Henry Stephenson

Henry Stephenson

Known for: Acting
Biography: 1871-04-16
Deathday: 1956-04-24 (85 years old)

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Henry Stephenson Garraway (16 April 1871 – 24 April 1956), sometimes credited as Harry Stephenson, was a British stage and film actor. He portrayed friendly and wise Gentleman in many films of the 1930s and 1940s. Among his roles was Sir Joseph Banks in Mutiny on the Bounty (1935) and Mr. Brownlow in Oliver Twist.


Stephenson was educated in Rugby in Warwickshire and started acting in his twenties. He appeared on British and American stages and made his Broadway debut in 1901, playing the messenger in A Message from Mars. In the following decades, he appeared in over 30 Broadway plays. Henry Stephenson made his film debut in 1917 and appeared in a few silent films, but made his mark mostly as an elder man in sound films. Between 1931 and 1932, he appeared in the successful Broadway play Cyanara with over 200 performances. He came to Hollywood for the film version of Cyanara, starring Ronald Colman and with Henry Stephenson in a supporting role.


In the same year year, he played the tycoon C.B. Gaerste in Red-Headed Woman and Doctor Alliott in A Bill of Divorcement. The following year, the English-born actor appeared as the intimidating yet warm-hearted Mr. Laurence in Little Women. The tall, white-haired actor specialized in portraying wise, dignified and friendly British gentlemans in supporting roles. He could be "both imposing and benevolent in his patrician portrayals, usually expounding words of wisdom or offering gentlemanly aid." He appeared overall in 90 films from 1917 to 1951, often as a doctor or professor, general, judge or aristocrat. He often played historical figures like Sir Joseph Banks in the oscar-winnig adventure film Mutiny on the Bounty (1935) and Florimond Claude, Comte de Mercy-Argenteau in Marie Antoinette (1938).


Stephenson worked with film star Errol Flynn in the films Captain Blood, The Charge of the Light Brigade, The Prince and the Pauper, and The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex; often as Flynn's paternal friend and superior.


He portrayed Sir Thomas Lancing in Tarzan Finds a Son! in 1939 and playing an entirely different role as Sir Guy Henderson in Tarzan and the Amazons in 1945. He seldom played dark figures, among the exceptions was the snobbish Mr. Bryant in Mr. Lucky in 1943. Stephenson also appeared in literature adaptions, for example as the friendly lawyer Havisham in Little Lord Fauntleroy (1936) and as Mr. Brownlow in David Lean's literature adaption Oliver Twist (1948). He made his last film in 1949, but appeared in two TV-series in 1951 before the end of his career. In 1950, after finishing his role of Cardinal Gaspar de Quiroga in the drama play, That Lady, Stephenson retired from the stage.


He married actress Ann Shoemaker. They had one daughter.


Henry Stephenson died in 1956 at the age of 85 years. He was survived by Ann and his daughter.

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Filmography

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Sir Charles Loring
Challenge to Lassie

Challenge to Lassie (1949)

Movie
5.6
General Fitzgerald
Enchantment

Enchantment (1948)

Movie
6.18
Lord Pennystone
Julia Misbehaves

Julia Misbehaves (1948)

Movie
Mr. Brownlow
Oliver Twist

Oliver Twist (1948)

Movie
6
King Albert
Song of Love

Song of Love (1947)

Movie
Judge
Ivy

Ivy (1947)

Movie
7.5
Evans Biddle
Dark Delusion

Dark Delusion (1947)

Movie
Don Humberto Balcares
The Homestretch

The Homestretch (1947)

Movie
Wellington Drake
Time Out of Mind

Time Out of Mind (1947)

Movie
Lord Wyndham
The Locket

The Locket (1946)

Movie
Prof. Duval
The Return of Monte Cristo

The Return of Monte Cristo (1946)

Movie
Mr. DuBois
Her Sister's Secret

Her Sister's Secret (1946)

Movie
Dr. Tyrell
Of Human Bondage

Of Human Bondage (1946)

Movie
Blakely
The Green Years

The Green Years (1946)

Movie
5
Omar Cole
Night and Day

Night and Day (1946)

Movie
6
Minister
Heartbeat

Heartbeat (1946)

Movie
Sir Guy Henderson
Tarzan and the Amazons

Tarzan and the Amazons (1945)

Movie
5
J. H. Wadsworth
Reckless Age

Reckless Age (1944)

Movie
Sir Reginald Meade
Secrets of Scotland Yard

Secrets of Scotland Yard (1944)

Movie
John Dyckman Brown I
Two Girls and a Sailor

Two Girls and a Sailor (1944)

Movie
Gen. Hetherton
The Hour Before the Dawn

The Hour Before the Dawn (1944)

Movie
Mr. Bryant
Mr. Lucky

Mr. Lucky (1943)

Movie
6
Sir Humphrey Quilp
The Mantrap

The Mantrap (1943)

Movie
Colonel Algernon Blimpton
Half Way to Shanghai

Half Way to Shanghai (1942)

Movie
General Cathaway
This Above All

This Above All (1942)

Movie
Rings on Her Fingers

Rings on Her Fingers (1942)

Movie
General Anatole Mirbeau
Lady from Louisiana

Lady from Louisiana (1941)

Movie
Frederick Collins
The Man Who Lost Himself

The Man Who Lost Himself (1941)

Movie
Don Diego Quintana
Down Argentine Way

Down Argentine Way (1940)

Movie
Emperor Franz Joseph
Spring Parade

Spring Parade (1940)

Movie
Capt. Andrew
It's a Date

It's a Date (1940)

Movie
Robert R. Livingston
Little Old New York

Little Old New York (1940)

Movie
Lord Burghley
The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex

The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex (1939)

Movie
Sir Ronald Ramsgate
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes

The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (1939)

Movie
4.33
Sir Thomas Lancing
Tarzan Finds a Son!

