Prosecutor Tom Davenport — Inherit the Wind Character Profile

About Prosecutor Tom Davenport

The lead prosecutor in the evolution trial. Matthew Brady volunteers specifically to assist him in prosecuting Bertram Cates for violating state law regarding Darwin's teachings.

Character Facts

Played by

Elliott Reid

Appears in

Inherit the Wind (1960)

Role

Supporting

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• Henry Drummond (Spencer Tracy)
• Matthew Harrison Brady (Fredric March)
• E.K. Hornbeck (Gene Kelly)
• Bertram T. Cates (Dick York)
• Howard (Jimmy Boyd)
• Rachel Brown (Donna Anderson)
• Judge Mel (Harry Morgan)
• Rev. Jeremiah Brown (Claude Akins)
• Mrs. Krebs - Righteous Townswoman (Hope Summers)
• WGN Radio Technician (Norman Fell)
• Jessie H. Dunlap (Ray Teal)
• John Stebbins (Noah Beery Jr.)