Harry Davenport
View on IMDb ↗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.
Known for
Sport of Kings
Keeper of the Bees
Earl of Puddlestone
I Want a Divorce
Grandpa Goes To Town
Money To Burn
Radio Patrol
No More West
The Wheel of the Law
G.I. War BridesFilmography (125)
- 1973
The Men Who Made the Movies: Vincente MinnelliSelf (archive footage) - 1950
Riding HighJohnson - 1949
Little WomenDr. Barnes - 1949
Down to the Sea in ShipsBenjamin Harris - 1949
Tell It to the JudgeJudge MacKenzie Meredith - 1949
That Forsyte WomanOld Jolyon Forsyte - 1948
The Man from TexasPop Hickey - 1948
For the Love of MaryJustice Peabody - 1948
That Lady in ErmineLuigi - 1948
Three Daring DaughtersDr. Cannon - 1948
The Decision of Christopher BlakeCourtroom Attendant - 1947
Sport of KingsMaj. Denning - 1947
Keeper of the BeesMichael Worthington - 1947
Stallion RoadDr. Stevens - 1947
The Farmer's DaughterDr. Matthew Sulven - 1947
The Bachelor and the Bobby-SoxerThaddeus - 1947
The Fabulous TexanRev. Baker - 1947
That Hagen GirlJudge Merrivale - 1946
G.I. War BridesGrandpa Giles - 1946
Claudia and DavidDr. Harry - 1946
Faithful in My FashionGreat Grandpa - 1946
Courage of LassieJudge Payson - 1946
A Boy and His DogSquire Jim Kirby - 1946
Three Wise FoolsThe Ancient - 1946
Lady LuckJudge Martin - 1946
A Boy, a Girl and a DogGramps - 1945
Too Young to KnowJudge Boller - 1945
Pardon My PastGrandpa Pemberton - 1945
The Enchanted ForestOld John - 1945
She Wouldn't Say YesAlbert - 1945
AdventureDr. Ashton - 1945
This Love of OursDr. Wilkerson - 1944
The Thin Man Goes HomeDr. Bertram Charles - 1944
Meet Me in St. LouisGrandpa - 1944
Music for MillionsDoctor - 1944
The Impatient YearsMinister - 1944
KismetAgha - 1943
Headin' for God's CountryClem Adams - 1943
The Ox-Bow IncidentArthur Davies - 1943
The Amazing Mrs. HollidayCommodore Thomas Spencer Holliday - 1943
Princess O'RourkeSupreme Court Judge - 1943
Shantytown'Doc' Herndon - 1943
We've Never Been LickedPop Lambert - 1943
Jack LondonProf. Hilliard - 1943
Gangway for TomorrowFred Taylor - 1943
December 7thMr. 'C' - 1943
Government GirlSenator MacVickers - 1942
Kings RowColonel Skeffington - 1942
Son of Fury: The Story of Benjamin BlakeAmos Kidder - 1942
Larceny, Inc.Homer Bigelow - 1942
Tales of ManhattanProfessor Lyons - 1942
Ten Gentlemen from West PointBane - 1941
Meet John DoeFormer Bulletin Owner (uncredited) - 1941
The Bride Came C.O.D.Pop Tolliver - 1941
One Foot in HeavenElias Samson - 1941
That Uncertain FeelingJones - 1941
I Wanted Wings'Sandbags' Riley - 1941
Hurricane SmithRobert Ingersoll Reed - 1940
Earl of PuddlestoneGrandpa Ed Carson - 1940
I Want a DivorceGrandpa Brokaw - 1940
Grandpa Goes To TownGrandpa - 1940
All This, and Heaven TooPierre - 1940
Foreign CorrespondentMr. Powers - 1940
Dr. Ehrlich's Magic BulletJudge - 1940
Too Many HusbandsGeorge - 1940
Lucky PartnersJudge - 1940
Granny Get Your GunNathaniel "Nate" Paulson - 1939
Money To BurnGrandpa Ed Carson - 1939
Gone with the WindDr. Meade - 1939
The Hunchback of Notre DameKing Louis XI - 1939
The Covered TrailerGrandpa Ed Carson - 1939
Exile ExpressDr. Hite - 1939
My Wife's RelativesGrandpa Ed Carson - 1939
Death of a ChampionGuy Lanyard - 1939
JuarezDr. Samuel Basch - 1939
The Story of Alexander Graham BellJudge Rider - 1939
Tail SpinT.P. Lester - 1939
Made for Each OtherDr. Healy (uncredited) - 1939
The Long ShotHenry Sharon - 1939
Should Husbands Work?Grandpa Higgins - 1938
Reckless Living'General' Jeff - 1938
SalesladyMiles Cannon - 1938
You Can't Take It with YouJudge - 1938
The First Hundred YearsUncle Dawson - 1938
The Higgins FamilyGrandpa William Jordan - 1938
Gold Is Where You Find ItDr. Parsons - 1938
Marie AntoinetteMonsieur de Cosse (uncredited) - 1938
The Cowboy and the LadyUncle Hannibal Smith - 1938
The SistersDoc Moore - 1938
The Rage of ParisPop, Caretaker - 1938
Man-ProofHitchhiker (uncredited) - 1938
Young FugitivesJoel Bentham - 1937
Radio PatrolJohn P. Adams, inventor - 1937
As Good as MarriedJessup - 1937
White BondagePop Craig - 1937
The Life of Emile ZolaChief of Staff - 1937
First LadyCharles - 1937
The Perfect SpecimenCarl Carter - 1937
Fly Away BabyColonel Higgam - 1937
Fit for a KingArchduke Julio - 1937
Her Husband's SecretaryDan Kingdon - 1937
Under Cover of NightDr. Reed - 1937
They Won't ForgetConfederate Soldier - 1937
Paradise ExpressJed Carson - 1937
Mr. Dodd Takes the AirDoc Quinn - 1937
Armored CarPop Logan - 1937
Wells FargoIngalls, banker - 1936
The Case of the Black CatPeter Laxter - 1936
King of HockeyTom McKenna - 1935
The ScoundrelSlezack - 1934
No More WestJudge - 1933
Get That VenusMr. Rendleby - 1932The Campus MysteryDean Perry
- 1931
My SinRoger Metcalf - 1931
His WomanCustoms Inspector - 1930
Her Unborn ChildDr. Remington - 1919
The Unknown QuantitySeptimus Kinsolving - 1919
DawnDaniel Burton - 1919
A Girl at BayFrank Galt - 1917
The PlanterShort - 1917
Sowers and ReapersHenry Ainsworth - 1916
The Wheel of the LawJohn Daniels - 1915
C.O.D.C.O. Darlington - 1915
Father and the BoysTobias Ford - 1914
Damon and PythiasPhillistus (as H. Davenport)