I Wanted Wings
1941
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Harry Davenport was one of the best-known and busiest "old men" in Hollywood films during the 1930s and 1940s. He started his film career at the age of 47, debuting in the 1913 silent short film Kenton's Heir. The next year, he starred in Fogg's Millions co-starring Rose Tapley.
Actor: Gone with the Wind. Character fame on film came quite late for long-time stage actor Harry Davenport at age 70, but he made up for lost time in very quick fashion with well over a hundred film roles registered from the advent of sound to the time of his death in 1949.
Harold George Bryant Davenport (January 19, 1866 – August 9, 1949) was an American actor. His roles include Dr. Meade in Gone with the Wind (1939) and Grandpa in Meet Me in St. Louis (1944).
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.
Oct 30, 2009 · Harry Davenport had always enjoyed good health and was extremely active for an octogenarian. On Tuesday, August 9, 1949, he had telephoned Walter Herzbrun, his agent for the last 15 years, to inquire about a film role he had been assigned which was scheduled to begin shooting the following week.
Jan 19, 2014 · A veteran stage actor, Harry Davenport made his film debut at age 48. In his 37-year film career, he appeared in over 160 films and shorts, playing his share of grandfathers, judges and doctors.
He is best known for playing Dr. Meade in the Civil War epic "Gone with the Wind," 1939's Academy Award winner for Best Picture and the highest-grossing film of the Golden...
Harry Davenport. January 19, 1866 — August 9, 1949 • 83 y.o. (158) Actor. Director. Facts. Harry Davenport was born January 19, 1866, in Canton, Pennsylvania, where his family lived during the holidays. He also grew up in Philadelphia.
He was an American actor, born on January 19, 1866 in New York City, New York, USA. He started his cinema acting career at the age of 70, where he played the roles of a judge, minister, doctor, or congressman.
Biography. Harold George Bryant Davenport was an American film and stage actor. Filmography. With Hitchcock... Foreign Correspondent (1940) — cast: Mr. Powers. Links. Internet Movie Database. Wikipedia. born 19/Jan/1866 New York, USA died 09/Aug/1949 Los Angeles, California, USA.
