Henry Travers
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Henry Travers (March 5, 1874 – October 18, 1965), born Travers Heagerty in Berwick-on-Tweed, was a British-born actor.
A stage actor in England, he emigrated to the United States and appeared in Hollywood film productions beginning in 1933. He made his last film in 1949.
On his passing in 1965, Henry Travers was interred in the Forest Lawn Memorial Park Cemetery in Glendale, California.
Travers' most famous role was as the angel Clarence who comes to save James Stewart's character from suicide in Frank Capra's classic It's a Wonderful Life.
[edit] Filmography
The following is a partial list of his films:
- 1935 After Office Hours, as Cap.
- 1942 Mrs. Miniver, as Mr. Ballard, the Station-master and Bell-ringer.
- 1942 Random Harvest, as Dr. Sims.
- 1943 Shadow of a Doubt, as Joseph Newton.
- 1945 The Bells of St. Mary's, as Horace P. Bogardus.
- 1946 It's a Wonderful Life, as Clarence Oddbody, an angel.
[edit] External links
- Henry Travers at the Internet Movie Database
- Henry Travers on Television
- Henry Travers at the Internet Broadway Database
