Biography
Harold George Bryant Davenport (January 19, 1866 – August 9, 1949) 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."
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Filmography
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Movies 124
Director 4
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John Ford Goes to War (2002)
Movie
Self (archive footage)
The Men Who Made the Movies: Vincente Minnelli (1973)
Movie
Johnson
Riding High (1950)
Movie
Judge MacKenzie Meredith
Tell It to the Judge (1949)
Movie
Old Jolyon Forsyte
That Forsyte Woman (1949)
Movie
Dr. Barnes
Little Women (1949)
Movie
Benjamin Harris
Down to the Sea in Ships (1949)
Movie
Courtroom Attendant
The Decision of Christopher Blake (1948)
Movie
Justice Peabody
For the Love of Mary (1948)
Movie
Luigi
That Lady in Ermine (1948)
Movie
'Pop' Hickey
The Man from Texas (1948)
Movie
Dr. Cannon
Three Daring Daughters (1948)
Movie
Rev. Baker
The Fabulous Texan (1947)
Movie
Judge Merrivale
That Hagen Girl (1947)
Movie
Judge Thaddeus Turner
The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer (1947)
Movie
6
Michael Worthington
Keeper of the Bees (1947)
Movie
Maj. Denning
Sport of Kings (1947)
Movie
Dr. Stevens
Stallion Road (1947)
Movie
Dr. Matthew Sutven
The Farmer's Daughter (1947)
Movie
Squire Jim Kirby
A Boy and His Dog (1946)
Movie
Judge Payson
Courage of Lassie (1946)
Movie
Judge Martin
Lady Luck (1946)
Movie
The Ancient
Three Wise Fools (1946)
Movie
Great Grandpa
Faithful in My Fashion (1946)
Movie
Grandpa Giles
G.I. War Brides (1946)
Movie
Gramps
A Boy, a Girl and a Dog (1946)
Movie
Dr. Harry
Claudia and David (1946)
Movie
Dr. Ashlon
Adventure (1945)
Movie
Grandpa Pemberton
Pardon My Past (1945)
Movie
Old John
The Enchanted Forest (1945)
Movie
Judge Boller
Too Young to Know (1945)
Movie
Albert
She Wouldn't Say Yes (1945)
Movie
Dr. Wilkerson
This Love of Ours (1945)
Movie
1
Dr. Bertram Charles
The Thin Man Goes Home (1944)
Movie
5.52
Doctor
Music for Millions (1944)
Movie
Grandpa
Meet Me in St. Louis (1944)
Movie
6
Agha
Kismet (1944)
Movie
Minister
The Impatient Years (1944)
Movie
Prof. Hilliard
Jack London (1943)
Movie
Senator MacVickers
Government Girl (1943)
Movie
Fred Taylor
Gangway for Tomorrow (1943)
Movie
Supreme Court Judge
Princess O'Rourke (1943)
Movie
Clem Adams
Headin' for God's Country (1943)
Movie
Pop Lambert
We've Never Been Licked (1943)
Movie
'Doc' Herndon
Shantytown (1943)
Movie
Arthur Davies
The Ox-Bow Incident (1943)
Movie
1
Mr. 'C'
December 7th (1943)
Movie
Commodore Thomas Spencer Holliday
The Amazing Mrs. Holliday (1943)
Movie
6
Prof. Lyons
Tales of Manhattan (1942)
Movie
Bane
Ten Gentlemen from West Point (1942)
Movie
Homer Bigelow
Larceny, Inc. (1942)
Movie
Colonel Skeffington
Kings Row (1942)
Movie
Amos Kidder
Son of Fury: The Story of Benjamin Blake (1942)
Movie
Elias Samson
One Foot in Heaven (1941)
Movie
Robert Ingersoll Reed
Hurricane Smith (1941)
Movie
Pop Tolliver
The Bride Came C.O.D. (1941)
Movie
Jones
That Uncertain Feeling (1941)
Movie
'Sandbags' Riley
I Wanted Wings (1941)
Movie
Former Bulletin Owner (uncredited)
Meet John Doe (1941)
Movie
6
Grandpa Brokaw
I Want a Divorce (1940)
Movie
Grandpa Ed Carson
Earl of Puddlestone (1940)
Movie
Mr. Powers
Foreign Correspondent (1940)
Movie
4
Judge
Lucky Partners (1940)
Movie
Pierre
All This, and Heaven Too (1940)
Movie
Grandpa
Grandpa Goes To Town (1940)
