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Aliases: Harry R. Allen

Gender: Male

Place of birth: Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

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Movie Involvements: 41

TV Involvements: 0


Most Famous Work

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.

Most Famous Work

Mrs. Miniver
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7

Mrs. Miniver

(1942) William (uncredited)
Mutiny on the Bounty
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7

Mutiny on the Bounty

(1935) Wherryman (uncredited)
Of Human Bondage
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6

Of Human Bondage

(1934) Cabbie at End (uncredited)
Jane Eyre
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7

Jane Eyre

(1943) Guard
Waterloo Bridge
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8

Waterloo Bridge

(1940) Taxi Driver (uncredited)
The White Cliffs of Dover
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7

The White Cliffs of Dover

(1944) English Cabbie (uncredited)
Ministry of Fear
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7

Ministry of Fear

(1944) Tailor's Delivery Man (uncredited)
The Kennel Murder Case
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6

The Kennel Murder Case

(1933) Sandy (uncredited)

Acting

Year Character Movie/Tv
1945 Old Deaf Townsman (uncredited)
1944 Tailor's Delivery Man (uncredited)
English Cabbie (uncredited)
1943 Guard
McWhinny
First Cockney Air Raid Watcher
1942 William (uncredited)
Cockney
Hubert
1941 Beggar Outside Club Inferno (uncredited)
1940 Sunshine
Taxi Driver (uncredited)
Mayor (uncredited)
1939 Doorkeeper
Murdock
Groom
Baltimore & Ohio Engineer
1938 Carriage Driver (uncredited)
Bos'n of Rescue Ship
Old Man
1937 'Fish' McCorkle
1936 McKenzie
Jacques (uncredited)
Soldier Bothered By Rats (uncredited)
Ship Captain
1935 Perkins
Wherryman (uncredited)
Alf (uncredited)
N/A
1934 Herbert Smythe - Ambulance Driver
Cabbie at End (uncredited)
Collins
1933 Sandy (uncredited)
British Soldier Giving German a Cigarette (Uncredited)
1932 Sergeant McCarey
1931 McWylie
Pvt. Jones
Deputy
1930 Smith - of Smith & Smith
Sheriff
Bert (the Cockney)
Allen (uncredited)
Peg Leg
1929 Short
1928 'Dad' Mason
Jean
1927 Blinky
1926 Williams
Photographer
1924 Riggs
1923 Pat Rooney
Year Character Movie/Tv

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