Henry Travers

Henry Travers

1874-03-04

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.

Also appears in

It’s a Wonderful Life

It’s a Wonderful Life

8.3

The Invisible Man

The Invisible Man

7.5

Shadow of a Doubt

Shadow of a Doubt

7.5

High Sierra

High Sierra

7.0

Mrs. Miniver

Mrs. Miniver

7.0

Dodge City

Dodge City

6.9

Ball of Fire

Ball of Fire

7.4

The Bells of St. Mary’s

The Bells of St. Mary’s

6.8

The Yearling

The Yearling

6.5

Random Harvest

Random Harvest

7.2

Dark Victory

Dark Victory

7.0

Madame Curie

Madame Curie

7.2

The Naughty Nineties

The Naughty Nineties

6.7

The Moon Is Down

The Moon Is Down

6.7

Gallant Journey

Gallant Journey

6.1

On Borrowed Time

On Borrowed Time

7.5

Edison, the Man

Edison, the Man

6.7

Death Takes a Holiday

Death Takes a Holiday

6.3

The Rains Came

The Rains Came

5.9

Thrill of a Romance

Thrill of a Romance

6.2