Harry Davenport
- Born
- January 19, 1866 · Canton, Pennsylvania, USA
- Died
- August 9, 1949
- Actor
- Director
- soundtrack
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 · 106 credits
- 2002John Ford Goes to War · Archive footage
- 1949That Forsyte Woman · Actor (Old Jolyon Forsyte)
- 1949Down to the Sea in Ships · Actor (Benjamin Harris)
- 1949Tell It to the Judge · Actor (Judge MacKenzie Meredith)
- 1948That Lady in Ermine · Actor (Luigi)
- 1948Three Daring Daughters · Actor (Dr. Cannon)
- 1948For the Love of Mary · Actor (Justice Peabody)
- 1948The Man from Texas · Actor ('Pop' Hickey)
- 1948The Decision of Christopher Blake · Actor (Courtroom Attendant)
- 1947The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer · Actor (Judge Thaddeus Turner)
- 1947The Farmer's Daughter · Actor (Dr. Matthew Sutven)
- 1947That Hagen Girl · Actor (Judge Merrivale)
- 1947Stallion Road · Actor (Dr. Stevens)
- 1947The Fabulous Texan · Actor (Rev. Baker)
- 1947Keeper of the Bees · Actor (Michael Worthington)
- 1947Sport of Kings · Actor (Maj. Denning)
- 1946Courage of Lassie · Actor (Judge Payson)
- 1946Three Wise Fools · Actor (The Ancient)
- 1946Lady Luck · Actor (Judge Martin)
- 1946Faithful in My Fashion · Actor (Great Grandpa)
- 1946Claudia and David · Actor (Dr. Harry)
- 1946A Boy, a Girl and a Dog · Actor (Gramps)
- 1946G.I. War Brides · Actor (Grandpa Giles)
- 1945Adventure · Actor (Dr. Ashlon)
- 1945She Wouldn't Say Yes · Actor (Albert)
- 1945Pardon My Past · Actor (Grandpa Pemberton)
- 1945The Enchanted Forest · Actor (Old John)
- 1945This Love of Ours · Actor (Dr. Wilkerson)
- 1945Too Young to Know · Actor (Judge Boller)
- 1944Meet Me in St. Louis · Actor (Grandpa)
- 1944The Thin Man Goes Home · Actor (Dr. Bertram Charles)
- 1944Kismet · Actor (Agha)
- 1944Music for Millions · Actor (Doctor)
- 1944The Impatient Years · Actor (Minister)
- 1943The Ox-Bow Incident · Actor (Arthur Davies)
- 1943Princess O'Rourke · Actor (Supreme Court Judge)
- 1943December 7th · Actor (Mr. 'C')
- 1943Government Girl · Actor (Senator MacVickers)
- 1943Jack London · Actor (Prof. Hilliard)
- 1943The Amazing Mrs. Holliday · Actor (Commodore Thomas Spencer Holliday)
- 1943Gangway for Tomorrow · Actor (Fred Taylor)
- 1943We've Never Been Licked · Actor (Pop Lambert)
- 1943Shantytown · Actor ('Doc' Herndon)
- 1943Headin' for God's Country · Actor (Clem Adams)
- 1942Larceny, Inc · Actor (Homer Bigelow)
- 1942Son of Fury: The Story of Benjamin Blake · Actor (Amos Kidder)
- 1942Ten Gentlemen from West Point · Actor (Bane)
- 1941The Bride Came C.O.D. · Actor (Pop Tolliver)
- 1941That Uncertain Feeling · Actor (Jones)
- 1941One Foot in Heaven · Actor (Elias Samson)
- 1941I Wanted Wings · Actor ('Sandbags' Riley)
- 1941Hurricane Smith · Actor (Robert Ingersoll Reed)
- 1940Foreign Correspondent · Actor (Mr. Powers)
- 1940All This, and Heaven Too · Actor (Pierre)
- 1940Too Many Husbands · Actor (George)
- 1940Lucky Partners · Actor (Judge)
- 1940Granny Get Your Gun · Actor (Nate)
- 1940I Want a Divorce · Actor (Grandpa Brokaw)
- 1940Grandpa Goes to Town · Actor (Grandpa)
- 1940Earl of Puddlestone · Actor (Grandpa Ed Carson)
- 1939The Hunchback of Notre Dame · Actor (King Louis XI)
- 1939Exile Express · Actor (Dr. Hite)
- 1939Long Shot · Actor (Henry Sharon)
- 1939Death of a Champion · Actor (Guy Lanyard)
- 1939The Covered Trailer · Actor (Grandpa Ed Carson)
- 1939Should Husbands Work? · Actor (Grandpa Higgins)
- 1939My Wife's Relatives · Actor (Grandpa Ed Carson)
- 1939Money to Burn · Actor (Grandpa Ed Carson)
- 1938The Cowboy and the Lady · Actor (Uncle Hannibal Smith)
- 1938The Rage of Paris · Actor (Pop - The Caretaker)
- 1938Saleslady · Actor (Miles Cannon)
- 1938Young Fugitives · Actor (Joel Bentham)
- 1938The Higgins Family · Actor (Grandpa William Jordan)
- 1938Orphans of the Street · Actor (Doc Will Ramsey)
- 1938Reckless Living · Actor ('General' Jeff)
- 1937Mr. Dodd Takes the Air · Actor (Doc Jeremiah George Quinn)
- 1937The First Hundred Years · Actor (Uncle Dawson)
- 1937Paradise Express · Actor (Jed Carson)
- 1937Fit for a King · Actor (Archduke Julio)
- 1937White Bondage · Actor (Pop Craig)
- 1937Her Husband's Secretary · Actor (Dan Kingdon)
- 1937Radio Patrol · Actor (John P. Adams)
- 1937Armored Car · Actor (Pop Logan)
- 1936The Case of the Black Cat · Actor (Peter Laxter)
- 1933Get That Venus · Actor (Mr. Rendleby)
- 1931My Sin · Actor (Roger Metcalf)
- 1931His Woman · Actor (Customs Inspector)
- 1930Her Unborn Child · Actor (Dr. Remington)
- 1919A Girl at Bay · Actor (Frank Galt)
- 1919The Unknown Quantity · Actor (Septimus Kinsolving)
- 1919Dawn · Actor (Daniel Burton)
- 1917Tillie Wakes Up · Director
- 1917The Millionaire's Double · Director
- 1917A Woman Alone · Director
- 1917A Man's Law · Director
- 1917The False Friend · Director
- 1917A Son of the Hills · Director
- 1917Sowers and Reapers · Actor (Henry Ainsworth)
- 1916For a Woman's Fair Name · Director
- 1916The Supreme Temptation · Director
- 1916One Night · Actor
- 1916The Wheel of the Law · Actor (John Daniels)
- 1915The Island of Regeneration · Director
- 1915Father and the Boys · Actor (Tobias Ford)
- 1914Damon and Pythias · Actor (Phillistus)
- 1914C.O.D. · Actor (C.O. Darlington)