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-
Known For
High Noon
(1952)
Coy (uncredited)
Airport
(1970)
Dr. Avery Smith (uncredited)
Pollyanna
(1960)
Editor (Uncredited)
The Gunfighter
(1950)
Ike (uncredited)
The Day the Earth Stood Still
(1951)
The Cab Driver
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
(1954)
Ticket Agent (uncredited)
Storm Warning
(1951)
Mr. Louden (uncredited)
The Narrow Margin
(1952)
Train Conductor
Fury
(1936)
Jasper Anderson (uncredited)
The Great Race
(1965)
Executive Board Member (uncredited)
Crack-Up
(1946)
'Dad' Moran, Museum Custodian (Uncredited)
Jungle Menace
(1937)
Roget Clerk #1
Kid Galahad
(1937)
Reporter at Press Conference (uncredited)
The Glenn Miller Story
(1954)
Doctor (uncredited)
Ace in the Hole
(1951)
Dr. Hilton
Blackbeard's Ghost
(1968)
Mr. Finch
Full Filmography
Acting
Golden Harvest
(1933)
Wheat Broker (uncredited)
Dr. Socrates
(1935)
Photographer
One More Spring
(1935)
Cab Driver
Confidential
(1935)
Short Pool Player
Skybound
(1935)
George Duncan
Waterfront Lady
(1935)
Reporter
Kentucky Blue Streak
(1935)
Barker / Voice of Radio Announcer
The Mystery Man
(1935)
Baggage Handler (uncredited)
Special Agent K-7
(1936)
Speedy
The Reckless Way
(1936)
Joe Black
Country Gentlemen
(1936)
Shorty
Fury
(1936)
Jasper Anderson (uncredited)
The Country Doctor
(1936)
Reporter (uncredited)
The Oregon Trail
(1936)
Tim
Hitch Hike To Heaven
(1936)
Gabby
Panic on the Air
(1936)
Finn Harrigan
Alibi for Murder
(1936)
Bennett (Uncredited)
Theodora Goes Wild
(1936)
Reporter (uncredited)
The President's Mystery
(1936)
Diner Cashier (uncredited)
Under Your Spell
(1936)
Bailiff (uncredited)
Cain and Mabel
(1936)
Gus - Assistant Stage Manager (uncredited)
High Hat
(1937)
Nelson Connolly
A Bride for Henry
(1937)
Reporter
Border Cafe
(1937)
Murphy (uncredited)
Jungle Menace
(1937)
Roget Clerk #1
You Can't Buy Luck
(1937)
Bill (uncredited)
The Great Gambini
(1937)
Taxicab Driver
The Shadow Strikes
(1937)
Reporter #1
Headline Crasher
(1937)
City Editor
Kid Galahad
(1937)
Reporter at Press Conference (uncredited)
Gangster's Boy
(1938)
Reporter
Here's Flash Casey
(1938)
Gus Payton
Under the Big Top
(1938)
McCarthy
King of the Sierras
(1938)
Pete
Held For Ransom
(1938)
Mole
Romance of the Limberlost
(1938)
Jones
Six Shootin' Sheriff
(1938)
Todd
The Spy Ring
(1938)
Reporter (uncredited)
Man's Country
(1938)
Ranger Jones
Born to Be Wild
(1938)
Wilson's Depot Henchman (uncredited)
Daughter of the Tong
(1939)
Harold "Mugsy" Winthrop
In Old Montana
(1939)
Doc Flanders
Code of the Fearless
(1939)
Old Timer
Blackwell's Island
(1939)
Convict (uncredited)
The Girl from Mexico
(1939)
George Stuart
Stanley and Livingstone
(1939)
Newspaperman at Water Barrel
The Day the Bookies Wept
(1939)
Beer Delivery Man (uncredited)
Rollin' Westward
(1939)
Lem Watkins
Blondie Takes a Vacation
(1939)
Poker Player (uncredited)
Mercy Plane
(1939)
Curly
Clock Wise
(1939)
