Johnny Lee Davenport (July 24, 1950 â€" February 2, 2020) was an
American actor, known for his role as Marshal Henry in 1993's The
Fugitive, a role he would reprise in 1998's U.S. Marshals. He died on
February 2, 2020 from leukemia.Davenport was born in Shreveport,
Louisiana and grew up in Aurora, Illinois. There, he attended West
Aurora High School, where he was cast in the school’s production of
the musical Carousel . As a student at Southern Illinois University
Carbondale, he helped start that school’s acting company.After being
cast as Antonio in the Stratford Festival of Canada’s production of
Twelfth Night in 1988, Davenport made the plays of Shakespeare a major
part of his acting repertoire. The following year he became a member
of the theater group Shakespeare & Company in Lenox, Massachusetts,
and went to perform with the company 16 seasons. His credits in that
venue include Bottom in A Midsummer Night’s Dream, As You Like It,
Twelfth Night, Henry IV, Parts 1 & 2, Richard II, the title role in
Othello, A Winter’s Tale, Measure for Measure, Richard III, Hamlet,
and Henry V.During the 1990s he performed frequently in Chicago
venues, including the Steppenwolf, Court, and Goodman Theaters. Plays
in which he appeared include Miss Julie, Cry, the Beloved Country, and
Comedians.
American actor, known for his role as Marshal Henry in 1993's The
Fugitive, a role he would reprise in 1998's U.S. Marshals. He died on
February 2, 2020 from leukemia.Davenport was born in Shreveport,
Louisiana and grew up in Aurora, Illinois. There, he attended West
Aurora High School, where he was cast in the school’s production of
the musical Carousel . As a student at Southern Illinois University
Carbondale, he helped start that school’s acting company.After being
cast as Antonio in the Stratford Festival of Canada’s production of
Twelfth Night in 1988, Davenport made the plays of Shakespeare a major
part of his acting repertoire. The following year he became a member
of the theater group Shakespeare & Company in Lenox, Massachusetts,
and went to perform with the company 16 seasons. His credits in that
venue include Bottom in A Midsummer Night’s Dream, As You Like It,
Twelfth Night, Henry IV, Parts 1 & 2, Richard II, the title role in
Othello, A Winter’s Tale, Measure for Measure, Richard III, Hamlet,
and Henry V.During the 1990s he performed frequently in Chicago
venues, including the Steppenwolf, Court, and Goodman Theaters. Plays
in which he appeared include Miss Julie, Cry, the Beloved Country, and
Comedians.
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