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Laurence Harvey (I) (1928–1973)

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Laurence Harvey, the British movie star who helped usher in the 1960s with his indelible portrait of a ruthless social climber and became one of the decade's cultural icons for his appearances in socially themed motion pictures, was born Laruschka Mischa Skikne on October 1, 1928, in Joniskis, Lithuania... See full bio »

Born:

Zvi Mosheh Skikne
in Jonischkis, Lithuania

Died:

(age 45) in London, England, UK
Still of Laurence Harvey in The Alamo Still of Angela Lansbury and Laurence Harvey in The Manchurian Candidate Eddie Fisher, Elizabeth Taylor and Laurence Harvey at a party thrown by Eddie Fisher at the Coconut Grove C. 1960 Julie Christie, Laurence Harvey and John Schlesinger in Darling Still of Laurence Harvey in The Alamo Elizabeth Taylor with Eddie Fisher and Laurence Harvey
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1974 Welcome to Arrow Beach
Jason Henry
 
1974 Yellow-Headed Summer
 
1973 Night Watch
John Wheeler
 
1973 Columbo (TV series)
Emmett Clayton
– The Most Dangerous Match (1973) … Emmett Clayton
 
1972 Escape to the Sun
Major Kirsanov
 
1972 Rod Serling's Night Gallery (TV series)
Steven Macy
– The Caterpillar/Little Girl Lost (1972) … Steven Macy
 
1971 ITV Saturday Night Theatre (TV series)
Major Sergius Saranoff
– Arms and the Man (1971) … Major Sergius Saranoff
 
1970 Tchaikovsky
Narrator
 
1970 WUSA
Farley
 
1970 The Deep
Hughie Warriner
 
1969 The Magic Christian
Hamlet
 
1969 Kampf um Rom II - Der Verrat
Cethegus
 
1969 Rebus
Jeff Miller
 
1969 He and She
He
 
1968 The Last Roman
Cethegus
 
1968 The Charge of the Light Brigade
Russian Prince (uncredited)
 
1968 A Dandy in Aspic
Eberlin
 
1967 Dial M for Murder (TV movie)
Tony Wendice
 
1967 The Winter's Tale
King Leontes
 
1966 The Spy with a Cold Nose
Dr. Francis Trevelyan
 
1965 Life at the Top
Joe Lampton
 
1965 Darling
Miles Brand
 
1964 The Outrage
Husband
 
1964 Of Human Bondage
Philip Carey
 
1963 The Ceremony
Sean McKenna
 
1963 The Ballad of the Running Man
Rex Black
 
1962 A Girl Named Tamiko
Ivan Kalin
 
1962 The Manchurian Candidate
Raymond Shaw
 
1962 The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm
Wilhelm Grimm / The Cobbler ('The Cobbler and the Elves')
 
1962 The Flood (TV movie)
Narrator
 
1962 Walk on the Wild Side
Dove Linkhorn
 
1961 Summer and Smoke
John Buchanan, Jr
 
1961 Two Loves
Paul Lathrope
 
1961 Jungle Fighters
Pvt. 'Bammo' Bamforth
 
1960 BUtterfield 8
Weston Liggett
 
1960 The Alamo
Col. William Travis
 
1959 Expresso Bongo
Johnny Jackson
 
1955-1959 ITV Play of the Week (TV series)
Beliayev / Chris / Misha
– The Violent Years (1959) … Chris/Misha
– A Month in the Country (1955) … Beliayev
 
1959 Alfred Hitchcock Presents (TV series)
Arthur Williams
– Arthur (1959) … Arthur Williams
 
1959 Room at the Top
Joe Lampton
 
1958 The Silent Enemy
Lieutenant Crabb, R.N.V.R.
 
1957 The Truth About Women
Sir Humphrey Tavistock
 
1957 After the Ball
Walter de Frece
 
1956 Three Men in a Boat
George
 
1955 Storm Over the Nile
John Durrance
 
1955 The Alcoa Hour (TV series)
Dick Swiveller
– The Small Servant (1955) … Dick Swiveller
 
1955 I Am a Camera
Christopher Isherwood
 
1954 Romeo and Juliet
Romeo
 
1954 King Richard and the Crusaders
Sir Kenneth of Huntington
 
1954 The Good Die Young
Miles 'Rave' Ravenscourt
 
1953 Knights of the Round Table
Undetermined Minor Role (unconfirmed) (uncredited)
 
1953 Innocents in Paris
François (uncredited)
 
1950-1953 BBC Sunday-Night Theatre (TV series)
Cassio / Orlando
– As You Like It (1953) … Orlando
– Othello (1950) … Cassio
 
