Johnny Lee Davenport
Johnny Lee Davenport was an American actor, known for his role as Marshal Henry in 1993's The Fugitive, a role he reprised in 1998's U.S. Marshals.
Early life
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.Death
He died on February 2, 2020, from leukemia.Shakespeare
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.