Harry Davenport

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Harry Davenport

Acting January 19, 1866

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…

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Gone with the Wind

Gone with the Wind

7.9 1939 Movie
Foreign Correspondent

Foreign Correspondent

7.0 1940 Movie
You Can't Take It with You

You Can't Take It with You

7.5 1938 Movie
Meet Me in St. Louis

Meet Me in St. Louis

7.0 1944 Movie
The Ox-Bow Incident

The Ox-Bow Incident

7.7 1943 Movie
Meet John Doe

Meet John Doe

7.3 1941 Movie
Little Women

Little Women

7.4 1949 Movie
The Hunchback of Notre Dame

The Hunchback of Notre Dame

7.3 1939 Movie
The Life of Emile Zola

The Life of Emile Zola

6.7 1937 Movie
The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer

The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer

6.9 1947 Movie
The Thin Man Goes Home

The Thin Man Goes Home

7.1 1944 Movie
All This, and Heaven Too

All This, and Heaven Too

7.2 1940 Movie

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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.

Filmography

Movies and shows, newest first

  1. 1973
    The Men Who Made the Movies: Vincente Minnelli

    Movie Self (archive footage)

  2. 1950
    Riding High

    Movie Johnson

  3. 1949
    Tell It to the Judge

    Movie Judge MacKenzie Meredith

  4. 1949
    That Forsyte Woman

    Movie Old Jolyon Forsyte

  5. 1949
    Little Women

    Movie Dr. Barnes

  6. 1949
    Down to the Sea in Ships

    Movie Benjamin Harris

  7. 1948
    The Decision of Christopher Blake

    Movie Courtroom Attendant

  8. 1948
    For the Love of Mary

    Movie Justice Peabody

  9. 1948
    That Lady in Ermine

    Movie Luigi

  10. 1948
    The Man from Texas

    Movie Pop Hickey

  11. 1948
    Three Daring Daughters

    Movie Dr. Cannon

  12. 1947
    The Fabulous Texan

    Movie Rev. Baker

  13. 1947
    That Hagen Girl

    Movie Judge Merrivale

  14. 1947
    The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer

    Movie Thaddeus

  15. 1947
    Keeper of the Bees

    Movie Michael Worthington

  16. 1947
    Sport of Kings

    Movie Maj. Denning

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  1. 1947
    Stallion Road

    Movie Dr. Stevens

  2. 1947
    The Farmer's Daughter

    Movie Dr. Matthew Sulven

  3. 1946
    A Boy and His Dog

    Movie Squire Jim Kirby

  4. 1946
    Courage of Lassie

    Movie Judge Payson

  5. 1946
    Lady Luck

    Movie Judge Martin

  6. 1946
    Three Wise Fools

    Movie The Ancient

  7. 1946
    Faithful in My Fashion

    Movie Great Grandpa

  8. 1946
    G.I. War Brides

    Movie Grandpa Giles

  9. 1946
    A Boy, a Girl and a Dog

    Movie Gramps

  10. 1946
    Claudia and David

    Movie Dr. Harry

  11. 1945
    Adventure

    Movie Dr. Ashton

  12. 1945
    Pardon My Past

    Movie Grandpa Pemberton

  13. 1945
    The Enchanted Forest

    Movie Old John

  14. 1945
    Too Young to Know

    Movie Judge Boller

  15. 1945
    She Wouldn't Say Yes

    Movie Albert

  16. 1945
    This Love of Ours

    Movie Dr. Wilkerson

  17. 1944
    The Thin Man Goes Home

    Movie Dr. Bertram Charles

  18. 1944
    Music for Millions

    Movie Doctor

  19. 1944
    Meet Me in St. Louis

    Movie Grandpa

  20. 1944
    Kismet

    Movie Agha

  21. 1944
    The Impatient Years

    Movie Minister

  22. 1943
    Jack London

    Movie Prof. Hilliard

  23. 1943
    Government Girl

    Movie Senator MacVickers

  24. 1943
    Gangway for Tomorrow

    Movie Fred Taylor