Harry Harvey (actor)
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Harry Harvey was an American
actor
.
, U.S.. Was a film character actor, he has more 300 appeared in television series and movies. Onstage, he co-starred in The Oregon Trail
(1936), with John Wayne
, Old Overland Trail (1953), Wyoming Renegades (1954), Ride Beyond Vengeance (1966) with Chuck Connors
, and many more western...
Harvey is known for playing the role of Sheriff Tom Blodgett, in the TV series The Roy Rogers Show
in 53 episodes (1951–57), and the TV series Man Without a Gun
as Mayor George Dixon, in 21 episodes (1957–59). In (1962) is co-star, in the TV show It's a Man's World
. In the 1950s 1960s and 1970s, is guest-starred in the TV series The Lone Ranger
, Branded, Lassie
, The Wild Wild West
, Mannix
, Alias Smith and Jones
, Bonanza
, Branded Columbo and many more. His last appearance was in Adam-12
(1974) with Martin Milner
.
Harry's son, Harry Harvey Jr. (1929–1978) was also an actor.
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actor
Actor
An actor is a person who acts in a dramatic production and who works in film, television, theatre, or radio in that capacity...
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Career
Born in Indian TerritoryIndian Territory
The Indian Territory, also known as the Indian Territories and the Indian Country, was land set aside within the United States for the settlement of American Indians...
, U.S.. Was a film character actor, he has more 300 appeared in television series and movies. Onstage, he co-starred in The Oregon Trail
The Oregon Trail (1936 film)
-Cast:*John Wayne - Capt John Delmont*Ann Rutherford - Anne Ridgeley*Joseph W. Girard - Col. Delmont*Yakima Canutt - Tom Richards*Frank Rice - Red*E. H. Calvert - Jim Ridgeley*Ben Hendricks Jr. - Maj. Harris*Harry Harvey - Tim*Fern Emmett - Minnie...
(1936), with John Wayne
John Wayne
Marion Mitchell Morrison , better known by his stage name John Wayne, was an American film actor, director and producer. He epitomized rugged masculinity and became an enduring American icon. He is famous for his distinctive calm voice, walk, and height...
, Old Overland Trail (1953), Wyoming Renegades (1954), Ride Beyond Vengeance (1966) with Chuck Connors
Chuck Connors
Chuck Connors was an American actor, writer, and professional basketball and baseball player. His best known role from his forty-year film career was Lucas McCain in the 1960s ABC hit Western series The Rifleman....
, and many more western...
Harvey is known for playing the role of Sheriff Tom Blodgett, in the TV series The Roy Rogers Show
The Roy Rogers Show
The Roy Rogers Show is an American Western television series that broadcast 100 episodes on NBC for six seasons between December 30, 1951 and June 9, 1957. The show starred Roy Rogers as a ranch owner, Dale Evans as the proprietor of the Eureka Cafe in fictional Mineral City, and Pat Brady as...
in 53 episodes (1951–57), and the TV series Man Without a Gun
Man Without a Gun
Man Without a Gun is a western television series produced by 20th Century Fox television and presented in first-run syndication in the United States from 1957 to 1959...
as Mayor George Dixon, in 21 episodes (1957–59). In (1962) is co-star, in the TV show It's a Man's World
It's a Man's World (TV series)
It's a Man's World is a 19-episode comedy/drama television series centered on four young men who live in a houseboat called the Elephant, which is moored at an Ohio River town named Cordella, in Ohio...
. In the 1950s 1960s and 1970s, is guest-starred in the TV series The Lone Ranger
The Lone Ranger
The Lone Ranger is a fictional masked Texas Ranger who, with his Native American companion Tonto, fights injustice in the American Old West. The character has become an enduring icon of American culture....
, Branded, Lassie
Lassie
Lassie is a fictional collie dog character created by Eric Knight in a short story expanded to novel length called Lassie Come-Home. Published in 1940, the novel was filmed by MGM in 1943 as Lassie Come Home with a dog named Pal playing Lassie. Pal then appeared with the stage name "Lassie" in six...
, The Wild Wild West
The Wild Wild West
The Wild Wild West is an American television series that ran on CBS for four seasons from September 17, 1965 to April 4, 1969....
, Mannix
Mannix
Mannix is an American television detective series that ran from 1967 through 1975 on CBS. Created by Richard Levinson and William Link and developed by executive producer Bruce Geller, the title character, Joe Mannix, is a private investigator. He is played by Mike Connors...
, Alias Smith and Jones
Alias Smith and Jones
Alias Smith and Jones is an American Western series that originally aired on ABC from 1971 to 1973. It stars Pete Duel as Hannibal Heyes and Ben Murphy as Jedediah "Kid" Curry, a pair of Western cousin outlaws trying to reform...
, Bonanza
Bonanza
Bonanza is an American western television series that both ran on and was a production of NBC from September 12, 1959 to January 16, 1973. Lasting 14 seasons and 430 episodes, it ranks as the second longest running western series and still continues to air in syndication. It centers on the...
, Branded Columbo and many more. His last appearance was in Adam-12
Adam-12
Adam-12 was a television police drama which followed two police officers of the Los Angeles Police Department, Pete Malloy and Jim Reed, as they patrolled the streets of Los Angeles in their patrol unit, 1-Adam-12. Created by Jack Webb who is known for creating Dragnet, the series captured a...
(1974) with Martin Milner
Martin Milner
Martin Sam Milner is an American actor best known for his performances in two popular television series, Adam-12 and Route 66....
