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Laurence Harvey (I) (1928–1973)


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 »

Died:

(age 45) in London, England, UK

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Known For


Filmography

Hide HideActor (65 titles)
1974 Welcome to Arrow Beach
Jason Henry
 
1973 Night Watch
John Wheeler
 
1973 Columbo (TV series)
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
 
1970 Tchaikovsky
Narrator
 
1970 WUSA
Farley
 
1969 Rebus
Jeff Miller
 
1969 He and She
He
 
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
 
1965 Darling
Miles Brand
 
1964 The Outrage
Husband
 
1963 The Ceremony
Sean McKenna
 
1963 The Ballad of the Running Man
Rex Black
 
1962 A Girl Named Tamiko
Ivan Kalin
 
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
 
1955-1959 ITV Play of the Week (TV series)
Beliayev / Chris / Misha
The Violent Years (1959) … Chris/Misha
 
1959 Alfred Hitchcock Presents (TV series)
Arthur Williams
Arthur (1959) … Arthur Williams
 
1957 The Truth About Women
Sir Humphrey Tavistock
 
1957 After the Ball
Walter de Frece
 
1955 The Alcoa Hour (TV series)
Dick Swiveller
 
1955 I Am a Camera
Christopher Isherwood
 
1954 King Richard and the Crusaders
Sir Kenneth of Huntington
 
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
 
1948 House of Darkness
Francis Merryman
 
Show ShowDirector (3 titles)
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)
 
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)
 

Related Videos

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:

(1952) Stage: Appeared in William Shakespeare's "As You Like It," in the Stratford Theatre Festival at the Shakespeare Memorial Theatre in Stratford-Upon-Avon, England, with Margaret Leighton and Michael Hordern in the cast. Glen Byam Shaw was director. See more »

Publicity Listings:

1 Print Biography  | 1 Magazine Cover Photo  | See more »

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