Henry Travers

Actor

Born: March 4, 1874
Died: October 18, 1965 (age 91)
From: Prudhoe, Northumberland, England, UK

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…

Filmography (53)

James Stewart: A Wonderful Life (1987)
Self (archive footage)
The Girl from Jones Beach (1949)
Judge Bullfinch
The Accused (1949)
Blakely - Romley's Assistant (uncredited)
Beyond Glory (1948)
Pop Dewing
The Flame (1947)
Dr. Mitchell
It's a Wonderful Life (1946)
Clarence
The Yearling (1946)
Mr. Boyles
Gallant Journey (1946)
Thomas Logan
The Bells of St. Mary's (1945)
Horace P. Bogardus
The Naughty Nineties (1945)
Capt. Sam Jackson
Thrill of a Romance (1945)
Hobart Glenn
The Very Thought of You (1944)
Pop Wheeler
Dragon Seed (1944)
Third Cousin
None Shall Escape (1944)
Father Warecki
Madame Curie (1943)
Eugene Curie
The Moon Is Down (1943)
Mayor Orden
Shadow of a Doubt (1943)
Joseph Newton
Random Harvest (1942)
Dr. Sims
Pierre of the Plains (1942)
Percival Wellsby
Mrs. Miniver (1942)
Mr. Ballard
Ball of Fire (1941)
Prof. Jerome
I'll Wait for You (1941)
Mr. Miller
The Bad Man (1941)
Mr. Hardy
A Girl, a Guy, and a Gob (1941)
Abel Martin
High Sierra (1941)
Pa
Wyoming (1940)
Sheriff
Anne of Windy Poplars (1940)
Matey
Edison, the Man (1940)
Ben Els
Primrose Path (1940)
Gramp
Remember? (1939)
Judge Milliken