Harry Allen
Acting
1877-07-10 · 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 · Movie
Moss Rose
1947 · Movie
The Green Years
1946 · Movie
Murder, He Says
1945 · Movie
Hangover Square
1945 · Movie
Ministry of Fear
1944 · Movie
The Scarlet Claw
1944 · Movie
The White Cliffs of Dover
1944 · Movie
The Lodger
1944 · Movie
Jane Eyre
1943 · Movie
Buckskin Frontier
1943 · Movie
Forever and a Day
1943 · Movie
Mrs. Miniver
1942 · Movie
Eagle Squadron
1942 · Movie
This Above All
1942 · Movie
They Met in Bombay
1941 · Movie
A Man Betrayed
1941 · Movie
Moon Over Burma
1940 · Movie
Waterloo Bridge
1940 · Movie
The Earl of Chicago
1940 · Movie
We Are Not Alone
1939 · Movie
Rulers of the Sea
1939 · Movie
The Little Princess
1939 · Movie
Stand Up and Fight
1939 · Movie
Blond Cheat
1938 · Movie
The Ship That Died
1938 · Movie
Outside of Paradise
1938 · Movie
California Straight Ahead
1937 · Movie
Camille
1936 · Movie
White Legion
1936 · Movie
Libeled Lady
1936 · Movie
The White Angel
1936 · Movie
The Girl from Mandalay
1936 · Movie
The Great Impersonation
1935 · Movie
Mutiny on the Bounty
1935 · Movie
A Feather in Her Hat
1935 · Movie
Anna Karenina
1935 · Movie
Murder on a Honeymoon
1935 · Movie
Fugitive Road
1934 · Movie
Of Human Bondage
1934 · Movie
Bombay Mail
1934 · Movie
The Kennel Murder Case
1933 · Movie
Captured!
1933 · Movie
Cavalcade
1933 · Movie
The Fourth Horseman
1932 · Movie
Texas Pioneers
1932 · Movie
Rich Man's Folly
1931 · Movie
Chances
1931 · Movie
The Sunrise Trail
1931 · Movie
Sunny
1930 · Movie
Headin' North
1930 · Movie
Second Honeymoon
1930 · Movie
Hell's Island
1930 · Movie
The Dawn Patrol
1930 · Movie
Hell Harbor
1930 · Movie
In Old California
1929 · Movie
Strange Cargo
1929 · Movie
The Singapore Mutiny
1928 · Movie
The Adorable Cheat
1928 · Movie
Two Lovers
1928 · Movie
Turkish Delight
1927 · Movie
The Silent Hero
1927 · Movie
Corporal Kate
1926 · Movie
Ella Cinders
1926 · Movie
The Enchanted Cottage
1924 · Movie
The Last Moment
1923 · Movie
After Midnight
1921 · Movie