Harry Davenport (actor)

Harry Davenport
Davenport as Dr. Meade in Gone with the Wind (1939)
Born	Harold George Bryant Davenport (1866-01-19)January 19, 1866 Canton, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Died	August 9, 1949(1949-08-09) (aged 83) Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Resting place	Kensico Cemetery, Westchester County, New York City
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1871–1949
Spouses	Alice Shepphard ​ ​ (m. 1893; div. 1896)​ Phyllis Rankin ​ ​ (m. 1896; died 1934)​
Children	4, including Dorothy Davenport
Parents	Edward Loomis Davenport (father) Fanny Vining Davenport (mother)
Relatives	Fanny Davenport (sister), May Davenport Seymour (niece), Arthur Rankin (step-son)

Harold George Bryant Davenport (January 19, 1866 – August 9, 1949) was an American film and stage actor who worked in show business from the age of six until his death.^[1] After a long and prolific Broadway career, he came to Hollywood in the 1930s, where he often played grandfathers, judges, doctors, and ministers. His roles include Dr. Meade in Gone with the Wind (1939) and Grandpa in Meet Me in St. Louis (1944). Bette Davis once called Davenport "without a doubt [. . .] the greatest character actor of all time."^[2][3]