Harry Oakes Stubbs (December 7, 1874 – May 9, 1950) was an English-born American character actor, who appeared both on Broadway and in films. He was born on December 7, 1874, in Southampton, Hampshire, England.[1] Stubbs immigrated from England at the age of 16, and made his first Broadway appearance at the age of 31 in The Bad Samaritan, which had a short run of fifteen performances in September 1905 at the Garden Theatre.[2]
Harry Stubbs | |
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 Stubbs in Peck's Bad Boy with the Circus (1938) | |
| Born | December 7, 1874 Southampton, Hampshire, United Kingdom |
| Died | May 9, 1950 (aged 75) Los Angeles, California, United States |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1929–1943 |
The Internet Broadway Database (IBDB) has him appearing in only eight plays over the next 23 years, the last of which was 1928's The Big Fight which had a month run at the Majestic Theatre in September/October 1928.[3]
In 1929, he would move to Hollywood and begin his film career, which spanned the first fifteen years of the sound era of the industry; he would appear in over 50 films during that time. He also acted on stage in 1933 at Harold Lloyd's Beverly Hills Little Theatre for Professoinals, which was a way to use his stage talent to be seen by more people in the film industry.[4] At the beginning of his career in the movies, he would have several leading roles, as in his first film, Alibi,[5] but for the most part he was relegated to the smaller roles of a character actor. Stubbs died on May 9, 1950, at the age of 75.[6]
Filmography edit
(Per AFI database)[7] An asterisk denotes a leading or featured role.
- Alibi (1929) - Buck Bachman*
- The Locked Door (1929) - The waiter
- Three Live Ghosts (1929) - Bolton*
- The Bad One (1930) - Sailor #2
- Ladies Must Play (1930) - Stormfield "Stormey" Button*
- Night Ride (1930) - Bob O'Leary*
- The Truth About Youth (1930) - Horace Palmer
- Millie (1931) - Mark
- The Gang Buster (1931) - Faulkner
- Her Majesty, Love (1931) - Hanneman
- Fanny Foley Herself (1931) - Crosby
- Stepping Out (1931) - Tubby Smith
- The Man Who Played God (1932) - Chittendon
- Girl Without a Room (1933) - Art buyer
- The Mind Reader (1933) - Thompson
- The Invisible Man (1933) - Inspector Bird
- When Strangers Marry (1933) - Major Oliver
- All of Me (1934) - Second man in speakeasy
- Now and Forever (1934) - Mr. O'Neill
- Search for Beauty (1934) - Fat man in bed
- Captain Hurricane (1935) - Henry Stone
- The Spanish Cape Mystery (1935) - Sheriff Moley*
- Thanks a Million (1935) - Campaign manager
- It Had to Happen (1936) - Bailiff
- Sutter's Gold (1936) - John Jacob Astor*
- The White Angel (1936) - Sergeant
- The Man I Marry (1936) - Villager
- The Girl from Mandalay (1936) - Trevor
- Waikiki Wedding (1937) - Keith
- On the Avenue (1937) - Kelly
- London by Night (1937) - Postman
- Love and Hisses (1937)
- A Doctor's Diary (1937) - Dr. Walker
- In Old Chicago (1938) - Fire commissioner
- Peck's Bad Boy with the Circus (1938) - Hank
- Doctor Rhythm (1938) - Police captain
- I Stand Accused (1938) - Mr. Moss
- The Invisible Man Returns (1940) - Policeman
- A Dispatch from Reuters (1940) - Board member
- Waterloo Bridge (1940) - Proprietor of eating house
- Adventure in Diamonds (1940) - Stout man on boat
- The Mummy's Hand (1940) - Bartender
- Zanzibar (1940) - Alf
- Margie (1940) - Butler
- Burma Convoy (1941) - Hubert
- The Lady from Cheyenne (1941) - Doorman
- The Singing Hill (1941) - James Morgan*
- The Wolf Man (1941) - Reverend Norman
- Eagle Squadron (1942) - Cockney
- Sherlock Holmes and the Voice of Terror (1942) - Taxi driver
- Ten Gentlemen from West Point (1942) - Senator
- Flesh and Fantasy (1943) - Proprietor
- Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man (1943) - Guno
References edit
- ^ "Harry Stubbs". Internet Broadway Database. Archived from the original on July 29, 2014. Retrieved October 17, 2014.
- ^ "The Bad Samaritan". ibdb.com. Archived from the original on April 2, 2014. Retrieved October 17, 2014.
- ^ "The Big Fight". Internet Broadway Database. Archived from the original on July 3, 2014. Retrieved October 17, 2014.
- ^ "Molnar's 'Good Fairy' for Beverly Hills Group". Variety. 28 March 1933. p. 45.
- ^ "Alibi: Detail View". American Film Institute. Archived from the original on March 29, 2014. Retrieved October 17, 2014.
- ^ "Harry Stubbs". Find a Grave. Archived from the original on November 5, 2012. Retrieved October 17, 2014.
- ^ "Harry Stubbs". American Film Institute. Retrieved October 17, 2014.
External links edit
- Harry Stubbs at the Internet Broadway Database
- Harry Stubbs at IMDb
- Harry Stubbs at the TCM Movie Database
