Harry Allen
Age: N/A | From: Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Person Details
Birthday:
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
(1942) William (uncredited)
Mutiny on the Bounty
(1935) Wherryman (uncredited)
Of Human Bondage
(1934) Cabbie at End (uncredited)
Jane Eyre
(1943) Guard
Waterloo Bridge
(1940) Taxi Driver (uncredited)
The White Cliffs of Dover
(1944) English Cabbie (uncredited)
Ministry of Fear
(1944) Tailor's Delivery Man (uncredited)
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 |
