Henry Stephenson

Biography

Henry Stephenson was a British stage and film actor, known for portraying wise and dignified gentlemen in many films of the 1930s and 1940s. He appeared in notable roles such as Sir Joseph Banks in Mutiny on the Bounty (1935) and Mr. Brownlow in Oliver Twist (1948). Stephenson began his acting career on British and American stages, making his Broadway debut in 1901, and later transitioned to film, making over 90 films from 1917 to 1951.