Harry Beaumont (10 February 1888 – 22 December 1966) was an American film director, actor, and screenwriter.

He worked for a variety of production companies including Fox, Goldwyn, Metro, Warner Brothers, and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.

Beaumont's greatest successes were during the silent film era, when he directed films including John Barrymore's Beau Brummel (1924) and the silent youth movie Our Dancing Daughters (1928), featuring Joan Crawford.

The latter film won the Best Picture Academy Award that year, and Beaumont was nominated for Best Director.

[2][3] On 22 December 1966, Beaumont died at St. John's Hospital in Santa Monica, California.