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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.
Beginning with Dodsworth, Briggs worked consistently in films over the next 16 years, until his death in 1952, appearing in over 100 films. His most famous role was as Dr. Stall in the 1940 comedy classic The Bank Dick, starring W.C. Fields. Other notable films in which he appeared include After the Thin Man (1936), Stella Dallas (1937), Having Wonderful Time (1938), The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (1939), Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939), My Little Chickadee (1940), Abe Lincoln in Illinois (1940), State Fair (1945), Night and Day (1946), Little Women (1949), Goodbye, My Fancy (1951), and Carrie (1952). The last film on which Briggs worked was The Sea Hornet, which was in production in April and May 1951, and released later that year.
On January 26, 1952, Briggs died in Motion Picture & Television Country House and Hospital from complications resulting from a heart attack. His death occurred almost half a year prior to the release of Carrie.
Briggs married actress Viola Scott on July 3, 1914. They had four sons.
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Filmography (Movies)
Carrie
Character:Joe Brant
Release Date:17/07/1952
The Sea Hornet
Character:Watchman
Release Date:06/11/1951
A Double Life
Character:Oscar Bernard
Release Date:25/12/1947
Cynthia
Character:J.M. Dingle, Napoleon Hardware
Release Date:29/08/1947
Danger Street
Character:Darnstein
Release Date:20/06/1947
Spoilers of the North
Character:Salty
Release Date:23/04/1947
Humoresque
Character:Toy Shop Proprietor (uncredited)
Release Date:25/01/1947
Magnificent Doll
Character:Quinn (uncredited)
Release Date:08/12/1946
Personality Kid
Character:Mr. Howard
Release Date:08/08/1946
Canyon Passage
Character:Dr. Balance (uncredited)
Release Date:17/07/1946
My Pal Trigger
Character:Dr. Bentley
Release Date:10/07/1946
Mysterious Intruder
Character:Mr. Brown
Release Date:11/04/1946
Conflict
Character:Pawnbroker #2 (uncredited)
Release Date:15/06/1945
There's One Born Every Minute
Character:Luke Simpson
Release Date:26/06/1942
The Remarkable Andrew
Character:Sheriff Clem Watkins
Release Date:05/03/1942
The Vanishing Virginian
Character:Mr. Rogard
Release Date:01/02/1942
Among the Living
Character:Judge
Release Date:12/12/1941
Paris Calling
Character:French Inn Proprietor
Release Date:04/12/1941
One Foot in Heaven
Character:Mac MacFarland (uncredited)
Release Date:01/11/1941
The Bank Dick
Character:Doctor Stall
Release Date:29/11/1940
I Love You Again
Character:Mayor Carver (uncredited)
Release Date:09/08/1940
Lucky Partners
Character:Mayor (uncredited)
Release Date:02/08/1940
Brother Orchid
Character:Thomas A. Bailey - Acme Paving (uncredited)
Release Date:07/06/1940
Edison, the Man
Character:Bisbee
Release Date:10/05/1940
Charlie Chan's Murder Cruise
Character:San Francisco Coroner
Release Date:02/05/1940
Abe Lincoln in Illinois
Character:Denton Offut
Release Date:22/02/1940
Young as You Feel
Character:Dr. Kinsley
Release Date:16/02/1940
My Little Chickadee
Character:Hotel Clerk (uncredited)
Release Date:09/02/1940
The Man Who Wouldn't Talk
Character:Foreman in Jury
Release Date:11/01/1940
Bad Little Angel
Character:Lem Dodd, Man in Jim's Office (uncredited)
Release Date:27/10/1939
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
Character:Mr. Edwards (uncredited)
Release Date:19/10/1939
Fifth Avenue Girl
Character:Stanton (uncredited)
Release Date:22/09/1939
Flight at Midnight
Character:'Pop' Hussey
Release Date:28/08/1939
The Man They Could Not Hang
Character:Defense Attorney Parker (uncredited)
Release Date:17/08/1939
Frontier Marshal
Character:Editor
Release Date:28/07/1939
Blondie Takes a Vacation
Character:Mr. Holden
Release Date:20/07/1939
Maisie
Character:Deputy Sheriff Cal Hoskins
Release Date:22/06/1939
Tell No Tales
Character:Davie Bryant
Release Date:12/06/1939
Calling Dr. Kildare
Character:James Galt
Release Date:28/04/1939
Cafe Society
Character:Justice of the Peace
Release Date:03/03/1939
Made for Each Other
Character:Judge (uncredited)
Release Date:10/02/1939
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
Character:Mr. Rucker (uncredited)
Release Date:10/02/1939
Boy Trouble
Character:Mr. Pike
Release Date:27/01/1939
The Mysterious Miss X
Character:Charlie Graham
Release Date:10/01/1939
Opening Day
Character:Mr. Garnish
Release Date:12/11/1938
A Man to Remember
Character:Homer Ramsey
Release Date:14/10/1938
Meet the Girls
Character:Ship's Captain
Release Date:06/10/1938
Sing, You Sinners
Character:Customer at Gas Station (uncredited)
Release Date:02/09/1938
The Missing Guest
Character:Frank Kendall - Editor
Release Date:12/08/1938
Having Wonderful Time
Character:Mr. Shaw
Release Date:01/07/1938
One Wild Night
Character:Mayor
Release Date:02/06/1938
You and Me
Character:Thomas McTavish (uncredited)
Release Date:01/06/1938
Reckless Living
Character:'Colonel' Harris
Release Date:01/03/1938
A Yank at Oxford
Character:Printer (uncredited)
Release Date:18/02/1938
Quick Money
Character:Thorndyke Barnsdale
Release Date:10/12/1937
Beg, Borrow or Steal
Character:Mr. Virgil Miller
Release Date:03/12/1937
Live, Love and Learn
Character:Justice of The Peace
Release Date:29/10/1937
Trouble at Midnight
Character:Sheriff
Release Date:16/10/1937
Behind the Mike
Character:Sheriff
Release Date:26/09/1937
Exclusive
Character:Springer
Release Date:06/08/1937
Stella Dallas
Character:Mr. Beamer (uncredited)
Release Date:06/08/1937
Easy Living
Character:Magazine Office Manager
Release Date:16/07/1937
Riding on Air
Character:Mr. Harrison
Release Date:18/06/1937
Marked Woman
Character:Sad Man in Nightclub (uncredited)
Release Date:10/04/1937
A Family Affair
Character:Oscar Stubbins
Release Date:12/03/1937
Happy Go Lucky
Character:U.S. Consul E.R. Brown
Release Date:13/12/1936
Mad Holiday
Character:Mr. Kinney
Release Date:13/11/1936
Dodsworth
Character:Tubby Pearson
Release Date:23/09/1936
Kissing Time
Character:David Sullivan (uncredited)
Release Date:16/12/1933
Seasoned Greetings
Character:Ben Jones (uncredited)
Release Date:23/09/1933
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