Harlan Briggs
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Birth Place
Blissfield, Michigan, USA
Born
August 17, 1879
Died
January 26, 1952
Biography
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Harlan Briggs was an actor who had a successful Hollywood career. Briggs's earliest roles were in film, including the Walter Huston dramatic adaptation "Dodsworth" (1936), "A Family Affair" (1937) and the comedy "Easy Living" (1937) with Jean Arthur. He also appeared in the Robert Montgomery comedy "Live, Love and Learn" (1937), the Joe E Brown comedy "Riding on Air" (1937) and the ...
Biography
Harlan Briggs was an actor who had a successful Hollywood career. Briggs's earliest roles were in film, including the Walter Huston dramatic adaptation "Dodsworth" (1936), "A Family Affair" (1937) and the comedy "Easy Living" (1937) with Jean Arthur. He also appeared in the Robert Montgomery comedy "Live, Love and Learn" (1937), the Joe E Brown comedy "Riding on Air" (1937) and the Anne Shirley drama "A Man to Remember" (1938). His film career continued throughout the thirties in productions like the comedy "You and Me" (1938) with Sylvia Sidney, the crime feature "The Missing Guest" (1938) with Paul Kelly and "Blondie Takes a Vacation" (1939) with Penny Singleton. He also appeared in "Calling Dr. Kildare" (1939). Toward the end of his career, he continued to act in "One Foot in Heaven" (1941) with Fredric March, the Humphrey Bogart crime picture "Conflict" (1945) and the adaptation "State Fair" (1945) with Jeanne Crain. He also appeared in "The Mysterious Intruder" (1946) with Barton MacLane and "Do You Love Me?" (1946). Briggs more recently acted in the Allan Lane western "Vigilantes of Boomtown" (1947). Briggs passed away in January 1952 at the age of 73.
Filmography
Cast (Feature Film)
Carrie
(1952)
Joe Brant
Goodbye, My Fancy
(1951)
Janitor
The Sea Hornet
(1951)
Watchman
Return of the Frontiersman
(1950)
Zack
Rusty Saves a Life
(1949)
Dr. McNamara
Little Women
(1949)
Crony
A Double Life
(1948)
Oscar Bernard
Fury at Furnace Creek
(1948)
Prosecutor
Ladies' Man
(1947)
Mr. Ryan
The Perils of Pauline
(1947)
Exhibitor
Spoilers of the North
(1947)
Salty
Vigilantes of Boomtown
(1947)
Judge, Seth
Cynthia
(1947)
J. M. Dingle
The Son of Rusty
(1947)
Dr. McNamara
Canyon Passage
(1946)
Dr. Balance
Magnificent Doll
(1946)
Quinn
Night and Day
(1946)
Doorman
Do You Love Me
(1946)
Mr. Higbee
A Stolen Life
(1946)
Fisherman
My Pal Trigger
(1946)
Dr. Bentley
Mysterious Intruder
(1946)
Brown
Personality Kid
(1946)
Mr. Howard
It's Great to Be Young
(1946)
Logan
To Each His Own
(1946)
Dr. McLaughlin
Rendezvous with Annie
(1946)
Doorman
Conflict
(1945)
Miller, pawnbroker
State Fair
(1945)
Judge
The Strange Affair of Uncle Harry
(1945)
Hangman
Lady Bodyguard
(1943)
Gaston
Tennessee Johnson
(1942)
Senator
The Vanishing Virginian
(1942)
Mr. Rogard
There's One Born Every Minute
(1942)
Luke Simpson
The Remarkable Andrew
(1942)
Clem Watkins
Paris Calling
(1942)
Papa Picon
One Foot in Heaven
(1941)
Druggist MacFarlan
Among the Living
(1941)
Judge
Brother Orchid
(1940)
Mr. Bailey
Lucky Partners
(1940)
Mayor
Youth Will Be Served
(1940)
Postmaster
I Love You Again
(1940)
Mayor Carver
The Man Who Wouldn't Talk
(1940)
Foreman of the jury
Charlie Chan's Murder Cruise
(1940)
Coroner
Jennie
(1940)
Mr. Veitch
Abe Lincoln in Illinois
(1940)
Denton Offut
Young As You Feel
(1940)
Dr. Ainsley
Slightly Tempted
(1940)
Chief of police Wilson
Alias the Deacon
(1940)
Ollie
My Little Chickadee
(1940)
Hotel clerk
The Bank Dick
(1940)
Doctor Stall
Edison, the Man
(1940)
Bisbee
Brother Rat and a Baby
(1940)
Pierce
Boy Trouble
(1939)
Mr. Pike
Maisie
(1939)
Deputy sheriff
Calling Dr. Kildare
(1939)
James Galt
Blondie Takes a Vacation
(1939)
Holden
The Mysterious Miss X
(1939)
Charlie Graham
Bad Little Angel
(1939)
Lem Dodd
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
(1939)
Mr. Bucker
Almost a Gentleman
(1939)
Doc Rollins
Tell No Tales
(1939)
Davie Bryant
Flight at Midnight
(1939)
Pop Hussey
Cafe Society
(1939)
Justice of Peace
The Man They Could Not Hang
(1939)
Attorney Parker
Made for Each Other
(1939)
Judge
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
(1939)
Edward
Frontier Marshal
(1939)
Editor
One Wild Night
(1938)
Mayor
Meet the Girls
(1938)
Captain
The Missing Guest
(1938)
Kendall
Reckless Living
(1938)
"Colonel" Harris
Dynamite Delaney
(1938)
A Man to Remember
(1938)
Homer Ramsey
Sing You Sinners
(1938)
Customer at gas station
Having Wonderful Time
(1938)
Mr. Shaw
A Yank at Oxford
(1938)
Printer
You and Me
(1938)
McTavish
Trouble at Midnight
(1937)
Sheriff
Married Before Breakfast
(1937)
Mr. Silas Moriarty
Easy Living
(1937)
Office Manager.
A Family Affair
(1937)
Oscar Stubbins
Live, Love and Learn
(1937)
Justice of the peace
Behind the Mike
(1937)
Sheriff
That's My Story
(1937)
Sheriff Allen
Exclusive
(1937)
Springer
Quick Money
(1937)
Thorndyke Barnsdale
Riding on Air
(1937)
Mr. Harrison
Beg Borrow or Steal
(1937)
Mr. [Virgil] Miller
Stella Dallas
(1937)
Mr. Beamer
Maytime
(1937)
Committeeman
Marked Woman
(1937)
Man in phone booth
The Garden of Allah
(1936)
American tourist
Dodsworth
(1936)
Cubby Pearson
Mad Holiday
(1936)
Mr. [Bertie] Kinney
Happy Go Lucky
(1936)
U.S. Consul E. R. Brown
After the Thin Man
(1936)
Burton Forrest
We're in the Money
(1935)
Justice of the peace
Cast (Short)
Opening Day
(1938)
Seasoned Greetings
(1933)
Kissing Time
(1933)
Life Events
1936
First film as actor
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