Movie
George
Too Many Husbands (1940)
Movie
Judge
Dr. Ehrlich's Magic Bullet (1940)
Movie
Nate
Granny Get Your Gun (1940)
Movie
Grandpa Ed Carson
Money To Burn (1939)
Movie
King Louis XI
The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1939)
Movie
6
Dr. Meade
Gone with the Wind (1939)
Movie
5.55
Grandpa Ed Carson
The Covered Trailer (1939)
Movie
Guy Lanyard
Death of a Champion (1939)
Movie
Grandpa Higgins
Should Husbands Work? (1939)
Movie
Dr. Samuel Basch
Juarez (1939)
Movie
Dr. Hite
Exile Express (1939)
Movie
Grandpa Ed Carson
My Wife's Relatives (1939)
Movie
Judge Rider
The Story of Alexander Graham Bell (1939)
Movie
T.P. Lester
Tail Spin (1939)
Movie
Dr. Healy (uncredited)
Made for Each Other (1939)
Movie
Henry Sharon
The Long Shot (1939)
Movie
Doc Will Ramsey
Orphans of the Street (1938)
Movie
Uncle Hannibal Smith
The Cowboy and the Lady (1938)
Movie
Doc Moore
The Sisters (1938)
Movie
Judge
You Can't Take It with You (1938)
Movie
6
Monsieur de Cosse (uncredited)
Marie Antoinette (1938)
Movie
Joel Bentham
Young Fugitives (1938)
Movie
Pop - The Caretaker
The Rage of Paris (1938)
Movie
Grandpa William Jordan
The Higgins Family (1938)
Movie
Uncle Dawson
The First Hundred Years (1938)
Movie
'General' Jeff
Reckless Living (1938)
Movie
Dr. Parsons
Gold Is Where You Find It (1938)
Movie
Miles Cannon
Saleslady (1938)
Movie
Hitchhiker (uncredited)
Man-Proof (1938)
Movie
Ingalls, banker
Wells Fargo (1937)
Movie
Charles
First Lady (1937)
Movie
Carl Carter
The Perfect Specimen (1937)
Movie
John P. Adams
Radio Patrol (1937)
Movie
Chief of Staff
The Life of Emile Zola (1937)
Movie
Archduke Julio
Fit for a King (1937)
Movie
Doc Quinn
Mr. Dodd Takes the Air (1937)
Movie
Pop Craig
White Bondage (1937)
Movie
Confederate Soldier
They Won't Forget (1937)
Movie
5.29
Colonel Higgam
Fly Away Baby (1937)
Movie
Pop Logan
Armored Car (1937)
Movie
Jessup
As Good as Married (1937)
Movie
Dan Kingdon
Her Husband's Secretary (1937)
Movie
Jed Carson
Paradise Express (1937)
Movie
Party Guest
Under Southern Stars (1937)
Movie
Dr. Reed
Under Cover of Night (1937)
Movie
Tom McKenna
King of Hockey (1936)
Movie
Peter Laxter
The Case of the Black Cat (1936)
Movie
Slezack
The Scoundrel (1935)
Movie
Judge
No More West (1934)
Movie
Mr. Rendleby
Get That Venus (1933)
Movie
Customs Inspector
His Woman (1931)
Movie
Roger Metcalf
My Sin (1931)
Movie
Septimus Kinsolving
The Unknown Quantity (1919)
Movie
Director
The Millionaire's Double (1917)
Movie
Director
Tillie Wakes Up (1917)
Movie
Director
A Woman Alone (1917)
Movie
Director
For a Woman’s Fair Name (1916)
Movie
Tobias Ford
Father and the Boys (1915)
Movie
Phillistus
Damon and Pythias (1914)
Movie
Ratings
Average 5.41
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Known ForActing
GenderMale
Birthday1866-01-18
Deathday1949-08-09 (83 years old)
Birth PlaceNew York City, United States of America
Height
RelationshipsAlice Davenport (1893-01-01 - 1896-01-01), Phyllis Rankin (1896-01-01 - 1934-01-01)
ChildrenKate Davenport, Arthur Rankin, Dorothy Davenport
FatherEdward Loomis Davenport
MotherFanny Vining
SiblingsMay Davenport, Blanche Davenport, Lily Vining Davenport, Florence Cecilia Davenport, Fanny Davenport, Edgar L. Davenport
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
Also Known AsHarold George Bryant Davenport, H. Davenport
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