Henry Travers
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.
Known For
Clarence
It's a Wonderful Life
Dr. Cranley
The Invisible Man
Joseph Newton
Shadow of a Doubt
Dr. Sims
Random Harvest
Horace P. Bogardus
The Bells of St. Mary's
Capt. Sam Jackson
The Naughty Nineties
Pa
High Sierra
Mr. Ballard
Mrs. Miniver
Dr. Parsons
Dark Victory
Prof. Jerome
Ball of Fire
Eugene Curie
Madame Curie
Ben Els
Edison, the Man
Dr. Mitchell
The Flame
Father Warecki
None Shall Escape
Dr. Irving
Dodge City
Gramp
Primrose Path
Mr. Boyles
The Yearling
Fuzzy
Born to Be Bad
Pop Hallam
Another Language
Mac Mason
Four Hours to Kill!
Third Cousin
Dragon Seed
Mayor Orden
The Moon Is Down
Matey
Anne of Windy Poplars
Tom Reynolds
Pursuit
Concierge
Escapade
Wilkins
Too Many Parents
Father Krug
Reunion in Vienna
Mr. Halevy
Maybe It's Love
Lem Peters
Seven Keys to Baldpate
Abel Martin
A Girl, a Guy, and a Gob
Mr. Miller
I'll Wait for You
Pop Wheeler
The Very Thought of You
Judge Milliken
Remember?
Hobart Glenn
Thrill of a Romance
Dr. Evans
On Borrowed Time
Ellery Gregory
My Weakness
John Kingsley
Stanley and Livingstone
Rev. Homer Smiley
The Rains Came
Thomas Logan
Gallant Journey
Blakely - Romley's Assistant (uncredited)
The Accused
Sheriff
Wyoming
Judge Pickett
Ready for Love
Cap
After Office Hours
Pop Dewing
Beyond Glory
Judge Bullfinch
The Girl from Jones Beach
Ned Elliott
The Sisters
Mr. Hardy
The Bad Man
Baron Cesarea
Death Takes a Holiday
Percival Wellsby
Pierre of the Plains
Capt. Ben
Captain Hurricane
Pop
You Can't Get Away with Murder
Theodore
The Party's Over
Self (archive footage)
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
53
Gender
Male
Birthday
1874-03-04
Place of Birth
Prudhoe, Northumberland, Englang, UK
Also Known As
Travers John Hegarty