Acting · Melbourne, Victoria, Australia · Born July 10, 1877
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.
MovieJulia Misbehaves
1948
as Bill Collector
MovieMoss Rose
1947
as Threadbare Little Man (uncredited)
MovieThe Green Years
1946
as Purser Teeler
MovieMurder, He Says
1945
as Old Deaf Townsman (uncredited)
MovieHangover Square
1945
MovieMinistry of Fear
1944
as Tailor's Delivery Man (uncredited)
MovieThe Scarlet Claw
1944
MovieThe White Cliffs of Dover
1944
as English Cabbie (uncredited)
MovieThe Lodger
1944
MovieJane Eyre
1943
as Guard
MovieBuckskin Frontier
1943
as McWhinny
MovieForever and a Day
1943
as First Cockney Air Raid Watcher
MovieMrs. Miniver
1942
as William (uncredited)
MovieEagle Squadron
1942
as Cockney
MovieThis Above All
1942
as Hubert
MovieThey Met in Bombay
1941
MovieA Man Betrayed
1941
as Beggar Outside Club Inferno (uncredited)
MovieMoon Over Burma
1940
as Sunshine
MovieWaterloo Bridge
1940
as Taxi Driver (uncredited)
MovieThe Earl of Chicago
1940
as Mayor (uncredited)
MovieWe Are Not Alone
1939
as Doorkeeper
MovieRulers of the Sea
1939
as Murdock
MovieThe Little Princess
1939
as Groom
MovieStand Up and Fight
1939
as Baltimore & Ohio Engineer
MovieBlond Cheat
1938
as Carriage Driver (uncredited)
MovieThe Ship That Died
1938
as Bos'n of Rescue Ship
MovieOutside of Paradise
1938
as Old Man
MovieCalifornia Straight Ahead
1937
as 'Fish' McCorkle
MovieCamille
1936
as Minor role (uncredited)
White Legion
1936
as McKenzie
MovieLibeled Lady
1936
as Jacques (uncredited)
MovieThe White Angel
1936
as Soldier Bothered By Rats (uncredited)
MovieThe Girl from Mandalay
1936
as Ship Captain
MovieThe Great Impersonation
1935
as Perkins
MovieMutiny on the Bounty
1935
as Wherryman (uncredited)
MovieA Feather in Her Hat
1935
as Alf (uncredited)
MovieAnna Karenina
1935
as Cord
MovieMurder on a Honeymoon
1935
as Hotel Gardener (uncredited)
MovieFugitive Road
1934
as Herbert Smythe - Ambulance Driver
MovieOf Human Bondage
1934
as Taxi Driver (uncredited)
MovieBombay Mail
1934
as Collins
MovieThe Kennel Murder Case
1933
as Sandy (uncredited)
MovieCaptured!
1933
as British Soldier Giving German a Cigarette (Uncredited)
MovieCavalcade
1933
as Busker (uncredited)
MovieThe Fourth Horseman
1932
as Charlie
MovieTexas Pioneers
1932
as Sergeant McCarey
MovieRich Man's Folly
1931
as McWylie
MovieChances
1931
as Pvt. Jones
MovieThe Sunrise Trail
1931
as Deputy
MovieSunny
1930
as Side Show Barker
MovieHeadin' North
1930
as Smith - of Smith & Smith
MovieSecond Honeymoon
1930
as Sheriff
MovieHell's Island
1930
as Bert (the Cockney)
MovieThe Dawn Patrol
1930
as Allen (uncredited)
MovieHell Harbor
1930
as Peg Leg
MovieIn Old California
1929
as Sgt. Washburn
MovieStrange Cargo
1929
as Short
MovieThe Singapore Mutiny
1928
as Mr. Watts
MovieThe Adorable Cheat
1928
as 'Dad' Mason
MovieTwo Lovers
1928
as Jean
MovieTurkish Delight
1927
as Scotty
MovieThe Silent Hero
1927
as Blinky
MovieCorporal Kate
1926
as Williams
MovieElla Cinders
1926
as Photographer
MovieThe Enchanted Cottage
1924
as Riggs
MovieThe Last Moment
1923
as Pat Rooney
MovieAfter Midnight
1921
as Harris
