Harry Tenbrook

Acting · Writing

Born October 8, 1887, Oslo, Norway

Harry Tenbrook was a Norwegian-born American film actor. Henry Olaf Hansen was born in Christiania, Norway. His family migrated to the United States in 1892. Under the stage name, Harry Tenbrook, he appeared in some 332 films between 1911 and 1960.

Filmography

• 1976The New Deal for Artists — Writers' Assistant
• 1960Inherit the Wind — Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
• 1960Please Don't Eat the Daisies — Elevator Passenger (uncredited)
• 1958The Last Hurrah — Caterer at Wake (uncredited)
• 1955Man Without a Star — Tramp (uncredited)
• 1955Mister Roberts — Cookie
• 1955The Long Gray Line — Waiter (uncredited)
• 1954The Far Country — Townsman (uncredited)
• 1953Calamity Jane — Townsman (uncredited)
• 1953Pickup on South Street — Elevator Passenger (uncredited)
• 1953Pony Express — Townsman (uncredited)
• 1953The Sun Shines Bright
• 1952Carson City — Townsman (uncredited)
• 1952O. Henry's Full House — Bar Customer (segment "The Clarion Call") (uncredited)
• 1952Singin' in the Rain — Sound Technician (uncredited)
• 1952The Turning Point — Ran at Ringside (uncredited)
• 1952What Price Glory — Laughing Marine (uncredited)
• 1951Gunplay — Henchman Extra
• 1951Iron Man — Fight Crowd Spectator (uncredited)
• 1951The Big Gusher — Casino Gambler
• 1951The Lady and the Bandit — Pub Customer
• 1950California Passage — Townsman (uncredited)
• 1950Devil's Doorway — Townsman (uncredited)
• 1950Frenchie — Saloon Patron (uncredited)
• 1950The Gunfighter — Townsman (uncredited)
• 1950The Outriders — Prisoner (uncredited)
• 1950The Secret Fury — Jury Foreman (uncredited)
• 1950When Willie Comes Marching Home — Joe - Taxi Driver (uncredited)
• 1949Act of Violence — Man (uncredited)
• 1949Mr. Soft Touch — Bystander at Fire (Uncredited)
• 1949Pinky — Townsman (uncredited)
• 1949She Wore a Yellow Ribbon — Party Guest (uncredited)
• 1949Shockproof — Job Applicant (Uncredited)
• 1949Special Agent — Logger (uncredited)
• 1949The Set-Up — Fight Spectator Behind the Glutton (uncredited)
• 19483 Godfathers — Bartender (uncredited)
• 1948Easter Parade — Pedestrian (uncredited)
• 1948Fort Apache — Tom O'Feeney (uncredited)
• 1947My Brother Talks to Horses — Bank Guard (uncredited)
• 1946The Hoodlum Saint — Mug (uncredited)
• 1945The Lost Weekend — Drunk in Alcoholic Ward (uncredited)
• 1945They Were Expendable — 'Squarehead' Larsen SC 2c
• 1945Where the Pest Begins — Removal Man (uncredited)
• 1944Belle of the Yukon — Harry (uncredited)
• 1944Sailor's Holiday
• 1943Batman — Bartender
• 1943Government Girl — Military Policeman (uncredited)
• 1943Swing Shift Maisie — Man in Employment Line (Uncredited)
• 1943The Moon Is Down — Miner (uncredited)
• 1943The Texas Kid — Henchman
• 1942Fly By Night — Truck Driver (Uncredited)
• 1942In Old California — Saloon Waiter
• 1942Lucky Legs — Dan
• 1942Mug Town — Railroad Bull
• 1942Overland Mail — Miles - Stage Driver
• 1942Sabotage Squad — Unspecified Saboteur
• 1942Stagecoach Buckaroo
• 1942The Adventures of Martin Eden
• 1942The Ghost of Frankenstein — Villager at Hearing (uncredited)
• 1942Two Yanks in Trinidad — Mug (uncredited)
• 1942Woman of the Year — Mug (uncredited)
• 1941Among the Living
• 1941Billy the Kid — Man with Rifle Behind Barred Window (uncredited)
• 1941Come Live with Me — Diner (uncredited)
