Harry Davenport
Known For
Acting
Born
1866-01-19 in Canton, Pennsylvania, USA
Died
1949-08-09
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.
Most Known For
Gone with the Wind
as Dr. Meade
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
as King Louis XI
Juarez
as Dr. Samuel Basch
Little Women
as Dr. Barnes
His Woman
as Customs Inspector
Government Girl
as Senator MacVickers
Shantytown
as 'Doc' Herndon
Lady Luck
as Judge Martin
Meet Me in St. Louis
as Grandpa
You Can't Take It with You
as Judge
Too Many Husbands
as George
Foreign Correspondent
as Mr. Powers
The Ox-Bow Incident
as Arthur Davies
Adventure
as Dr. Ashton
Tales of Manhattan
as Professor Lyons
The Cowboy and the Lady
as Uncle Hannibal Smith
Kings Row
as Colonel Skeffington
The Thin Man Goes Home
as Dr. Bertram Charles
Courage of Lassie
as Judge Payson
Marie Antoinette
as Monsieur de Cosse (uncredited)