Person
Harry Davenport
Actor· Canton, Pennsylvania, USA
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 roles that explain the career.
Gone with the Wind
Dr. Meade · 1939
You Can't Take It with You
Judge · 1938
Foreign Correspondent
Mr. Powers · 1940
The Ox-Bow Incident
Arthur Davies · 1943
Meet Me in St. Louis
1944
Meet John Doe
Former Bulletin Owner (uncredited) · 1941
Little Women
Dr. Barnes · 1949
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
King Louis XI · 1939
Filmography
73 credits across 1 departments.
| Year | Title | Role | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | Riding High | Johnson | Film |
| 1949 | That Forsyte Woman | Old Jolyon Forsyte | Film |
| 1949 | Down to the Sea in Ships | Benjamin Harris | Film |
| 1949 | Little Women | Dr. Barnes | Film |
| 1948 | The Decision of Christopher Blake | Courtroom Attendant | Film |
| 1948 | For the Love of Mary | Justice Peabody | Film |
| 1948 | Three Daring Daughters | Dr. Cannon | Film |
| 1948 | The Man from Texas | Pop Hickey | Film |
| 1948 | That Lady in Ermine | Luigi | Film |
| 1947 | The Fabulous Texan | Rev. Baker | Film |
| 1947 | Keeper of the Bees | Michael Worthington | Film |
| 1947 | The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer | Thaddeus | Film |
| 1947 | The Farmer's Daughter | Dr. Matthew Sulven | Film |
| 1947 | Stallion Road | Dr. Stevens | Film |
| 1947 | That Hagen Girl | Judge Merrivale | Film |
| 1946 | Courage of Lassie | Judge Payson | Film |
| 1946 | A Boy, a Girl and a Dog | Gramps | Film |
| 1945 | Adventure | Dr. Ashton | Film |
| 1945 | This Love of Ours | Dr. Wilkerson | Film |
| 1945 | She Wouldn't Say Yes | Albert | Film |
| 1945 | Pardon My Past | Grandpa Pemberton | Film |
| 1945 | The Enchanted Forest | Old John | Film |
| 1944 | Kismet | Agha | Film |
| 1944 | The Thin Man Goes Home | Dr. Bertram Charles | Film |
| 1944 | The Impatient Years | Minister | Film |
| 1944 | Music for Millions | Doctor | Film |
| 1943 | Jack London | Prof. Hilliard | Film |
| 1943 | Government Girl | Senator MacVickers | Film |
| 1943 | Princess O'Rourke | Supreme Court Judge | Film |
| 1943 | The Amazing Mrs. Holliday | Commodore Thomas Spencer Holliday | Film |
| 1943 | The Ox-Bow Incident | Arthur Davies | Film |
| 1943 | Gangway for Tomorrow | Fred Taylor | Film |
| 1943 | December 7th | Mr. 'C' | Film |
| 1942 | Larceny, Inc. | Homer Bigelow | Film |
| 1942 | Tales of Manhattan | Professor Lyons | Film |
| 1942 | Kings Row | Colonel Skeffington | Film |
| 1942 | Son of Fury: The Story of Benjamin Blake | Amos Kidder | Film |
| 1942 | Ten Gentlemen from West Point | Bane | Film |
| 1941 | Meet John Doe | Former Bulletin Owner (uncredited) | Film |
| 1941 | That Uncertain Feeling | Jones | Film |
| 1941 | The Bride Came C.O.D. | Pop Tolliver | Film |
| 1941 | One Foot in Heaven | Elias Samson | Film |
| 1941 | I Wanted Wings | 'Sandbags' Riley | Film |
| 1940 | Dr. Ehrlich's Magic Bullet | Judge | Film |
| 1940 | Lucky Partners | Judge | Film |
| 1940 | Too Many Husbands | George | Film |
| 1940 | Foreign Correspondent | Mr. Powers | Film |
| 1940 | All This, and Heaven Too | Pierre | Film |
| 1939 | Juarez | Dr. Samuel Basch | Film |
| 1939 | Tail Spin | T.P. Lester | Film |
| 1939 | The Story of Alexander Graham Bell | Judge Rider | Film |
| 1939 | The Hunchback of Notre Dame | King Louis XI | Film |
| 1939 | Made for Each Other | Dr. Healy (uncredited) | Film |
| 1939 | Gone with the Wind | Dr. Meade | Film |
| 1938 | The Sisters | Doc Moore | Film |
| 1938 | The Rage of Paris | Pop, Caretaker | Film |
| 1938 | The Cowboy and the Lady | Uncle Hannibal Smith | Film |
| 1938 | Man-Proof | Hitchhiker (uncredited) | Film |
| 1938 | You Can't Take It with You | Judge | Film |
| 1938 | Saleslady | Miles Cannon | Film |
| 1937 | They Won't Forget | Confederate Soldier | Film |
| 1937 | First Lady | Charles | Film |
| 1937 | The Life of Emile Zola | Chief of Staff | Film |
| 1937 | Under Cover of Night | Dr. Reed | Film |
| 1937 | The Perfect Specimen | Carl Carter | Film |
| 1937 | Wells Fargo | Ingalls, banker | Film |
| 1937 | Fly Away Baby | Colonel Higgam | Film |
| 1937 | Mr. Dodd Takes the Air | Doc Quinn | Film |
| 1936 | The Case of the Black Cat | Peter Laxter | Film |
| 1935 | The Scoundrel | Slezack | Film |
| 1931 | His Woman | Customs Inspector | Film |
| 1931 | My Sin | Roger Metcalf | Film |
| 1916 | The Father of Her Child | Farmer Gray | Film |
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