03/04/1874
Prudhoe, Northumberland, England, UK:
Der in Großbritannien geborene Henry Travers war ein erfahrener englischer Bühnenschauspieler, bevor er 1917 in die USA auswanderte. Dort sammelte er weitere Bühnenerfahrung am Broadway in Zusammenarbeit mit der Theatre Guild und begann seine lange Filmkarriere mit „Reunion in Vienna“ (1933). Travers' freundliches, väterliches Wesen wurde dem Kinopublikum in den folgenden 25 Jahren vertraut, insbesondere in Filmen wie „High Sierra“ (1941), in dem er Joan Leslies gutmütigen, aber verschmitzt beobachtenden Onkel spielte, und dem großzügigen Mr. Bogardus in „The Bells of St. Mary's“ (1945). Doch unvergessen bleibt Travers für immer als der etwas verwirrte Engel Clarence Oddbody an der Seite von James Stewart in dem Klassiker „Ist das Leben nicht schön?“ (1946). Nach einer langen und erfolgreichen Karriere zog er sich 1949 von der Leinwand zurück und starb 1965 in Hollywood.
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James Stewart: A Wonderful Life (1987) as Self (archive footage) |
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The Girl from Jones Beach (1949) as Judge Bullfinch |
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The Accused (1949) as Blakely - Romley's Assistant (uncredited) |
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Beyond Glory (1948) as Pop Dewing |
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The Flame (1947) as Dr. Mitchell |
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It's a Wonderful Life (1946) as Clarence |
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The Yearling (1946) as Mr. Boyles |
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Gallant Journey (1946) as Thomas Logan |
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The Bells of St. Mary's (1945) as Horace P. Bogardus |
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The Naughty Nineties (1945) as Capt. Sam Jackson |
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Thrill of a Romance (1945) as Hobart Glenn |
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The Very Thought of You (1944) as Pop Wheeler |
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Dragon Seed (1944) as Third Cousin |
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None Shall Escape (1944) as Father Warecki |
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Madame Curie (1943) as Eugene Curie |
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The Moon Is Down (1943) as Mayor Orden |
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Shadow of a Doubt (1943) as Joseph Newton |
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Random Harvest (1942) as Dr. Sims |
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Pierre of the Plains (1942) as Percival Wellsby |
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Mrs. Miniver (1942) as Mr. Ballard |
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Ball of Fire (1941) as Prof. Jerome |
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I'll Wait for You (1941) as Mr. Miller |
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The Bad Man (1941) as Mr. Hardy |
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A Girl, a Guy, and a Gob (1941) as Abel Martin |
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High Sierra (1941) as Pa |
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Wyoming (1940) as Sheriff |
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Anne of Windy Poplars (1940) as Matey |
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Edison, the Man (1940) as Ben Els |
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Primrose Path (1940) as Gramp |
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Remember? (1939) as Judge Milliken |
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The Rains Came (1939) as Rev. Homer Smiley |
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Stanley and Livingstone (1939) as John Kingsley |
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On Borrowed Time (1939) as Dr. Evans |
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Dark Victory (1939) as Dr. Parsons |
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Dodge City (1939) as Dr. Irving |
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You Can't Get Away with Murder (1939) as Pop |
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The Sisters (1938) as Ned Elliott |
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Too Many Parents (1936) as Wilkins |
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Seven Keys to Baldpate (1935) as Lem Peters |
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Pursuit (1935) as Tom Reynolds |
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Escapade (1935) as Concierge |
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Four Hours to Kill! (1935) as Mac Mason |
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Captain Hurricane (1935) as Capt. Ben |
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After Office Hours (1935) as Cap |
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Maybe It's Love (1935) as Mr. Halevy |
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Ready for Love (1934) as Judge Pickett |
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The Party's Over (1934) as Theodore |
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Born to Be Bad (1934) as Fuzzy |
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Death Takes a Holiday (1934) as Baron Cesarea |
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The Invisible Man (1933) as Dr. Cranley |
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My Weakness (1933) as Ellery Gregory |
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Another Language (1933) as Pop Hallam |
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Reunion in Vienna (1933) as Father Krug |