Job Actor
Years active 1933-1949
Known for Wisdom and whimsicality
Top Roles Clarence, Ned Elliott, Third Cousin, Dr. Parsons, Joseph Newton
Top GenresDrama, Romance, Comedy, Crime, Film Adaptation, Thriller/Suspense
Top TopicsBook-Based, Romance (Drama), Based on Play
Top Collaborators (Director), (Producer), (Director), (Director)
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Henry Travers Overview:

Character actor, Henry Travers, was born Travers John Heagerty on Mar 5, 1874 in Berwick-Upon-Tweed, Northumberland. Travers died at the age of 91 on Oct 18, 1965 in Hollywood, CA and was laid to rest in Forest Lawn Memorial Park (Glendale) Cemetery in Glendale, CA.

MINI BIO:

Henry Travers came to films when he was almost 60 and specialized in wisdom and whimsicality, combining both in memorable fashion as Clarence the Angel in Capra's "It's a Wonderful Life". He died from complications following arteriosclerosis. Received an Oscar nomination for "Mrs Miniver.

(Source: available at Amazon Quinlan's Illustrated Dictionary of Film Character Actors).

HONORS and AWARDS:

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Although Travers was nominated for one Oscar, he never won a competitive Academy Award.

Academy Awards

YearAwardFilm nameRoleResult
1942Best Supporting ActorMrs. Miniver (1942)Mr. BallardNominated
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Henry Travers Quotes:

Ned Elliott: Unhappiness ain't so bad. It makes happiness all the keener.


Clarence: [In book inscription] Remember, George: no man is a failure who has friends.


Clarence: You see George, you've really had a wonderful life. Don't you see what a mistake it would be to just throw it away?


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Henry Travers Facts
Of Irish extraction.

Active on Broadway from 1901-38 (early in his career credited as Travers Heagerty, his birth name).

Interred at Forest Lawn, Glendale, California, USA, in the Great Mausoleum, Holly Terrace entrance, Hall of Inspiration, directly across from W.C. Fields.

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