• 1941Dick Tracy vs. Crime Inc. — Junction Heavy 2
• 1941Manpower — Midnight Club Waiter (uncredited)
• 1941Texas — Handler / Cornerman at Fight
• 1941The Lady from Cheyenne — Bartender
• 1940Black Friday — Cabbie
• 1940Chad Hanna — Canvasman
• 1940Dance, Girl, Dance — Night Court Spectator (uncredited)
• 1940Glamour for Sale — Mugg (uncredited)
• 1940Johnny Apollo — Guard Escorting Apollo (uncredited)
• 1940The Grapes of Wrath — Deputy / Troublemaker (uncredited)
• 1940The Green Archer — Vrooner
• 1940The Green Hornet — Meadows' Garage Lookout / Policeman (uncredited)
• 1940The Long Voyage Home — Max
• 1940The Shadow — Adams
• 1940Winners of the West — Rooney
• 1939Blackmail — Truck Driver at Gas Station (uncredited)
• 1939Chip of the Flying U — Foreign Agent's Henchman
• 1939Daughter of the Tong — Henchman Sam
• 1939Destry Rides Again — Stage Shotgun Rider
• 1939Each Dawn I Die — Convict (uncredited)
• 1939Hotel Imperial — Sentry (uncredited)
• 1939Let Freedom Ring — Barfly (uncredited)
• 1939Mandrake the Magician — Streeter
• 1939Mr. Smith Goes to Washington — Bodyguard (uncredited)
• 1939Oklahoma Frontier — Henchman Grimes
• 1939Our Leading Citizen — Workman
• 1939Stagecoach — Telegraph Operator (uncredited)
• 1939Swanee River — Jim, Saloon Waiter
• 1939The Gracie Allen Murder Case — Harry
• 1939The Lady and the Mob — Henchman
• 1939The Marshal Of Mesa City — Townsman (uncredited)
• 1939The Oklahoma Kid — Juror #4 (uncredited)
• 1939The Oregon Trail — Henchman
• 1938A Slight Case of Murder — The Stranger
• 1938Bluebeard's Eighth Wife — Male Nurse in Sanitarium (uncredited)
• 1938He Couldn't Say No — Jostled Subway Rider Taking Seat
• 1938Kidnapped — Crewman
• 1938Professor Beware — Brawler
• 1938Racket Busters — Martin's Henchman (uncredited)
• 1938Submarine Patrol — Sailor (uncredited)
• 1938The Jury's Secret — Bit Role
• 1938The Ship That Died — Crewman of Rescue Ship (uncredited)
• 1938You and Me — Bartender (uncredited)
• 19373 Dumb Clucks — Chopper's Henchman (uncredited)
• 1937Behind The Headlines — Barfly
• 1937Hit the Saddle — Joe Harvey - McGowan Henchman
• 1937Jail Bait — Prison guard (uncredited)
• 1937Man Of The People — Tough on Picnic Platform
• 1937Midnight Court — Party Guest
• 1937Music for Madame — Electrician (Uncredited)
• 1937Radio Patrol — Henchman
• 1937Sea Devils — Sailor (uncredited)
• 1937The Grand Bounce — Doran Hoodlum (uncredited)
• 1937You're a Sweetheart — Potential Bodyguard (uncredited)
• 1936Come and Get It — Lumberjack (uncredited)
• 1936Ghost Town Gold — Street Brawler (uncredited)
• 1936Great Guy — Joe (Uncredited)
• 1936High Tension — Second Bartender
• 1936Mister Smarty — Lumber Delivery Man
• 1936Movie Maniacs — Lighting Technician (uncredited)
• 1936Panic on the Air — Taxi Driver (uncredited)
• 1936Slippery Silks — Mulvaney (uncredited)
• 1936Women Are Trouble — Strong-Arm Man
• 1936You May Be Next! — Ernie--Henchman (uncredited)
• 1935Frisco Kid — Vigilante (uncredited)
• 1935Millions in the Air — Mike
• 1935Naughty Marietta — Prospective Groom (uncredited)
• 1935O'Shaughnessy's Boy — Circus Worker
• 1935Stranded — Bleekman, Sharkey's Thugr (uncredited)
• 1935Strangers All — Courtroom Spectator
• 1935The Best Man Wins — Seaman
• 1935The Daring Young Man — Convict
• 1935The Informer — Admirer (uncredited)
• 1935Vagabond Lady — Yelling Sailor (uncredited)
• 1934Blind Date — Taxi Driver
• 1934Counsel on De Fence — Taxi Driver
