Harry Davenport
Known for exceptional acting in global cinema.
Profession
Acting
Birthday
19 Jan 1866
Age
160 Years
Born In
Canton, Pennsylvania, USA
Total Projects
125
Years Active
59 Yrs
Avg Rating
6.8 ★
Overview
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
Filmography
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The Men Who Made the Movies: Vincente Minnelli
The Men Who Made the Movies: Vincente Minnelli
as Self (archive footage)
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Riding High
Riding High
as Johnson
movie
Tell It to the Judge
Tell It to the Judge
as Judge MacKenzie Meredith
movie
That Forsyte Woman
That Forsyte Woman
as Old Jolyon Forsyte
movie
Little Women
Little Women
as Dr. Barnes
movie
Down to the Sea in Ships
Down to the Sea in Ships
as Benjamin Harris
movie
The Decision of Christopher Blake
The Decision of Christopher Blake
as Courtroom Attendant
movie
For the Love of Mary
For the Love of Mary
as Justice Peabody
movie
That Lady in Ermine
That Lady in Ermine
as Luigi
movie
The Man from Texas
The Man from Texas
as Pop Hickey
movie
Three Daring Daughters
Three Daring Daughters
as Dr. Cannon
movie
The Fabulous Texan
The Fabulous Texan
as Rev. Baker
movie
That Hagen Girl
That Hagen Girl
as Judge Merrivale
movie
The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer
The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer
as Judge Thaddeus Turner
movie
Keeper of the Bees
Keeper of the Bees
as Michael Worthington
movie
Sport of Kings
Sport of Kings
as Maj. Denning
movie
Stallion Road
Stallion Road
as Dr. Stevens
movie
The Farmer's Daughter
The Farmer's Daughter
as Dr. Matthew Sulven
movie
A Boy and His Dog
A Boy and His Dog
as Squire Jim Kirby
movie
Courage of Lassie
Courage of Lassie
as Judge Payson
movie
Lady Luck
Lady Luck
as Judge Martin
movie
Three Wise Fools
Three Wise Fools
as The Ancient
movie
Faithful in My Fashion
Faithful in My Fashion
as Great Grandpa
movie
G.I. War Brides
G.I. War Brides
as Grandpa Giles
movie
A Boy, a Girl and a Dog
A Boy, a Girl and a Dog
as Gramps
movie
Claudia and David
Claudia and David
as Dr. Harry
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Adventure
Adventure
as Dr. Ashton
movie
Pardon My Past
Pardon My Past
as Grandpa Pemberton
movie
The Enchanted Forest
The Enchanted Forest
as Old John
movie
Too Young to Know
Too Young to Know
as Judge Boller
movie
She Wouldn't Say Yes
She Wouldn't Say Yes
as Albert
movie
This Love of Ours
This Love of Ours
as Dr. Wilkerson
movie
The Thin Man Goes Home
The Thin Man Goes Home
as Dr. Bertram Charles
movie
Music for Millions
Music for Millions
as Doctor
movie
Meet Me in St. Louis
Meet Me in St. Louis
as Grandpa
movie
Kismet
Kismet
as Agha
movie
The Impatient Years
The Impatient Years
as Minister
movie
Jack London
Jack London
as Prof. Hilliard
movie
Government Girl
Government Girl
as Senator MacVickers
movie
Gangway for Tomorrow
Gangway for Tomorrow
as Fred Taylor
movie
Princess O'Rourke
Princess O'Rourke
as Supreme Court Judge
movie
Headin' for God's Country
Headin' for God's Country
as Clem Adams
movie
We've Never Been Licked
We've Never Been Licked
as Pop Lambert
movie
Shantytown
Shantytown
as 'Doc' Herndon
movie
The Ox-Bow Incident
The Ox-Bow Incident
as Arthur Davies
movie
December 7th
December 7th
as Mr. 'C'
movie
The Amazing Mrs. Holliday
The Amazing Mrs. Holliday
as Commodore Thomas Spencer Holliday
movie
Tales of Manhattan
Tales of Manhattan
as Professor Lyons
movie
Ten Gentlemen from West Point
Ten Gentlemen from West Point
as Bane
movie
Larceny, Inc.
Larceny, Inc.
as Homer Bigelow
movie
Kings Row
Kings Row
as Colonel Skeffington
movie
Son of Fury: The Story of Benjamin Blake
Son of Fury: The Story of Benjamin Blake
as Amos Kidder
movie
One Foot in Heaven
One Foot in Heaven
as Elias Samson
movie
Hurricane Smith
Hurricane Smith
as Robert Ingersoll Reed
movie
The Bride Came C.O.D.
