Harry Davenport
Cast

Harry Davenport

1866 – 1949
Active years (films on this site)
1938–1948
Genres
RomanceComedyDramaAdventureWestern
Schools and movements
Classical HollywoodContemporary European Art CinemaNew Hollywood

Directors worked with

William Dieterle2 filmsErnst Lubitsch2 filmsWilliam Wyler1 filmHenry Koster1 filmAnatole Litvak1 filmAlfred Hitchcock1 filmLewis Milestone1 filmWesley Ruggles1 filmLloyd Bacon1 filmJohn Cromwell1 filmJohn Ford1 filmWilliam Wellman1 filmVincente Minnelli1 filmVictor Fleming1 filmIrving Reis1 filmH. C. Potter1 film

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. 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."

Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)

18 films on this site

  1. The Cowboy and the Lady 1938 · William Wyler · IMDb 6.6 · Cast
  2. The Rage of Paris 1938 · Henry Koster · IMDb 6.9 · Cast
  3. The Hunchback of Notre Dame 1939 · William Dieterle · IMDb 7.8 · Cast
  4. All This, and Heaven Too 1940 · Anatole Litvak · IMDb 7.4 · Cast
  5. Foreign Correspondent 1940 · Alfred Hitchcock · IMDb 7.4 · Cast
  6. Lucky Partners 1940 · Lewis Milestone · IMDb 6.5 · Cast
  7. Too Many Husbands 1940 · Wesley Ruggles · IMDb 6.5 · Cast
  8. That Uncertain Feeling 1941 · Ernst Lubitsch · IMDb 6.6 · Cast
  9. Larceny, Inc 1942 · Lloyd Bacon · IMDb 7.3 · Cast
  10. Son of Fury: The Story of Benjamin Blake 1942 · John Cromwell · IMDb 7.0 · Cast
  11. December 7th 1943 · John Ford · IMDb 6.1 · Cast
  12. The Ox-Bow Incident 1943 · William Wellman · IMDb 8.0 · Cast
  13. Kismet (1944) 1944 · William Dieterle · IMDb 6.0 · Cast
  14. Meet Me in St. Louis 1944 · Vincente Minnelli · IMDb 7.5 · Cast
  15. Adventure 1945 · Victor Fleming · IMDb 6.2 · Cast
  16. The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer 1947 · Irving Reis · IMDb 7.2 · Cast
  17. The Farmer's Daughter 1947 · H. C. Potter · IMDb 7.2 · Cast
  18. That Lady in Ermine 1948 · Ernst Lubitsch · IMDb 5.8 · Cast