Neighbor
Navy Secrets
(1939)
Third Cab Driver
Two Gun Troubador
(1939)
Elmer Potts
Pirates of the Skies
(1939)
Phantom Rancher
(1940)
Gopher
Rollin' Home to Texas
(1940)
Lockwood
Sky Bandits
(1940)
Mechanic Greaseball
The Fatal Hour
(1940)
Radio Salesman
I Take This Oath
(1940)
Photographer
Wagon Train
(1940)
Stage Passenger
Deadwood Dick
(1940)
Dave Miller
The House Across the Bay
(1940)
Man in Club
Men Against the Sky
(1940)
Reception Clerk
Ridin' the Trail
(1940)
Fuzzy Jones
Terry and the Pirates
(1940)
Talman
The Green Archer
(1940)
Martin
Pop Always Pays
(1940)
Gazette Reporter
Texas Renegades
(1940)
Sidekick Noisy
Bad Man of Deadwood
(1941)
Telegrapher Joe
Robbers of the Range
(1941)
Bill Brady
Six-Gun Gold
(1941)
Vander
An Apple in His Eye
(1941)
Bakery Truck Driver
Road to Happiness
(1941)
Boarder (uncredited)
Three Girls About Town
(1941)
Reporter
The Spider Returns
(1941)
Stephen
I'll Fix It
(1941)
Mack, the plumber
Double Cross
(1941)
Protective Agency Manager
Who's a Dummy?
(1941)
Red Skins and Red Heads
(1941)
Wagon Driver (uncredited)
The Rangers Take Over
(1942)
Bill Summers
Obliging Young Lady
(1942)
Court Clerk (uncredited)
Mexican Spitfire's Elephant
(1942)
Ship Steward
Dear! Deer!
(1942)
Ed Taylor
The Pride of the Yankees
(1942)
Joe McCarthy
A Night to Remember
(1942)
Taxi Driver
Bullets for Bandits
(1942)
This Gun for Hire
(1942)
Passenger (uncredited)
Dr. Broadway
(1942)
Pedestrian
The Return of the Rangers
(1943)
Philip Dobbs
Something to Shout About
(1943)
Gabe Ridley
So's Your Uncle
(1943)
Minor Role
It Ain't Hay
(1943)
Shorty (uncredited)
Gangsters of the Frontier
(1944)
Mr. Merritt
Spook Town
(1944)
Dry Wash Thompson
Bride by Mistake
(1944)
Motel Manager
Youth Runs Wild
(1944)
Watchman (uncredited)
Triple Trouble
(1944)
Birthday Blues
(1945)
Harvey - a Salesman
The Big Beef
(1945)
Encyclopedia Salesman
Crime, Inc.
(1945)
City Editor (uncredited)
The Falcon's Adventure
(1946)
Detective Sgt. Duncan
Step by Step
(1946)
Sen. Remmy
Riverboat Rhythm
(1946)
Ezra Beeler
Sunset Pass
(1946)
Daab - Banker
Badman's Territory
(1946)
Stationmaster (uncredited)
Nocturne
(1946)
Police Doctor
Crack-Up
(1946)
'Dad' Moran, Museum Custodian (Uncredited)
Follow That Blonde
(1946)
Harry
Bedlam
(1946)
They Won't Believe Me
(1947)
Judge Charles Fletcher
Code of the West
(1947)
Henry Stockton
Under the Tonto Rim
(1947)
Sheriff in Tonto
Thunder Mountain
(1947)
Sheriff Bagley
Banjo
(1947)
Mr. Bill (uncredited)
Trail Street
(1947)
Mayor
Dick Tracy Meets Gruesome
(1947)
Humphrey (Bank Guard) (uncredited)
The Judge Steps Out
(1947)
Mr. Parker (uncredited)
Dick Tracy's Dilemma
(1947)
Donovan (uncredited)
Born to Kill
(1947)
Divorce Lawyer (uncredited)
The Woman on the Beach
(1947)
Dr. Smith (uncredited)
Wife Tames Wolf
(1947)
Male Character
The Arizona Ranger
(1948)
Stagecoach Agent Payton
Gun Smugglers
(1948)
Dr. B.B. Quillen (uncredited)
If You Knew Susie
(1948)
