Harold George Bryant Davenport
| Sign | Capricorn |
| Born | Jan 19, 1866 New York City, NY |
| Died | Aug 9, 1949 Los Angeles, CA |
| Age | Died at 83 |
| Final Resting PlaceHollywood Forever Cemetery | |
Harry Davenport | |
| Job | Actor |
| Years active | 1914-49 |
| Known for | Avuncular types, grandfathers, judges, doctors, ministers |
| Top Roles | Judge, Chief of Staff, Grandpa Prophater, Supreme Court Judge, Mr. Powers |
| Top Genres | Drama, Comedy, Romance, Crime, Mystery, War |
| Top Topics | Romance (Comic), Book-Based, Screwball Comedy |
| Top Collaborators | Hal B. Wallis (Producer), Jack L. Warner (Producer), Mervyn LeRoy (Director), Ernst Lubitsch (Director) |
| Shares birthday with | Jean Stapleton, B.P. Schulberg, Tippi Hedren see more.. |
Harry Davenport Overview:
Character actor, Harry Davenport, was born Harold George Bryant Davenport on Jan 19, 1866 in New York City, NY. Davenport appeared in over 160 film roles. His best known films include the Night Court Judge in You Can't Take It with You (1938), Dr. Meade in Gone with the Wind (1939), Judy Garland's uncle in Meet Me in St. Louis, and Myrna Loy's and Shirley Temple's great uncle, Judge Thaddeus Turner, in The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer (1947). Davenport died at the age of 83 on Aug 9, 1949 in Los Angeles, CA and was laid to rest in Hollywood Forever Cemetery in Hollywood, CA.
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From a long line of actors (his two wives and four children were all in the profession), the tall, distinguished Harry Davenport brought his own distinctive sense of humor to bear on many of the Hollywood roles he graced. He played Grandpa in "The Higgins Family" comedies and Grandpa again in "Meet Me in St. Louis". He also directed a few films in the silent era.
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By Annmarie Gatti on Jan 19, 2014 From Classic Movie Hub BlogBorn January 19, 1866 Character Actor?! A veteran stage actor, ?made his film debut at age 48. In his 37-year film career, he appeared in over 160 films and shorts, playing his share of?grandfathers, judges and doctors. His films include?Gone with the Wind (as Dr. Meade... Read full article
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Harry Davenport Quotes:
Kid at the ball: That's very interesting...
Grandpa: Well I spent many years in China, and if you want me to feel thoroughly at home, you might offer me your partner.
Kid at the ball: Huh?
Grandpa: Spoken like a true gentleman.
Agnes Smith: I can't get hungry till it gets dark.
Katie the Maid: Dinner's at five-thirty. You can eat blind-folded!
Mrs. Anna Smith: We have to be out of the dining room by six-thirty. Warren Sheffield is telephoning Rose from New York. And Rose, if I were you, I wouldn't committ myself one way or another. After all...
Rose Smith: Mama, for goodness sakes!
Mrs. Anna Smith: After all, we know very little about him. Why, we haven't even met his folks.
Rose Smith: It seems to me that one little phone call is causing an awful lot of excitement in this family!
Mrs. Anna Smith: Besides, you're entirely too young and I don't think your father will allow it.
Katie the Maid: Mrs. Smith, if I'm going to keep lying to your daughters, I'll have to ask for more money.
Mrs. Anna Smith: Now, remember, not a word of this to your papa. You know how he plagues the girls about their beaus.
Agnes Smith: Everybody knows but Papa?
Grandpa: Your papa's not supposed to know. It's enough we're letting him work hard every day to support the whole flock of us. He can't have everything.
Judge: I've never heard that celebrities are to be trusted in their relationships with women more than anybody else.
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