Portrait of Henry Travers

Acting

Henry Travers

Career

Active from 1933 to 1949, busiest in 1935 and 1941 with 5 main titles each.

Leading roles
5
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score70/100
Highest rated
Poster for It's a Wonderful Life
It's a Wonderful Life
GoodWatch score89/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 32 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.4 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 5.5 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.1 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.5 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.4 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.8 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Henry Travers Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    2.1, average 5.4
  • Violence
    2.3, average 4.1
  • Adrenaline
    3.2, average 4.8
  • Dark Humor
    1.4, average 2.8

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Classic Hollywood 9
  • Period Piece 3
  • Nostalgic 3
  • Character-Driven 3
  • Old Hollywood Charm 3
  • Historical Drama 3
  • Romantic Comedy 2
  • Moral Ambiguity 2
  • Sentimental 2
  • Strong Female Lead 2
  • Inspirational 2
  • Psychological Thriller 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

52
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1940s

28 titles ยท average score 70
The Flame
The Flame (1947)
GoodWatch score 63

as Dr. Mitchell

It's a Wonderful Life
It's a Wonderful Life (1946)
GoodWatch score 89

as Clarence

The Yearling
The Yearling (1946)
GoodWatch score 83

as Mr. Boyles

The Bells of St. Mary's
The Bells of St. Mary's (1945)
GoodWatch score 78

as Horace P. Bogardus

None Shall Escape
None Shall Escape (1944)
GoodWatch score 71

as Father Warecki

Madame Curie
Madame Curie (1943)
GoodWatch score 74

as Eugene Curie

Shadow of a Doubt
Shadow of a Doubt (1943)
GoodWatch score 88

as Joseph Newton

The Moon Is Down
The Moon Is Down (1943)
GoodWatch score 73

as Mayor Orden

Mrs. Miniver
Mrs. Miniver (1942)
GoodWatch score 79

as Mr. Ballard

High Sierra
High Sierra (1941)
GoodWatch score 83

as Pa

Ball of Fire
Ball of Fire (1941)
GoodWatch score 83

as Prof. Jerome

Anne of Windy Poplars
Anne of Windy Poplars (1940)
GoodWatch score 59

as Matey

1930s

24 titles ยท average score 66
Dark Victory
Dark Victory (1939)
GoodWatch score 78

as Dr. Parsons

You Can't Get Away with Murder
You Can't Get Away with Murder (1939)
GoodWatch score 61

as Pop

On Borrowed Time
On Borrowed Time (1939)
GoodWatch score 76

as Dr. Evans

Remember?
Remember? (1939)
GoodWatch score 59

as Judge Milliken

Captain Hurricane
Captain Hurricane (1935)

as Capt. Ben

Pursuit
Pursuit (1935)

as Tom Reynolds

Seven Keys to Baldpate
Seven Keys to Baldpate (1935)
GoodWatch score 64

as Lem Peters

Maybe It's Love
Maybe It's Love (1935)

as Mr. Halevy

Born to Be Bad
Born to Be Bad (1934)
GoodWatch score 59

as Fuzzy

The Invisible Man
The Invisible Man (1933)
GoodWatch score 84

as Dr. Cranley

Reunion in Vienna
Reunion in Vienna (1933)
GoodWatch score 65

as Father Krug

Another Language
Another Language (1933)
GoodWatch score 66

as Pop Hallam