Harry Allen
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- July 10, 1877
- Died
- December 4, 1951
- Birthplace
- Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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.
Filmography
Julia Misbehaves 1948
as Bill Collector
Moss Rose 1947
as Threadbare Little Man (uncredited)
The Green Years 1946
as Purser Teeler
Murder, He Says 1945
as Old Deaf Townsman (uncredited)
Hangover Square 1945
Actor
Ministry of Fear 1944
as Tailor's Delivery Man (uncredited)
The Scarlet Claw 1944
Actor
The White Cliffs of Dover 1944
as English Cabbie (uncredited)
The Lodger 1944
Actor
Jane Eyre 1943
as Guard
Buckskin Frontier 1943
as McWhinny
Forever and a Day 1943
as First Cockney Air Raid Watcher
Mrs. Miniver 1942
as William (uncredited)
Eagle Squadron 1942
as Cockney
This Above All 1942
as Hubert
They Met in Bombay 1941
Actor
A Man Betrayed 1941
as Beggar Outside Club Inferno (uncredited)
Moon Over Burma 1940
as Sunshine
Waterloo Bridge 1940
as Taxi Driver (uncredited)
The Earl of Chicago 1940
as Mayor (uncredited)
We Are Not Alone 1939
as Doorkeeper
Rulers of the Sea 1939
as Murdock
The Little Princess 1939
as Groom
Stand Up and Fight 1939
as Baltimore & Ohio Engineer
Blond Cheat 1938
as Carriage Driver (uncredited)
The Ship That Died 1938
as Bos'n of Rescue Ship
Outside of Paradise 1938
as Old Man
California Straight Ahead 1937
as 'Fish' McCorkle
Camille 1936
as Minor role (uncredited)
- White Legion
White Legion 1936
as McKenzie
Libeled Lady 1936
as Jacques (uncredited)
The White Angel 1936
as Soldier Bothered By Rats (uncredited)
The Girl from Mandalay 1936
as Ship Captain
The Great Impersonation 1935
as Perkins
Mutiny on the Bounty 1935
as Wherryman (uncredited)
A Feather in Her Hat 1935
as Alf (uncredited)
Anna Karenina 1935
as Cord
Murder on a Honeymoon 1935
as Hotel Gardener (uncredited)
Fugitive Road 1934
as Herbert Smythe - Ambulance Driver
Of Human Bondage 1934
as Taxi Driver (uncredited)
Bombay Mail 1934
as Collins
The Kennel Murder Case 1933
as Sandy (uncredited)
Captured! 1933
as British Soldier Giving German a Cigarette (Uncredited)
Cavalcade 1933
as Busker (uncredited)
The Fourth Horseman 1932
as Charlie
Texas Pioneers 1932
as Sergeant McCarey
Rich Man's Folly 1931
as McWylie
Chances 1931
as Pvt. Jones
The Sunrise Trail 1931
as Deputy
Sunny 1930
as Side Show Barker
Headin' North 1930
as Smith - of Smith & Smith
Second Honeymoon 1930
as Sheriff
Hell's Island 1930
as Bert (the Cockney)
The Dawn Patrol 1930
as Allen (uncredited)
Hell Harbor 1930
as Peg Leg
In Old California 1929
as Sgt. Washburn
Strange Cargo 1929
as Short
The Singapore Mutiny 1928
as Mr. Watts
The Adorable Cheat 1928
as 'Dad' Mason
Two Lovers 1928
as Jean
Turkish Delight 1927
as Scotty
The Silent Hero 1927
as Blinky
Corporal Kate 1926
as Williams
Ella Cinders 1926
as Photographer
The Enchanted Cottage 1924
as Riggs
The Last Moment 1923
as Pat Rooney
After Midnight 1921
as Harris
Credits from TMDB.