Harry Davenport

male

Born on January 19, 1866 (159 years old)

Passed Away on August 09, 1949

From Canton, Pennsylvania, USA

Known for Acting

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.

Cast Credits

1973
- The Men Who Made the Movies: Vincente Minnelli
  as
  Self (archive footage)
  1973
1950
- Riding High
  as
  Johnson
  1950
1949
- That Forsyte Woman
  as
  Old Jolyon Forsyte
  1949
- Little Women
  as
  Dr. Barnes
  1949
- Down to the Sea in Ships
  as
  Benjamin Harris
  1949
- Tell It to the Judge
  as
  Judge MacKenzie Meredith
  1949
1948
- That Lady in Ermine
  as
  Luigi
  1948
- Three Daring Daughters
  as
  Dr. Cannon
  1948
- The Man from Texas
  as
  Pop Hickey
  1948
- For the Love of Mary
  as
  Justice Peabody
  1948
- The Decision of Christopher Blake
  as
  Courtroom Attendant
  1948
1947
- The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer
  as
  Judge Thaddeus Turner
  1947
- The Farmer's Daughter
  as
  Dr. Matthew Sulven
  1947
- Sport of Kings
  as
  Maj. Denning
  1947
- The Fabulous Texan
  as
  Rev. Baker
  1947
- That Hagen Girl
  as
  Judge Merrivale
  1947
- Keeper of the Bees
  as
  Michael Worthington
  1947
- Stallion Road
  as
  Dr. Stevens
  1947
1946
- Courage of Lassie
  as
  Judge Payson
  1946
- A Boy, a Girl and a Dog
  as
  Gramps
  1946
- Claudia and David
  as
  Dr. Harry
  1946
- Lady Luck
  as
  Judge Martin
  1946
- Faithful in My Fashion
  as
  Great Grandpa
  1946
- G.I. War Brides
  as
  Grandpa Giles
  1946
- Three Wise Fools
  as
  The Ancient
  1946
- no image
  A Boy and His Dog
  as
  Squire Jim Kirby
  1946
1945
- Adventure
  as
  Dr. Ashton
  1945
- She Wouldn't Say Yes
  as
  Albert
  1945
- The Enchanted Forest
  as
  Old John
  1945
- Pardon My Past
  as
  Grandpa Pemberton
  1945
- This Love of Ours
  as
  Dr. Wilkerson
  1945
- Too Young to Know
  as
  Judge Boller
  1945
1944
- Meet Me in St. Louis
  as
  Grandpa
  1944
- The Thin Man Goes Home
  as
  Dr. Bertram Charles
  1944
- Kismet
  as
  Agha
  1944
- The Impatient Years
  as
  Minister
  1944
- Music for Millions
  as
  Doctor
  1944
1943
- Jack London
  as
  Prof. Hilliard
  1943
- The Amazing Mrs. Holliday
  as
  Commodore Thomas Spencer Holliday
  1943
- Government Girl
  as
  Senator MacVickers
  1943
- December 7th
  as
  Mr. 'C'
  1943
- Gangway for Tomorrow
  as
  Fred Taylor
  1943
- The Ox-Bow Incident
  as
  Arthur Davies
  1943
- Princess O'Rourke
  as
  Supreme Court Judge
  1943
- Shantytown
  as
  'Doc' Herndon
  1943
- Headin' for God's Country
  as
  Clem Adams
  1943
- We've Never Been Licked
  as
  Pop Lambert
  1943
1942
- Tales of Manhattan
  as
  Prof. Lyons
  1942
- Larceny, Inc.
  as
  Homer Bigelow
  1942
- Ten Gentlemen from West Point
  as
  Bane
  1942
- Kings Row
  as
  Colonel Skeffington
  1942
- Son of Fury: The Story of Benjamin Blake
  as
  Amos Kidder
  1942
1941
- That Uncertain Feeling
  as
  Jones
  1941
- One Foot in Heaven
  as
  Elias Samson
  1941
- The Bride Came C.O.D.
  as
  Pop Tolliver
  1941
- Hurricane Smith
  as
  Robert Ingersoll Reed
  1941
- Meet John Doe
  as
  Former Bulletin Owner (uncredited)
  1941
- I Wanted Wings
  as
  'Sandbags' Riley
  1941
1940
- Earl of Puddlestone
  as
  Grandpa Ed Carson
  1940
- All This, and Heaven Too
  as
  Pierre
  1940
- Dr. Ehrlich's Magic Bullet
  as
  Judge
  1940
- I Want a Divorce
  as
  Grandpa Brokaw
  1940
- Foreign Correspondent
  as
  Mr. Powers
  1940
- Granny Get Your Gun
  as
  Nathaniel "Nate" Paulson
  1940
- Grandpa Goes To Town
  as
  Grandpa
  1940
- Lucky Partners
  as
  Judge
  1940
- Too Many Husbands
  as
  George
  1940
1939
- Gone with the Wind
  as
  Dr. Meade
  1939
- The Hunchback of Notre Dame
  as
  King Louis XI
  1939
- The Covered Trailer
  as
  Grandpa Ed Carson
  1939
- The Story of Alexander Graham Bell
  as
  Judge Rider
  1939
- Exile Express
  as
  Dr. Hite
  1939
- Tail Spin
  as
  T.P. Lester
  1939
- The Long Shot
  as
  Henry Sharon
  1939
- Made for Each Other
  as
  Dr. Healy (uncredited)
  1939
- Juarez
  as
  Dr. Samuel Basch
  1939
- Should Husbands Work?
  as
  Grandpa Higgins
  1939
- Money To Burn
  as
  Grandpa Ed Carson
  1939
- My Wife's Relatives
  as
  Grandpa Ed Carson
  1939
- Death of a Champion
  as
  Guy Lanyard
  1939
1938
- Reckless Living
  as
  'General' Jeff
  1938
- Man-Proof
  as
  Hitchhiker (uncredited)
  1938
- You Can't Take It with You
  as
  Judge
  1938
- The Rage of Paris
  as
  Pop, Caretaker
  1938
- Saleslady
  as
  Miles Cannon
  1938
- Gold Is Where You Find It
  as
  Dr. Parsons
  1938
- The Cowboy and the Lady
  as
  Uncle Hannibal Smith
  1938
- Young Fugitives
  as
  Joel Bentham
  1938
- The First Hundred Years
  as
  Uncle Dawson
  1938
- The Sisters
  as
  Doc Moore
  1938
- The Higgins Family
  as
  Grandpa William Jordan
  1938
- Marie Antoinette
  as
  Monsieur de Cosse (uncredited)
  1938
1937
- They Won't Forget
  as
  Confederate Soldier
  1937
- First Lady
  as
  Charles
  1937
- The Perfect Specimen
  as
  Carl Carter
  1937
- Mr. Dodd Takes the Air
  as
  Doc Quinn
  1937
- Paradise Express
  as
  Jed Carson
  1937
- Fit for a King
  as
  Archduke Julio
  1937
- Armored Car
  as
  Pop Logan
  1937
- Wells Fargo
  as
  Ingalls, banker
  1937
- Radio Patrol
  as
  John P. Adams, inventor
  1937
- Her Husband's Secretary
  as
  Dan Kingdon
  1937
- Fly Away Baby
  as
  Colonel Higgam
  1937
- White Bondage
  as
  Pop Craig
  1937
- The Life of Emile Zola
  as
  Chief of Staff
  1937
- Under Cover of Night
  as
  Dr. Reed
  1937
- As Good as Married
  as
  Jessup
  1937
1936
- King of Hockey
  as
  Tom McKenna
  1936
- The Case of the Black Cat
  as
  Peter Laxter
  1936
1935
- The Scoundrel
  as
  Slezack
  1935
1934
- No More West
  as
  Judge
  1934
1933
- Get That Venus
  as
  Mr. Rendleby
  1933
1932
- no image
  The Campus Mystery
  as
  Dean Perry
  1932
1931
- His Woman
  as
  Customs Inspector
  1931
- My Sin
  as
  Roger Metcalf
  1931
1919
- The Unknown Quantity
  as
  Septimus Kinsolving
  1919
1916
- The Wheel of the Law
  as
  John Daniels
  1916
1915
- C.O.D.
  as
  C.O. Darlington
  1915
1914
- Damon and Pythias
  as
  Phillistus (as H. Davenport)
  1914

