Harry Davenport
American actor (1866-1949) · United States · On the map · Actors · Died at 83
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.
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Down to the Sea in ShipsFilm, 1949Benjamin Harris1948
That Lady in ErmineFilm, Luigi1947
The Bachelor and the Bobby-SoxerFilm, Thaddeus1946
A Boy and His DogFilm, Squire Jim Kirby1945
AdventureFilm, Dr. Ashton1944
KismetFilm, Agha1943
December 7thFilm, Mr. 'C'1942
Kings RowFilm, Colonel Skeffington1941
Meet John DoeFilm, Former Bulletin Owner (uncredited)1940
All This, and Heaven TooFilm, Pierre1939
Gone with the WindFilm, Dr. Meade1938
Marie AntoinetteFilm, Monsieur de Cosse (uncredited)1937
The Life of Emile ZolaFilm, Chief of Staff
They Won't ForgetFilm, 1937Confederate Soldier1866Born19 January 1866Known for
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Gone with the Wind 1939
The Ox-Bow Incident 1943
You Can't Take It with You 1938
Little Women 1949
Meet John Doe 1941
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Hal B. Wallis Produced Kings Row, Princess O'Rourke and Juarez
William Dieterle Directed The Life of Emile Zola (1937)
Noble Johnson Harry directed Mr. Jarr and the Lady Reformer (1915)
Michael Curtiz Directed Gold Is Where You Find It (1938)
Darryl F. Zanuck Produced The Story of Alexander Graham Bell (1939)
Richard Thorpe Directed The Thin Man Goes Home and Man-Proof
Irving Bacon Also in Gone with the Wind (1939)
Mervyn LeRoy Produced Little Women and Mr. Dodd Takes the Air- Peter Godfrey Directed That Hagen Girl (1947)
Frank Capra Directed You Can't Take It With You (1938)
David O. Selznick Produced Gone with the Wind (1939)
Thomas Mitchell Also in Gone with the Wind (1939)
Ben Hecht Produced The Scoundrel (1935)
Jack L. Warner Produced Dr. Ehrlich's Magic Bullet (1940)
Laura Hope Crews Also in Gone with the Wind (1939)
Irving Rapper Produced One Foot in Heaven (1943)
Julia Swayne Gordon Harry directed Mr. Jarr and the Lady Reformer (1915)
Fred M. Wilcox Directed Courage of Lassie (1946)
George Meeker Also in Gone with the Wind (1939)
Joe Pasternak Produced Three Daring Daughters (1948)- H. C. Potter Directed The Farmer's Daughter (1947)
Minor Watson Also in Princess O'Rourke and Kings Row- Henry Blanke Produced The Life of Emile Zola (1937)
Lamar Trotti Produced The Ox-Bow Incident (1943)
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His roles include Dr. Meade in Gone with the Wind (1939) and Grandpa in Meet Me in St. Louis (1944). Bette Davis once called Davenport "without a doubt [. . .] the greatest character actor of all time."
