Henry Travers

Henry Travers

Actor Mar 4 (died age 91) Prudhoe, Northumberland, England, UK 1933–1987 (54 year career)

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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. …

Known For

It's a Wonderful Life

It's a Wonderful Life

Clarence

Shadow of a Doubt

Shadow of a Doubt

Joseph Newton

The Invisible Man

The Invisible Man

Dr. Cranley

High Sierra

High Sierra

Pa

Ball of Fire

Ball of Fire

Prof. Jerome

Mrs. Miniver

Mrs. Miniver

Mr. Ballard

Dark Victory

Dark Victory

Dr. Parsons

Random Harvest

Random Harvest

Dr. Sims

Filmography

Acting (54)

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Movies (53)

James Stewart: A Wonderful Life

James Stewart: A Wonderful Life

as Self (archive footage)

The Accused

The Accused

as Blakely - Romley's Assistant (uncredited)

The Girl from Jones Beach

The Girl from Jones Beach

as Judge Bullfinch

Beyond Glory

Beyond Glory

as Pop Dewing

The Flame

The Flame

as Dr. Mitchell

It's a Wonderful Life

It's a Wonderful Life

as Clarence

The Yearling

The Yearling

as Mr. Boyles

Gallant Journey

Gallant Journey

as Thomas Logan

The Bells of St. Mary's

The Bells of St. Mary's

as Horace P. Bogardus

The Naughty Nineties

The Naughty Nineties

as Capt. Sam Jackson

Thrill of a Romance

Thrill of a Romance

as Hobart Glenn

None Shall Escape

None Shall Escape

as Father Warecki

Dragon Seed

Dragon Seed

as Third Cousin

The Very Thought of You

The Very Thought of You

as Pop Wheeler

Shadow of a Doubt

Shadow of a Doubt

as Joseph Newton

Madame Curie

Madame Curie

as Eugene Curie

The Moon Is Down

The Moon Is Down

as Mayor Orden

Mrs. Miniver

Mrs. Miniver

as Mr. Ballard

Random Harvest

Random Harvest

as Dr. Sims

Pierre of the Plains

Pierre of the Plains

as Percival Wellsby

The Bad Man

The Bad Man

as Mr. Hardy

High Sierra

High Sierra

as Pa

Ball of Fire

Ball of Fire

as Prof. Jerome

I'll Wait for You

I'll Wait for You

as Mr. Miller

A Girl, a Guy, and a Gob

A Girl, a Guy, and a Gob

as Abel Martin

Edison, the Man

Edison, the Man

as Ben Els

Wyoming

Wyoming

as Sheriff

Primrose Path

Primrose Path

as Gramp

Anne of Windy Poplars

Anne of Windy Poplars

as Matey

Dodge City

Dodge City

as Dr. Irving

Remember?

Remember?

as Judge Milliken

Dark Victory

Dark Victory

as Dr. Parsons

On Borrowed Time

On Borrowed Time

as Dr. Evans

Stanley and Livingstone

Stanley and Livingstone

as John Kingsley

The Rains Came

The Rains Came

as Rev. Homer Smiley

You Can't Get Away with Murder

You Can't Get Away with Murder

as Pop

The Sisters

The Sisters

as Ned Elliott

Too Many Parents

Too Many Parents

as Wilkins

Maybe It's Love

Maybe It's Love

as Mr. Halevy

Captain Hurricane

Captain Hurricane

as Capt. Ben

Pursuit

Pursuit

as Tom Reynolds

Escapade

Escapade

as Concierge

Seven Keys to Baldpate

Seven Keys to Baldpate

as Lem Peters

Four Hours to Kill!

Four Hours to Kill!

as Mac Mason

After Office Hours

After Office Hours

as Cap

The Party's Over

The Party's Over

as Theodore

Ready for Love

Ready for Love

as Judge Pickett

Death Takes a Holiday

Death Takes a Holiday

as Baron Cesarea

Born to Be Bad

Born to Be Bad

as Fuzzy

The Invisible Man

The Invisible Man

as Dr. Cranley

Reunion in Vienna

Reunion in Vienna

as Father Krug

My Weakness

My Weakness

as Ellery Gregory

Another Language

Another Language

as Pop Hallam

Television (1)

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

as Joseph Newton (archive footage) (uncredited)