Harry Davenport
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.

Top 10 collaborators

Roles

Match
Riding High (1950)
Johnson
Tell It to the Judge (1949)
Judge MacKenzie Meredith
That Forsyte Woman (1949)
Old Jolyon Forsyte
Little Women (1949)
Dr. Barnes
Down to the Sea in Ships (1949)
Benjamin Harris
The Decision of Christopher Blake (1948)
Courtroom Attendant
For the Love of Mary (1948)
Justice Peabody
That Lady in Ermine (1948)
Luigi
The Man from Texas (1948)
Pop Hickey
Three Daring Daughters (1948)
Dr. Cannon
The Fabulous Texan (1947)
Rev. Baker
That Hagen Girl (1947)
Judge Merrivale
The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer (1947)
Judge Thaddeus Turner
Keeper of the Bees (1947)
Michael Worthington
Sport of Kings (1947)
Maj. Denning
Stallion Road (1947)
Dr. Stevens
The Farmer's Daughter (1947)
Dr. Matthew Sulven
A Boy and His Dog (1946)
Squire Jim Kirby
Courage of Lassie (1946)
Judge Payson
Lady Luck (1946)
Judge Martin
Three Wise Fools (1946)
The Ancient
Faithful in My Fashion (1946)
Great Grandpa
G.I. War Brides (1946)
Grandpa Giles
A Boy, a Girl and a Dog (1946)
Gramps
Claudia and David (1946)
Dr. Harry
Adventure (1945)
Dr. Ashton
Pardon My Past (1945)
Grandpa Pemberton
The Enchanted Forest (1945)
Old John
Too Young to Know (1945)
Judge Boller
She Wouldn't Say Yes (1945)
Albert
This Love of Ours (1945)
Dr. Wilkerson
The Thin Man Goes Home (1944)
Dr. Bertram Charles
Music for Millions (1944)
Doctor
Meet Me in St. Louis (1944)
Grandpa
Kismet (1944)
Agha
The Impatient Years (1944)
Minister
Jack London (1943)
Prof. Hilliard
Government Girl (1943)
Senator MacVickers
Gangway for Tomorrow (1943)
Fred Taylor
Princess O'Rourke (1943)
Supreme Court Judge
Headin' for God's Country (1943)
Clem Adams
We've Never Been Licked (1943)
Pop Lambert
Shantytown (1943)
'Doc' Herndon
December 7th (1943)
Mr. 'C'
The Amazing Mrs. Holliday (1943)
Commodore Thomas Spencer Holliday
The Ox-Bow Incident (1942)
Arthur Davies
Tales of Manhattan (1942)
Prof. Lyons
Ten Gentlemen from West Point (1942)
Bane
Larceny, Inc. (1942)
Homer Bigelow
Kings Row (1942)
Colonel Skeffington
Son of Fury: The Story of Benjamin Blake (1942)
Amos Kidder
One Foot in Heaven (1941)
Elias Samson
Hurricane Smith (1941)
Robert Ingersoll Reed
The Bride Came C.O.D. (1941)
Pop Tolliver
That Uncertain Feeling (1941)
Jones
I Wanted Wings (1941)
'Sandbags' Riley
Meet John Doe (1941)
Former Bulletin Owner (uncredited)
I Want a Divorce (1940)
Grandpa Brokaw
Earl of Puddlestone (1940)
Grandpa Ed Carson
Foreign Correspondent (1940)
Mr. Powers
Lucky Partners (1940)
Judge
All This, and Heaven Too (1940)
Pierre
Grandpa Goes To Town (1940)
Grandpa
Too Many Husbands (1940)
George
Dr. Ehrlich's Magic Bullet (1940)
Judge
Granny Get Your Gun (1940)
Nathaniel "Nate" Paulson
Money To Burn (1939)
Grandpa Ed Carson
The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1939)
King Louis XI
Gone with the Wind (1939)
Dr. Meade
The Covered Trailer (1939)
Grandpa Ed Carson
Death of a Champion (1939)
Guy Lanyard
Should Husbands Work? (1939)
Grandpa Higgins
Juarez (1939)
Dr. Samuel Basch
Exile Express (1939)
Dr. Hite
My Wife's Relatives (1939)
Grandpa Ed Carson
The Story of Alexander Graham Bell (1939)
Judge Rider
Tail Spin (1939)
T.P. Lester
Made for Each Other (1939)
Dr. Healy (uncredited)
The Long Shot (1939)
Henry Sharon
The Cowboy and the Lady (1938)
Uncle Hannibal Smith
The Sisters (1938)
Doc Moore
You Can't Take It with You (1938)
Judge
Marie Antoinette (1938)
Monsieur de Cosse (uncredited)
Young Fugitives (1938)
Joel Bentham
The Rage of Paris (1938)
Pop, Caretaker
The Higgins Family (1938)
Grandpa William Jordan
The First Hundred Years (1938)
Uncle Dawson
Reckless Living (1938)
'General' Jeff
Gold Is Where You Find It (1938)
Dr. Parsons
Saleslady (1938)
Miles Cannon
Man-Proof (1938)
Hitchhiker (uncredited)
Wells Fargo (1937)
Ingalls, banker
First Lady (1937)
Charles
The Perfect Specimen (1937)
Carl Carter
Radio Patrol (1937)
John P. Adams, inventor
The Life of Emile Zola (1937)
Chief of Staff
Fit for a King (1937)
Archduke Julio
Mr. Dodd Takes the Air (1937)
Doc Quinn
White Bondage (1937)
Pop Craig
They Won't Forget (1937)
Confederate Soldier
Fly Away Baby (1937)
Colonel Higgam
Armored Car (1937)
Pop Logan
As Good as Married (1937)
Jessup
Her Husband's Secretary (1937)
Dan Kingdon
Paradise Express (1937)
Jed Carson
Under Cover of Night (1937)
Dr. Reed
King of Hockey (1936)
Tom McKenna
The Case of the Black Cat (1936)
Peter Laxter
The Scoundrel (1935)
Slezack
No More West (1934)
Judge
Get That Venus (1933)
Mr. Rendleby
His Woman (1931)
Customs Inspector
My Sin (1931)
Roger Metcalf
The Unknown Quantity (1919)
Septimus Kinsolving
The Wheel of the Law (1916)
John Daniels
Damon and Pythias (1914)
Phillistus (as H. Davenport)

Crew

The Millionaire's Double (1917)
Director
Tillie Wakes Up (1917)
Director
A Woman Alone (1917)
Director
For a Woman’s Fair Name (1916)
Director