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Henry Stephenson

Henry Stephenson

24 movies on Netflix

Biography

Henry Stephenson was a British actor who specialized in wise, dignified and congenial gentlemen in supporting roles. Born in Grenada to British parents and educated in England, he began acting in his twenties and appeared on British and American stages, making his Broadway debut in 1901 and performing in more than 30 Broadway plays. He made his film debut in 1917 and worked in silent films before becoming known as an elderly man in sound pictures. In 1931 and 1932 he appeared in Cynara on Broadway, then came to Hollywood for the film version. He played Sir Joseph Banks in Mutiny on the Bounty (1935) and the Comte de Mercy-Argenteau in Marie Antoinette (1938), and worked with Errol Flynn in Captain Blood, The Charge of the Light Brigade, The Prince and the Pauper and The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex. He was Mr. Brownlow in Oliver Twist (1948), appeared in two television series in 1951 and died in 1956.

85years old at death

  • Born Grenada
  • Died San Francisco
  • Star sign: AriesThe sign runs March 21 to April 19
  • Also credited as Harry Stephenson Garraway

Movie Career

Films
24
Career span
16 years1932 to 1948

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  1. First role

    Stephenson made his Broadway debut in 1901 as the messenger in A Message from Mars, a production starring Charles Hawtrey, and went on to appear in more than 30 Broadway plays.

Henry Stephenson movies on Netflix

Best known for

The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.

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  1. Oliver Twist1948 Adventure, Comedy, Crime, Dramaas Mr. Brownlow

    IMDb rating 7.815K votes

  2. Mutiny on the Bounty1935 Adventure, Drama, Historyas Sir Joseph Banks

    IMDb rating 7.627K votes

  3. Captain Blood1935as Lord Willoughby

    IMDb rating 7.718K votes

  4. The Charge of the Light Brigade1936as Sir Charles Macefield

    IMDb rating 7.05.9K votes

  5. The Prince and the Pauper1937as Duke of Norfolk

    IMDb rating 7.23.2K votes

  6. Little Women1933as Mr. Laurence

    IMDb rating 7.18.6K votes

  7. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes1939as Sir Ronald Ramsgate

    IMDb rating 7.28.3K votes

  8. Tarzan Finds a Son!1939as Sir Thomas Lancing

    IMDb rating 6.53.9K votes

Most often with

Michael Curtiz directed four of these films, George Cukor three. Two actors appear in four of them each. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.

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Films together

Box office

What Henry Stephenson's films earned in cinemas worldwide.

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Combined worldwide box office

$12.8 million

5 of the 24 films have a worldwide figure.

Of the 24 films: 5 worldwide figure; 2 us gross only; 17 figure not found.

  • 5Worldwide figure
  • 2US gross only
  • 17Figure not found

Highest grossing

The five biggest films earned 100% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.

  1. 1
    Mutiny on the Bounty1935as Sir Joseph Banks
    $4.5M34.9% of the total
  2. 2
    Little Women1933as Mr. Laurence
    $4.1M32.4% of the total
  3. 3
    The Charge of the Light Brigade1936as Sir Charles Macefield
    $2.7M21.4% of the total
  4. 4
    Little Lord Fauntleroy1936as Havisham
    $1.0M8.1% of the total
  5. 5
    Oliver Twist1948as Mr. Brownlow
    $400K3.1% of the total