.
Harry's son, Harry Harvey Jr. (1929–1978) was also an actor.
Filmography
- 1932 Destry Rides AgainDestry Rides AgainDestry Rides Again is a western starring Marlene Dietrich and James Stewart. The supporting cast includes Mischa Auer, Charles Winninger, Brian Donlevy, Allen Jenkins, Irene Hervey, Billy Gilbert, Bill Cody, Jr., and Una Merkel. The original Max Brand novel was translated into an "oater" with the...
- 1935 Manhattan Moon
- 1936 The Oregon TrailThe Oregon Trail (1936 film)-Cast:*John Wayne - Capt John Delmont*Ann Rutherford - Anne Ridgeley*Joseph W. Girard - Col. Delmont*Yakima Canutt - Tom Richards*Frank Rice - Red*E. H. Calvert - Jim Ridgeley*Ben Hendricks Jr. - Maj. Harris*Harry Harvey - Tim*Fern Emmett - Minnie...
- 1936 Reefer MadnessReefer MadnessReefer Madness is a well-known 1936 American propaganda exploitation film revolving around the melodramatic events that ensue when high school students are lured by pushers to try "marijuana" — from a hit and run accident, to manslaughter, suicide, attempted rape, and descent into madness...
- 1937 High HatHigh HatHigh Hat is an album compiling tracks from Boy George's second and third UK and European solo albums, Tense Nervous Headache and Boyfriend.-Overview:...
- 1938 King of the SierrasKing of the SierrasKing of the Sierras is a 1938 American film directed by Samuel Diege and Arthur Rosson.The film is also known as Black Stallion and Killers of the Prairie in the United Kingdom.- Cast :...
- 1939 Lone Star Pioneers
- 1940 Texas Renegades
- 1940 Deadwood DickDeadwood DickDeadwood Dick is a fictional character who appears in a series of stories, or "dime novels", published between 1877 and 1897 by Edward Lytton Wheeler...
- 1942 The Pride of the YankeesThe Pride of the YankeesThe Pride of the Yankees is a 1942 American film directed by Sam Wood and starring Gary Cooper, Teresa Wright, and Walter Brennan. The film is a tribute to the legendary New York Yankees first baseman Lou Gehrig, who died only one year before the film's release, at age 37, from amyotrophic lateral...
- 1943 Return of the Rangers
- 1944 Gangsters of the FrontierGangsters of the FrontierGangsters of the Frontier is a 1944 American film directed by Elmer Clifton.The film is also known as Raiders of the Frontier in the United Kingdom.- Cast :*Tex Ritter as Tex Haines*Dave O'Brien as Texas Ranger Dave Wyatt...
- 1946 Badman's Territory
- 1948 The Arizona Ranger
- 1949 Death Valley Gunfighter
- 1950 Cow Town
- 1951 Whirlwind
- 1951 The Roy Rogers ShowThe Roy Rogers ShowThe Roy Rogers Show is an American Western television series that broadcast 100 episodes on NBC for six seasons between December 30, 1951 and June 9, 1957. The show starred Roy Rogers as a ranch owner, Dale Evans as the proprietor of the Eureka Cafe in fictional Mineral City, and Pat Brady as...
-tv series - 1952 High NoonHigh NoonHigh Noon is a 1952 American Western film directed by Fred Zinnemann and starring Gary Cooper and Grace Kelly. The film tells in real time the story of a town marshal forced to face a gang of killers by himself...
- 1952 The Duel at Silver CreekThe Duel at Silver CreekThe Duel at Silver Creek is a 1952 Western film directed by Don Siegel and starring Audie Murphy...
- 1953 Old Overland Trail
- 1957 Man Without a GunMan Without a GunMan Without a Gun is a western television series produced by 20th Century Fox television and presented in first-run syndication in the United States from 1957 to 1959...
-tv series - 1962 It's a Man's WorldIt's a Man's World (TV series)It's a Man's World is a 19-episode comedy/drama television series centered on four young men who live in a houseboat called the Elephant, which is moored at an Ohio River town named Cordella, in Ohio...
-tv series - 1964 Disneyland
- 1965 Cat BallouCat BallouCat Ballou is a 1965 comedy/Western film which tells the story of a woman who hires a famous gunman to protect her father's ranch, and later to avenge his murder, but finds that the man she hires is not what she expected...
- 1966 Ride Beyond VengeanceRide Beyond VengeanceRide Beyond Vengeance is a 1966 western film. It stars Chuck Connors, Michael Rennie, Kathryn Hays and Bill Bixby.The film was directed by Bernard McEveety and produced by Andrew J. Fenady from the story "The Night of the Tiger" by Al Dewlen. Glenn Yarbrough sang the title song vocals. It was...
- 1969 The Ballad of Andy CrockerThe Ballad of Andy CrockerThe Ballad of Andy Crocker is the title of a 1969 American made-for-television film which was first broadcast by ABC.The film tells the story of a young man's struggle to reclaim his life after fighting in the Vietnam War. It approaches a surreal, allegorical tale, similar to The Swimmer, starring...
-tv film - 1970 Airport
- 1974 Adam-12Adam-12Adam-12 was a television police drama which followed two police officers of the Los Angeles Police Department, Pete Malloy and Jim Reed, as they patrolled the streets of Los Angeles in their patrol unit, 1-Adam-12. Created by Jack Webb who is known for creating Dragnet, the series captured a...