Sedley (uncredited)
All My Sons
(1948)
Judge (uncredited)
They Live by Night
(1949)
Hagenheimer
I Cheated the Law
(1949)
Second Judge
Death Valley Gunfighter
(1949)
Vinson McKnight
Stagecoach Kid
(1949)
Dabney
Leave It to Henry
(1949)
Attorney
He Walked by Night
(1949)
Liquor Store Proprietor (uncredited)
The Reckless Moment
(1949)
Post Office Clerk (uncredited)
The Accused
(1949)
Dr. Odolard (uncredited)
Miss Grant Takes Richmond
(1949)
Councilman Reed (uncredited)
Beyond the Purple Hills
(1950)
Sheriff Whiteside
The Gunfighter
(1950)
Ike (uncredited)
Rio Grande Patrol
(1950)
Station Master
The Underworld Story
(1950)
Mr. Lister (uncredited)
Convicted
(1950)
Parole Board Member (uncredited)
Tea for Two
(1950)
Comanche Territory
(1950)
It's a Small World
(1950)
Town Doctor
Woman in Hiding
(1950)
Mr. Tullis (uncredited)
Ace in the Hole
(1951)
Dr. Hilton
Superman and the Mole-Men
(1951)
Doc Saunders (uncredited)
Home Town Story
(1951)
Andy Butterworth
Whirlwind
(1951)
Sheriff Barlow
Rodeo King and the Senorita
(1951)
Veterinarian
Let's Make It Legal
(1951)
Postman
Arizona Manhunt
(1951)
Doctor Sawyer
Silver City Bonanza
(1951)
Groggins
The Day the Earth Stood Still
(1951)
The Cab Driver
Storm Warning
(1951)
Mr. Louden (uncredited)
Footlight Varieties
(1951)
Leon's Fishing Buddy
The Narrow Margin
(1952)
Train Conductor
Target
(1952)
David Carson
Scarlet Angel
(1952)
Dr. Corbin
High Noon
(1952)
Coy (uncredited)
Wagon Team
(1952)
Doc Weldon
The Duel at Silver Creek
(1952)
Mr. Cromwell (uncredited)
We're Not Married!
(1952)
Dr. Ned (uncredited)
Last of the Comanches
(1953)
Munitions Man (uncredited)
Bandits of the West
(1953)
Judge Walters
The Jazz Singer
(1953)
Train Conductor
Old Overland Trail
(1953)
Storekeeper
Tumbleweed
(1953)
Prospector
Highway Dragnet
(1954)
Mr. Carson
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
(1954)
Ticket Agent (uncredited)
Wyoming Renegades
(1954)
Medford
The Glenn Miller Story
(1954)
Doctor (uncredited)
The Big Moment
(1954)
Ben
Murder Is My Beat
(1955)
Gas Station Attendant
Bad Day at Black Rock
(1955)
First Train Conductor (uncredited)
Phantom Trails
(1955)
Sheriff
Showdown at Abilene
(1956)
Ross Bigelow (as Harry Harvey Sr.)
Engagement Party
(1956)
Judd Landis
Meet Mrs. Swenson
(1956)
Shoot-Out At Medicine Bend
(1957)
Elam King
Man in the Shadow
(1957)
Dr. Creighton (as Harry Harvey, Sr.)
The Sheepman
(1958)
Grocer (uncredited)
The FBI Story
(1959)
Mrs. King's Neighbor (uncredited)
Pollyanna
(1960)
Editor (Uncredited)
For the Love of Willadean
(1964)
Sheriff
The Great Race
(1965)
Executive Board Member (uncredited)
The Trouble with Angels
(1966)
Mr. Grisson
Ride Beyond Vengeance
(1966)
Vogan
Blackbeard's Ghost
(1968)
Mr. Finch
Stay Away, Joe
(1968)
Judge Nibley
The Ballad of Andy Crocker
(1969)
Mr. Kirkaby
Cutter's Trail
(1970)
Villager
Airport
(1970)
Dr. Avery Smith (uncredited)
The Century Turns
(1972)
Drew (as Harry Harvey Sr.)
Directing