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Harlan Briggs
Acting

Harlan Briggs
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1879-08-16,Blissfield, Michigan, USA
Gender
Male
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.

Filmography

Blondie Takes a Vacation

6.2

Blondie Takes a Vacation
1939-07-20

Reckless Living

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Reckless Living
1938-03-01

6.6

Conflict
1945-06-15

6.3

A Double Life
1947-12-25

Having Wonderful Time

4.9

Having Wonderful Time
1938-07-01

Abe Lincoln in Illinois

7

Abe Lincoln in Illinois
1940-02-22

Charlie Chan's Murder Cruise

6.7

Charlie Chan's Murder Cruise
1940-05-02

4.7

Maisie
1939-06-22

A Yank at Oxford

6.7

A Yank at Oxford
1938-02-18

6.4

Kissing Time
1933-12-16

A Family Affair

5.9

A Family Affair
1937-03-12

4

Danger Street
1947-06-20

A Man to Remember

6.5

A Man to Remember
1938-10-14

5

Happy Go Lucky
1936-12-13

5

Riding on Air
1937-06-18

6

Exclusive
1937-08-06

5

Boy Trouble
1939-01-27

7.1

Humoresque
1947-01-25

Among the Living

6

Among the Living
1941-12-12

5.9

Cynthia
1947-08-29

4.5

Meet the Girls
1938-10-06

The Missing Guest

8.5

The Missing Guest
1938-08-12

4

Quick Money
1937-12-10

Spoilers of the North

5

Spoilers of the North
1947-04-23

Live, Love and Learn

5.8

Live, Love and Learn
1937-10-29

7

Easy Living
1937-07-16

6.9

Stella Dallas
1937-08-06

5.5

One Wild Night
1938-06-02

5.3

Tell No Tales
1939-06-12

Personality Kid

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Personality Kid
1946-08-08

Beg, Borrow or Steal

4.5

Beg, Borrow or Steal
1937-12-03

6.508

The Bank Dick
1940-11-29

The Mysterious Miss X

5.3

The Mysterious Miss X
1939-01-10

6.4

Carrie
1952-07-17

Seasoned Greetings

5

Seasoned Greetings
1933-09-23

Made for Each Other

6.207

Made for Each Other
1939-02-10

The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

6.5

The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
1939-02-10

Calling Dr. Kildare

6.1

Calling Dr. Kildare
1939-04-28

Fifth Avenue Girl

7

Fifth Avenue Girl
1939-09-22

Frontier Marshal

6.1

Frontier Marshal
1939-07-28

The Man They Could Not Hang

6.6

The Man They Could Not Hang
1939-08-17

Mr. Smith Goes to Washington

7.9

Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
1939-10-19

Bad Little Angel

4.9

Bad Little Angel
1939-10-27

The Man Who Wouldn't Talk

4

The Man Who Wouldn't Talk
1940-01-11

Flight at Midnight

4.5

Flight at Midnight
1939-08-28

Edison, the Man

6.6

Edison, the Man
1940-05-10

6.4

Brother Orchid
1940-06-07

My Little Chickadee

6.452

My Little Chickadee
1940-02-09

Sing, You Sinners

6.7

Sing, You Sinners
1938-09-02

I Love You Again

7.2

I Love You Again
1940-08-09

6

Lucky Partners
1940-08-02

5

The Sea Hornet
1951-11-06

6

Cafe Society
1939-03-03

5.9

My Pal Trigger
1946-07-10

Young as You Feel

0

Young as You Feel
1940-02-16

6

Opening Day
1938-11-12

7.1

Dodsworth
1936-09-23

The Remarkable Andrew

8.2

The Remarkable Andrew
1942-03-05

There's One Born Every Minute

7.2

There's One Born Every Minute
1942-06-26

The Vanishing Virginian

6

The Vanishing Virginian
1942-02-01

Behind the Mike

0

Behind the Mike
1937-09-26

6.528

Marked Woman
1937-04-10

Magnificent Doll

5.9

Magnificent Doll
1946-12-08

6

Mad Holiday
1936-11-13

Mysterious Intruder

5.8

Mysterious Intruder
1946-04-11

Trouble at Midnight

6

Trouble at Midnight
1937-10-16

One Foot in Heaven

6.6

One Foot in Heaven
1941-11-01

6.6

Canyon Passage
1946-07-17

6.7

You and Me
1938-06-01