• 1934Friends of Mr. Sweeney — Gangster with Mike
• 1934Lazy River — Search Officer on Coast Guard Ship
• 1934School for Romance — Cab Driver
• 1934The Countess of Monte Cristo — Man in Bar (uncredited)
• 1934The Gay Bride — Scared mechanic with armored car (uncredited)
• 1934The Line-Up — Man in the Line-up (uncredited)
• 1934The St. Louis Kid — One of Louie's Henchmen (uncredited)
• 1934The Thin Man — Guest at Nick's Party (uncredited)
• 1933Baby Face — Laborer (uncredited)
• 1933Gordon of Ghost City — Bushwacker
• 1933King Kong — Member of Ship's Crew (uncredited)
• 1933Lady Killer — Monkey Delivery Man (uncredited)
• 1933Lady for a Day — Reception Guest (uncredited)
• 1933Penthouse — Customer at Crelliman's Place (uncredited)
• 1933Picture Snatcher — Lead Pursuer on Subway Train (uncredited)
• 1933Pilgrimage
• 1933The Bowery — Fireman (uncredited)
• 1933The Son of Kong — Tommy, a Sailor
• 1933The Woman I Stole — Oil Worker
• 193220,000 Years in Sing Sing — Convict (uncredited)
• 1932Afraid to Talk — Spike - Henchman
• 1932Air Mail — Airport Worker Yelling 'Crash Wagon' (uncredited)
• 1932Behind the Mask — Man in Black / Henchman in Boat
• 1932Come on Danger! — Bill - Henchman
• 1932Fireman, Save My Child — St. Louis Team Trainer
• 1932Heroes of the West — Butch Gore
• 1932Panama Flo — Bartender at Sadie's Place
• 1932Scarface — One of Costillo's Hoods (uncredited)
• 1932Scarlet Dawn — Revolutionary (Uncredited)
• 1932Taxi! — Cab Driver Tom (uncredited)
• 1932The Fourth Horseman — Henchman
• 1932The Greeks Had a Word for Them — Taxi Driver
• 1932The Thirteenth Guest — Cabby (uncredited)
• 1932The Wet Parade — Taxi Driver (uncredited)
• 1931Seas Beneath — Winkler (uncredited)
• 1931Suicide Fleet — Jim (uncredited)
• 1931The Star Witness — Henchman (uncredited)
• 1931The Yellow Ticket — Train Porter
• 1931Three Rogues — Bartender (uncredited)
• 1931Young Donovan's Kid — Spike Doyle
• 1930Alias French Gertie — Marty
• 1930Born Reckless — Beretti Henchman
• 1930Double Cross Roads — Wilson's Driver
• 1930Men Without Women — Dutch Winkler
• 1930On the Level — Dawson
• 1930The Last of the Duanes — Henchman
• 1930The Runaway Bride — Whitey
• 1930The Sea Wolf — Axel Johnson
• 1929Dance Hall — Nightclub Bouncer
• 1929Eyes of the Underworld — Gimpy Johnson
• 1929Salute — Assistant Navy Coach (uncredited)
• 1929Seven Footprints to Satan — Eve's Chauffeur
• 1928Danger Street — Borg
• 1928Sharp Shooters — Hood (uncredited)
• 1928The Play Girl — The Chauffeur
• 1928The Smart Set — Tommy's Chauffeur
• 1927Are Brunettes Safe? — Sheriff Man (uncredited)
• 1927Set Free — Jim Hart
• 1927The Outlaw Dog — Mike
• 1927Thunderbolt's Tracks — Corporal Biff Flannagan
• 1925Innocent Husbands — Taxi driver (uncredited)
• 1925Mistaken Orders — Tony Sharkey
• 1925The Burning Trail — Reginald Cholmondeley
• 1925The Silent Guardian — Job Stevens
• 1924The Measure of a Man — Charley
• 1923Kindled Courage — Sid Garrett
• 1922Sky High — Bartender (uncredited)
• 1922The Third Alarm — Surly Laborer (uncredited)
• 1920The Fightin' Terror
• 1920The Honey Bee — Apache
• 1920The Money Changers — Chink Murphy
• 1918Thieves' Gold — "Colonel" Betoski
• 1917The Scarlet Car — Scrapper (uncredited)
• 1914Universal Ike Junior in Me, Him, and I — Harry
• 1912A Daughter of the Redskins — Lieutenant Lee, U.S.A.
• 1912An Indian Outcast — Black Pete, a Renegade