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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 ...
A stage actor in the British Isles from 1894, Henry Travers settled permanently in America in 1901. Even as a comparative youngster, the pudding-faced, wispy-voiced Travers specialized in portraying befuddled old men.
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).
Feb 23, 2016 · Henry Travers is credited as Stage Manager and Performer. IBDB (Internet Broadway Database) archive is the official database for Broadway theatre information.
Dr Henry Travers. Research Interests ; Publications ; Contact Details ; Research Interests. The majority of my research focuses on conservation in Uganda and Cambodia
Mar 1, 2012 · One would think that after his beloved performances in The Bells of St. Mary’s and It’s a Wonderful Life, Travers would have been in great demand, but sadly he wasn’t, and after a few minor roles he retired in 1949 at the age of 75. Henry Travers died in 1965 at 91. ESSENTIAL FILMS BALL OF FIRE (1941), directed by Billy Wilder
