Henry Travers
Acting
Born: 1874-03-04 · Prudhoe, Northumberland, England, UK
Died: 1965-10-18
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.
🎬 Movies (20)
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