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)
Jane Eyre
1943
as Guard
Mutiny on the Bounty
1935
as Wherryman (uncredited)
Turkish Delight
1927
as Scotty
Mrs. Miniver
1942
as William (uncredited)
Second Honeymoon
1930
as Sheriff
Hell Harbor
1930
as Peg Leg
Anna Karenina
1935
as Cord
Libeled Lady
1936
as Jacques (uncredited)
Waterloo Bridge
1940
as Taxi Driver (uncredited)
After Midnight
1921
as Harris
Texas Pioneers
1932
as Sergeant McCarey
Camille
1936
as Minor role (uncredited)
The Little Princess
1939
as Groom
The Green Years
1946
as Purser Teeler
The Dawn Patrol
1930
as Allen (uncredited)
Cavalcade
1933
as Busker (uncredited)
This Above All
1942
as Hubert
The Kennel Murder Case
1933
as Sandy (uncredited)
Of Human Bondage
1934
as Taxi Driver (uncredited)
Bombay Mail
1934
as Collins
Ministry of Fear
1944
as Tailor's Delivery Man (uncredited)
The White Cliffs of Dover
1944
as English Cabbie (uncredited)
They Met in Bombay
1941
The Lodger
1944
Blond Cheat
1938
as Carriage Driver (uncredited)
Forever and a Day
1943
as First Cockney Air Raid Watcher
In Old California
1929
as Sgt. Washburn
Hangover Square
1945
Julia Misbehaves
1948
as Bill Collector
Buckskin Frontier
1943
as McWhinny
The Scarlet Claw
1944
Stand Up and Fight
1939
as Baltimore & Ohio Engineer
A Man Betrayed
1941
as Beggar Outside Club Inferno (uncredited)
Murder on a Honeymoon
1935
as Hotel Gardener (uncredited)
The Singapore Mutiny
1928
as Mr. Watts
Murder, He Says
1945
as Old Deaf Townsman (uncredited)
The Earl of Chicago
1940
as Mayor (uncredited)
The Great Impersonation
1935
as Perkins
The White Angel
1936
as Soldier Bothered By Rats (uncredited)
Headin' North
1930
as Smith - of Smith & Smith
Eagle Squadron
1942
as Cockney
A Feather in Her Hat
1935
as Alf (uncredited)
Hell's Island
1930
as Bert (the Cockney)
The Fourth Horseman
1932
as Charlie
We Are Not Alone
1939
as Doorkeeper
Chances
1931
as Pvt. Jones
Rulers of the Sea
1939
as Murdock
Ella Cinders
1926
as Photographer
The Girl from Mandalay
1936
as Ship Captain
Moon Over Burma
1940
as Sunshine
Captured!
1933
as British Soldier Giving German a Cigarette (Uncredited)
Outside of Paradise
1938
as Old Man
California Straight Ahead
1937
as 'Fish' McCorkle
Rich Man's Folly
1931
as McWylie
Sunny
1930
as Side Show Barker
Two Lovers
1928
as Jean
The Enchanted Cottage
1924
as Riggs
Strange Cargo
1929
as Short
The Silent Hero
1927
as Blinky
The Ship That Died
1938
as Bos'n of Rescue Ship
Fugitive Road
1934
as Herbert Smythe - Ambulance Driver
Moss Rose
1947
as Threadbare Little Man (uncredited)
White Legion
1936
as McKenzie
The Adorable Cheat
1928
as 'Dad' Mason
The Sunrise Trail
1931
as Deputy
The Last Moment
1923
as Pat Rooney
Corporal Kate
1926
as Williams
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
- Jane Eyre (1943) — as Guard
- Mutiny on the Bounty (1935) — as Wherryman (uncredited)
- Turkish Delight (1927) — as Scotty
- Mrs. Miniver (1942) — as William (uncredited)
- Second Honeymoon (1930) — as Sheriff
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