page_title: Henry Travers
hierarchical_section_title: Henry Travers
caption_attribution_description: English: Screenshot of Henry Travers from the film The Bells of St. Mary's.
context_page_description: Travers John Heagerty, known by the stage name Henry Travers, was an English film and stage character actor. His most famous role was the guardian angel Clarence Odbody in the 1946 film classic It's a Wonderful Life. He also received an Academy Award nomination for his supporting role in Mrs. Miniver. Travers specialized in portraying slightly bumbling but friendly and lovable old men.
context_section_description: Travers John Heagerty (5 March 1874 – 18 October 1965), known by the stage name Henry Travers, was an English film and stage character actor. His most famous role was the guardian angel Clarence Odbody in the 1946 film classic It's a Wonderful Life. He also received an Academy Award nomination for his supporting role in Mrs. Miniver (1942). Travers specialized in portraying slightly bumbling but friendly and lovable old men.
caption: Travers in The Bells of St. Mary's (1945)
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