Portrait of Harry Davenport

Acting

Harry Davenport

Career

Active from 1915 to 1949, with a break from 1920 to 1929, busiest in 1943 and 1946 with 7 main titles each.

Leading roles
23
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score62/100
Highest rated
Poster for The Farmer's Daughter
The Farmer's Daughter
GoodWatch score86/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 49 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.6 versus catalog average 4.5EnergyHeart: 5.4 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.6 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.4 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.2 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.5 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Harry Davenport Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    1.8, average 5.4
  • Violence
    2.5, average 4.1
  • Scare
    1.1, average 2.6
  • Uncanny
    1.1, average 2.5

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Classic Hollywood 5
  • Historical Setting 4
  • Character-Driven 3
  • Underdog Story 3
  • Romantic Comedy 3
  • Nostalgic 3
  • Quirky Romance 2
  • Lighthearted 2
  • Family Bonds 2
  • Historical Drama 2
  • Patriotism 2
  • Situational Humor 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

128
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1950s

1 title Β· average score 57
Riding High
Riding High (1950)
GoodWatch score 57

as Johnson

1940s

65 titles Β· average score 64
The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer
The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer (1947)
GoodWatch score 62

as Thaddeus

Keeper of the Bees
Keeper of the Bees (1947)

as Michael Worthington

The Farmer's Daughter
The Farmer's Daughter (1947)
GoodWatch score 86

as Dr. Matthew Sulven

A Boy and His Dog
A Boy and His Dog (1946)
GoodWatch score 60

as Squire Jim Kirby

G.I. War Brides
G.I. War Brides (1946)

as Grandpa Giles

Courage of Lassie
Courage of Lassie (1946)
GoodWatch score 59

as Judge Payson

The Thin Man Goes Home
The Thin Man Goes Home (1944)
GoodWatch score 64

as Dr. Bertram Charles

December 7th
December 7th (1943)
GoodWatch score 58

as Mr. 'C'

Princess O'Rourke
Princess O'Rourke (1943)
GoodWatch score 61

as Supreme Court Judge

The Bride Came C.O.D.
The Bride Came C.O.D. (1941)
GoodWatch score 66

as Pop Tolliver

I Want a Divorce
I Want a Divorce (1940)

as Grandpa Brokaw

Granny Get Your Gun
Granny Get Your Gun (1940)
GoodWatch score 59

as Nathaniel "Nate" Paulson

1930s

49 titles Β· average score 64
Gone with the Wind
Gone with the Wind (1939)
GoodWatch score 88

as Dr. Meade

The Long Shot
The Long Shot (1939)

as Henry Sharon

Death of a Champion
Death of a Champion (1939)

as Guy Lanyard

The Hunchback of Notre Dame
The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1939)
GoodWatch score 75

as King Louis XI

Saleslady
Saleslady (1938)
GoodWatch score 67

as Miles Cannon

Young Fugitives
Young Fugitives (1938)

as Joel Bentham

The First Hundred Years
The First Hundred Years (1938)
GoodWatch score 66

as Uncle Dawson

You Can't Take It with You
You Can't Take It with You (1938)
GoodWatch score 86

as Judge

Fit for a King
Fit for a King (1937)

as Archduke Julio

Her Husband's Secretary
Her Husband's Secretary (1937)

as Dan Kingdon

Get That Venus
Get That Venus (1933)

as Mr. Rendleby

My Sin
My Sin (1931)
GoodWatch score 61

as Roger Metcalf

1910s

13 titles Β· average score 55
Dawn
Dawn (1919)

as Daniel Burton

The Unknown Quantity
The Unknown Quantity (1919)

as Septimus Kinsolving

A Girl at Bay
A Girl at Bay (1919)

as Frank Galt

Tillie Wakes Up
Tillie Wakes Up (1917)
GoodWatch score 55

Director

The Millionaire's Double
The Millionaire's Double (1917)

Director

The Planter
The Planter (1917)

as Short

Sowers and Reapers
Sowers and Reapers (1917)

as Henry Ainsworth

The Wheel of the Law
The Wheel of the Law (1916)

as John Daniels

For a Woman’s Fair Name
For a Woman’s Fair Name (1916)

Director

Father and the Boys
Father and the Boys (1915)

as Tobias Ford

C.O.D.
C.O.D. (1915)

as C.O. Darlington

Damon and Pythias
Damon and Pythias (1914)

as Phillistus (as H. Davenport)