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. His roles include Dr. Meade in Gone with the Wind (1939) and Grandpa in Meet Me in St. Louis (1944). Bette Davis once called Davenport "without a doubt [. . .] the greatest character actor of all time."
Harry Davenport
Active - 1915 - 2002 |
Birth - Jan 19, 1866 |
Death - Aug 9, 1949 |
Genres - Drama, Comedy, Romance, Action-Adventure, War
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Subgenres - Romantic Comedy, Silent Film, Biographical Film, Comedy Drama, Musical
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H. Davenport, Harold George Bryant Davenport, Pop-
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Romantic Comedy, Silent Film, Biographical Film, Comedy Drama, Musical, Silent Feature, Western Film, Christmas Film, Historical Film, Comedy of Remarriage, Melodrama, Propaganda Film, Avant-Garde and Experimental, Black Comedy Film, Comedy Thriller, Coming-Of-Age Fiction, Coming-Of-Age Film, Courtroom, Detective Film, Film Noir, Heist Film, Legal Drama, Political Thriller Film, Silent Short, Spy Film, Trial Film, Werewolf Film, World War II Propaganda, World War II Propaganda Shorts, Zombie Film