Actor

Harry Davenport

Born 1866-01-19Died 1949-08-09aged 83

Harry Davenport (1866–1949) is best known for That Forsyte Woman, Riding High and Little Women.

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 (37)