Harrison Greene (January 18, 1884 – September 28, 1945) was an American film actor. He appeared in more than 230 films between 1931 and 1945. The son of a jeweler, Greene was born in Portland, Oregon, but grew up in California. He was a director in addition to performing in vaudeville. He was married to actress Katherine Parker. They performed together as "a team of refined vaudeville entertainers that it would be hard to beat."

Selected filmography

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Damaged Lives ''Damaged Lives'' is a 1933 Canadian/American Pre-Code Hollywood, pre-Code exploitation film directed by Edgar G. Ulmer. The screenplay is based on the French play ''Les Avariés'' (1901) by Eugène Brieux.Bogdanovich, Peter (1997) (New York: K ...

'' (1933) *'' Central Airport'' (1933) *''

Jail Birds of Paradise ''Jail Birds of Paradise'' is a 1934 Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer short starring Dorothy Appleby plus brothers Moe and Curly Howard (of Three Stooges fame). The film was written and directed by Al Boasberg, and filmed in Technicolor. The film was released ...

'' (1934) *'' St. Louis Woman'' (1934) *''

Sea Spoilers ''Sea Spoilers'' is a 1936 American drama mystery film directed by Frank R. Strayer and starring John Wayne. Plot A Coast Guardsman must rescue his kidnapped girlfriend from smugglers willing to kill in order to maintain their illegal trade in ...

'' (1936) *''

Ants in the Pantry ''Ants in the Pantry'' is a 1936 short film, short subject directed by Jack White (film producer), Preston Black starring American slapstick comedy team The Three Stooges (Moe Howard, Larry Fine and Curly Howard). It is the 12th entry in the seri ...

'' (1936) * '' Senor Jim'' (1936) * '' Ticket to Paradise'' (1936) *''

Dick Tracy ''Dick Tracy'' is an American comic strip featuring Dick Tracy (originally Plainclothes Tracy), a tough and intelligent police detective created by Chester Gould. It made its debut on Sunday, October 4, 1931, in the ''Detroit Mirror'', and it ...

'' (1937) *''

Grips, Grunts and Groans ''Grips, Grunts and Groans'' is a 1937 short subject directed by Preston Black starring American slapstick comedy team The Three Stooges (Moe Howard, Larry Fine and Curly Howard). It is the 20th entry in the series released by Columbia Pictures ...

'' (1937) *''

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'' (1938) *'' Down on the Farm'' (1938) *''

New Frontier The term ''New Frontier'' was used by Democratic presidential candidate John F. Kennedy in his acceptance speech in the 1960 United States presidential election to the Democratic National Convention at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum as the D ...

'' (1939) *''

Tennessee Johnson ''Tennessee Johnson'' is a 1942 American film about Andrew Johnson, the 17th president of the United States, released by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. It was directed by William Dieterle and written by Milton Gunzburg, Alvin Meyers, John Balderston, and We ...

'' (1942) * '' Sailor's Holiday'' (1944)

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* 1884 births 1945 deaths American male film actors Male actors from Portland, Oregon Burials at Forest Lawn Memorial Park (Glendale) 20th-century American male actors Vaudeville performers {{US-film-actor-1880s-stub