Photo: Harrison & Coover, Central Music Hall, Chicago / Public domain (source: Wikimedia Commons)
My Take
Harry Davenport is the kind of actor I find quietly heroic: a working performer from age six until his death in 1949, with a Broadway career so long it spanned generations before Hollywood ever called. When it did, he became the screen's go-to grandfather, judge, doctor, and minister, lending gravity to films like Gone with the Wind and Meet Me in St. Louis. He was never the star, but he was the ballast that kept scenes grounded. I have enormous respect for a lifetime craftsman who never stopped, who made supporting roles feel essential. His was a career measured in decades, not headlines.
Overview
Harold George Bryant Davenport (January 19, 1866 – August 9, 1949) 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).
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1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Harry Davenport
- Name (Japanese)
- ハリー・ダヴェンポート
- Reading
- はりー・だゔぇんぽーと
- Born
- January 19, 1866 – August 9, 1949
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Capricorn / Tiger
- Origin
- New York City, New York, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- actor / film director / stage actor / film actor
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.