- Born
- Died
- Birth nameHenry Joseph Crocker
- Height6′ (1.83 m)
- Harry Crocker was born on July 2, 1893 in San Francisco, California, USA. He was an actor and assistant director, known for City Lights (1931), The Circus (1928) and The Good Companions (1933). He was married to Elizabeth Jenns. He died on May 23, 1958 in Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA.
- SpouseElizabeth Jenns(September 16, 1936 - August 29, 1939) (divorced)
- Friend and personal assistant of Charles Chaplin.
- Nephew of William Crocker, who founded the Crocker banking dynasty.
- Lifelong friend of Cole Porter, whom he met when they attended college at Yale. Crocker even appeared in a small part in Porter's biopic, Night and Day (1946), though not as himself.
- At one time, Crocker operated the The Harry Crocker Museum, self-described as "The First Museum Dedicated To Famous Movie Props," which was located along Sunset Boulevard. The museum included props, costumes and pieces of sets and models from major silent films. The museum opened in 1928, but closed after only four months of operation.
- Survived by two sisters, Miss Marion P. Crocker and Mrs. Charles Z. Sutton, and a brother, Clark W. Crocker.
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