Harry Davenport

Biography

Cast Credits

The Men Who Made the Movies: Vincente Minnelli

Riding High

That Forsyte Woman

Little Women

Down to the Sea in Ships

Tell It to the Judge

That Lady in Ermine

Three Daring Daughters

The Man from Texas

For the Love of Mary

The Decision of Christopher Blake

The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer

The Farmer's Daughter

Sport of Kings

The Fabulous Texan

That Hagen Girl

Keeper of the Bees

Stallion Road

Courage of Lassie

A Boy, a Girl and a Dog

Claudia and David

Lady Luck

Faithful in My Fashion

G.I. War Brides

Three Wise Fools

A Boy and His Dog

Adventure

She Wouldn't Say Yes

The Enchanted Forest

Pardon My Past

This Love of Ours

Too Young to Know

Meet Me in St. Louis

The Thin Man Goes Home

Kismet

The Impatient Years

Music for Millions

Jack London

The Amazing Mrs. Holliday

Government Girl

December 7th

Gangway for Tomorrow

The Ox-Bow Incident

Princess O'Rourke

Shantytown

Headin' for God's Country

We've Never Been Licked

Tales of Manhattan

Larceny, Inc.

Ten Gentlemen from West Point

Kings Row

Son of Fury: The Story of Benjamin Blake

That Uncertain Feeling

One Foot in Heaven

The Bride Came C.O.D.

Hurricane Smith

Meet John Doe

I Wanted Wings

Earl of Puddlestone

All This, and Heaven Too

Dr. Ehrlich's Magic Bullet

I Want a Divorce

Foreign Correspondent

Granny Get Your Gun

Grandpa Goes To Town

Lucky Partners

Too Many Husbands

Gone with the Wind

The Hunchback of Notre Dame

The Covered Trailer

The Story of Alexander Graham Bell

Exile Express

Tail Spin

The Long Shot

Made for Each Other

Juarez

Should Husbands Work?