Harry Davenport

Acting • 1866-01-19 • Canton, Pennsylvania, USA

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

7.0

Meet Me in St. Louis

1944

6.9

The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer

1947

7.3

The Hunchback of Notre Dame

1939

7.7

The Ox-Bow Incident

1943

7.0

Foreign Correspondent

1940

7.1

The Thin Man Goes Home

1944

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Filmography

1973
The Men Who Made the Movies: Vincente MinnelliFilm
Self (archive footage)
★ 7.0
1950
Riding HighFilm
Johnson
★ 6.1
1949
Little WomenFilm
Dr. Barnes
★ 7.4
1949
Down to the Sea in ShipsFilm
Benjamin Harris
★ 7.2
1949
That Forsyte WomanFilm
Old Jolyon Forsyte
★ 6.0
1949
Tell It to the JudgeFilm
Judge MacKenzie Meredith
★ 6.6
1948
That Lady in ErmineFilm
Luigi
★ 6.0
1948
For the Love of MaryFilm
Justice Peabody
★ 6.2
1948
Three Daring DaughtersFilm
Dr. Cannon
★ 5.9
1948
The Man from TexasFilm
Pop Hickey
★ 8.0
1948
The Decision of Christopher BlakeFilm
Courtroom Attendant
★ 3.8
1947
The Bachelor and the Bobby-SoxerFilm
Thaddeus
★ 6.9
1947
The Farmer's DaughterFilm
Dr. Matthew Sulven
★ 7.2
1947
That Hagen GirlFilm
Judge Merrivale
★ 5.3
1947
Keeper of the BeesFilm
Michael Worthington
★ 10.0
1947
Sport of KingsFilm
Maj. Denning
★ 10.0
1947
Stallion RoadFilm
Dr. Stevens
★ 7.5
1947
The Fabulous TexanFilm
Rev. Baker
★ 6.5
1946
Courage of LassieFilm
Judge Payson
★ 5.9
1946
A Boy and His DogFilm
Squire Jim Kirby
★ 5.9
1946
Lady LuckFilm
Judge Martin
★ 5.6
1946
A Boy, a Girl and a DogFilm
Gramps
★ 5.1
1946
Claudia and DavidFilm
Dr. Harry
★ 7.5
1946
Faithful in My FashionFilm
Great Grandpa
★ 7.0
1946
Three Wise FoolsFilm
The Ancient
★ 5.7
1946
G.I. War BridesFilm
Grandpa Giles
★ 9.0
1945
AdventureFilm
Dr. Ashton
★ 6.4
1945
She Wouldn't Say YesFilm
Albert
★ 6.2
1945
Pardon My PastFilm
Grandpa Pemberton
★ 6.7
1945
This Love of OursFilm
Dr. Wilkerson
★ 6.0
1945
The Enchanted ForestFilm
Old John
★ 6.5
1945
Too Young to KnowFilm
Judge Boller
★ 7.0
1944
Meet Me in St. LouisFilm
Grandpa
★ 7.0
1944
The Thin Man Goes HomeFilm
Dr. Bertram Charles
★ 7.1
1944
KismetFilm
Agha
★ 5.5
1944
The Impatient YearsFilm
Minister
★ 6.4
1944
Music for MillionsFilm
Doctor
★ 6.6
1943
The Ox-Bow IncidentFilm
Arthur Davies
★ 7.7
1943
December 7thFilm
Mr. 'C'
★ 5.8
1943
Princess O'RourkeFilm
Supreme Court Judge
★ 6.5
1943
The Amazing Mrs. HollidayFilm
Commodore Thomas Spencer Holliday
★ 6.7
1943
Jack LondonFilm
Prof. Hilliard
★ 6.1
1943
Government GirlFilm
Senator MacVickers
★ 5.7
1943
Gangway for TomorrowFilm
Fred Taylor
★ 6.1
1943
We've Never Been LickedFilm
Pop Lambert
★ 6.5
1943
ShantytownFilm
'Doc' Herndon
★ 6.5
1943
Headin' for God's CountryFilm
Clem Adams
★ 8.0
1942
Kings RowFilm
Colonel Skeffington
★ 7.3
1942
Larceny, Inc.Film
Homer Bigelow
★ 7.1
1942
Tales of ManhattanFilm
Professor Lyons
★ 6.4
1942
Son of Fury: The Story of Benjamin BlakeFilm
Amos Kidder
★ 7.2
1942
Ten Gentlemen from West PointFilm
Bane
★ 6.4
1941
Meet John DoeFilm
Former Bulletin Owner (uncredited)
★ 7.3
1941
That Uncertain FeelingFilm
Jones
★ 6.6
1941
The Bride Came C.O.D.Film
Pop Tolliver
★ 6.9
1941
One Foot in HeavenFilm
Elias Samson
★ 6.9
1941
