Harlan Briggs

Harlan Briggs

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.

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  • Lauiloa mo: Acting
  • Aso fanau: 1879-08-16
  • Nofoaga fanau ai: Blissfield, Michigan, USA
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    Blondie Takes a Vacation

    Blondie Takes a Vacation

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    Reckless Living

    Reckless Living

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  • 1945
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    Conflict

    Conflict

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  • 1947
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    A Double Life

    A Double Life

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    Having Wonderful Time

    Having Wonderful Time

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    Abe Lincoln in Illinois

    Abe Lincoln in Illinois

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    Charlie Chan's Murder Cruise

    Charlie Chan's Murder Cruise

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    Maisie

    Maisie

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    A Yank at Oxford

    A Yank at Oxford

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  • 1933
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    Kissing Time

    Kissing Time

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  • 1937
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    A Family Affair

    A Family Affair

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    Danger Street

    Danger Street

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    A Man to Remember

    A Man to Remember

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  • 1936
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    Happy Go Lucky

    Happy Go Lucky

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    Riding on Air

    Riding on Air

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    Exclusive

    Exclusive

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    Boy Trouble

    Boy Trouble

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    Humoresque

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    Among the Living

    Among the Living

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    Cynthia

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    Meet the Girls

    Meet the Girls

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    The Missing Guest

    The Missing Guest

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    Quick Money

    Quick Money

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    Spoilers of the North

    Spoilers of the North

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    Live, Love and Learn

    Live, Love and Learn

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    Easy Living

    Easy Living

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    Stella Dallas

    Stella Dallas

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    One Wild Night

    One Wild Night

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    Tell No Tales

    Tell No Tales

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    Personality Kid

    Personality Kid

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  • 1937
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    Beg, Borrow or Steal

    Beg, Borrow or Steal

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  • 1940
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    The Bank Dick

    The Bank Dick

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    The Mysterious Miss X

    The Mysterious Miss X

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    Carrie

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    Seasoned Greetings

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    Made for Each Other

    Made for Each Other

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    The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

    The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

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    Calling Dr. Kildare

    Calling Dr. Kildare

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    Fifth Avenue Girl

    Fifth Avenue Girl

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    Frontier Marshal

    Frontier Marshal

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    The Man They Could Not Hang

    The Man They Could Not Hang

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    Mr. Smith Goes to Washington

    Mr. Smith Goes to Washington

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    Bad Little Angel

    Bad Little Angel

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    The Man Who Wouldn't Talk

    The Man Who Wouldn't Talk

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    Flight at Midnight

    Flight at Midnight

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    Edison, the Man

    Edison, the Man

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    Brother Orchid

    Brother Orchid

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    My Little Chickadee

    My Little Chickadee

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    Sing, You Sinners

    Sing, You Sinners

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    I Love You Again

    I Love You Again

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    Lucky Partners

    Lucky Partners

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    The Sea Hornet

    The Sea Hornet

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    Cafe Society

    Cafe Society

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    My Pal Trigger

    My Pal Trigger

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    Young as You Feel

    Young as You Feel

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    Opening Day

    Opening Day

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  • 1936
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    Dodsworth

    Dodsworth

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  • 1942
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    The Remarkable Andrew

    The Remarkable Andrew

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    There's One Born Every Minute

    There's One Born Every Minute

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    The Vanishing Virginian

    The Vanishing Virginian

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    Behind the Mike

    Behind the Mike

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    Marked Woman

    Marked Woman

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    Magnificent Doll

    Magnificent Doll

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    Mad Holiday

    Mad Holiday

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  • 1946
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    Mysterious Intruder

    Mysterious Intruder

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  • 1937
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    Trouble at Midnight

    Trouble at Midnight

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  • 1941
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    One Foot in Heaven

    One Foot in Heaven

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  • 1946
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    Canyon Passage

    Canyon Passage

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