Harry Allen
Known for Acting · 67 credits
- Born
- 1877-07-10
- Died
- 1951-12-04
- Place of birth
- Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
- Also known as
- Harry R. Allen
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Harry Allen (July 10, 1883 – December 4, 1951) was an Australian-born American character actor of the silent and sound film eras.
He began his acting career on stage with the J. C. Williamson organisation, performing around Australia. In 1910 he married fellow actor Marjorie Josephine née Condon in Brisbane. The union was not a success and in 1912 he left Australia for North America. In the United States, Allen was a member of a touring theater company, known for their popular rendition of The Better 'Ole. He appeared on Broadway in the early 1920s.
His first film role was in the 1923 silent film, The Last Moment, in a supporting role. In his career Allen appeared in over 100 films, mostly in supporting and smaller roles. Some of the more notable films he appeared in include: Of Human Bondage (1934), starring Bette Davis and Leslie Howard; the Marx Brothers' classic, A Night at the Opera; the original Mutiny on the Bounty (1935), starring Charles Laughton and Clark Gable; William Wyler's 1942 Academy Award-winning film, Mrs. Miniver, starring Greer Garson, Walter Pidgeon, and Teresa Wright; Jane Eyre (1944), starring Orson Welles and Joan Fontaine; the Mickey Rooney and Elizabeth Taylor version of National Velvet (1945); and The Picture of Dorian Gray (1945), starring George Sanders. His final appearance on film was in the 1949 film, Challenge to Lassie, starring Edmund Gwenn.
Allen died on December 4, 1951, and was buried in Glen Abbey Memorial Park.
Known For
Movies (67)
Waterloo Bridge
1940
as Taxi Driver (uncredited)
Jane Eyre
1943
as Guard
Mrs. Miniver
1942
as William (uncredited)
Mutiny on the Bounty
1935
as Wherryman (uncredited)
Camille
1936
as Minor role (uncredited)
Cavalcade
1933
as Busker (uncredited)
Eagle Squadron
1942
as Cockney
Anna Karenina
1935
as Cord
The Little Princess
1939
as Groom
Ministry of Fear
1944
as Tailor's Delivery Man (uncredited)
The Lodger
1944
Julia Misbehaves
1948
as Bill Collector
Hangover Square
1945
Of Human Bondage
1934
as Cabbie at End (uncredited)
Ella Cinders
1926
as Photographer
The Scarlet Claw
1944
The White Cliffs of Dover
1944
as English Cabbie (uncredited)
Strange Cargo
1929
as Short
Sunny
1930
as Side Show Barker
A Man Betrayed
1941
as Beggar Outside Club Inferno (uncredited)
Murder, He Says
1945
as Old Deaf Townsman (uncredited)
Moss Rose
1947
as Threadbare Little Man (uncredited)
Libeled Lady
1936
as Jacques (uncredited)
This Above All
1942
as Hubert
Bombay Mail
1934
as Collins
The Kennel Murder Case
1933
as Sandy (uncredited)
Forever and a Day
1943
as First Cockney Air Raid Watcher
Blond Cheat
1938
as Carriage Driver (uncredited)
Fugitive Road
1934
as Herbert Smythe - Ambulance Driver
The White Angel
1936
as Soldier Bothered By Rats (uncredited)
Murder on a Honeymoon
1935
as Hotel Gardener (uncredited)
The Earl of Chicago
1940
as Mayor (uncredited)
The Dawn Patrol
1930
as Allen (uncredited)
Moon Over Burma
1940
as Sunshine
The Green Years
1946
as Purser Teeler
Hell's Island
1930
as Bert (the Cockney)
Stand Up and Fight
1939
as Baltimore & Ohio Engineer
A Feather in Her Hat
1935
as Alf (uncredited)
They Met in Bombay
1941
Captured!
1933
as British Soldier Giving German a Cigarette (Uncredited)
We Are Not Alone
1939
as Doorkeeper
After Midnight
1921
as Harris
White Legion
1936
as McKenzie
Chances
1931
as Pvt. Jones
The Great Impersonation
1935
as Perkins
The Silent Hero
1927
as Blinky
The Ship That Died
1938
as Bos'n of Rescue Ship
Rulers of the Sea
1939
as Murdock
The Fourth Horseman
1932
as Charlie
The Enchanted Cottage
1924
as Riggs
The Sunrise Trail
1931
as Deputy
Rich Man's Folly
1931
as McWylie
Buckskin Frontier
1943
as McWhinny
Hell Harbor
1930
as Peg Leg
The Girl from Mandalay
1936
as Ship Captain
Corporal Kate
1926
as Williams
Texas Pioneers
1932
as Sergeant McCarey
Outside of Paradise
1938
as Old Man
The Adorable Cheat
1928
as 'Dad' Mason
California Straight Ahead
1937
as 'Fish' McCorkle
Second Honeymoon
1930
as Sheriff
Turkish Delight
1927
as Scotty
Headin' North
1930
as Smith - of Smith & Smith
The Last Moment
1923
as Pat Rooney
Two Lovers
1928
as Jean
In Old California
1929
as Sgt. Washburn
The Singapore Mutiny
1928
as Mr. Watts
About Harry Allen
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Harry Allen (July 10, 1883 – December 4, 1951) was an Australian-born American character actor of the silent and sound film eras. He began his acting career on stage with the J. C. Williamson organisation, performing around Australia. In 1910 he married fellow actor Marjorie Josephine née Condon in Brisbane. The union was not a success and in 1912 he left Australia for North America. In the United States, Allen was a member of a touring theater company, known for their popular rendition of The Better 'Ole.… With 67 credits spanning from 1921 to 1948, Harry Allen has appeared in 67 films and 0 TV shows.
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Most Popular Harry Allen Movies
- Waterloo Bridge (1940) — as Taxi Driver (uncredited)
- Jane Eyre (1943) — as Guard
- Mrs. Miniver (1942) — as William (uncredited)
- Mutiny on the Bounty (1935) — as Wherryman (uncredited)
- Camille (1936) — as Minor role (uncredited)
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