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Henry Travers

Henry Travers is known for It's a Wonderful Life (1946), Shadow of a Doubt (1943), The Invisible Man (1933).

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.

Questions about Henry Travers

How many Henry Travers films are in the catalogue?

The CineQuiz catalogue has 45 films with Henry Travers, from 1933 to 1987.

What is the best rated Henry Travers film?

The best rated Henry Travers film in the catalogue is It's a Wonderful Life (1946), rated 8.3.

What was the first Henry Travers film?

The first Henry Travers film in the catalogue is The Invisible Man, from 1933.

Who has Henry Travers worked with the most?

In the catalogue, Henry Travers shares the most credits with Harold F. Kress (4 films), Sidney Franklin (4 films) and Greer Garson (3 films).

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Full filmography

53 films — 45 in the catalogue

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