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.

Movies & TV Shows

1. Gone with the Wind (1939) — Dr. Meade
2. You Can't Take It with You (1938) — Judge
3. Foreign Correspondent (1940) — Mr. Powers
4. The Ox-Bow Incident (1943) — Arthur Davies
5. Meet Me in St. Louis (1944) — Grandpa
6. Meet John Doe (1941) — Former Bulletin Owner (uncredited)
7. Little Women (1949) — Dr. Barnes
8. The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1939) — King Louis XI
9. The Life of Emile Zola (1937) — Chief of Staff
10. The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer (1947) — Thaddeus
11. The Thin Man Goes Home (1944) — Dr. Bertram Charles
12. All This, and Heaven Too (1940) — Pierre
13. Made for Each Other (1939) — Dr. Healy (uncredited)
14. That Uncertain Feeling (1941) — Jones
15. Kings Row (1942) — Colonel Skeffington
16. The Farmer's Daughter (1947) — Dr. Matthew Sulven
17. Tales of Manhattan (1942) — Professor Lyons
18. Larceny, Inc. (1942) — Homer Bigelow
19. Marie Antoinette (1938) — Monsieur de Cosse (uncredited)
20. Courage of Lassie (1946) — Judge Payson
21. The Bride Came C.O.D. (1941) — Pop Tolliver
22. They Won't Forget (1937) — Confederate Soldier
23. Dr. Ehrlich's Magic Bullet (1940) — Judge
24. The Cowboy and the Lady (1938) — Uncle Hannibal Smith
25. December 7th (1943) — Mr. 'C'
26. Juarez (1939) — Dr. Samuel Basch
27. One Foot in Heaven (1941) — Elias Samson
28. Too Many Husbands (1940) — George
29. Princess O'Rourke (1943) — Supreme Court Judge
30. The Rage of Paris (1938) — Pop, Caretaker
31. The Story of Alexander Graham Bell (1939) — Judge Rider
32. Down to the Sea in Ships (1949) — Benjamin Harris
33. That Lady in Ermine (1948) — Luigi
34. Son of Fury: The Story of Benjamin Blake (1942) — Amos Kidder
35. Kismet (1944) — Agha
36. A Boy and His Dog (1946) — Squire Jim Kirby
37. Wells Fargo (1937) — Ingalls, banker
38. The Scoundrel (1935) — Slezack
39. That Forsyte Woman (1949) — Old Jolyon Forsyte
40. Adventure (1945) — Dr. Ashton

Directed

1. Tillie Wakes Up (1917) — Director
2. For a Woman’s Fair Name (1916) — Director
3. The Millionaire's Double (1917) — Director
4. A Woman Alone (1917) — Director