Henry Travers
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.
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Dodge City
as Dr. IrvingIn this epic Western, Wade Hatton, a wagon master turned sheriff, tames a cow town at the end of...
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The Invisible Man
as Dr. CranleyWorking in Dr. Cranley's laboratory, scientist Jack Griffin was always given the latitude to...
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Shadow of a Doubt
as Joseph NewtonJust when Charlotte ‘Charlie’ Newton, is feeling especially frustrated by the lack of excitement...
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Mrs. Miniver
as Mr. BallardMiddle-class housewife Kay Miniver deals with petty problems. She and her husband Clem watch her...
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The Yearling
as Mr. BoylesJody convinces his parents to allow him to adopt a young deer, but what will happen if the deer...
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Dark Victory
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Random Harvest
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The Naughty Nineties
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High Sierra
as PaGiven a pardon from jail, Roy Earle gets back into the swing of things as he robs a swanky resort.
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Ball of Fire
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The Rains Came
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The Bells of St. Mary's
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On Borrowed Time
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Escapade
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Madame Curie
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James Stewart: A Wonderful Life
as Self (archive footage)Documentary about James Stewart's long career as an actor and positive personal life.
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Seven Keys to Baldpate
as Lem PetersA writer, looking for some peace and quiet in order to finish a novel, takes a room at the...
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The Sisters
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Reunion in Vienna
as Father KrugAn exiled archduke (John Barrymore) tries to renew romance with a former lover (Diana Wynyard)...
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The Bad Man
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The Accused
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Edison, the Man
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Anne of Windy Poplars
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Maybe It's Love
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Death Takes a Holiday
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Pursuit
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Wyoming
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The Moon Is Down
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Primrose Path
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After Office Hours
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I'll Wait for You
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None Shall Escape
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Gallant Journey
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Born to Be Bad
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The Flame
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Ready for Love
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Dragon Seed
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Beyond Glory
as Pop DewingThinking he may have caused the death of his commanding officer Captain Daniels in Tunisia,...
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Another Language
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The Very Thought of You
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The Girl from Jones Beach
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Stanley and Livingstone
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My Weakness
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Captain Hurricane
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The Party's Over
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Four Hours to Kill!
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Pierre of the Plains
as Percival WellsbyA French-Canadian trapper's adventures jeopardize his romance with an innkeeper.
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Alfred Hitchcock Presents
as Joseph Newton (archive footage) (uncredited)A television anthology series hosted by Alfred Hitchcock featuring dramas, thrillers, and mysteries.
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