Biography
John Harvey (27 September 1911 β 19 July 1982) was an English actor. He appeared in 52 films, two television films and made 70 television guest appearances between 1948 and 1979.
Born in London, England, he began his acting career on the stage in the 1930s as one of the Harry Hanson's Court Players at the Peterborough Repertory. While there, he met the actress Diana King.
Harvey and King were married, remaining together for more than forty years, until his death.
During the Second World War, he was commissioned in the Royal Air Force. Post-war, he performed at the Theatre Royal in Drury Lane, London, for some four years, during the West End runs of Rodgers and Hammerstein's South Pacific and The King and I.
Harvey's film debut was in the role as Eddie in the British crime drama A Gunman Has Escaped (1948), in which he was the leading star. Harvey then moved to character roles and five films later played Inspector Loomis in Hitchcock's Stage Fright (1950) starring Jane Wyman and Richard Todd. His next role was as Bland in the drama Chance of a Lifetime (1950).Harvey's television debut was as Angelo Verona in the BBC film On the Spot (1948). He played Buster Cox in the United Artists film noir crime/thriller The Man with My Face (1951) starring Barry Nelson.Among his guest appearances on series television was his role as Sir William Duffy in Dr. Finlay's Casebook (1962) and two Doctor Who appearances β Professor Brett in The War Machines (1966), and Officia in The Macra Terror (1967), all for the BBC.John Harvey died at age 70 in Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire.
Filmography
all 77
Movies 51
TV Shows 26
Love & Drugs (2018)
Le Petomane (1979)
Edward and Mrs Simpson (1978)
Rings on Their Fingers (1978)
George and Mildred (1976)
Legend of the Werewolf (1975)
Dawson's Weekly (1975)
Jennie: Lady Randolph Churchill (1974)
The Satanic Rites of Dracula (1973)
Man About the House (1973)
Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em (1973)
Crown Court (1972)
Sykes (1972)
The Onedin Line (1971)
Justice (1971)
Barlow (1971)
Sacco & Vanzetti (1971)
The Main Chance (1969)
The Borderers (1968)
The Expert (1968)
Man in a Suitcase (1967)
A Challenge for Robin Hood (1967)
They Came from Beyond Space (1967)
Doctor Who: The Macra Terror (1967)
The Deadly Bees (1966)
Doctor Who: The War Machines (1966)
The Psychopath (1966)
Softly, Softly (1966)
Pity About the Abbey (1965)
Joey Boy (1965)
Detective (1964)
Doctor Who (1963)
The Old Dark House (1963)
The Kiss of the Vampire (1963)
The Scarlet Blade (1963)
Heavens Above! (1963)
Dr. Finlay's Casebook (1962)
The Phantom of the Opera (1962)
Z-Cars (1962)
Double Bunk (1961)
Arthur Clears the Air (1961)
Two Way Stretch (1960)
Tunes of Glory (1960)
Hell Is a City (1960)
The Stranglers of Bombay (1959)
No Hiding Place (1959)
The Ugly Duckling (1959)
Horrors of the Black Museum (1959)
Edge of Fury (1958)
The Man Who Wouldn't Talk (1958)
Night of the Demon (1957)
The Long Haul (1957)
True as a Turtle (1957)
X the Unknown (1956)
The Buccaneers (1956)
The Adventures of Robin Hood (1955)
Dixon of Dock Green (1955)
The Big Frame (1952)
Castle in the Air (1952)
Angels One Five (1952)
High Treason (1951)
The Black Widow (1951)
Four Days (1951)
The Man with My Face (1951)
The Dark Light (1951)
Cairo Road (1950)
Chance of a Lifetime (1950)
Stage Fright (1950)
Robert Montgomery Presents (1950)
Private Angelo (1949)
Dick Barton Strikes Back (1949)
Noose (1948)
A Gunman Has Escaped (1948)
The Spider (1945)
Pin Up Girl (1944)
Four Jills in a Jeep (1944)
South Pacific
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GenderMale
Birthday1911-09-27
Deathday1982-07-19 (70 years old)
Birth PlaceLondon, United Kingdom
CitizenshipsUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, United Kingdom
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