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Henry Travers

Henry Travers

Known For Acting
Birthday Mar 04, 1874
Died Oct 18, 1965 (91)
Birthplace Prudhoe, Northumberland, Englang, UK
Popularity 0.3 (history)
Updated Dec 19, 2024 (Update)
Entry Date Apr 13, 2024
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British-born Henry Travers was a veteran of the English stage before emigrating to the U.S. in 1917. He gained more stage experience there on Broadway working with the Theatre Guild, and began his long film career with Reunion in Vienna (1933). Travers' kindly, grandfatherly demeanor became famil ... iar to filmgoers over the next 25 years, especially in films like High Sierra (1941), where he played Joan Leslie's kindly but slyly observant uncle, and the generous Mr. Bogardus in The Bells of St. Mary's (1945), but it's as the somewhat befuddled angel Clarence Oddbody assigned to James Stewart in the classic It's a Wonderful Life (1946) that Travers will forever be known. After a long and successful career, he retired from the screen in 1949, and died in Hollywood in 1965.

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The Girl from Jones Beach

The Girl from Jones Beach

1949

as Judge Bullfinch

The Accused

The Accused

1949

as Blakely - Romley's Assistant (uncredited)

Beyond Glory

Beyond Glory

1948

as Pop Dewing

The Flame

The Flame

1947

as Dr. Mitchell

Gallant Journey

Gallant Journey

1946

as Thomas Logan

It's a Wonderful Life

It's a Wonderful Life

1946

as Clarence

The Yearling

The Yearling

1946

as Mr. Boyles

The Bells of St. Mary's

The Bells of St. Mary's

1945

as Horace P. Bogardus

Thrill of a Romance

Thrill of a Romance

1945

as Hobart Glenn

The Naughty Nineties

The Naughty Nineties

1945

as Capt. Sam Jackson

None Shall Escape

None Shall Escape

1944

as Father Warecki

The Very Thought of You

The Very Thought of You

1944

as Pop Wheeler

Dragon Seed

Dragon Seed

1944

as Third Cousin

The Moon Is Down

The Moon Is Down

1943

as Mayor Orden

Madame Curie

Madame Curie

1943

as Eugene Curie

Shadow of a Doubt

Shadow of a Doubt

1943

as Joseph Newton

Random Harvest

Random Harvest

1942

as Dr. Sims

Pierre of the Plains

Pierre of the Plains

1942

as Percival Wellsby

Mrs. Miniver

Mrs. Miniver

1942

as Mr. Ballard

A Girl, a Guy, and a Gob

A Girl, a Guy, and a Gob

1941

as Abel Martin

Ball of Fire

Ball of Fire

1941

as Prof. Jerome

The Bad Man

The Bad Man

1941

as Mr. Hardy

High Sierra

High Sierra

1941

as Pa

I'll Wait for You

I'll Wait for You

1941

as Mr. Miller

Anne of Windy Poplars

Anne of Windy Poplars

1940

as Matey

Primrose Path

Primrose Path

1940

as Gramp

Edison, the Man

Edison, the Man

1940

as Ben Els

Wyoming

Wyoming

1940

as Sheriff

Dark Victory

Dark Victory

1939

as Dr. Parsons

On Borrowed Time

On Borrowed Time

1939

as Dr. Evans

Remember?

Remember?

1939

as Judge Milliken

Dodge City

Dodge City

1939

as Dr. Irving

Stanley and Livingstone

Stanley and Livingstone

1939

as John Kingsley

The Rains Came

The Rains Came

1939

as Rev. Homer Smiley

The Sisters

The Sisters

1938

as Ned Elliott

Too Many Parents

Too Many Parents

1936

as Wilkins

Pursuit

Pursuit

1935

as Tom Reynolds

Maybe It's Love

Maybe It's Love

1935

as Mr. Halevy

Captain Hurricane

Captain Hurricane

1935

as Capt. Ben

Escapade

Escapade

1935

as Concierge

Seven Keys to Baldpate

Seven Keys to Baldpate

1935

as Lem Peters

After Office Hours

After Office Hours

1935

as Cap

Four Hours to Kill!

Four Hours to Kill!

1935

as Mac Mason

Born to Be Bad

Born to Be Bad

1934

as Fuzzy

Ready for Love

Ready for Love

1934

as Judge Pickett

The Party's Over

The Party's Over

1934

as Theodore

Death Takes a Holiday

Death Takes a Holiday

1934

as Baron Cesarea

Another Language

Another Language

1933

as Pop Hallam

The Invisible Man

The Invisible Man

1933

as Dr. Cranley

Reunion in Vienna

Reunion in Vienna

1933

as Father Krug

My Weakness

My Weakness

1933

as Ellery Gregory

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