I Wanted WingsFilm
'Sandbags' Riley
★ 5.6
1941
Hurricane SmithFilm
Robert Ingersoll Reed
★ 4.8
1940
Foreign CorrespondentFilm
Mr. Powers
★ 7.0
1940
All This, and Heaven TooFilm
Pierre
★ 7.2
1940
Dr. Ehrlich's Magic BulletFilm
Judge
★ 6.6
1940
Too Many HusbandsFilm
George
★ 6.4
1940
Lucky PartnersFilm
Judge
★ 6.1
1940
I Want a DivorceFilm
Grandpa Brokaw
★ 10.0
1940
Grandpa Goes To TownFilm
Grandpa
★ 10.0
1940
Earl of PuddlestoneFilm
Grandpa Ed Carson
★ 10.0
1940
Granny Get Your GunFilm
Nathaniel "Nate" Paulson
★ 5.7
1939
Gone with the WindFilm
Dr. Meade
★ 7.9
1939
The Hunchback of Notre DameFilm
King Louis XI
★ 7.3
1939
Made for Each OtherFilm
Dr. Healy (uncredited)
★ 6.2
1939
JuarezFilm
Dr. Samuel Basch
★ 6.5
1939
The Story of Alexander Graham BellFilm
Judge Rider
★ 6.3
1939
Tail SpinFilm
T.P. Lester
★ 6.3
1939
The Long ShotFilm
Henry Sharon
★ 6.0
1939
Money To BurnFilm
Grandpa Ed Carson
★ 10.0
1939
Exile ExpressFilm
Dr. Hite
★ 7.0
1939
Should Husbands Work?Film
Grandpa Higgins
★ 6.0
1939
Death of a ChampionFilm
Guy Lanyard
★ 7.0
1939
My Wife's RelativesFilm
Grandpa Ed Carson
★ 7.0
1939
The Covered TrailerFilm
Grandpa Ed Carson
★ 7.0
1938
You Can't Take It with YouFilm
Judge
★ 7.5
1938
Marie AntoinetteFilm
Monsieur de Cosse (uncredited)
★ 6.6
1938
The Cowboy and the LadyFilm
Uncle Hannibal Smith
★ 6.3
1938
The Rage of ParisFilm
Pop, Caretaker
★ 5.8
1938
The SistersFilm
Doc Moore
★ 6.1
1938
Gold Is Where You Find ItFilm
Dr. Parsons
★ 7.0
1938
Man-ProofFilm
Hitchhiker (uncredited)
★ 5.2
1938
The First Hundred YearsFilm
Uncle Dawson
★ 7.3
1938
SalesladyFilm
Miles Cannon
★ 8.0
1938
The Higgins FamilyFilm
Grandpa William Jordan
★ 7.0
1938
Reckless LivingFilm
'General' Jeff
★ 8.0
1938
Young FugitivesFilm
Joel Bentham
★ 3.7
1937
The Life of Emile ZolaFilm
Chief of Staff
★ 6.7
1937
They Won't ForgetFilm
Confederate Soldier
★ 5.9
1937
Wells FargoFilm
Ingalls, banker
★ 5.5
1937
Fly Away BabyFilm
Colonel Higgam
★ 6.3
1937
Mr. Dodd Takes the AirFilm
Doc Quinn
★ 5.4
1937
First LadyFilm
Charles
★ 6.6
1937
The Perfect SpecimenFilm
Carl Carter
★ 6.4
1937
White BondageFilm
Pop Craig
★ 6.8
1937
Under Cover of NightFilm
Dr. Reed
★ 6.0
1937
Paradise ExpressFilm
Jed Carson
★ 5.8
1937
Armored CarFilm
Pop Logan
★ 5.6
1937
As Good as MarriedFilm
Jessup
★ 8.0
1937
Fit for a KingFilm
Archduke Julio
★ 6.0
1937
Her Husband's SecretaryFilm
Dan Kingdon
★ 6.0
1937
Radio PatrolFilm
John P. Adams, inventor
★ 10.0
1936
The Case of the Black CatFilm
Peter Laxter
★ 7.0
1936
King of HockeyFilm
Tom McKenna
★ 5.4
1935
The ScoundrelFilm
Slezack
★ 6.3
1934
No More WestFilm
Judge
★ 10.0
1933
Get That VenusFilm
Mr. Rendleby
★ 7.5
1932
The Campus MysteryFilm
Dean Perry
★ 7.0
1931
My SinFilm
Roger Metcalf
★ 5.7
1931
His WomanFilm
Customs Inspector
★ 4.3
1930
Her Unborn ChildFilm
Dr. Remington
★ 7.0
1919
The Unknown QuantityFilm
Septimus Kinsolving
★ 8.0
1919
DawnFilm
Daniel Burton
★ 7.0
1919
A Girl at BayFilm
Frank Galt
1917
Sowers and ReapersFilm
Henry Ainsworth
1917
The PlanterFilm
Short
1916
The Wheel of the LawFilm
John Daniels
★ 10.0
1915
Father and the BoysFilm
Tobias Ford
1915
C.O.D.Film
C.O. Darlington
1914
Damon and PythiasFilm
Phillistus (as H. Davenport)
★ 5.0