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Henry Travers
Actor

Henry Travers

4 Mar 1874Born
18 Oct 1965Died
91Age at death
52Credits

Biography

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 familiar 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.

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After a long and successful career, he retired from the screen in 1949, and died in Hollywood in 1965.

Known for

Filmography

  1. 1949The Girl from Jones BeachFilm: Judge Bullfinch
  2. 1949The AccusedFilm: Blakely - Romley's Assistant (uncredited)
  3. 1948Beyond GloryFilm: Pop Dewing
  4. 1947The FlameFilm: Dr. Mitchell
  5. 1946It's a Wonderful LifeFilm: Clarence
  6. 1946The YearlingFilm: Mr. Boyles
  7. 1946Gallant JourneyFilm: Thomas Logan
  8. 1945The Bells of St. Mary'sFilm: Horace P. Bogardus
  9. 1945The Naughty NinetiesFilm: Capt. Sam Jackson
  10. 1945Thrill of a RomanceFilm: Hobart Glenn
  11. 1944The Very Thought of YouFilm: Pop Wheeler
  12. 1944Dragon SeedFilm: Third Cousin
  13. 1944None Shall EscapeFilm: Father Warecki
  14. 1943Madame CurieFilm: Eugene Curie
  15. 1943The Moon Is DownFilm: Mayor Orden
  16. 1943Shadow of a DoubtFilm: Joseph Newton
  17. 1942Random HarvestFilm: Dr. Sims
  18. 1942Pierre of the PlainsFilm: Percival Wellsby
  19. 1942Mrs. MiniverFilm: Mr. Ballard
  20. 1941Ball of FireFilm: Prof. Jerome
  21. 1941I'll Wait for YouFilm: Mr. Miller
  22. 1941The Bad ManFilm: Mr. Hardy
  23. 1941A Girl, a Guy, and a GobFilm: Abel Martin
  24. 1941High SierraFilm: Pa
  25. 1940WyomingFilm: Sheriff
  26. 1940Anne of Windy PoplarsFilm: Matey
  27. 1940Edison, the ManFilm: Ben Els
  28. 1940Primrose PathFilm: Gramp
  29. 1939Remember?Film: Judge Milliken
  30. 1939The Rains CameFilm: Rev. Homer Smiley
  31. 1939Stanley and LivingstoneFilm: John Kingsley
  32. 1939On Borrowed TimeFilm: Dr. Evans
  33. 1939Dark VictoryFilm: Dr. Parsons
  34. 1939Dodge CityFilm: Dr. Irving
  35. 1939You Can't Get Away with MurderFilm: Pop
  36. 1938The SistersFilm: Ned Elliott
  37. 1936Too Many ParentsFilm: Wilkins
  38. 1935Seven Keys to BaldpateFilm: Lem Peters
  39. 1935PursuitFilm: Tom Reynolds
  40. 1935EscapadeFilm: Concierge
  41. 1935Four Hours to Kill!Film: Mac Mason
  42. 1935Captain HurricaneFilm: Capt. Ben
  43. 1935After Office HoursFilm: Cap
  44. 1935Maybe It's LoveFilm: Mr. Halevy
  45. 1934Ready for LoveFilm: Judge Pickett
  46. 1934The Party's OverFilm: Theodore
  47. 1934Born to Be BadFilm: Fuzzy
  48. 1934Death Takes a HolidayFilm: Baron Cesarea
  49. 1933The Invisible ManFilm: Dr. Cranley
  50. 1933My WeaknessFilm: Ellery Gregory
  51. 1933Another LanguageFilm: Pop Hallam
  52. 1933Reunion in ViennaFilm: Father Krug

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