Harlan Briggs
Known for Acting · 73 credits
- Born
- 1879-08-16
- Died
- 1952-01-26
- Place of birth
- Blissfield, Michigan, USA
- Also known as
- Harlan Paul Briggs
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Harlan Briggs (August 17, 1879 – January 26, 1952) was an American actor and vaudeville performer who was active from the 1930s until his death in 1952. During the course of his career he appeared on Broadway, in over 100 films, as well as appearing on television once towards the end of his career.
Briggs was born in Blissfield, Michigan. Although he was a graduate of the University of Michigan Law School, he chose to go into acting rather than pursue a career in law.
His acting career began in vaudeville at around the beginning of the 20th century. He would make his Broadway debut in 1926, in the drama Up the Line. He worked steadily on Broadway through 1935. On August 6, 1929 he began a successful run in the featured role of G. A. Appleby in It's a Wise Child at the Belasco Theatre. In 1934 he had another featured role in the successful play Dodsworth, as Tubby Pearson. The show opened at the Shubert Theatre on February 24, 1934 and ran for 147 performances, starring Walter Huston as Samuel Dodsworth. After a six-week hiatus, the show reopened at the Shubert on August 20 and ran for an additional 168 performances. When Samuel Goldwyn bought the rights to the play, Briggs was one of two of the original Broadway cast to reprise their roles in the film, the other being Huston in the title role.
Briggs would focus on his film career for the remainder of the 1930s, before returning to Broadway in the 1940s, combining both stage and screen performances during that decade. The most successful of his Broadway appearances in the 1940s was as Constable Small in Ramshackle Inn, which featured ZaSu Pitts in her Broadway debut. The Story of Mary Surratt, in which Briggs appeared in 1947, was Briggs' 400th play.
Known For
Movies (73)
Little Women
1949
as Old Crony at Grace's Store (uncredited)
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
1939
as Mr. Edwards (uncredited)
Canyon Passage
1946
as Dr. Balance (uncredited)
Boy Trouble
1939
as Mr. Pike
Carrie
1952
as Joe Brant
Cynthia
1947
as J.M. Dingle, Napoleon Hardware
Conflict
1945
as Pawnbroker #2 (uncredited)
Dodsworth
1936
as Tubby Pearson
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
1939
as Mr. Rucker (uncredited)
Cafe Society
1939
as Justice of the Peace
Brother Orchid
1940
as Thomas A. Bailey - Acme Paving (uncredited)
You and Me
1938
as Thomas McTavish (uncredited)
Marked Woman
1937
as Sad Man in Nightclub (uncredited)
Quick Money
1937
as Thorndyke Barnsdale
I Love You Again
1940
as Mayor Carver (uncredited)
A Double Life
1947
as Oscar Bernard
Paris Calling
1941
as French Inn Proprietor
Easy Living
1937
as Magazine Office Manager
Stella Dallas
1937
as Mr. Beamer (uncredited)
The Man They Could Not Hang
1939
as Defense Attorney Parker (uncredited)
Humoresque
1947
as Toy Shop Proprietor (uncredited)
My Little Chickadee
1940
as Hotel Clerk (uncredited)
Magnificent Doll
1946
as Quinn (uncredited)
Made for Each Other
1939
as Judge (uncredited)
The Sea Hornet
1951
as Watchman
Edison, the Man
1940
as Bisbee
Lucky Partners
1940
as Mayor (uncredited)
Among the Living
1941
as Judge
Mysterious Intruder
1946
as Mr. Brown
Exclusive
1937
as Springer
Tell No Tales
1939
as Davie Bryant
Sing, You Sinners
1938
as Customer at Gas Station (uncredited)
Live, Love and Learn
1937
as Justice of The Peace
Maisie
1939
as Deputy Sheriff Cal Hoskins
A Yank at Oxford
1938
as Printer (uncredited)
My Pal Trigger
1946
as Dr. Bentley
Charlie Chan's Murder Cruise
1940
as San Francisco Coroner
The Bank Dick
1940
as Doctor Stall
Abe Lincoln in Illinois
1940
as Denton Offut
Frontier Marshal
1939
as Editor
Fifth Avenue Girl
1939
as Stanton (uncredited)
Trouble at Midnight
1937
as Sheriff
One Wild Night
1938
as Mayor
The Vanishing Virginian
1942
as Mr. Rogard
A Man to Remember
1938
as Homer Ramsey
Calling Dr. Kildare
1939
as James Galt
Danger Street
1947
as Darnstein
The Man Who Wouldn't Talk
1940
as Foreman in Jury
Seasoned Greetings
1933
as Ben Jones (uncredited)
Mad Holiday
1936
as Mr. Kinney
Flight at Midnight
1939
as 'Pop' Hussey
A Family Affair
1937
as Oscar Stubbins
One Foot in Heaven
1941
as Mac MacFarland (uncredited)
Spoilers of the North
1947
as Salty
Having Wonderful Time
1938
as Mr. Shaw
There's One Born Every Minute
1942
as Luke Simpson
Blondie Takes a Vacation
1939
as Mr. Holden
Beg, Borrow or Steal
1937
as Mr. Virgil Miller
Behind the Mike
1937
as Sheriff
The Mysterious Miss X
1939
as Charlie Graham
Opening Day
1938
as Mr. Garnish
Riding on Air
1937
as Mr. Harrison
Young as You Feel
1940
as Dr. Kinsley
Happy Go Lucky
1936
as U.S. Consul E.R. Brown
The Missing Guest
1938
as Frank Kendall - Editor
Jennie
1940
as Mr. Veitch
Bad Little Angel
1939
as Lem Dodd, Man in Jim's Office (uncredited)
The Remarkable Andrew
1942
as Sheriff Clem Watkins
Reckless Living
1938
as 'Colonel' Harris
Personality Kid
1946
as Mr. Howard
That’s My Story
1937
as Sheriff Allen
Kissing Time
1933
as David Sullivan (uncredited)
Meet the Girls
1938
as Ship's Captain
About Harlan Briggs
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Harlan Briggs (August 17, 1879 – January 26, 1952) was an American actor and vaudeville performer who was active from the 1930s until his death in 1952. During the course of his career he appeared on Broadway, in over 100 films, as well as appearing on television once towards the end of his career. Briggs was born in Blissfield, Michigan. Although he was a graduate of the University of Michigan Law School, he chose to go into acting rather than pursue a career in law. His acting career began in vaudeville… With 73 credits spanning from 1933 to 1952, Harlan Briggs has appeared in 73 films and 0 TV shows.
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- Little Women (1949) — as Old Crony at Grace's Store (uncredited)
- Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939) — as Mr. Edwards (uncredited)
- Canyon Passage (1946) — as Dr. Balance (uncredited)
- Boy Trouble (1939) — as Mr. Pike
- Carrie (1952) — as Joe Brant
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