Henry Travers
Travers John Heagerty (5 March 1874 – 18 October 1965), known professionally as Henry Travers, was an English film and stage character actor. His best known role was the guardian angel Clarence Odbody in the 1946 film It's a Wonderful Life. He also received an Academy Award nomination for his supporting role in Mrs. Miniver (1942). Travers specialised in portraying slightly bumbling but amiable and likeable older men.
Henry Travers | |
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Travers in The Bells of St. Mary's (1945) | |
| Born | Travers John Heagerty 5 March 1874 Prudhoe, Northumberland, England |
| Died | 18 October 1965 (aged 91) Hollywood, California, U.S. |
| Resting place | Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale, California |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1894–1949 |
| Spouses | Amy Forrest-Rhodes
(m. 1931; died 1954)Anna (Ann) Glud Murphy
(m. 1955) |
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