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.
Filmography (53 titles)
6.5MovieJames Stewart: A Wonderful Life
Self (archive footage) · 1987
5.5MovieThe Girl from Jones Beach
Judge Bullfinch · 1949
6.1MovieThe Accused
Blakely - Romley's Assistant (uncredited) · 1949
8.0MovieBeyond Glory
Pop Dewing · 1948
5.8MovieThe Flame
Dr. Mitchell · 1947
8.3MovieIt's a Wonderful Life
Clarence · 1946
6.7MovieThe Yearling
Mr. Boyles · 1946
6.5MovieGallant Journey
Thomas Logan · 1946
6.8MovieThe Bells of St. Mary's
Horace P. Bogardus · 1945
6.7MovieThe Naughty Nineties
Capt. Sam Jackson · 1945
6.6MovieThrill of a Romance
Hobart Glenn · 1945
6.4MovieThe Very Thought of You
Pop Wheeler · 1944
6.7MovieDragon Seed
Third Cousin · 1944
6.5MovieNone Shall Escape
Father Warecki · 1944
7.2MovieMadame Curie
Eugene Curie · 1943
6.9MovieThe Moon Is Down
Mayor Orden · 1943
7.5MovieShadow of a Doubt
Joseph Newton · 1943
7.3MovieRandom Harvest
Dr. Sims · 1942
4.9MoviePierre of the Plains
Percival Wellsby · 1942
7.1MovieMrs. Miniver
Mr. Ballard · 1942
7.4MovieBall of Fire
Prof. Jerome · 1941
6.8MovieI'll Wait for You
Mr. Miller · 1941
5.9MovieThe Bad Man
Mr. Hardy · 1941
5.5MovieA Girl, a Guy, and a Gob
Abel Martin · 1941
7.1MovieHigh Sierra
Pa · 1941
6.7MovieWyoming
Sheriff · 1940
6.0MovieAnne of Windy Poplars
Matey · 1940
6.8MovieEdison, the Man
Ben Els · 1940
6.7MoviePrimrose Path
Gramp · 1940
6.0MovieRemember?
Judge Milliken · 1939