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Travers John Heagerty [1] (5 March 1874 [2] – 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).
Henry Travers was a British-born actor who emigrated to the U.S. in 1917 and starred in many films, including It's a Wonderful Life (1946) as Clarence, James Stewart's guardian angel. He died in Hollywood in 1965 at the age of 91.
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- Prudhoe, Northumberland, England, UK
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- Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA
Henry Travers. Actor: It's a Wonderful Life. 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).
- March 5, 1874
- October 18, 1965
Henry Travers was born Travers John Heagerty, on March 5, 1874, in Prudhoe, Northumberland, England, to Daniel Heagerty and Ellen Gillman Hornibrook Belcher. Both his parents were Irish natives and had moved to England after marriage.
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Mar 4, 2022 · Here are 10 things you should know about Henry Travers, born on March 5, 1874. He enjoyed a 40-year stage career before turning to pictures.
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Henry Travers was a British-born actor who starred in many films from 1933 to 1949, including It's a Wonderful Life, The Invisible Man, and High Sierra. He retired from the screen in 1949 and died in Hollywood in 1965.
