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Harry Harvey

Harry Harvey

Acting1901Indian Territory, Oklahoma Territory, USA

Biography

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

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-

Acting History

1974
Mannix
TVas Maintenance Man1 eps
Adam-12
TVas Reverend Harvey1 eps
Columbo
TVas Manager1 eps
1973
Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law
TVas George Cheevers1 eps
1972
The Century Turns
as Drew (as Harry Harvey Sr.)
Bonanza
TVas Sangster / Doc Martin - Coroner / Bixle1 eps
Nichols
TVas Irate Citizen1 eps
1971
Gunsmoke
TVas Drummer3 eps
Sarge
TVas Salvation Army Capt.
1970
Airport
as Dr. Avery Smith (uncredited)
Cutter's Trail
as Villager
Marcus Welby, M.D.
TVas Mr. Simpson1 eps
Ironside
TVas 1st Grocer / Day Clerk / Elderly Man1 eps
The Virginian
TVas Station Agent (uncredited) / Lester / Bartender / Station Master / Judge / Horatio / Ira Corwin1 eps
1969
The Guns of Will Sonnett
TVas Sheriff Peters1 eps
The Bold Ones: The New Doctors
TVas Elderly Heart Patient (uncredited)1 eps
1968
Blackbeard's Ghost
as Mr. Finch
Stay Away, Joe
as Judge Nibley
Green Acres
TVas Mr. Guerney1 eps
The Outsider
TVas Neighbor1 eps
Bewitched
TVas Uncle Willie1 eps
1967
I Dream of Jeannie
TVas General Powlett1 eps
Cimarron Strip
TVas Railroad Clerk
Daniel Boone
TVas Justice of the Peace (uncredited) / Luther Michaels1 eps
Lassie
TVas Robert Hanson / Hank Fuller (uncredited) / Hugh Townsend / Mr. Simpson1 eps
1966
Petticoat Junction
TVas Mr. Billings1 eps
Hazel
TVas Muntz / J. M. Carter1 eps
The Wild Wild West
TVas Theater Manager1 eps
Branded
TVas Doc Shackley1 eps
1965
The Great Race
as Executive Board Member (uncredited)
Lost in Space
TVas Grover1 eps
1964
Burke's Law
TVas Bank Guard1 eps
Wagon Train
TVas Vern Orton / Mr. Parsons / Deputy Marshall Clancy (uncredited) / Sheriff Matt / Mayor Ives1 eps
1963
Leave It to Beaver
TVas Captain Drake1 eps
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
TVas Dr. Vince / Sanford Brown1 eps
77 Sunset Strip
TVas Judge Hansen / The Squatter1 eps
1962
Lawman
TVas Dr. Wilson1 eps
Cheyenne
TVas Opie Wade / Wilbur Crane / Mayor Squires (uncredited) / Mayor Robert Ellison (uncredited) / Marshal (uncredited) / Tom Lovelace1 eps
1961
Maverick
TVas Capt. Owens1 eps
The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp
TVas Storekeeper A.P. Whittle / Telegrapher (uncredited) / John H. Brodus / Man Talking to Swamper (uncredited)1 eps
1960
Pollyanna
as Editor (Uncredited)
Sugarfoot
TVas Post Master1 eps
The Untouchables
TVas Harold Coldman / Clearview Barber (uncredited)1 eps
The Texan
TVas Bartender / Clyde Hatbridge / Cass Porter / Doc Maywood1 eps
The Deputy
TVas Mr. Carter1 eps
1959
The FBI Story
as Mrs. King's Neighbor (uncredited)
Rawhide
TVas The Printer1 eps
1958
The Sheepman
as Grocer (uncredited)
Wanted: Dead or Alive
TVas Bartender1 eps
1957
Man in the Shadow
as Dr. Creighton (as Harry Harvey, Sr.)
The 20th Century Fox Hour
TVas Al Neavins1 eps
Broken Arrow
TVas Len Everetts1 eps
Blondie
TVas Mr. J. Pierpoint Perkins
1956
Showdown at Abilene
as Ross Bigelow (as Harry Harvey Sr.)
Engagement Party
as Judd Landis
Studio 57
TVas Mr. Ferguson / Judge Grayson1 eps
Screen Director's Playhouse
TVas 2nd Senator (uncredited)1 eps
1955
Phantom Trails
as Sheriff
Murder Is My Beat
as Gas Station Attendant
Bad Day at Black Rock
as First Train Conductor (uncredited)
