Cast

Henry Travers

1874 – 1965

Active years (films on this site)

1933–1946

Genres

DramaRomanceFilm-NoirHorrorSci-Fi

Schools and movements

Classical HollywoodHorror and the Uncanny

Directors worked with

James Whale1 filmHoward Hawks1 filmRaoul Walsh1 filmWilliam Wyler1 filmAlfred Hitchcock1 filmFrank Capra1 film

Biography

Travers John Heagerty, known professionally as Henry Travers, was an English film and stage character actor who specialised in portraying slightly bumbling but amiable and likeable older men. His best known role to today's audiences was the guardian angel Clarence Odbody in the 1946 film It's a Wonderful Life. He also received an Academy Award nomination for his supporting role in Mrs. Miniver (1942). Other notable films include The Invisible Man (1933), Dark Victory (1939), High Sierra (1941), and The Bells of St. Mary's (1945).

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6 films on this site

1. The Invisible Man 1933 · James Whale · IMDb 7.6 · Cast
2. Ball of Fire 1941 · Howard Hawks · IMDb 7.7 · Cast
3. High Sierra 1941 · Raoul Walsh · IMDb 7.5 · Cast
4. Mrs. Miniver 1942 · William Wyler · IMDb 7.6 · Cast
5. Shadow of a Doubt 1943 · Alfred Hitchcock · IMDb 7.7 · Cast
6. It's a Wonderful Life 1946 · Frank Capra · IMDb 8.6 · Cast