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Harry Harvey

Actor

Harry Harvey

Born January 10, 1901 in Indian Territory, Oklahoma Territory, USADied November 27, 1985208 films

Harry Harvey Sr. was an American actor of theatre, film, and television.

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Harvey appeared in minstrel shows, in vaudeville, and on the Broadway stage but is best remembered as a character actor who appeared in more than three hundred films and episodes of television series.

He had roles in the films The Oregon Trail, Old Overland Trail, Wyoming Renegades, Ride Beyond Vengeance, and many other westerns.

In the 1950s, Harvey was cast in The Roy Rogers Show, Man Without a Gun and The Lone Ranger. In 1962, he appeared on It's a Man's World. In the 1950s, 1960s, and 1970s, he guest-starred on Branded, Lassie, Hazel, The Wild Wild West, Mannix, Alias Smith and Jones, Bonanza, and Columbo. His last appearance was in an episode of Adam-12-

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Ace in the Hole posterFirst watchAce in the Hole19517.9as Dr. HiltonAn arrogant reporter exploits a story about a man trapped in a cave to revitalize his career.View film

Essential films

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High Noon poster7.7High Noon1952The Day the Earth Stood Still poster7.5The Day the Earth Stood Still195120,000 Leagues Under the Sea poster7.120,000 Leagues Under the Sea1954Bad Day at Black Rock poster7.3Bad Day at Black Rock1955The Great Race poster7.1The Great Race1965Fury poster7.5Fury1936Airport poster6.5Airport1970The Gunfighter poster7.4The Gunfighter1950