The Lone Ranger
TVas Mayor / Fred Niles / Clem / Sam Blake / Doc Andrews / Tim Dillon / Doc Robbins / Jim Lackey / Sheriff Jim Dixon / Ed Bates / Doc Weston1 eps
Four Star Playhouse
TVas Johnson1 eps
Public Defender
TVas Sid Page1 eps
The Adventures of Champion
TVas Doc Terwilliger
1954
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
as Ticket Agent (uncredited)
Highway Dragnet
as Mr. Carson
The Glenn Miller Story
as Doctor (uncredited)
The Wonderful World of Disney
TVas Editor (uncredited) / Sheriff / Townsman with Dog (uncredited)
Annie Oakley
TVas Mayor Pearlson1 eps
The Lone Wolf
TVas Kelly
1953
Tumbleweed
as Prospector
The Jazz Singer
as Train Conductor
Old Overland Trail
as Storekeeper
Bandits of the West
as Judge Walters
Last of the Comanches
as Munitions Man (uncredited)
The Ford Television Theatre
TVas Sheriff Piney1 eps
The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok
TVas Sheriff Hollister1 eps
Adventures of Superman
TVas Doc Saunders (uncredited)1 eps
Letter to Loretta
TVas Gus Crain
1952
The Duel at Silver Creek
as Mr. Cromwell (uncredited)
Target
as David Carson
The Narrow Margin
as Train Conductor
We're Not Married!
as Dr. Ned (uncredited)
Scarlet Angel
as Dr. Corbin
Wagon Team
as Doc Weldon
High Noon
as Coy (uncredited)
Deadline - U.S.A.
as Bill (uncredited)
1951
The Big Carnival
as Dr. Hilton
Superman and the Mole Men
as Doc Saunders (uncredited)
Home Town Story
as Andy Butterworth
Arizona Manhunt
as Doctor Sawyer
Footlight Varieties
as Leon's Fishing Buddy
Whirlwind
as Sheriff Barlow
Storm Warning
as Mr. Louden (uncredited)
The Adventures of Kit Carson
TVas Oats (uncredited)
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
TVas Mr. Acres / Storekeeper / Pop Wilson
1950
The Gunfighter
as Ike (uncredited)
Unmasked
as Saunders
Convicted
as Parole Board Member (uncredited)
The Underworld Story
as Mr. Lister (uncredited)
Woman in Hiding
as Mr. Tullis (uncredited)
It's a Small World
as Town Doctor
Beyond the Purple Hills
as Sheriff Whiteside
Rio Grande Patrol
as Station Master
The Gene Autry Show
TVas Sheriff / The Sheriff / Deputy Sheriff Peters / Ed, the Sheriff / Sheriff Henry Blake / Gil Barnes
The Cisco Kid
TVas Sheriff
1949
Miss Grant Takes Richmond
as Councilman Reed (uncredited)
They Live by Night
as Hagenheimer
The Reckless Moment
as Post Office Clerk (uncredited)
He Walked by Night
as Liquor Store Proprietor (uncredited)
I Cheated the Law
as Second Judge
Death Valley Gunfighter
as Vinson McKnight
The Accused
as Dr. Odolard (uncredited)
The Life of Riley
TVas Doctor H. Harvey
1948
The Arizona Ranger
as Stagecoach Agent Payton
Gun Smugglers
as Dr. B.B. Quillen (uncredited)
If You Knew Susie
as Sedley (uncredited)
Hazard
as Judge (uncredited)
All My Sons
as Judge (uncredited)
1947
Born to Kill
as Divorce Lawyer (uncredited)
Trail Street
as Mayor
Dick Tracy Meets Gruesome
as Humphrey (Bank Guard) (uncredited)
The Woman on the Beach
as Dr. Smith (uncredited)
Under the Tonto Rim
as Sheriff in Tonto
Thunder Mountain
as Sheriff Bagley
Dick Tracy's Dilemma
as Donovan (uncredited)
Banjo
as Mr. Bill (uncredited)
They Won't Believe Me
as Judge Charles Fletcher
The Judge Steps Out
as Mr. Parker (uncredited)
Wife Tames Wolf
as Male Character
Code of the West
as Henry Stockton
1946
Badman's Territory
as Stationmaster (uncredited)
The Falcon's Adventure
as Detective Sgt. Duncan
Crack-Up
as 'Dad' Moran, Museum Custodian (Uncredited)
