

Damon and Pythias

Movie · as Phillistus (as H. Davenport)