1952 Twilight Women
Jerry Nolan
 
1952 A Killer Walks
Ned
 
1952 I Believe in You
Jordie Bennett
 
1951 Wall of Death
Mag Maguire
 
1951 Scarlet Thread
Freddie
 
1950 The Black Rose
Edmond
 
1950 The Dancing Years
Minor Role (uncredited)
 
1950 Cairo Road
Lt. Mourad
 
1949 Landfall
PO Hooper
 
1949 Temptations
John Matthews
 
1949 Man on the Run
Detective Sergeant Lawson
 
1948 House of Darkness
Francis Merryman
 
Show ShowDirector (3 titles)
1974 Welcome to Arrow Beach
 
1968 A Dandy in Aspic (finished film after Mann died - uncredited)
 
1963 The Ceremony
 
Show ShowProducer (2 titles)
1969 He and She (producer - uncredited)
 
1963 The Ceremony (producer)
 
Show ShowWriter (1 title)
1963 The Ceremony (additional dialogue - uncredited)
 
Show ShowSelf (19 titles)
1974 Celebrity Bowling (TV series)
 
1973 F for Fake (documentary)
Himself (uncredited)
 
1971-1973 The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 24 August 1973 (1973) … Himself
– Episode dated 19 November 1971 (1971) … Himself
 
1973 The 45th Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Himself - Co-Presenter: Best Art Direction-Set Decoration
 
1971 The Dick Cavett Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 11 May 1971 (1971) … Himself
 
1970 The David Frost Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #2.184 (1970) … Himself
 
1969 Jokers Wild (TV series)
Himself
 
1969 Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #2.25 (1969) … Himself (uncredited)
 
1969 Marvelous Party! (TV movie)
Himself - Host
 
1968 Wedding of the Doll (documentary)
Himself
 
1966 Hollywood Talent Scouts (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 31 January 1966 (1966) … Himself
 
1964-1966 The Eamonn Andrews Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #2.15 (1966) … Himself
– Episode #1.2 (1964) … Himself
 
1965 The Danny Kaye Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #3.14 (1965) … Himself
 
1964 The Ed Sullivan Show (TV series)
Himself - Actor
– Episode #18.5 (1964) … Himself - Actor
 
1964 Password All-Stars (TV series)
Himself
– Georgia Brown vs. Laurence Harvey (1964) … Himself
 
1962 The Milton Berle Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 9 March 1962 (1962) … Himself
 
1960 Here's Hollywood (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #1.19 (1960) … Himself
 
1960 What's My Line? (TV series)
Himself - Guest Panelist / Himself - Mystery Guest
– Episode dated 1 May 1960 (1960) … Himself - Mystery Guest
– Episode dated 6 March 1960 (1960) … Himself - Guest Panelist
 
1959 Power Among Men (documentary)
Narrator
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (10 titles)
2007 Cannes, 60 ans d'histoires (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2006 Premiere Bond: Opening Nights (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2000 Elizabeth Taylor: A Musical Celebration (TV documentary)
(uncredited)
 
1997 Great Romances of the 20th Century: Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton (TV documentary short)
 
1995 Orson Welles: The One-Man Band (documentary)
(segment "The deep")
 
1995 Empire of the Censors (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1992 John Wayne's 'The Alamo' (video documentary short)
Col. William Travis
 
Biography (TV series documentary)
 
1965 The Love Goddesses (documentary)
Himself
 
1964 MGM 40th Anniversary (short)
 

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Room at the Top -- After the war, a young social climber juggles his affections toward the daughter of a local industrial magnate and an older married woman. Alfred Hitchcock Presents: Season 5: Episode 1 -- A chicken farmer (Laurence Harvey) murders his gold-digging girlfriend (Hazel Court) but the police can't convict him without the body. I Am a Camera -- In the early thirties, aspiring writer Christopher Isherwood, living in Berlin, meets the vivacious, penniless singer Sally Bowles. They develop a platonic relationship while Sally has a wild time spending other people's money.
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Personal Details

Other Works:

(1956) Stage: Appeared in Richard B. Sheridan's "The Rivals," at the Saville Theatre in London, England, with Gwen Cherrell, Athene Seyler, Paul Daneman, Sir John Clements, Kay Hammond, William Mervyn, Michael Medwin OBE and Brian Hayes in the cast. William Chappell was director. See more »

Publicity Listings:

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Alternate Names:

Hirsch Skikne

Height:

6' (1.83 m)
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Did You Know?

Personal Quote:

We English have sex on the brain. Not the best place for it, actually. See more »

Trivia:

His daughter, Domino Harvey, was born out-of-wedlock in Belgravia, London on August 7, 1969 to Vogue model Paulene Stone. Domino was the fruit of a three-year-long affair between Harvey and Stone during his second marriage to American multi-millionaire Joan Cohn. The former Joan Perry, she was Columbia Pictures boss Harry Cohn's widow and 17 years Harvey's senior... See more »

Nickname:

Larry See more »

Star Sign:

Libra