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 Leslies kindly but slyly observant uncle, and the generous Mr. Bogardus in The Bells of St. Marys (1945), but its as the somewhat befuddled angel Clarence Oddbody assigned to James Stewart in the classic Its 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.

Movies unavailable from Henry Travers

Shadow of a Doubt

Joseph Newton

Movie 1943

The Bells of St. Mary's

Horace P. Bogardus

Movie 1945

Mrs. Miniver

Mr. Ballard

Movie 1942

Madame Curie

Eugene Curie

Movie 1943

The Flame

Dr. Mitchell

Movie 1947

None Shall Escape

Father Warecki

Movie 1944

Primrose Path

Gramp

Movie 1940

The Yearling

Mr. Boyles

Movie 1946

Born to Be Bad

Fuzzy

Movie 1934

Another Language

Pop Hallam

Movie 1933

Four Hours to Kill!

Mac Mason

Movie 1935

The Moon Is Down

Mayor Orden

Movie 1943

Anne of Windy Poplars

Matey

Movie 1940

Pursuit

Tom Reynolds

Movie 1935

Escapade

Concierge

Movie 1935

Too Many Parents

Wilkins

Movie 1936

Reunion in Vienna

Father Krug

Movie 1933

Seven Keys to Baldpate

Lem Peters

Movie 1935

A Girl, a Guy, and a Gob

Abel Martin

Movie 1941

I'll Wait for You

Mr. Miller

Movie 1941

The Very Thought of You

Pop Wheeler

Movie 1944

My Weakness

Ellery Gregory

Movie 1933

Stanley and Livingstone

John Kingsley

Movie 1939

The Rains Came

Rev. Homer Smiley

Movie 1939

The Accused

Blakely - Romley's Assistant (uncredited)

Movie 1949

Wyoming

Sheriff

Movie 1940

Ready for Love

Judge Pickett

Movie 1934

After Office Hours

Cap

Movie 1935

Beyond Glory

Pop Dewing

Movie 1948

The Girl from Jones Beach

Judge Bullfinch

Movie 1949

Death Takes a Holiday

Baron Cesarea

Movie 1934

Pierre of the Plains

Percival Wellsby

Movie 1942

Captain Hurricane

Capt. Ben

Movie 1935

You Can't Get Away with Murder

Pop

Movie 1939

The Party's Over

Theodore

Movie 1934

James Stewart: A Wonderful Life

Self (archive footage)

Movie 1988

Tv series unavailable from Henry Travers

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

Joseph Newton (archive footage) (uncredited)

Tv 1955