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Harry Harvey

Acting

Born January 10, 1901 · Indian Territory, Oklahoma Territory, USA

Died November 27, 1985

Also known as Henry W. Harvey Sr. · Harry Harvey Sr. · Harry Harvey Sr

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-

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Beyond the Purple Hills

1950as Sheriff Whiteside

Two Gun Troubador

1939as Elmer Potts

Columbo

1971as Manager

Man's Country

1938as Ranger Jones

Bewitched

1964as Uncle Willie

I Dream of Jeannie

1965as General Powlett

The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

1962as Dr. Vince

Ace in the Hole

1951as Dr. Hilton

High Noon

1952as Coy (uncredited)

Code of the West

1947as Henry Stockton

The Wild Wild West

1965as Theater Manager

Bonanza

1959as Bixle

The Day the Earth Stood Still

1951as The Cab Driver

Born to Be Wild

1938as Wilson's Depot Henchman (uncredited)

Fury

1936as Jasper Anderson (uncredited)

The Gunfighter

1950as Ike (uncredited)

The Pride of the Yankees

1942as Joe McCarthy

Bad Day at Black Rock

1955as First Train Conductor (uncredited)

The Narrow Margin

1952as Train Conductor

Green Acres

1965as Mr. Guerney

Lost in Space

1965as Grover

Rawhide

1959as The Printer

Adam-12

1968as Reverend Harvey

The Great Race

1965as Executive Board Member (uncredited)

20,000 Leagues Under the Sea

1954as Ticket Agent (uncredited)

Daniel Boone

1964as Luther Michaels

Pollyanna

1960as Editor (Uncredited)

Wanted: Dead or Alive

1958as Bartender

Leave It to Beaver

1957as Captain Drake

The Glenn Miller Story

1954as Doctor (uncredited)

The Duel at Silver Creek

1952as Mr. Cromwell (uncredited)

Spook Town

1944as Dry Wash Thompson

This Gun for Hire

1942as Passenger (uncredited)

The Rangers Take Over

1942as Bill Summers

Kid Galahad

1937as Reporter at Press Conference (uncredited)

Headline Crasher

1937as City Editor

Ironside

1967as Day Clerk

The Sheepman

1958as Grocer (uncredited)

Maverick

1957as Western Union Telegrapher (uncredited)

Mannix

1967as Proprietor

The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp

1955as Man Talking to Swamper (uncredited)

Four Star Playhouse

1952as Johnson

The Lone Ranger

1949as Tim Dillon

Blackbeard's Ghost

1968as Mr. Finch

The Trouble with Angels

1966as Mr. Grisson

Man in the Shadow

1957as Dr. Creighton (as Harry Harvey, Sr.)

Gunsmoke

1955as Johnson

Storm Warning

1950as Mr. Louden (uncredited)

He Walked by Night

1948as Liquor Store Proprietor (uncredited)

Born to Kill

1947as Divorce Lawyer (uncredited)