Henry Travers
Acting
- Born:
- 1874-03-04
- Died:
- 1965-10-18
- Place of birth:
- Prudhoe, Northumberland, England, UK
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. After a long and successful career, he retired from the screen in 1949, and died in Hollywood in 1965.
Known For
Filmography
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life
The Girl from Jones Beach
The Accused
Beyond Glory
The Flame
It's a Wonderful Life
The Yearling
Gallant Journey
The Bells of St. Mary's
The Naughty Nineties
Thrill of a Romance
The Very Thought of You
Dragon Seed
None Shall Escape
Madame Curie
The Moon Is Down
Shadow of a Doubt
Random Harvest
Pierre of the Plains
Mrs. Miniver
Ball of Fire
I'll Wait for You
The Bad Man
A Girl, a Guy, and a Gob
High Sierra
Wyoming
Anne of Windy Poplars
Edison, the Man
Primrose Path
Remember?
The Rains Came
Stanley and Livingstone
On Borrowed Time
Dark Victory
Dodge City
You Can't Get Away with Murder
The Sisters
Too Many Parents
Seven Keys to Baldpate
Pursuit
Escapade
Four Hours to Kill!
Captain Hurricane
After Office Hours
Maybe It's Love
Ready for Love
The Party's Over
Born to Be Bad
Death Takes a Holiday
The Invisible Man
My Weakness
Another Language
Reunion in Vienna