Harry Davenport
Acting
Born January 19, 1866 — Died August 9, 1949
From Canton, Pennsylvania, USA
Also known as Harold George Bryant Davenport, H. 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.
Filmography
The Men Who Made the Movies: Vincente Minnelli
Self (archive footage)
19737.0
Riding High
Johnson
19506.1
Tell It to the Judge
Judge MacKenzie Meredith
19496.6
That Forsyte Woman
Old Jolyon Forsyte
19496.0
Little Women
Dr. Barnes
19497.4
Down to the Sea in Ships
Benjamin Harris
19497.2
The Decision of Christopher Blake
Courtroom Attendant
19483.8
For the Love of Mary
Justice Peabody
19486.2
That Lady in Ermine
Luigi
19486.0
The Man from Texas
Pop Hickey
19488.0
Three Daring Daughters
Dr. Cannon
19485.9
The Fabulous Texan
Rev. Baker
19476.5
That Hagen Girl
Judge Merrivale
19475.3
The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer
Thaddeus
19476.9
Keeper of the Bees
Michael Worthington
194710.0
Sport of Kings
Maj. Denning
194710.0
Stallion Road
Dr. Stevens
19477.5
The Farmer's Daughter
Dr. Matthew Sulven
19477.1
A Boy and His Dog
Squire Jim Kirby
19465.9
Courage of Lassie
Judge Payson
19465.9
Lady Luck
Judge Martin
19465.6
Three Wise Fools
The Ancient
19465.7
Faithful in My Fashion
Great Grandpa
19467.0
G.I. War Brides
Grandpa Giles
19469.0
A Boy, a Girl and a Dog
Gramps
19465.1
Claudia and David
Dr. Harry
19467.5
Adventure
Dr. Ashton
19456.4
Pardon My Past
Grandpa Pemberton
19456.7
The Enchanted Forest
Old John
19456.5
Too Young to Know
Judge Boller
19457.0
She Wouldn't Say Yes
Albert
19456.4
This Love of Ours
Dr. Wilkerson
19456.0
The Thin Man Goes Home
Dr. Bertram Charles
19447.1
Music for Millions
Doctor
19446.7
Meet Me in St. Louis
Grandpa
19447.0
Kismet
Agha
19445.5
The Impatient Years
Minister
19446.3
Jack London
Prof. Hilliard
19436.1
Government Girl
Senator MacVickers
19435.7
Gangway for Tomorrow
Fred Taylor
19436.1
Princess O'Rourke
Supreme Court Judge
19436.5
Headin' for God's Country
Clem Adams
19438.0
We've Never Been Licked
Pop Lambert
19436.5
Shantytown
'Doc' Herndon
19436.5
The Ox-Bow Incident
Arthur Davies
19437.7
December 7th
Mr. 'C'
19435.8
The Amazing Mrs. Holliday
Commodore Thomas Spencer Holliday
19436.7
Tales of Manhattan
Professor Lyons
19426.4
Ten Gentlemen from West Point
Bane
19426.4
Larceny, Inc.
Homer Bigelow
19427.1
Kings Row
Colonel Skeffington
19427.3
Son of Fury: The Story of Benjamin Blake
Amos Kidder
19427.2
One Foot in Heaven
Elias Samson
19416.9
Hurricane Smith
Robert Ingersoll Reed
19414.8
The Bride Came C.O.D.
Pop Tolliver
19417.0
That Uncertain Feeling
Jones
19416.6
I Wanted Wings
'Sandbags' Riley
19415.6
Meet John Doe
Former Bulletin Owner (uncredited)
19417.3
I Want a Divorce
Grandpa Brokaw
194010.0
Earl of Puddlestone
Grandpa Ed Carson
194010.0
Foreign Correspondent
Mr. Powers
19407.0
Lucky Partners
Judge
19406.1
All This, and Heaven Too
Pierre
19407.2
Grandpa Goes To Town
Grandpa
194010.0
Too Many Husbands
George
19406.5
Dr. Ehrlich's Magic Bullet
Judge
19406.5
Granny Get Your Gun
Nathaniel "Nate" Paulson
19405.7
Money To Burn
Grandpa Ed Carson
193910.0
Gone with the Wind
Dr. Meade
19397.9
The Covered Trailer
Grandpa Ed Carson
19397.0
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
King Louis XI
19397.3
Death of a Champion
Guy Lanyard
19397.0
Should Husbands Work?
Grandpa Higgins
19396.0
Juarez
Dr. Samuel Basch
19396.5
Exile Express
Dr. Hite
19397.0
My Wife's Relatives
Grandpa Ed Carson
19397.0
The Story of Alexander Graham Bell
Judge Rider
19396.3
Tail Spin
T.P. Lester
19396.3
Made for Each Other
Dr. Healy (uncredited)
19396.1
The Long Shot
Henry Sharon
19396.0
The Cowboy and the Lady
Uncle Hannibal Smith
19386.3
The Sisters
Doc Moore
19386.0
You Can't Take It with You
Judge
19387.5
Marie Antoinette
Monsieur de Cosse (uncredited)
19386.6
Young Fugitives
Joel Bentham
19383.7
The Rage of Paris
Pop, Caretaker
19385.8
The Higgins Family
Grandpa William Jordan
19387.0
The First Hundred Years
Uncle Dawson
19387.3
Reckless Living
'General' Jeff
19388.0
Gold Is Where You Find It
Dr. Parsons
19387.0
Saleslady
Miles Cannon
19388.0
Man-Proof
Hitchhiker (uncredited)
19385.1
Wells Fargo
Ingalls, banker
19375.5
First Lady
Charles
19376.6
The Perfect Specimen
Carl Carter
19376.4
Radio Patrol
John P. Adams, inventor
193710.0
The Life of Emile Zola
Chief of Staff
19376.7
Fit for a King
Archduke Julio
19376.0
Mr. Dodd Takes the Air
Doc Quinn
19375.6
White Bondage
Pop Craig
19376.8
They Won't Forget
Confederate Soldier
19375.9
Fly Away Baby
Colonel Higgam
19376.3
Armored Car
Pop Logan
19375.6
As Good as Married
Jessup
19378.0
Her Husband's Secretary
Dan Kingdon
19376.0
Paradise Express
Jed Carson
19375.8
Under Cover of Night
Dr. Reed
19376.0
King of Hockey
Tom McKenna
19365.4
The Case of the Black Cat
Peter Laxter
19367.0
The Scoundrel
Slezack
19356.3
No More West
Judge
193410.0
Get That Venus
Mr. Rendleby
19337.5
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The Campus Mystery
Dean Perry
19327.0
His Woman
Customs Inspector
19314.3
My Sin
Roger Metcalf
19315.7
Her Unborn Child
Dr. Remington
19307.0
Dawn
Daniel Burton
19197.0
A Girl at Bay
Frank Galt
1919
The Unknown Quantity
Septimus Kinsolving
19198.0
The Planter
Short
1917
Sowers and Reapers
Henry Ainsworth
1917
The Wheel of the Law
John Daniels
191610.0
Father and the Boys
Tobias Ford
1915
C.O.D.
C.O. Darlington
1915
Damon and Pythias
Phillistus (as H. Davenport)
19145.0