Tarzan Finds a Son! (1939)

Movie
5.6
Pasquel Sr.
Dramatic School

Dramatic School (1938)

Movie
Count Mathieu de Lesseps
Suez

Suez (1938)

Movie
Count de Mercey
Marie Antoinette

Marie Antoinette (1938)

Movie
Felix Anstruther
The Young in Heart

The Young in Heart (1938)

Movie
Count Albert Sandor
The Baroness and the Butler

The Baroness and the Butler (1938)

Movie
Mr. Fletcher
Wise Girl

Wise Girl (1937)

Movie
Count Anastas Walewski
Conquest

Conquest (1937)

Movie
4
Prince Johann
The Emperor's Candlesticks

The Emperor's Candlesticks (1937)

Movie
Duke of Norfolk
The Prince and the Pauper

The Prince and the Pauper (1937)

Movie
Walter Mitchell
When You're in Love

When You're in Love (1937)

Movie
Lord Athleigh
Beloved Enemy

Beloved Enemy (1936)

Movie
Sir Charles Macefield
The Charge of the Light Brigade

The Charge of the Light Brigade (1936)

Movie
Edward - Lord Farrington
Give Me Your Heart

Give Me Your Heart (1936)

Movie
Mr. Horace Bennett
Walking on Air

Walking on Air (1936)

Movie
Charles Patterson
Hearts Divided

Hearts Divided (1936)

Movie
Prof. Jerome Hargraves
Half Angel

Half Angel (1936)

Movie
Havisham
Little Lord Fauntleroy

Little Lord Fauntleroy (1936)

Movie
Lord Willoughby
Captain Blood

Captain Blood (1935)

Movie
6
Joseph Banks
Mutiny on the Bounty

Mutiny on the Bounty (1935)

Movie
4.33
Bishop
The Perfect Gentleman

The Perfect Gentleman (1935)

Movie
Russian Ambassador Gregory
Rendezvous

Rendezvous (1935)

Movie
Major Winslow
O'Shaughnessy's Boy

O'Shaughnessy's Boy (1935)

Movie
Dr. Jock Frazier
The Flame Within

The Flame Within (1935)

Movie
Colonel Harrison Sr.
Reckless

Reckless (1935)

Movie
Barney Newmark
Vanessa: Her Love Story

Vanessa: Her Love Story (1935)

Movie
Emperor Franz Josef
The Night Is Young

The Night Is Young (1935)

Movie
Charles Venables
What Every Woman Knows

What Every Woman Knows (1934)

Movie
Sir Maurice
Outcast Lady

Outcast Lady (1934)

Movie
John Connors
The Richest Girl in the World

The Richest Girl in the World (1934)

Movie
Dean Mercer
She Loves Me Not

She Loves Me Not (1934)

Movie
Sir Laurence Mont
One More River

One More River (1934)

Movie
Mr. Hugh Clarkson
Stingaree

Stingaree (1934)

Movie
King Anatol XII
Thirty Day Princess

Thirty Day Princess (1934)

Movie
All Men Are Enemies

All Men Are Enemies (1934)

Movie
Frensham
The Mystery of Mr. X

The Mystery of Mr. X (1934)

Movie
Sir Basil Pemberton
Man of Two Worlds

Man of Two Worlds (1934)

Movie
Hector Stribling
If I Were Free

If I Were Free (1933)

Movie
Mr. Laurence
Little Women

Little Women (1933)

Movie
De Conti
My Lips Betray

My Lips Betray (1933)

Movie
Major Thorne
Blind Adventure

Blind Adventure (1933)

Movie
Colonel Sam Colby
Double Harness

Double Harness (1933)

Movie
Thornton Drake
Tomorrow at Seven

Tomorrow at Seven (1933)

Movie
Rufus Collier
The Animal Kingdom

The Animal Kingdom (1932)

Movie
John Tring
Cynara

Cynara (1932)

Movie
Doctor Alliot
A Bill of Divorcement

A Bill of Divorcement (1932)

Movie
Dr. Ernest S. Tindal
Guilty as Hell

Guilty as Hell (1932)

Movie
Charles B. 'Charlie' / 'C.B.' Gaerste
Red-Headed Woman

Red-Headed Woman (1932)

Movie
Peter Van Dusen
Wild, Wild Susan

Wild, Wild Susan (1925)

Movie
Arnold Kirke
Men and Women

Men and Women (1925)

Movie
Sir Howard Furnival
A Society Exile

A Society Exile (1919)

Movie

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Henry StephensonHenry Stephenson

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Known For
Acting

Gender
Male

Birthday
1871-04-16

Deathday
1956-04-24 (85 years old)

Birth Place
Grenada, Grenada

Citizenships
United Kingdom

Also Known As
Henry Stephenson Garraway, Henry Stephenson Garroway, Harry Stephenson


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