Harry Davenport

1866-01-19 – 1949-08-09 (age 83) Canton, Pennsylvania, USA

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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.

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Harry Davenport

Harry Davenport

Harry Davenport

Harry Davenport

Known For

Gone with the Wind

Gone with the Wind

1939

as Dr. Meade

The Hunchback of Notre Dame

The Hunchback of Notre Dame

1939

as King Louis XI

Little Women

Little Women

1949

as Dr. Barnes

Meet Me in St. Louis

Meet Me in St. Louis

1944

as Grandpa

The Ox-Bow Incident

The Ox-Bow Incident

1943

as Arthur Davies

You Can't Take It with You

You Can't Take It with You

1938

as Judge

Foreign Correspondent

Foreign Correspondent

1940

as Mr. Powers

Marie Antoinette

Marie Antoinette

1938

as Monsieur de Cosse (uncredited)

Kings Row

Kings Row

1942

as Colonel Skeffington

Meet John Doe

Meet John Doe

1941

as Former Bulletin Owner (uncredited)

That Uncertain Feeling

That Uncertain Feeling

1941

as Jones

The Thin Man Goes Home

The Thin Man Goes Home

1944

as Dr. Bertram Charles

The Life of Emile Zola

The Life of Emile Zola

1937

as Chief of Staff

Juarez

Juarez

1939

as Dr. Samuel Basch

Made for Each Other

Made for Each Other

1939

as Dr. Healy (uncredited)

Courage of Lassie

Courage of Lassie

1946

as Judge Payson

Ten Gentlemen from West Point

Ten Gentlemen from West Point

1942

as Bane

The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer

The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer

1947

as Thaddeus

Larceny, Inc.

Larceny, Inc.

1942

as Homer Bigelow

Tales of Manhattan

Tales of Manhattan

1942

as Professor Lyons