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

  • Ball of Fire

    Ball of Fire

  • High Sierra

    High Sierra

  • Dark Victory

    Dark Victory

  • The Invisible Man

    The Invisible Man

  • Mrs. Miniver

    Mrs. Miniver

  • The Rains Came

    The Rains Came

  • Primrose Path

    Primrose Path

  • Wyoming

    Wyoming

  • Dodge City

    Dodge City

  • The Accused

    The Accused

  • The Bells of St. Mary's

    The Bells of St. Mary's

  • Madame Curie

    Madame Curie

  • Edison, the Man

    Edison, the Man

  • The Yearling

    The Yearling

  • James Stewart: A Wonderful Life

    James Stewart: A Wonderful Life

  • Dragon Seed

    Dragon Seed

  • The Party's Over

    The Party's Over

  • Remember?

    Remember?

  • Random Harvest

    Random Harvest

  • Stanley and Livingstone

    Stanley and Livingstone

  • Beyond Glory

    Beyond Glory

  • Pursuit

    Pursuit

  • Too Many Parents

    Too Many Parents

  • Gallant Journey

    Gallant Journey

  • Shadow of a Doubt

    Shadow of a Doubt

  • Ready for Love

    Ready for Love

  • The Moon Is Down

    The Moon Is Down

  • None Shall Escape

    None Shall Escape

  • Maybe It's Love

    Maybe It's Love

  • Pierre of the Plains

    Pierre of the Plains

  • The Bad Man

    The Bad Man

  • After Office Hours

    After Office Hours

  • The Girl from Jones Beach

    The Girl from Jones Beach

  • The Sisters

    The Sisters

  • Four Hours to Kill!

    Four Hours to Kill!

  • Escapade

    Escapade

  • Anne of Windy Poplars

    Anne of Windy Poplars

  • Another Language

    Another Language

  • My Weakness

    My Weakness

  • Seven Keys to Baldpate

    Seven Keys to Baldpate

  • Reunion in Vienna

    Reunion in Vienna

  • Born to Be Bad

    Born to Be Bad

  • The Flame

    The Flame

  • The Naughty Nineties

    The Naughty Nineties

  • Death Takes a Holiday

    Death Takes a Holiday

  • A Girl, a Guy, and a Gob

    A Girl, a Guy, and a Gob

  • On Borrowed Time

    On Borrowed Time

  • I'll Wait for You

    I'll Wait for You

  • The Very Thought of You

    The Very Thought of You

  • Thrill of a Romance

    Thrill of a Romance

  • Captain Hurricane

    Captain Hurricane

  • You Can't Get Away with Murder

    You Can't Get Away with Murder