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Harlan Briggs‌

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Harlan Briggs

Blissfield, Michigan, USA

Harlan Briggs

Blissfield, Michigan, USA

Gender

Male

Birthday

calendar1879-08-16

Popularity

star0.7

Biography

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.

Movie Credits

Blondie Takes a Vacation

Blondie Takes a Vacation‌
star6.2
calendar 1939

Reckless Living

Reckless Living‌
star0.0
calendar 1938

Conflict

Conflict‌
star6.5
calendar 1945

A Double Life

A Double Life‌
star6.3
calendar 1947

Having Wonderful Time

Having Wonderful Time‌
star4.9
calendar 1938

Abe Lincoln in Illinois

Abe Lincoln in Illinois‌
star6.8
calendar 1940

Charlie Chan's Murder Cruise

Charlie Chan's Murder Cruise‌
star6.7
calendar 1940

Maisie

Maisie‌
star4.7
calendar 1939

A Yank at Oxford

A Yank at Oxford‌
star6.7
calendar 1938

Kissing Time

Kissing Time‌
star6.4
calendar 1933

A Family Affair

A Family Affair‌
star5.9
calendar 1937

Danger Street

Danger Street‌
star4.0
calendar 1947

A Man to Remember

A Man to Remember‌
star6.5
calendar 1938

Happy Go Lucky

Happy Go Lucky‌
star5.0
calendar 1936

Riding on Air

Riding on Air‌
star5.0
calendar 1937

Exclusive

Exclusive‌
star6.0
calendar 1937

Boy Trouble

Boy Trouble‌
star5.0
calendar 1939

Humoresque

Humoresque‌
star7.1
calendar 1947

Among the Living

Among the Living‌
star6.1
calendar 1941

Cynthia

Cynthia‌
star5.9
calendar 1947

Meet the Girls

Meet the Girls‌
star4.5
calendar 1938

The Missing Guest

The Missing Guest‌
star8.5
calendar 1938

Quick Money

Quick Money‌
star4.0
calendar 1937

Spoilers of the North

Spoilers of the North‌
star4.0
calendar 1947

Live, Love and Learn

Live, Love and Learn‌
star5.8
calendar 1937

Easy Living

Easy Living‌
star7.0
calendar 1937

Stella Dallas

Stella Dallas‌
star6.9
calendar 1937

One Wild Night

One Wild Night‌
star5.5
calendar 1938

Tell No Tales

Tell No Tales‌
star5.3
calendar 1939

Personality Kid

Personality Kid‌
star0.0
calendar 1946

Beg, Borrow or Steal

Beg, Borrow or Steal‌
star4.5
calendar 1937

The Bank Dick

The Bank Dick‌
star6.4
calendar 1940

The Mysterious Miss X

The Mysterious Miss X‌
star5.3
calendar 1939

Carrie

Carrie‌
star6.4
calendar 1952

Seasoned Greetings

Seasoned Greetings‌
star5.0
calendar 1933

Made for Each Other

Made for Each Other‌
star6.2
calendar 1939

The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn‌
star6.4
calendar 1939

Calling Dr. Kildare

Calling Dr. Kildare‌
star6.1
calendar 1939

Fifth Avenue Girl

Fifth Avenue Girl‌
star7.0
calendar 1939

Frontier Marshal

Frontier Marshal‌
star6.0
calendar 1939

The Man They Could Not Hang

The Man They Could Not Hang‌
star6.6
calendar 1939

Mr. Smith Goes to Washington

Mr. Smith Goes to Washington‌
star7.9
calendar 1939

Bad Little Angel

Bad Little Angel‌
star4.9
calendar 1939

The Man Who Wouldn't Talk

The Man Who Wouldn't Talk‌
star4.0
calendar 1940

Flight at Midnight

Flight at Midnight‌
star4.5
calendar 1939

Edison, the Man

Edison, the Man‌
star6.6
calendar 1940

Brother Orchid

Brother Orchid‌
star6.4
calendar 1940

My Little Chickadee

My Little Chickadee‌
star6.4
calendar 1940

Sing, You Sinners

Sing, You Sinners‌
star6.7
calendar 1938

I Love You Again

I Love You Again‌
star7.3
calendar 1940

Lucky Partners

Lucky Partners‌
star5.9
calendar 1940

The Sea Hornet

The Sea Hornet‌
star5.0
calendar 1951

Cafe Society

Cafe Society‌
star6.0
calendar 1939

My Pal Trigger

My Pal Trigger‌
star5.9
calendar 1946

Young as You Feel

Young as You Feel‌
star0.0
calendar 1940

Opening Day

Opening Day‌
star6.0
calendar 1938

Dodsworth

Dodsworth‌
star7.1
calendar 1936

The Remarkable Andrew

The Remarkable Andrew‌
star8.2
calendar 1942

There's One Born Every Minute

There's One Born Every Minute‌
star7.2
calendar 1942

The Vanishing Virginian

The Vanishing Virginian‌
star6.0
calendar 1942

Behind the Mike

Behind the Mike‌
star0.0
calendar 1937

Marked Woman

Marked Woman‌
star6.5
calendar 1937

Magnificent Doll

Magnificent Doll‌
star5.9
calendar 1946

Mad Holiday

Mad Holiday‌
star6.0
calendar 1936

Mysterious Intruder

Mysterious Intruder‌
star5.8
calendar 1946

Trouble at Midnight

Trouble at Midnight‌
star6.0
calendar 1937

One Foot in Heaven

One Foot in Heaven‌
star6.6
calendar 1941

Canyon Passage

Canyon Passage‌
star6.6
calendar 1946

Tv Credits