Henry Travers

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

53

Gender

Male

Birthday

1874-03-04

Day of death

1965-10-18 (91 years old)

Place of Birth

Prudhoe, Northumberland, Englang, UK

Henry Travers

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

  • It's a Wonderful Life

    It's a Wonderful Life

  • Random Harvest

    Random Harvest

  • Dragon Seed

    Dragon Seed

  • Remember?

    Remember?

  • Dodge City

    Dodge City

  • Madame Curie

    Madame Curie

  • The Yearling

    The Yearling

  • Pursuit

    Pursuit

  • Beyond Glory

    Beyond Glory

  • Mrs. Miniver

    Mrs. Miniver

  • Escapade

    Escapade

  • Wyoming

    Wyoming

  • Shadow of a Doubt

    Shadow of a Doubt

  • The Bells of St. Mary's

    The Bells of St. Mary's

  • My Weakness

    My Weakness

  • The Invisible Man

    The Invisible Man

  • The Sisters

    The Sisters

  • The Flame

    The Flame

  • Death Takes a Holiday

    Death Takes a Holiday

  • Captain Hurricane

    Captain Hurricane

  • Seven Keys to Baldpate

    Seven Keys to Baldpate

  • Another Language

    Another Language

  • Ball of Fire

    Ball of Fire

  • The Accused

    The Accused

  • On Borrowed Time

    On Borrowed Time

  • You Can't Get Away with Murder

    You Can't Get Away with Murder

  • After Office Hours

    After Office Hours

  • Primrose Path

    Primrose Path

  • The Bad Man

    The Bad Man

  • The Party's Over

    The Party's Over

  • Ready for Love

    Ready for Love

  • The Moon Is Down

    The Moon Is Down

  • Edison, the Man

    Edison, the Man

  • Stanley and Livingstone

    Stanley and Livingstone

  • Thrill of a Romance

    Thrill of a Romance

  • Pierre of the Plains

    Pierre of the Plains

  • The Rains Came

    The Rains Came

  • None Shall Escape

    None Shall Escape

  • Too Many Parents

    Too Many Parents

  • High Sierra

    High Sierra

  • Anne of Windy Poplars

    Anne of Windy Poplars

  • Gallant Journey

    Gallant Journey

  • A Girl, a Guy, and a Gob

    A Girl, a Guy, and a Gob

  • James Stewart: A Wonderful Life

    James Stewart: A Wonderful Life

  • Reunion in Vienna

    Reunion in Vienna

  • Maybe It's Love

    Maybe It's Love

  • Four Hours to Kill!

    Four Hours to Kill!

  • I'll Wait for You

    I'll Wait for You

  • The Girl from Jones Beach

    The Girl from Jones Beach

  • The Naughty Nineties

    The Naughty Nineties

  • Born to Be Bad

    Born to Be Bad

  • The Very Thought of You

    The Very Thought of You

  • Dark Victory

    Dark Victory