Harry Davenport

Acting • 128 Credits

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.

🎬 Directed Titles (4)

Directorial Filmography
Tillie Wakes Up

Tillie Wakes Up

1917 ⭐ 3.0
For a Woman’s Fair Name

For a Woman’s Fair Name

1916 ⭐ 4.0
The Millionaire's Double

The Millionaire's Double

1917
A Woman Alone

A Woman Alone

1917

🎭 Acting Roles (30)

Ranked by Prestige & Popularity
Gone with the Wind

Gone with the Wind

1939 ⭐ 4.0
as Dr. Meade
Foreign Correspondent

Foreign Correspondent

1940 ⭐ 3.5
as Mr. Powers
You Can't Take It with You

You Can't Take It with You

1938 ⭐ 3.7
as Judge
Meet Me in St. Louis

Meet Me in St. Louis

1944 ⭐ 3.5
as Grandpa
The Ox-Bow Incident

The Ox-Bow Incident

1943 ⭐ 3.9
as Arthur Davies
Meet John Doe

Meet John Doe

1941 ⭐ 3.6
as Former Bulletin Owner (uncredited)
Little Women

Little Women

1949 ⭐ 3.7
as Dr. Barnes
The Hunchback of Notre Dame

The Hunchback of Notre Dame

1939 ⭐ 3.7
as King Louis XI
The Life of Emile Zola

The Life of Emile Zola

1937 ⭐ 3.4
as Chief of Staff
The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer

The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer

1947 ⭐ 3.4
as Thaddeus
The Thin Man Goes Home

The Thin Man Goes Home

1944 ⭐ 3.5
as Dr. Bertram Charles
All This, and Heaven Too

All This, and Heaven Too

1940 ⭐ 3.6
as Pierre
Made for Each Other

Made for Each Other

1939 ⭐ 3.1
as Dr. Healy (uncredited)
That Uncertain Feeling

That Uncertain Feeling

1941 ⭐ 3.3
as Jones
Kings Row

Kings Row

1942 ⭐ 3.6
as Colonel Skeffington
The Farmer's Daughter

The Farmer's Daughter

1947 ⭐ 3.6
as Dr. Matthew Sulven
The Bride Came C.O.D.

The Bride Came C.O.D.

1941 ⭐ 3.5
as Pop Tolliver
Tales of Manhattan

Tales of Manhattan

1942 ⭐ 3.2
as Professor Lyons
Courage of Lassie

Courage of Lassie

1946 ⭐ 3.0
as Judge Payson
Larceny, Inc.

Larceny, Inc.

1942 ⭐ 3.5
as Homer Bigelow
Marie Antoinette

Marie Antoinette

1938 ⭐ 3.3
as Monsieur de Cosse (uncredited)
They Won't Forget

They Won't Forget

1937 ⭐ 3.0
as Confederate Soldier
Dr. Ehrlich's Magic Bullet

Dr. Ehrlich's Magic Bullet

1940 ⭐ 3.3
as Judge
The Cowboy and the Lady

The Cowboy and the Lady

1938 ⭐ 3.1
as Uncle Hannibal Smith
December 7th

December 7th

1943 ⭐ 2.9
as Mr. 'C'
Juarez

Juarez

1939 ⭐ 3.3
as Dr. Samuel Basch
Too Many Husbands

Too Many Husbands

1940 ⭐ 3.3
as George
One Foot in Heaven

One Foot in Heaven

1941 ⭐ 3.5
as Elias Samson
The Story of Alexander Graham Bell

The Story of Alexander Graham Bell

1939 ⭐ 3.2
as Judge Rider
Princess O'Rourke

Princess O'Rourke

1943 ⭐ 3.3
as Supreme Court Judge