Harlan Briggs

Harlan Briggs

Known for: Acting
Biography: 1879-08-17
Deathday: 1952-01-26 (72 years old)

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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

all 68

Movies 68

Joe Brant
Carrie

Carrie (1952)

Movie
Watchman
The Sea Hornet

The Sea Hornet (1951)

Movie
Oscar Bernard
A Double Life

A Double Life (1947)

Movie
J.M. Dingle, Napoleon Hardware
Cynthia

Cynthia (1947)

Movie
Darnstein
Danger Street

Danger Street (1947)

Movie
Salty
Spoilers of the North

Spoilers of the North (1947)

Movie
Toy Shop Proprietor (uncredited)
Humoresque

Humoresque (1947)

Movie
Quinn
Magnificent Doll

Magnificent Doll (1946)

Movie
Mr. Howard
Personality Kid

Personality Kid (1946)

Movie
Dr. Balance
Canyon Passage

Canyon Passage (1946)

Movie
Dr. Bentley
My Pal Trigger

My Pal Trigger (1946)

Movie
Mr. Brown
Mysterious Intruder

Mysterious Intruder (1946)

Movie
4.33
Pawnbroker #2 (uncredited)
Conflict

Conflict (1945)

Movie
Luke Simpson
There's One Born Every Minute

There's One Born Every Minute (1942)

Movie
Sheriff Clem Watkins
The Remarkable Andrew

The Remarkable Andrew (1942)

Movie
Mr. Rogard
The Vanishing Virginian

The Vanishing Virginian (1942)

Movie
Judge
Among the Living

Among the Living (1941)

Movie
Mac MacFarland (uncredited)
One Foot in Heaven

One Foot in Heaven (1941)

Movie
Doctor Stall
The Bank Dick

The Bank Dick (1940)

Movie
Mayor Carver (uncredited)
I Love You Again

I Love You Again (1940)

Movie
6
Mayor
Lucky Partners

Lucky Partners (1940)

Movie
Thomas A. Bailey - Acme Paving (uncredited)
Brother Orchid

Brother Orchid (1940)

Movie
Bisbee
Edison, the Man

Edison, the Man (1940)

Movie
4
San Francisco Coroner
Charlie Chan's Murder Cruise

Charlie Chan's Murder Cruise (1940)

Movie
3.14
Denton Offut
Abe Lincoln in Illinois

Abe Lincoln in Illinois (1940)

Movie
Dr. Kinsley
Young as You Feel

Young as You Feel (1940)

Movie
Hotel Clerk (uncredited)
My Little Chickadee

My Little Chickadee (1940)

Movie
Foreman in Jury
The Man Who Wouldn't Talk

The Man Who Wouldn't Talk (1940)

Movie
Lem Dodd, Man in Jim's Office (uncredited)
Bad Little Angel

Bad Little Angel (1939)

Movie
Mr. Edwards (uncredited)
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington

Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939)

Movie
5.27
Stanton (uncredited)
5th Ave Girl

5th Ave Girl (1939)

Movie
'Pop' Hussey
Flight at Midnight

Flight at Midnight (1939)

Movie
Defense Attorney Parker (uncredited)
The Man They Could Not Hang

The Man They Could Not Hang (1939)

Movie
5.2
Editor
Frontier Marshal

Frontier Marshal (1939)

Movie
Mr. Holden
Blondie Takes a Vacation

Blondie Takes a Vacation (1939)

Movie
Deputy Sheriff Cal Hoskins
Maisie

Maisie (1939)

Movie
Davie Bryant
Tell No Tales

Tell No Tales (1939)

Movie
James Galt
Calling Dr. Kildare

Calling Dr. Kildare (1939)

Movie
Justice of the Peace
Cafe Society

Cafe Society (1939)

Movie
Mr. Rucker
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (1939)

Movie
Judge (uncredited)
Made for Each Other

Made for Each Other (1939)

Movie
Mr. Pike
Boy Trouble

Boy Trouble (1939)

Movie
Charlie Graham
The Mysterious Miss X

The Mysterious Miss X (1939)

Movie
Mr. Garnish
Opening Day

Opening Day (1938)

Movie
Homer Ramsey
A Man to Remember

A Man to Remember (1938)

Movie
Ship's Captain
Meet the Girls

Meet the Girls (1938)

Movie
Customer at Gas Station (uncredited)
Sing, You Sinners

Sing, You Sinners (1938)

Movie
Frank Kendall - Editor
The Missing Guest

The Missing Guest (1938)

Movie
Mr. Shaw
Having Wonderful Time

Having Wonderful Time (1938)

Movie
Mayor
One Wild Night

One Wild Night (1938)

Movie
'Colonel' Harris
Reckless Living

Reckless Living (1938)

Movie
Printer (uncredited)
A Yank at Oxford

A Yank at Oxford (1938)

Movie
Thorndyke Barnsdale
Quick Money

Quick Money (1937)

Movie
Mr. Virgil Miller
Beg, Borrow or Steal

Beg, Borrow or Steal (1937)

Movie
Justice of The Peace
Live, Love and Learn

Live, Love and Learn (1937)

Movie
Sheriff
Trouble at Midnight

Trouble at Midnight (1937)

Movie
Sheriff
Behind the Mike

Behind the Mike (1937)

Movie
Mr. Beamer (uncredited)
Stella Dallas

Stella Dallas (1937)

Movie
Springer
Exclusive

Exclusive (1937)

Movie
Magazine Office Manager
Easy Living

Easy Living (1937)

Movie
Mr. Harrison
Riding on Air

Riding on Air (1937)

Movie
Sad Man in Nightclub (uncredited)
Marked Woman

Marked Woman (1937)

Movie
Oscar Stubbins
A Family Affair

A Family Affair (1937)

Movie
U.S. Consul E.R. Brown
Happy Go Lucky

Happy Go Lucky (1936)

Movie
Mr. Kinney
Mad Holiday

Mad Holiday (1936)

Movie
Tubby Pearson
Dodsworth

Dodsworth (1936)

Movie
5.33
David Sullivan (uncredited)
Kissing Time

Kissing Time (1933)

Movie
Uncle Ben Jones (uncredited)
Seasoned Greetings

Seasoned Greetings (1933)

Movie

Ratings

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Information

Known For
Acting

Gender
Male

Birthday
1879-08-17

Deathday
1952-01-26 (72 years old)

Birth Place
Blissfield, United States of America

Citizenships
United States of America

Also Known As
Harlan Paul Briggs


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