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name: "Harry Beresford"
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born: "4 November 1863"
died: "4 October 1944"
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# Harry Beresford

Actor. Born 4 November 1863 in London, England, UK. Died 4 October 1944.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 4 November 1863, London, England, UK
- **Died:** 4 October 1944
- **Also known as:** Henry William Walter Horseley Beresford, Harry J. Morgan
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harry_Beresford, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3127788, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0073595/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/33005

## Biography

Harry Beresford was an English actor. Born Henry William Walter Horseley Beresford in London on 4 November 1863, he began his career in 1885 as a chorus member in *Little Jack Sheppard* at the Gaiety Theatre, London. He moved to the United States in 1886 and performed in repertory and touring companies for three decades, later using the stage name Harry J. Morgan early in his career.

Beresford achieved Broadway success from 1919, including creating the role of Clem Hawley in *The Old Soak* (1922). Between 1926 and 1938 he appeared as a supporting actor in more than fifty Hollywood films. He received original story credit for the 1939 film *Long Shot*.

His film roles included Doctor Bangs in *Little Women* (1933), Fosdick in *Dinner at Eight* (1933), the Soothsayer in *Cleopatra* (1934), Dr. Duke in *Doctor X* (1932), Dr. Chillip in *David Copperfield* (1935), Matve in *Anna Karenina* (1935), Captain Hickey in *Follow the Fleet* (1936) and the Watch in *The Prince and the Pauper* (1937). He died in Los Angeles on 4 October 1944.

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

## On Fi1m (1)

- *David Copperfield* (1935), Fi1m 81, as Dr. Chillip — [page](https://film.one/film/david-copperfield.md)

## Complete filmography (51)

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

- *The Long Shot* (1939), Story
- *Newsboys' Home* (1938), as O'Dowd
- *She Asked for It* (1937), as Mr. Switch, the Lawyer
- *She's No Lady* (1937), as Uncle John
- *They Won't Forget* (1937), as Confederate Soldier
- *The Go-Getter* (1937), as M. M. Barker
- *The Prince and the Pauper* (1937), as The Watch
- *In His Steps* (1936), as Davidson
- *Postal Inspector* (1936), as Ritter
- *Grand Jury* (1936), as Tom Evans
- *Klondike Annie* (1936), as Brother Bowser
- *Follow the Fleet* (1936), as Captain Hickey
- *Seven Keys to Baldpate* (1935), as Elijah Quimby
- *I Found Stella Parish* (1935), as James
- *Page Miss Glory* (1935), as Mr. Kimball
- *Anna Karenina* (1935), as Matve
- *A Dog of Flanders* (1935), as Sacristan
- *I'll Love You Always* (1935), as Mr. Clegg
- *David Copperfield* (1935), as Dr. Chillip — Fi1m 81, [page](https://film.one/film/david-copperfield.md)
- *The Little Minister* (1934), as John Spens
- *Cleopatra* (1934), as Soothsayer
- *Friends of Mr. Sweeney* (1934), as Claude
- *The Merry Frinks* (1934), as J. Harold Brumby
- *Fashions of 1934* (1934), as Paris Bookseller
- *Dinner at Eight* (1933), as Fosdick
- *Lady Killer* (1933), as Dr. Crane (uncredited)
- *Little Women* (1933), as Doctor Bangs
- *College Coach* (1933), as Professor
- *Ever in My Heart* (1933), as Eli, the Gardener
- *Night Flight* (1933), as Pierre Roblet
- *I Cover the Waterfront* (1933), as Old Chris
- *Murders in the Zoo* (1933), as G.A. Evans
- *The Match King* (1932), as Christian Hobe (uncredited)
- *The Sign of the Cross* (1932), as Favius Fontelas
- *Doctor X* (1932), as Dr. Duke
- *Two Seconds* (1932), as Doctor
- *Forgotten Commandments* (1932), as Priest
- *So Big!* (1932), as Adam Ooms (uncredited)
- *Scandal for Sale* (1932), as Brownie
- *Dance Team* (1932), as Herbert Wilson
- *High Pressure* (1932), as Dr. Rudolph Pfeiffer
- *Sooky* (1931), as Mr. Willoughby
- *Heaven on Earth* (1931), as Captain Lilly
- *Sob Sister* (1931), as Pa Stevens
- *The Secret Call* (1931), as Frank Kelly
- *Up Pops the Devil* (1931), as Mr. Platt
- *Charlie Chan Carries On* (1931), as Kent
- *Finn and Hattie* (1931), as Mr. Perkins (N.Y. street cleaner)
- *Scandal Sheet* (1931), as Egbert Bertram Arnold
- *The Dancing Town* (1928), as Pa Pepperall
- *The Quarterback* (1926), as Elmer Stone

## Gallery

- ![Harry Beresford, stage actor Subjects: actors (1906)](https://film.one/media/person/1228020/gallery-fd3a91c1b6ca.jpg) Harry Beresford, stage actor Subjects: actors (1906) — Joseph Hall, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d1/Harry_Beresford%2C_stage_actor_%28SAYRE_12022%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![Stage actor Harry Beresford. Subjects: actors (1903)](https://film.one/media/person/1228020/gallery-1ec263f51f6f.jpg) Stage actor Harry Beresford. Subjects: actors (1903) — Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/6e/Stage_actor_Harry_Beresford_%28SAYRE_5647%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![Harry Beresford, stage actor Subjects: actors, plays (1905)](https://film.one/media/person/1228020/gallery-6d4d15735e38.jpg) Harry Beresford, stage actor Subjects: actors, plays (1905) — Joseph Hall, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a0/Harry_Beresford%2C_stage_actor_%28SAYRE_12108%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![Harry Beresford and Helen Beresford in "Who's Your Friend," which opened Mar. 28, 1909, at the Grand Opera House, Seattle. Subjects: plays, actors, actresses](https://film.one/media/person/1228020/gallery-877ba7883d24.jpg) Harry Beresford and Helen Beresford in "Who's Your Friend," which opened Mar. 28, 1909, at the Grand Opera House, Seattle. Subjects: plays, actors, actresses — Joseph Hall, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d0/Harry_Beresford_and_Helen_Beresford_in_%22Who%27s_Your_Friend%22_%28SAYRE_13628%29.jpg/1280px-Harry_Beresford_and_Helen_Beresford_in_%22Who%27s_Your_Friend%22_%28SAYRE_13628%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Harry Beresford](https://film.one/media/person/1228020/gallery-c28ee6769c32.jpg) Harry Beresford — Image via TMDB

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