The Bride Came C.O.D.
as Pop Tolliver
movie
That Uncertain Feeling
That Uncertain Feeling
as Jones
movie
I Wanted Wings
I Wanted Wings
as 'Sandbags' Riley
movie
Meet John Doe
Meet John Doe
as Former Bulletin Owner (uncredited)
movie
I Want a Divorce
I Want a Divorce
as Grandpa Brokaw
movie
Earl of Puddlestone
Earl of Puddlestone
as Grandpa Ed Carson
movie
Foreign Correspondent
Foreign Correspondent
as Mr. Powers
movie
Lucky Partners
Lucky Partners
as Judge
movie
All This, and Heaven Too
All This, and Heaven Too
as Pierre
movie
Grandpa Goes To Town
Grandpa Goes To Town
as Grandpa
movie
Too Many Husbands
Too Many Husbands
as George
movie
Dr. Ehrlich's Magic Bullet
Dr. Ehrlich's Magic Bullet
as Judge
movie
Granny Get Your Gun
Granny Get Your Gun
as Nathaniel "Nate" Paulson
movie
Money To Burn
Money To Burn
as Grandpa Ed Carson
movie
Gone with the Wind
Gone with the Wind
as Dr. Meade
movie
The Covered Trailer
The Covered Trailer
as Grandpa Ed Carson
movie
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
as King Louis XI
movie
Death of a Champion
Death of a Champion
as Guy Lanyard
movie
Should Husbands Work?
Should Husbands Work?
as Grandpa Higgins
movie
Juarez
Juarez
as Dr. Samuel Basch
movie
Exile Express
Exile Express
as Dr. Hite
movie
My Wife's Relatives
My Wife's Relatives
as Grandpa Ed Carson
movie
The Story of Alexander Graham Bell
The Story of Alexander Graham Bell
as Judge Rider
movie
Tail Spin
Tail Spin
as T.P. Lester
movie
Made for Each Other
Made for Each Other
as Dr. Healy (uncredited)
movie
The Long Shot
The Long Shot
as Henry Sharon
movie
The Cowboy and the Lady
The Cowboy and the Lady
as Uncle Hannibal Smith
movie
The Sisters
The Sisters
as Doc Moore
movie
You Can't Take It with You
You Can't Take It with You
as Judge
movie
Marie Antoinette
Marie Antoinette
as Monsieur de Cosse (uncredited)
movie
Young Fugitives
Young Fugitives
as Joel Bentham
movie
The Rage of Paris
The Rage of Paris
as Pop, Caretaker
movie
The Higgins Family
The Higgins Family
as Grandpa William Jordan
movie
The First Hundred Years
The First Hundred Years
as Uncle Dawson
movie
Reckless Living
Reckless Living
as 'General' Jeff
movie
Gold Is Where You Find It
Gold Is Where You Find It
as Dr. Parsons
movie
Saleslady
Saleslady
as Miles Cannon
movie
Man-Proof
Man-Proof
as Hitchhiker (uncredited)
movie
Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo
as Ingalls, banker
movie
First Lady
First Lady
as Charles
movie
The Perfect Specimen
The Perfect Specimen
as Carl Carter
movie
Radio Patrol
Radio Patrol
as John P. Adams, inventor
movie
The Life of Emile Zola
The Life of Emile Zola
as Chief of Staff
movie
Fit for a King
Fit for a King
as Archduke Julio
movie
Mr. Dodd Takes the Air
Mr. Dodd Takes the Air
as Doc Quinn
movie
White Bondage
White Bondage
as Pop Craig
movie
They Won't Forget
They Won't Forget
as Confederate Soldier
movie
Fly Away Baby
Fly Away Baby
as Colonel Higgam
movie
Armored Car
Armored Car
as Pop Logan
movie
As Good as Married
As Good as Married
as Jessup
movie
Her Husband's Secretary
Her Husband's Secretary
as Dan Kingdon
movie
Paradise Express
Paradise Express
as Jed Carson
movie
Under Cover of Night
Under Cover of Night
as Dr. Reed
movie
King of Hockey
King of Hockey
as Tom McKenna
movie
The Case of the Black Cat
The Case of the Black Cat
as Peter Laxter
movie
The Scoundrel
The Scoundrel
as Slezack
movie
No More West
No More West
as Judge
movie
Get That Venus
Get That Venus
as Mr. Rendleby
movie
The Campus Mystery
The Campus Mystery
as Dean Perry
movie
His Woman
His Woman
as Customs Inspector
movie
My Sin
My Sin
as Roger Metcalf
movie
Her Unborn Child
Her Unborn Child
as Dr. Remington
movie
Dawn
Dawn
as Daniel Burton
movie
A Girl at Bay
A Girl at Bay
as Frank Galt
movie
The Unknown Quantity
The Unknown Quantity
as Septimus Kinsolving
movie
The Planter
The Planter
as Short
movie
Sowers and Reapers
Sowers and Reapers
as Henry Ainsworth
movie
The Wheel of the Law
The Wheel of the Law
as John Daniels
movie
Father and the Boys
Father and the Boys
as Tobias Ford
movie
C.O.D.
C.O.D.
as C.O. Darlington
movie
Damon and Pythias
Damon and Pythias
as Phillistus (as H. Davenport)