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Forrester Harvey (27 June 1884 – 14 December 1945) was an Irish film actor.
From 1922 until his death year Harvey appeared in more than 115 films. He was credited for about two-thirds of his film appearances, but some of his roles were uncredited. The burly actor with a mustache mostly played comic supporting roles, often as an innkeeper. His best-known role was Beamish in the first two Tarzan films starring Johnny Weissmuller. Together with Claude Rains, he played in The Invisible Man, as a tavern owner and husband of a hysterical Una O'Connor, and in The Wolf Man. He appeared in two films for Alfred Hitchcock, first in his British silent film The Ring (1927), later in Hitchcock's Hollywood debut Rebecca (1940). A number of reference works incorrectly identify him as having played Little Maria's father in Frankenstein. Harvey's interment was in California.
Known For
Red Dust
(1932)
Captain Limey
A Christmas Carol
(1938)
Old Fezziwig
The Wolf Man
(1941)
Twiddle
Rebecca
(1940)
Chalcroft
Captain Blood
(1935)
Honesty Nutall
Shanghai Express
(1932)
Peiping Ticket Agent (uncredited)
The Invisible Man
(1933)
Herbert Hall
Mrs. Miniver
(1942)
Mr. Huggins (uncredited)
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
(1941)
Old Prouty
Tarzan and His Mate
(1934)
Beamish
Tarzan the Ape Man
(1932)
Beamish
The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex
(1939)
Bit Part (uncredited)
The Lodger
(1944)
Midnight Club
(1933)
Thomas Roberts
A Chump at Oxford
(1940)
Meredith
The Ring
(1927)
The Promoter
Full Filmography
Acting
Nell Gwyn
(1926)
Charles Hart
The Flag Lieutenant
(1927)
Dusty Miller
The Ring
(1927)
The Promoter
Toni
(1928)
Watts
The White Sheik
(1928)
Pat
The Devil to Pay!
(1930)
Taxi Driver (uncredited)
Devotion
(1931)
Gas Inspector
Guilty Hands
(1931)
Spencer Wilson
Chances
(1931)
Joe (uncredited)
A Tailor-Made Man
(1931)
Pomeroy
The Man in Possession
(1931)
Bailiff
Those We Love
(1932)
Jake
Red Dust
(1932)
Captain Limey
Kongo
(1932)
'Cookie'
Shanghai Express
(1932)
Peiping Ticket Agent (uncredited)
Tarzan the Ape Man
(1932)
Beamish
Hawkins & Watkins Inc.
(1932)
Mystery Ranch
(1932)
Artie Brower
But the Flesh Is Weak
(1932)
Gooch
Smilin' Through
(1932)
Orderly
Sky Devils
(1932)
Innkeeper
The Wet Parade
(1932)
Mr. Fortesque
Blind Adventure
(1933)
Coffee Wagon Proprietor
The Eagle and the Hawk
(1933)
Hogan
Midnight Club
(1933)
Thomas Roberts
The Invisible Man
(1933)
Herbert Hall
Lady for a Day
(1933)
Hotel Employee Oscar (uncredited)
The Mystery of Mr. X
(1934)
Palmer
Broadway Bill
(1934)
Bradshaw (uncredited)
Menace
(1934)
Wilcox
Tarzan and His Mate
(1934)
Beamish
Great Expectations
(1934)
Uncle Pumblechook
The Painted Veil
(1934)
Waddington
Man of Two Worlds
(1934)
Tim
Captain Blood
(1935)
Honesty Nutall
The Gilded Lily
(1935)
Hugo / Innkeeper
The Mystery of Edwin Drood
(1935)
Durdles
The Right to Live
(1935)
English Bobby
Vagabond Lady
(1935)
Corky Nye
The Best Man Wins
(1935)
Harry
China Seas
(1935)
Chief Steward Ted Gary (uncredited)
The Perfect Gentleman
(1935)
Wally Baxton
The Woman in Red
(1935)
Mooney
Jalna
(1935)
Rags
White Hunter
(1936)
Pembrooke
Love Before Breakfast
(1936)
Chief Steward
Petticoat Fever
(1936)
Scotty
Trouble for Two
(1936)
Hotel Waiter (Uncredited)
Lloyd's of London
(1936)
Percival Potts
Fight for Your Lady
(1937)
Referee
The Man Who Cried Wolf
(1937)
Jacko
Souls at Sea
(1937)
Pub Proprietor (uncredited)
Personal Property
(1937)
Herbert Jenkins
Bulldog Drummond Comes Back
(1937)
Barman / Landlord
The Prince and the Pauper
(1937)
Meaty Man
Thoroughbreds Don't Cry
(1937)
Wilkins
Bulldog Drummond in Africa
(1938)
Constable Jenkins
Arrest Bulldog Drummond
(1938)
Constable at Gannett House
Mysterious Mr. Moto
(1938)
George Higgins
Bulldog Drummond's Peril
(1938)
Bus Garage Man
Kidnapped
(1938)
Innkeeper
A Christmas Carol
(1938)
Old Fezziwig
The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex
(1939)
Bit Part (uncredited)
Bulldog Drummond's Secret Police
(1939)
Professor Downie
Raffles
(1939)
Umpire
Let Us Live
(1939)
Death Row Inmate (uncredited)
The Witness Vanishes
(1939)
Allistair McNab
The Lady's from Kentucky
(1939)
Nonny Watkins
Tom Brown's School Days
(1940)
Sam the Coachman
Little Nellie Kelly
(1940)
Moriarity
The Invisible Man Returns
(1940)
Ben Jenkins
A Chump at Oxford
(1940)
Meredith
Rebecca
(1940)
Chalcroft
On Their Own
(1940)
Mr. Pim
Earl of Puddlestone
(1940)
Tittington
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
(1941)
Old Prouty
Mercy Island
(1941)
Captain Lowe
The Wolf Man
(1941)
Twiddle
This Above All
(1942)
Proprietor
Mrs. Miniver
(1942)
Mr. Huggins (uncredited)
The Mysterious Doctor
(1943)
Hugh Penhryn
The Lodger
(1944)
Scotland Yard Investigator
(1945)
Sam Todworthy
The Man in Half Moon Street
(1945)
Harris
Devotion
(1946)
Hoggs (uncredited)
The Wolf Man
(1966)
Twiddle