Sunset Pass
as Daab - Banker
Bedlam
as John Gray (uncredited)
Nocturne
as Police Doctor (uncredited)
Step by Step
as Sen. Remmy
Riverboat Rhythm
as Ezra Beeler
1945
Birthday Blues
as Harvey - a Salesman
The Big Beef
as Encyclopedia Salesman
Crime, Inc.
as City Editor (uncredited)
1944
Bride by Mistake
as Motel Manager
Spook Town
as Dry Wash Thompson
Youth Runs Wild
as Watchman (uncredited)
1943
It Ain't Hay
as Shorty (uncredited)
So's Your Uncle
as Minor Role
1942
The Rangers Take Over
as Bill Summers
Dr. Broadway
as Pedestrian (uncredited)
This Gun for Hire
as Passenger (uncredited)
A Night to Remember
as Taxi Driver (uncredited)
Obliging Young Lady
as Court Clerk (uncredited)
Dear! Deer!
as Ed Taylor
1941
An Apple in His Eye
as Bakery Truck Driver
Double Cross
as Protective Agency Manager
Road to Happiness
as Boarder (uncredited)
Six-Gun Gold
as Vander
I'll Fix It
as Mack, the plumber
Red Skins and Red Heads
as Wagon Driver (uncredited)
Bad Man of Deadwood
as Telegrapher Joe
1940
The Fatal Hour
as Radio Salesman
Sky Bandits
as Mechanic Greaseball
Wagon Train
as Stage Passenger
Men Against the Sky
as Reception Clerk
Pop Always Pays
as Gazette Reporter
I Take This Oath
as Photographer
Deadwood Dick
as Dave Miller
Ridin' the Trail
as Fuzzy Jones
Outside the Three-Mile Limit
as Gambler (uncredited)
Texas Renegades
as Sidekick Noisy
1939
In Old Montana
as Doc Flanders
Rollin' Westward
as Lem Watkins
The Girl from Mexico
as George Stuart
Daughter of the Tong
as Harold "Mugsy" Winthrop
Clock Wise
as Neighbor
Blondie Takes a Vacation
as Poker Player (uncredited)
Blackwell's Island
as Convict (uncredited)
Stanley and Livingstone
as Newspaperman at Water Barrel
Navy Secrets
as Third Cab Driver
The Day the Bookies Wept
as Beer Delivery Man (uncredited)
Mercy Plane
as Curly
Lone Star Pioneers
as Eph Brown
Two Gun Troubador
as Elmer Potts
1938
Gangster's Boy
as Reporter
Here's Flash Casey
as Gus Payton
Man's Country
as Ranger Jones
Born to Be Wild
as Wilson's Depot Henchman (uncredited)
The Spy Ring
as Reporter (uncredited)
1937
Jungle Menace
as Roget Clerk #1
The Shadow Strikes
as Reporter #1
Kid Galahad
as Reporter at Press Conference (uncredited)
Fight for Your Lady
as Reporter (uncredited)
Border Cafe
as Murphy (uncredited)
High Hat
as Nelson Connolly
Headline Crasher
as City Editor
You Can't Buy Luck
as Bill (uncredited)
The Great Gambini
as Taxicab Driver
1936
Panic on the Air
as Finn Harrigan
The Reckless Way
as Joe Black
Cain and Mabel
as Gus - Assistant Stage Manager (uncredited)
Fury
as Jasper Anderson (uncredited)
Theodora Goes Wild
as Reporter (uncredited)
Ghost Town Gold
as Carnival Card Sharp (uncredited)
The President's Mystery
as Diner Cashier (uncredited)
The Country Doctor
as Reporter (uncredited)
Alibi for Murder
as Bennett (Uncredited)
Under Your Spell
as Bailiff (uncredited)
1935
Confidential
as Short Pool Player
Skybound
as George Duncan
The Mystery Man
as Baggage Handler (uncredited)
One More Spring
as Cab Driver
Waterfront Lady
as Reporter
Kentucky Blue Streak
as Barker / Radio Announcer
Dr. Socrates
as Photographer
1933
Golden Harvest
as Wheat Broker (uncredited)
1912
The Equine Spy
as A Union Cavalry Officer
Fra Diavolo
Assistant Director

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Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1/10/1901
Day of Death
11/27/1985
Place of Birth
Indian Territory, Oklahoma Territory, USA