Harry Allen

From Wikipedia the free encyclopedia Harry Allen July 10 1883 December 4 1951 was an Australianborn 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 Wylers 1942 Academy Awardwinning 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