Deceased

How Did Harry Davenport Die?

Life & Death

Died aged 83

Also known asHarold George Bryant Davenport, H. DavenportGenderMaleNationalityUnited StatesBorn19/01/1866Born inCanton, Pennsylvania, USADied09/08/1949 (aged 83)Died inLos AngelesCausemyocardial infarctionWikidataQ744955 ↗Buried atKensico CemeteryTMDb#11502 ↗

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."

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Filmography85 titles

Year	Title	Character	Age at release
1973	The Men Who Made the Movies: Vincente MinnelliMovie	Self (archive footage)	107
1950	Riding HighMovie	Johnson	84
1949	Down to the Sea in ShipsMovie	Benjamin Harris	83
1949	Little WomenMovie	Dr. Barnes	83
1949	Tell It to the JudgeMovie	Judge MacKenzie Meredith	83
1949	That Forsyte WomanMovie	Old Jolyon Forsyte	83
1948	For the Love of MaryMovie	Justice Peabody	82
1948	Three Daring DaughtersMovie	Dr. Cannon	82
1948	The Man from TexasMovie	Pop Hickey	82
1947	The Bachelor and the Bobby-SoxerMovie	Thaddeus	81
1947	The Farmer's DaughterMovie	Dr. Matthew Sulven	81
1947	Stallion RoadMovie	Dr. Stevens	81
1947	Keeper of the BeesMovie	Michael Worthington	81
1947	Sport of KingsMovie	Maj. Denning	81
1946	Faithful in My FashionMovie	Great Grandpa	80
1946	Lady LuckMovie	Judge Martin	80
1946	A Boy and His DogMovie	Squire Jim Kirby	80
1946	A Boy, a Girl and a DogMovie	Gramps	80
1946	Courage of LassieMovie	Judge Payson	80
1945	She Wouldn't Say YesMovie	Albert	79
1945	Too Young to KnowMovie	Judge Boller	79
1945	This Love of OursMovie	Dr. Wilkerson	79
1945	AdventureMovie	Dr. Ashton	79
1945	Pardon My PastMovie	Grandpa Pemberton	79
1944	Music for MillionsMovie	Doctor	78
1944	The Thin Man Goes HomeMovie	Dr. Bertram Charles	78
1944	Meet Me in St. LouisMovie	Grandpa	78
1944	KismetMovie	Agha	78
1943	The Amazing Mrs. HollidayMovie	Commodore Thomas Spencer Holliday	77
1943	The Ox-Bow IncidentMovie	Arthur Davies	77
1943	Headin' for God's CountryMovie	Clem Adams	77
1943	Government GirlMovie	Senator MacVickers	77
1943	ShantytownMovie	'Doc' Herndon	77
1943	Jack LondonMovie	Prof. Hilliard	77
1943	Gangway for TomorrowMovie	Fred Taylor	77
1942	Tales of ManhattanMovie	Professor Lyons	76
1942	Larceny, Inc.Movie	Homer Bigelow	76
1941	One Foot in HeavenMovie	Elias Samson	75
1941	Hurricane SmithMovie	Robert Ingersoll Reed	75
1941	Meet John DoeMovie	Former Bulletin Owner (uncredited)	75
1941	That Uncertain FeelingMovie	Jones	75
1940	Dr. Ehrlich's Magic BulletMovie	Judge	74
1940	Earl of PuddlestoneMovie	Grandpa Ed Carson	74
1940	All This, and Heaven TooMovie	Pierre	74
1940	Foreign CorrespondentMovie	Mr. Powers	74
1940	Too Many HusbandsMovie	George	74
1940	Lucky PartnersMovie	Judge	74
1940	Grandpa Goes To TownMovie	Grandpa	74
1940	Granny Get Your GunMovie	Nathaniel "Nate" Paulson	74
1940	I Want a DivorceMovie	Grandpa Brokaw	74
1939	Gone with the WindMovie	Dr. Meade	73
1939	The Hunchback of Notre DameMovie	King Louis XI	73
1939	Made for Each OtherMovie	Dr. Healy (uncredited)	73
1939	The Story of Alexander Graham BellMovie	Judge Rider	73
1939	Exile ExpressMovie	Dr. Hite	73
1939	JuarezMovie	Dr. Samuel Basch	73
1939	Tail SpinMovie	T.P. Lester	73
1939	Should Husbands Work?Movie	Grandpa Higgins	73
1939	The Covered TrailerMovie	Grandpa Ed Carson	73
1939	Death of a ChampionMovie	Guy Lanyard	73
1939	My Wife's RelativesMovie	Grandpa Ed Carson	73
1938	You Can't Take It with YouMovie	Judge	72
1938	The SistersMovie	Doc Moore	72
1938	Gold Is Where You Find ItMovie	Dr. Parsons	72
1938	Reckless LivingMovie	'General' Jeff	72
1938	Marie AntoinetteMovie	Monsieur de Cosse (uncredited)	72
1938	Man-ProofMovie	Hitchhiker (uncredited)	72
1938	The Cowboy and the LadyMovie	Uncle Hannibal Smith	72
1938	Young FugitivesMovie	Joel Bentham	72
1938	The Higgins FamilyMovie	Grandpa William Jordan	72
1937	The Life of Emile ZolaMovie	Chief of Staff	71
1937	Wells FargoMovie	Ingalls, banker	71
1937	White BondageMovie	Pop Craig	71
1937	The Perfect SpecimenMovie	Carl Carter	71
1937	Fly Away BabyMovie	Colonel Higgam	71
1937	Armored CarMovie	Pop Logan	71
1937	First LadyMovie	Charles	71
1937	Her Husband's SecretaryMovie	Dan Kingdon	71
1937	As Good as MarriedMovie	Jessup	71
1936	The Case of the Black CatMovie	Peter Laxter	70
1936	King of HockeyMovie	Tom McKenna	70
1935	The ScoundrelMovie	Slezack	69
1931	My SinMovie	Roger Metcalf	65
1931	His WomanMovie	Customs Inspector	65
1930	Her Unborn ChildMovie	Dr. Remington	64