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

Dodge City

Dodge City

6.9

The Invisible Man

The Invisible Man

7.5

Shadow of a Doubt

Shadow of a Doubt

7.5

The Rains Came

The Rains Came

5.9

Random Harvest

Random Harvest

7.2

Ball of Fire

Ball of Fire

7.4

Mrs. Miniver

Mrs. Miniver

7.0

The Yearling

The Yearling

6.5

The Bells of St. Mary’s

The Bells of St. Mary’s

6.8

Dark Victory

Dark Victory

7.0

The Naughty Nineties

The Naughty Nineties

6.7

High Sierra

High Sierra

7.0

Madame Curie

Madame Curie

7.1

James Stewart: A Wonderful Life

James Stewart: A Wonderful Life

6.0

A Girl, a Guy, and a Gob

A Girl, a Guy, and a Gob

4.7

The Moon Is Down

The Moon Is Down

6.7

Seven Keys to Baldpate

Seven Keys to Baldpate

6.6

On Borrowed Time

On Borrowed Time

7.5

Escapade

Escapade

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