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Forrester Harvey(1884-1945)

  • Actor
  • Soundtrack
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Forrester Harvey in On Their Own (1940)
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A Chump at Oxford (1940)
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For over 30 years he was a fixture in Hollywood films that were set in England, Ireland or Scotland, His first film appearance was as Jock Gordon in The Lilac Sunbonnet (1922) which told the story of a supposedly innocent young girl who is anything but as an ingenue. Harvey played a man smitten with love. During his time in Hollywood, he made some 116 films 14 of which were silents, when sound came his character roles developed with the sound of his voice often being cast as a cockney tradesman, family gardener or a pub inhabitant. His more famous roles came in the 30's when he was cast as Beamish , part of a scheming safari group in the Johnny Weissmuller film Tarzan the Ape Man (1932). In 1933, he was cast as Herbert the innkeeper, in the classic The Invisible Man (1933) opposite Una O'Connor as his wife and they all but stole the film from Claude Rains. Other roles included Bradshaw in Frank Capra's Broadway Bill (1934), Twiddle in The Wolf Man (1941), and Mr Huggins in Mrs. Miniver (1942).
BornJune 27, 1884
DiedDecember 14, 1945(61)
BornJune 27, 1884
DiedDecember 14, 1945(61)
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Carl Brisson, Forrester Harvey, and Ian Hunter in The Ring (1927)
Forrester Harvey in The Ring (1927)
Forrester Harvey in The Ring (1927)
Forrester Harvey, Jean Parker, and George Raft in Limehouse Blues (1934)
Forrester Harvey and Jean Parker in Limehouse Blues (1934)
Forrester Harvey, Charles Peck, and Ronald Sinclair in A Christmas Carol (1938)
Forrester Harvey in A Christmas Carol (1938)
Forrester Harvey in The Mysterious Doctor (1943)
Forrester Harvey and Lewis Stone in The Man Who Cried Wolf (1937)
Forrester Harvey and Frank Morgan in The Perfect Gentleman (1935)
Erich von Stroheim, Stephanie Bachelor, Forrester Harvey, and C. Aubrey Smith in Scotland Yard Investigator (1945)
Montagu Love, Billy Bevan, Rita Carlyle, Forrester Harvey, Keith Hitchcock, Colin Kenny, Dora Mayfield, Jean Parker, Jack Perry, Tempe Pigott, and John Rogers in Limehouse Blues (1934)

Known for

Claude Rains, Gloria Stuart, William Harrigan, and Henry Travers in The Invisible Man (1933)
The Invisible Man
7.6
  • Herbert Hall
  • 1933
Lon Chaney Jr. and Evelyn Ankers in The Wolf Man (1941)
The Wolf Man
7.2
  • Twiddle
  • 1941
The Ring (1927)
The Ring
6.1
  • The Promoter
  • 1927
Rebecca (1940)
Rebecca
8.1
  • Chalcroft
  • 1940

Credits

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Actor

  • Olivia de Havilland, Sydney Greenstreet, Paul Henreid, and Ida Lupino in Devotion (1946)
    Devotion
    • Hoggs (uncredited)
    • 1946
  • The Green Years (1946)
    The Green Years
    • Peter Dickie (uncredited)
    • 1946
  • Lauren Bacall and Charles Boyer in Confidential Agent (1945)
    Confidential Agent
    • Bates (uncredited)
    • 1945
  • Erich von Stroheim, Stephanie Bachelor, and C. Aubrey Smith in Scotland Yard Investigator (1945)
    Scotland Yard Investigator
    • Sam Todworthy
    • 1945
  • Nils Asther and Helen Walker in The Man in Half Moon Street (1945)
    The Man in Half Moon Street
    • Harris--Cabby (uncredited)
    • 1945
  • Cary Grant in None But the Lonely Heart (1944)
    None But the Lonely Heart
    • Shooting Galley Proprietor (uncredited)
    • 1944
  • Stephanie Bachelor and Edgar Barrier in Secrets of Scotland Yard (1944)
    Secrets of Scotland Yard
    • Alfred Morgan
    • 1944
  • George Sanders, Laird Cregar, and Merle Oberon in The Lodger (1944)
    The Lodger
    • Cobbler (uncredited)
    • 1944
  • John Loder and Eleanor Parker in The Mysterious Doctor (1943)
    The Mysterious Doctor
    • Hugh Penhryn
    • 1943
  • Greer Garson and Ronald Colman in Random Harvest (1942)
    Random Harvest
    • Cabby (uncredited)
    • 1942
  • Mrs. Miniver (1942)
    Mrs. Miniver
    • Mr. Huggins (uncredited)
    • 1942
  • Joan Fontaine and Tyrone Power in This Above All (1942)
    This Above All
    • Proprietor (uncredited)
    • 1942
  • Lon Chaney Jr. and Evelyn Ankers in The Wolf Man (1941)
    The Wolf Man
    • Twiddle
    • 1941
  • Gloria Dickson, Otto Kruger, and Ray Middleton in Mercy Island (1941)
    Mercy Island
    • Captain Lowe
    • 1941
  • Ingrid Bergman, Spencer Tracy, and Lana Turner in Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1941)
    Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
    • Old Prouty
    • 1941

Soundtrack

  • Jalna (1935)
    Jalna
    • performer: "Bridal Chorus (Here Comes the Bride)" (1850)
    • 1935

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A Chump At Oxford
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A Chump At Oxford

Personal details

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  • Alternative name
    • Forester Harvey
  • Height
    • 5′ 5″ (1.65 m)
  • Born
    • June 27, 1884
    • Cork, Ireland
  • Died
    • December 14, 1945
    • Laguna Beach, California, USA
  • Spouse
    • Helene Harvey? - December 14, 1945 (his death)
  • Publicity listings
    • 1 Print Biography
    • 2 Articles

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    He has appeared in five films that have been selected for the National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically or aesthetically" significant: Red Dust (1932), The Invisible Man (1933), Tarzan and His Mate (1934), Rebecca (1940) and Mrs. Miniver (1942).

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