Harry Tenbrook

Harry Tenbrook (born Henry Olaf Hansen, October 9, 1887 – September 4, 1960)[1] was an American film actor.

Harry Tenbrook
Born
Henry Olaf Hansen

(1887-10-09)October 9, 1887
Oslo, Norway
DiedSeptember 4, 1960(1960-09-04) (aged 72)
Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, USA
OccupationActor
Years active1911–1960

Henry Olaf Hansen was born in Christiania (now Oslo), Norway. His family migrated to the United States in 1892.′′[2] Under the stage name, Harry Tenbrook, he appeared in some 332 films between 1911 and 1960. A favorite of John Ford, Tenbrook was a prominent member of the John Ford Stock Company. Only four actors appeared in more Ford films than Tenbrook.[3] He died in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles from lung cancer. He was interred at the Pierce Brothers Valhalla Memorial Park in North Hollywood, California.[4]

Filmography

References
  1. Hans J. Wollstein (1994). Strangers in Hollywood: The History of Scandinavian Actors in American Films from 1910 to World War II. Scarecrow Press. p. 349. ISBN 978-0-8108-2938-1. Retrieved July 26, 2010.
  2. Matheson, Sue (2019). The John Ford Encyclopedia. Rowman & Littlefield. p. 325. ISBN 978-1-5381-0382-1. Retrieved August 1, 2020.
  3. "Harry Tenbrook". B-Westerns.Com. Retrieved September 3, 2015.
  4. "Harry Tenbrook". Find a Grave. Retrieved September 2, 2015.
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