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Herk Harvey (1924–1996)

Director | Actor | Writer

Colorado-born Herk Harvey majored in theater at Kansas University, directing and acting in stage productions and later returning to the school in a teaching capacity. He broke into the film business as an actor in some of the movies being made by Centron Corporation of Lawrence, Kansas, an educational and industrial film production company for which he subsequently went to work as a director... See full bio »

Born:

Harold Arnold Harvey
in Fort Collins, Colorado, USA

Died:

(age 71) in Lawrence, Kansas, USA
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1983 Reading Rainbow (TV series)
– Bringing the Rain to Kapiti Plain (1983) (segment "Puddle Hopping")
 
1981 Signals: Read 'Em or Weep (documentary short)
 
1980 Shake Hands with Danger (short)
 
1980 Korea: Overview (documentary short)
 
1968 Tell It Like It Is (documentary short)
 
1967 Take a Letter... From A to Z (short)
 
1964 Jamaica, Haiti and the Lesser Antilles (documentary short)
 
1963 Pork: The Meal with a Squeal (short)
 
1962 Carnival of Souls
 
1962 To Touch a Child (short)
 
1961 Operation Grass Killer (short)
 
1961 Your Junior High Days (short)
 
1961 Dance, Little Children (short)
 
1960 Exchanging Greetings and Introductions (short)
 
1959 What About Prejudice? (short)
 
1959 The Innocent Party (short)
 
1958 What About School Spirit? (short)
 
1958 The Snob (short)
 
1958 Manners in School (short)
 
1958 Manners in Public (short)
 
1957 The Trouble Maker (short)
 
1957 None for the Road (short)
 
1957 Make Your Home Safe (short)
 
1956 Why Study Industrial Arts? (documentary short)
 
1956 What About Alcoholism? (short)
 
1955 Why Study Science? (short)
 
1955 Cindy Goes to a Party (short)
 
1955 The Gossip (short)
 
1955 The Sound of a Stone (short)
 
1955 What About Juvenile Delinquency? (short)
 
1955 Why Study Home Economics? (short)
 
1954 What About Drinking? (short)
 
1954 Caring for Your Toys (short)
 
1954 The Griper (short)
 
1954 Star 34 (short)
 
1954 A Life to Save (short)
 
1954 The Show-Off (short)
 
1954 George Tackles the Land (short)
 
1954 A Citizen Makes a Decision (short)
 
1953 The Good Loser (short)
 
1953 Health: Your Cleanliness (short)
 
1953 Health: Your Posture (short)
 
1953 Responsibility (short)
 
1952 Cheating (short)
 
1952 The Procrastinator (short)
 
1952 Street Safety Is Your Problem (short)
 
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1987 Murder Ordained (TV movie)
Jury Foreman (uncredited)
 
1983 The Day After (TV movie)
Farmer Jenkins (uncredited)
 
1983 Reading Rainbow (TV series)
Policeman (segment "Puddle Hopping")
– Bringing the Rain to Kapiti Plain (1983) … Policeman (segment "Puddle Hopping")
 
1963 Pork: The Meal with a Squeal (short)
Narrator/Veterinarian
 
1962 Carnival of Souls
'The Man' (uncredited)
 
1961 Operation Grass Killer (short)
Farmer
 
1961 Dance, Little Children (short)
Parent
 
1959 What About Prejudice? (short)
Doctor in Hospital
 
1958 What About School Spirit? (short)
Man in School
 
1958 Manners in Public (short)
Man In Bus
 
1955 The Sound of a Stone (short)
Truck Driver
 
1955 Why Study Home Economics? (short)
Construction Worker
 
1954 Star 34 (short)
William Jonathan 'Bill' Asher
 
1951 Other People's Property (short)
Mr. Kraft
 
1950 Speech: Using Your Voice (short)
American Flag Speechmaker
 
1949 Speech: The Function of Gestures (short)
John
 
1949 Speech: Platform Posture and Appearance (short)
Good Speechmaker
 
Show ShowWriter (2 titles)
1962 Carnival of Souls (story - uncredited)
 
1955 The Sound of a Stone (short) (screenplay)
 
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1962 Carnival of Souls (producer)
 
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1955 The Sound of a Stone (short)
 
Show ShowThanks (1 title)
2008 Theremin (short) (special thanks)
 
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1980 Korea: Overview (documentary short)
Narrator
 

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(after being asked if he was happy that "Carnival of Souls" was his claim to fame): "I have to say yes and no. When you work someplace for thirty-five years making educational and industrial films, and the one feature that you make is really what you're known for---a film on which you spent a total of maybe five weeks---that to me doesn't seem right... See more »

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The Centron studio, the company he worked for in Lawrence, is now home to the University of Kansas' film department. See more »

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