1883-07-09 Sydney, New South Wales, 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.
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Julia Misbehaves | Bill Collector | 1948-08-08 |
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Moss Rose | Threadbare Little Man (uncredited) | 1947-05-30 |
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The Green Years | Purser Teeler | 1946-07-04 |
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Murder, He Says | Old Deaf Townsman (uncredited) | 1945-06-23 |
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Hangover Square | 1945-02-07 | |
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The Lodger | 1944-01-19 | |
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The White Cliffs of Dover | English Cabbie (uncredited) | 1944-05-11 |
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Ministry of Fear | Tailor's Delivery Man (uncredited) | 1944-05-19 |
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The Scarlet Claw | 1944-05-18 | |
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Buckskin Frontier | McWhinny | 1943-05-14 |
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Jane Eyre | Guard | 1943-12-24 |
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Forever and a Day | First Cockney Air Raid Watcher | 1943-01-21 |
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Mrs. Miniver | William (uncredited) | 1942-07-03 |
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This Above All | Hubert | 1942-05-12 |
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Eagle Squadron | Cockney | 1942-06-16 |
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They Met in Bombay | 1941-06-27 | |
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A Man Betrayed | Beggar Outside Club Inferno (uncredited) | 1941-03-07 |
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The Earl of Chicago | Mayor (uncredited) | 1940-01-05 |
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Waterloo Bridge | Taxi Driver (uncredited) | 1940-05-17 |
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Moon Over Burma | Sunshine | 1940-07-26 |
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We Are Not Alone | Doorkeeper | 1939-11-25 |
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Rulers of the Sea | Murdock | 1939-11-08 |
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Stand Up and Fight | Baltimore & Ohio Engineer | 1939-01-06 |
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The Little Princess | Groom | 1939-03-17 |
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Blond Cheat | Carriage Driver (uncredited) | 1938-06-17 |
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Outside of Paradise | Old Man | 1938-02-08 |
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The Ship That Died | Bos'n of Rescue Ship | 1938-02-19 |
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California Straight Ahead | 'Fish' McCorkle | 1937-04-16 |
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The Girl from Mandalay | Ship Captain | 1936-04-19 |
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The White Angel | Soldier Bothered By Rats (uncredited) | 1936-06-25 |
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Libeled Lady | Jacques (uncredited) | 1936-10-09 |
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White Legion | McKenzie | 1936-10-24 |
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Murder on a Honeymoon | Hotel Gardener (uncredited) | 1935-02-22 |
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A Feather in Her Hat | Alf (uncredited) | 1935-10-25 |
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The Great Impersonation | Perkins | 1935-12-08 |
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Anna Karenina | 1935-08-30 | |
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Mutiny on the Bounty | Wherryman (uncredited) | 1935-11-22 |
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Fugitive Road | Herbert Smythe - Ambulance Driver | 1934-08-22 |
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Bombay Mail | Collins | 1934-01-06 |
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Of Human Bondage | Cabbie at End (uncredited) | 1934-07-20 |
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Cavalcade | Busker (uncredited) | 1933-02-08 |
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Captured! | British Soldier Giving German a Cigarette (Uncredited) | 1933-08-19 |
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The Kennel Murder Case | Sandy (uncredited) | 1933-10-28 |
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Texas Pioneers | Sergeant McCarey | 1932-05-18 |
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The Fourth Horseman | Charlie | 1932-09-25 |
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The Sunrise Trail | Deputy | 1931-02-07 |
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Chances | Pvt. Jones | 1931-07-18 |
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Rich Man's Folly | McWylie | 1931-11-14 |
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Headin' North | Smith - of Smith & Smith | 1930-11-01 |
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Hell's Island | Bert (the Cockney) | 1930-07-16 |
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Hell Harbor | Peg Leg | 1930-03-14 |
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The Dawn Patrol | Allen (uncredited) | 1930-07-10 |
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Second Honeymoon | Sheriff | 1930-09-12 |
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Sunny | Side Show Barker | 1930-11-09 |
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Strange Cargo | Short | 1929-03-31 |
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The Adorable Cheat | 'Dad' Mason | 1928-08-14 |
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Two Lovers | Jean | 1928-03-23 |
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The Silent Hero | Blinky | 1927-08-01 |
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Ella Cinders | Photographer | 1926-06-06 |
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Corporal Kate | Williams | 1926-12-06 |
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The Enchanted Cottage | Riggs | 1924-03-23 |
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The Last Moment | Pat Rooney | 1923-06-07 |
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After Midnight | Harris | 1921-09-20 |
