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Harlan Briggs
Harlan Briggs (1879-1952) 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.
==Life and career==
Briggs was born on August 17, 1879 in Blissfield, Michigan. 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''.〔(【引用サイトリンク】publisher=Internet Broadway Database )〕 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.〔(【引用サイトリンク】publisher=Internet Broadway Database )〕 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.〔(【引用サイトリンク】publisher=Internet Broadway Database )〕 After a six week hiatus, the show reopened at the Shubert on August 20 and ran for an additional 168 performances.〔(【引用サイトリンク】publisher=Internet Broadway Database )〕 When Samuel Goldwyn brought 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.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Dodsworth: Detail View )〕 He 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.〔(【引用サイトリンク】publisher=Internet Broadway Database )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】publisher=Internet Broadway Database )〕
Beginning with ''Dodsworth'', Briggs worked consistently in films over the next 16 years, until his death in 1952, appearing in over 100 films. 〔(【引用サイトリンク】publisher=Internet Movie Database )〕 His most famous role was as Dr. Stall in the 1940 comedy classic, ''The Bank Dick'', starring W.C. Fields.〔〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=The Bank Dick: Detail View )〕 Other notable films in which he appeared include: ''After the Thin Man'' (1936); ''Stella Dallas'' (1937); ''Having Wonderful Time'' (1938);〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Having Wonderful Time: Detail View )〕 ''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 of 1951, and released later that year. Briggs died on January 26, 1952, almost half a year prior to the release of ''Carrie''.〔(【引用サイトリンク】publisher=Find a Grave )〕
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