Filmography

208 films as actor
  1. TBALet's Go Stepping
  2. TBAHome WorkProcess Server
  3. 1972The Century TurnsDrew (as Harry Harvey Sr.)
  4. 1970AirportDr. Avery Smith (uncredited)
  5. 1970Cutter's TrailVillager
  6. 1969The Ballad of Andy CrockerMr. Kirkaby
  7. 1968Stay Away, JoeJudge Nibley
  8. 1968Blackbeard's GhostMr. Finch
  9. 1966The Trouble with AngelsMr. Grisson
  10. 1966Ride Beyond VengeanceVogan
  11. 1965The Great RaceExecutive Board Member (uncredited)
  12. 1964For the Love of WilladeanSheriff
  13. 1960PollyannaEditor (Uncredited)
  14. 1959The FBI StoryMrs. King's Neighbor (uncredited)
  15. 1958The SheepmanGrocer (uncredited)
  16. 1957Man in the ShadowDr. Creighton (as Harry Harvey, Sr.)
  17. 1957Shoot-Out at Medicine BendElam King
  18. 1956Showdown at AbileneRoss Bigelow (as Harry Harvey Sr.)
  19. 1956Meet Mrs. Swenson
  20. 1956Engagement PartyJudd Landis
  21. 1955Phantom TrailsSheriff
  22. 1955Murder Is My BeatGas Station Attendant
  23. 1955Bad Day at Black RockFirst Train Conductor (uncredited)
  24. 195420,000 Leagues Under the SeaTicket Agent (uncredited)
  25. 1954Wyoming RenegadesMedford
  26. 1954The Big MomentBen
  27. 1954Highway DragnetMr. Carson
  28. 1954The Glenn Miller StoryDoctor (uncredited)
  29. 1953TumbleweedProspector
  30. 1953Bandits of the WestJudge Walters
  31. 1953Old Overland TrailStorekeeper
  32. 1953The Jazz SingerTrain Conductor
  33. 1953Last of the ComanchesMunitions Man (uncredited)
  34. 1952Wagon TeamDoc Weldon
  35. 1952The Duel at Silver CreekMr. Cromwell (uncredited)
  36. 1952We're Not Married!Dr. Ned (uncredited)
  37. 1952Scarlet AngelDr. Corbin
  38. 1952High NoonCoy (uncredited)
  39. 1952Deadline - U.S.A.Bill (uncredited)
  40. 1952The Narrow MarginTrain Conductor
  41. 1952TargetDavid Carson
  42. 1951Superman and the Mole MenDoc Saunders (uncredited)
  43. 1951Let's Make It LegalPostman (uncredited)
  44. 1951The Day the Earth Stood StillThe Cab Driver
  45. 1951Arizona ManhuntDoctor Sawyer
  46. 1951Rodeo King and the SenoritaVeterinarian
  47. 1951Ace in the HoleDr. Hilton
  48. 1951Home Town StoryAndy Butterworth
  49. 1951WhirlwindSheriff Barlow
  50. 1951Footlight VarietiesLeon's Fishing Buddy
  51. 1951Silver City BonanzaGroggins
  52. 1951Storm WarningMr. Louden (uncredited)
  53. 1950Rio Grande PatrolStation Master
  54. 1950Tea for Two
  55. 1950ConvictedParole Board Member (uncredited)
  56. 1950The Underworld StoryMr. Lister (uncredited)
  57. 1950Beyond the Purple HillsSheriff Whiteside
  58. 1950It's a Small WorldTown Doctor
  59. 1950The GunfighterIke (uncredited)
  60. 1950UnmaskedSaunders
  61. 1950Woman in HidingMr. Tullis (uncredited)
  62. 1949The Reckless MomentPost Office Clerk (uncredited)
  63. 1949They Live by NightHagenheimer
  64. 1949Miss Grant Takes RichmondCouncilman Reed (uncredited)
  65. 1949Leave It to HenryAttorney
  66. 1949Stagecoach KidDabney
  67. 1949Death Valley GunfighterVinson McKnight
  68. 1949I Cheated the LawSecond Judge
  69. 1949He Walked by NightLiquor Store Proprietor (uncredited)
  70. 1949The AccusedDr. Odolard (uncredited)
  71. 1948Gun SmugglersDr. B.B. Quillen (uncredited)
  72. 1948HazardJudge (uncredited)
  73. 1948The Arizona RangerStagecoach Agent Payton
  74. 1948All My SonsJudge (uncredited)
  75. 1948If You Knew SusieSedley (uncredited)
  76. 1947The Judge Steps OutMr. Parker (uncredited)
  77. 1947Dick Tracy Meets GruesomeHumphrey (Bank Guard) (uncredited)
  78. 1947Under the Tonto RimSheriff in Tonto
  79. 1947They Won't Believe MeJudge Charles Fletcher
  80. 1947The Woman on the BeachDr. Smith (uncredited)
  81. 1947Thunder MountainSheriff Bagley
  82. 1947Dick Tracy's DilemmaDonovan (uncredited)
  83. 1947BanjoMr. Bill (uncredited)
  84. 1947Born to KillDivorce Lawyer (uncredited)
  85. 1947In Room 303
  86. 1947Wife Tames WolfMale Character
  87. 1947Code of the WestHenry Stockton
  88. 1947Trail StreetMayor
  89. 1946The Falcon's AdventureDetective Sgt. Duncan
  90. 1946NocturnePolice Doctor (uncredited)
  91. 1946Follow That BlondeHarry
  92. 1946Crack-Up'Dad' Moran, Museum Custodian (Uncredited)
  93. 1946Step by StepSen. Remmy
  94. 1946The Bamboo BlondeClerk at Airport (uncredited)
  95. 1946Sunset PassDaab - Banker
  96. 1946BedlamJohn Gray (uncredited)
  97. 1946Badman's TerritoryStationmaster (uncredited)
  98. 1946Riverboat RhythmEzra Beeler
  99. 1945The Big BeefEncyclopedia Salesman
  100. 1945Blonde RansomBartender (uncredited)
  101. 1945Crime, Inc.City Editor (uncredited)
  102. 1945Birthday BluesHarvey - a Salesman
  103. 1944Gangsters of the FrontierMr. Merritt
  104. 1944Triple Trouble
  105. 1944Youth Runs WildWatchman (uncredited)
  106. 1944Bride by MistakeMotel Manager
  107. 1944Spook TownDry Wash Thompson
  108. 1943The Return of the RangersPhilip Dobbs
  109. 1943So's Your UncleMinor Role
  110. 1943Something to Shout AboutGabe Ridley
  111. 1943It Ain't HayShorty (uncredited)
  112. 1942The Rangers Take OverBill Summers
  113. 1942A Night to RememberTaxi Driver (uncredited)
  114. 1942Dear! Deer!Ed Taylor
  115. 1942Mexican Spitfire's ElephantShip Steward
  116. 1942The Pride of the YankeesJoe McCarthy
  117. 1942Dr. BroadwayPedestrian (uncredited)
  118. 1942This Gun for HirePassenger (uncredited)
  119. 1942Obliging Young LadyCourt Clerk (uncredited)
  120. 1942Bullets for Bandits