Harlan Briggs

Known For: Acting
Gender: Male
Date of Birth: August 16, 1879
Day of Death: January 26, 1952 (72 years old)
Place of Birth: Blissfield, Michigan, USA
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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Actor Denton Offut
Abe Lincoln in Illinois

Actor San Francisco Coroner
Charlie Chan's Murder Cruise

Actor Doctor Stall
The Bank Dick

Actor Foreman in Jury
The Man Who Wouldn't Talk

Actor Thomas A. Bailey - Acme Paving (uncredited)
Brother Orchid

Actor Bisbee
Edison, the Man

Actor Hotel Clerk (uncredited)
My Little Chickadee

Actor Mayor Carver
I Love You Again

Actor Mayor (uncredited)
Lucky Partners

Actor Dr. Kinsley
Young as You Feel
1939

Actor Mr. Holden
Blondie Takes a Vacation

Actor Deputy Sheriff Cal Hoskins
Maisie

Actor Mr. Pike
Boy Trouble

Actor Davie Bryant
Tell No Tales

Actor Charlie Graham
The Mysterious Miss X

Actor Judge (uncredited)
Made for Each Other

Actor Mr. Rucker (uncredited)
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

Actor James Galt
Calling Dr. Kildare

Actor Stanton (uncredited)
Fifth Avenue Girl

Actor Editor
Frontier Marshal

Actor Defense Attorney Parker (uncredited)
The Man They Could Not Hang

Actor Mr. Edwards (uncredited)
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington

Actor Lem Dodd, Man in Jim's Office (uncredited)
Bad Little Angel

Actor 'Pop' Hussey
Flight at Midnight

Actor Justice of the Peace
Cafe Society
1938

Actor 'Colonel' Harris
Reckless Living

Actor Mr. Shaw
Having Wonderful Time

Actor Printer (uncredited)
A Yank at Oxford

Actor Homer Ramsey
A Man to Remember

Actor Ship's Captain
Meet the Girls

Actor Frank Kendall - Editor
The Missing Guest

Actor Mayor
One Wild Night

Actor Customer at Gas Station (uncredited)
Sing, You Sinners

Actor Mr. Garnish
Opening Day

Actor Thomas McTavish (uncredited)
You and Me
1937

Actor Oscar Stubbins
A Family Affair

Actor Mr. Harrison
Riding on Air

Actor Springer
Exclusive

Actor Thorndyke Barnsdale
Quick Money

Actor Justice of The Peace
Live, Love and Learn

Actor Magazine Office Manager
Easy Living

Actor Mr. Beamer (uncredited)
Stella Dallas

Actor Mr. Virgil Miller
Beg, Borrow or Steal

Actor Sheriff
Behind the Mike

Actor Sad Man in Nightclub (uncredited)
Marked Woman

Actor Sheriff
Trouble at Midnight