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Harlan Briggs

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 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.

Personal information

Birthday

1879-08-16

Birth Place

Blissfield, Michigan, USA

Movies and TV shows :

A Double Life

A Double Life

1947

6.3

Movie
A Family Affair

A Family Affair

1937

5.9

Movie
A Man to Remember

A Man to Remember

1938

6.5

Movie
A Yank at Oxford

A Yank at Oxford

1938

6.7

Movie
Abe Lincoln in Illinois

Abe Lincoln in Illinois

1940

7.0

Movie
Among the Living

Among the Living

1941

6.1

Movie
Bad Little Angel

Bad Little Angel

1939

4.9

Movie
Beg, Borrow or Steal

Beg, Borrow or Steal

1937

4.5

Movie
Behind the Mike

Behind the Mike

1937

0.0

Movie
Blondie Takes a Vacation

Blondie Takes a Vacation

1939

6.2

Movie
Boy Trouble

Boy Trouble

1939

5.0

Movie
Brother Orchid

Brother Orchid

1940

6.4

Movie
Cafe Society

Cafe Society

1939

6.0

Movie
Calling Dr. Kildare

Calling Dr. Kildare

1939

6.1

Movie
Canyon Passage

Canyon Passage

1946

6.6

Movie
Carrie

Carrie

1952

6.4

Movie
Charlie Chan's Murder Cruise

Charlie Chan's Murder Cruise

1940

6.7

Movie
Conflict

Conflict

1945

6.5

Movie
Cynthia

Cynthia

1947

5.9

Movie
Danger Street

Danger Street

1947

4.0

Movie
Dodsworth

Dodsworth

1936

7.1

Movie
Easy Living

Easy Living

1937

7.0

Movie
Edison, the Man

Edison, the Man

1940

6.6

Movie
Exclusive

Exclusive

1937

6.0

Movie
Fifth Avenue Girl

Fifth Avenue Girl

1939

7.0

Movie
Flight at Midnight

Flight at Midnight

1939

4.5

Movie
Frontier Marshal

Frontier Marshal

1939

6.0

Movie
Happy Go Lucky

Happy Go Lucky

1936

5.0

Movie
Having Wonderful Time

Having Wonderful Time

1938

4.9

Movie
Humoresque

Humoresque

1947

7.1

Movie
I Love You Again

I Love You Again

1940

7.3

Movie
Kissing Time

Kissing Time

1933

6.4

Movie
Live, Love and Learn

Live, Love and Learn

1937

5.8

Movie
Lucky Partners

Lucky Partners

1940

5.9

Movie
Mad Holiday

Mad Holiday

1936

6.0

Movie
Made for Each Other

Made for Each Other

1939

6.2

Movie
Magnificent Doll

Magnificent Doll

1946

5.9

Movie
Maisie

Maisie

1939

4.7

Movie
Marked Woman

Marked Woman

1937

6.5

Movie
Meet the Girls

Meet the Girls

1938

4.5

Movie
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington

Mr. Smith Goes to Washington

1939

7.9

Movie
My Little Chickadee

My Little Chickadee

1940

6.5

Movie
My Pal Trigger

My Pal Trigger

1946

5.9

Movie
Mysterious Intruder

Mysterious Intruder

1946

5.8

Movie
One Foot in Heaven

One Foot in Heaven

1941

6.6

Movie
One Wild Night

One Wild Night

1938

5.5

Movie
Opening Day

Opening Day

1938

6.0

Movie
Personality Kid

Personality Kid

1946

0.0

Movie
Quick Money

Quick Money

1937

4.0

Movie
Reckless Living

Reckless Living

1938

0.0

Movie
Riding on Air

Riding on Air

1937

5.0

Movie
Seasoned Greetings

Seasoned Greetings

1933

5.0

Movie
Sing, You Sinners

Sing, You Sinners

1938

6.7

Movie
Spoilers of the North

Spoilers of the North

1947

4.0

Movie
Stella Dallas

Stella Dallas

1937

6.9

Movie
Tell No Tales

Tell No Tales

1939

5.3

Movie
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

1939

6.4

Movie
The Bank Dick

The Bank Dick

1940

6.5

Movie
The Man They Could Not Hang

The Man They Could Not Hang

1939

6.6

Movie
The Man Who Wouldn't Talk

The Man Who Wouldn't Talk

1940

4.0

Movie
The Missing Guest

The Missing Guest

1938

8.5

Movie
The Mysterious Miss X

The Mysterious Miss X

1939

5.3

Movie
The Remarkable Andrew

The Remarkable Andrew

1942

8.2

Movie
The Sea Hornet

The Sea Hornet

1951

5.0

Movie
The Vanishing Virginian

The Vanishing Virginian

1942

6.0

Movie
There's One Born Every Minute

There's One Born Every Minute

1942

7.2

Movie
Trouble at Midnight

Trouble at Midnight

1937

6.0

Movie
Young as You Feel

Young as You Feel

1940

0.0

Movie