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name: "Harlan Briggs"
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roles: ["Actor"]
born: "16 August 1879"
died: "26 January 1952"
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average_as: "actor"
average_over: 1
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# Harlan Briggs

Actor. Born 16 August 1879 in Blissfield, Michigan, USA. Died 26 January 1952.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 16 August 1879, Blissfield, Michigan, USA
- **Died:** 26 January 1952
- **Also known as:** Harlan Paul Briggs
- **Titles on Fi1m:** 2: 1 acting, 1 other
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1930s 87 (1), 1940s 74 (1)
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harlan_Briggs, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q20828230, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0109034/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/34238

## Streaming the US now

- **Amazon Prime Video:** [*Dodsworth*](https://film.one/film/dodsworth.md) (87)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## Biography

Harlan Briggs was an American actor and vaudeville performer. His stage career began in vaudeville at the start of the 20th century. He made his Broadway debut in 1926 in *Up the Line* and appeared in numerous productions through the 1930s, including the featured role of G. A. Appleby in *It's a Wise Child* (1929) and Tubby Pearson in *Dodsworth* (1934).

Briggs reprised the role of Tubby Pearson in the 1936 film adaptation of *Dodsworth*. He appeared in over 100 films, often in supporting or uncredited parts, and returned to Broadway in the 1940s while continuing his screen work. His final screen credit was in *Carrie* (1952). He died on 26 January 1952.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (2)

### Performed in (1) — the average rests on these

- *Dodsworth* (1936), Fi1m 87, as Tubby Pearson — [page](https://film.one/film/dodsworth.md)

### Also credited (1) — thanks, archive footage, uncredited

- *One Foot in Heaven* (1941), Fi1m 74, as Mac MacFarland (uncredited) — [page](https://film.one/film/one-foot-in-heaven.md)

## Complete filmography (73)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Carrie* (1952), as Joe Brant
- *The Sea Hornet* (1951), as Watchman
- *Little Women* (1949), as Old Crony at Grace's Store (uncredited)
- *A Double Life* (1947), as Oscar Bernard
- *Cynthia* (1947), as J.M. Dingle, Napoleon Hardware
- *Danger Street* (1947), as Darnstein
- *Spoilers of the North* (1947), as Salty
- *Humoresque* (1947), as Toy Shop Proprietor (uncredited)
- *Magnificent Doll* (1946), as Quinn (uncredited)
- *Personality Kid* (1946), as Mr. Howard
- *Canyon Passage* (1946), as Dr. Balance (uncredited)
- *My Pal Trigger* (1946), as Dr. Bentley
- *Mysterious Intruder* (1946), as Mr. Brown
- *Conflict* (1945), as Pawnbroker #2 (uncredited)
- *There's One Born Every Minute* (1942), as Luke Simpson
- *The Remarkable Andrew* (1942), as Sheriff Clem Watkins
- *The Vanishing Virginian* (1942), as Mr. Rogard
- *Among the Living* (1941), as Judge
- *Paris Calling* (1941), as French Inn Proprietor
- *One Foot in Heaven* (1941), as Mac MacFarland (uncredited) — Fi1m 74, [page](https://film.one/film/one-foot-in-heaven.md)
- *Jennie* (1940), as Mr. Veitch
- *The Bank Dick* (1940), as Doctor Stall
- *I Love You Again* (1940), as Mayor Carver (uncredited)
- *Lucky Partners* (1940), as Mayor (uncredited)
- *Brother Orchid* (1940), as Thomas A. Bailey - Acme Paving (uncredited)
- *Edison, the Man* (1940), as Bisbee
- *Charlie Chan's Murder Cruise* (1940), as San Francisco Coroner
- *Abe Lincoln in Illinois* (1940), as Denton Offut
- *Young as You Feel* (1940), as Dr. Kinsley
- *My Little Chickadee* (1940), as Hotel Clerk (uncredited)
- *The Man Who Wouldn't Talk* (1940), as Foreman in Jury
- *Bad Little Angel* (1939), as Lem Dodd, Man in Jim's Office (uncredited)
- *Mr. Smith Goes to Washington* (1939), as Mr. Edwards (uncredited) — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/film/mr-smith-goes-to-washington.md)
- *Fifth Avenue Girl* (1939), as Stanton (uncredited)
- *Flight at Midnight* (1939), as 'Pop' Hussey
- *The Man They Could Not Hang* (1939), as Defense Attorney Parker (uncredited)
- *Frontier Marshal* (1939), as Editor
- *Blondie Takes a Vacation* (1939), as Mr. Holden
- *Maisie* (1939), as Deputy Sheriff Cal Hoskins
- *Tell No Tales* (1939), as Davie Bryant
- *Calling Dr. Kildare* (1939), as James Galt
- *Cafe Society* (1939), as Justice of the Peace
- *Made for Each Other* (1939), as Judge (uncredited)
- *The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn* (1939), as Mr. Rucker (uncredited)
- *Boy Trouble* (1939), as Mr. Pike
- *The Mysterious Miss X* (1939), as Charlie Graham
- *Opening Day* (1938), as Mr. Garnish
- *A Man to Remember* (1938), as Homer Ramsey
- *Meet the Girls* (1938), as Ship's Captain
- *Sing, You Sinners* (1938), as Customer at Gas Station (uncredited)
- *The Missing Guest* (1938), as Frank Kendall - Editor
- *Having Wonderful Time* (1938), as Mr. Shaw
- *One Wild Night* (1938), as Mayor
- *You and Me* (1938), as Thomas McTavish (uncredited)
- *Reckless Living* (1938), as 'Colonel' Harris
- *A Yank at Oxford* (1938), as Printer (uncredited)
- *Quick Money* (1937), as Thorndyke Barnsdale
- *Beg, Borrow or Steal* (1937), as Mr. Virgil Miller
- *Live, Love and Learn* (1937), as Justice of The Peace
- *That’s My Story* (1937), as Sheriff Allen
- *Trouble at Midnight* (1937), as Sheriff
- *Behind the Mike* (1937), as Sheriff
- *Stella Dallas* (1937), as Mr. Beamer (uncredited)
- *Exclusive* (1937), as Springer
- *Easy Living* (1937), as Magazine Office Manager
- *Riding on Air* (1937), as Mr. Harrison
- *Marked Woman* (1937), as Sad Man in Nightclub (uncredited)
- *A Family Affair* (1937), as Oscar Stubbins
- *Happy Go Lucky* (1936), as U.S. Consul E.R. Brown
- *Mad Holiday* (1936), as Mr. Kinney
- *Dodsworth* (1936), as Tubby Pearson — Fi1m 87, [page](https://film.one/film/dodsworth.md)
- *Kissing Time* (1933), as David Sullivan (uncredited)
- *Seasoned Greetings* (1933), as Ben Jones (uncredited)

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