Forrester Harvey

Irish actor (1884–1945)

Forrester Harvey
Born	(1884-06-27)27 June 1884 County Cork, Ireland^[1]^[2]
Died	14 December 1945(1945-12-14) (aged 61) Laguna Beach, California, U.S.
Resting place	County Cork, Ireland
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1922–1945

Forrester Harvey (27 June 1884 – 14 December 1945) was an Irish film actor.

Career

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.

Death

Harvey died on 14 December 1945, at Laguna Beach, California, after suffering a stroke. His remains are interred in County Cork, Ireland.^[3]

Selected filmography

The Lilac Sunbonnet (1922) as Jock Gordon
Somebody's Darling (1925) as Oliver Jordan
Nell Gwyn (1926) as Charles Hart
If Youth But Knew (1926) as Amos
The Ring (1927) as The Promoter
The Flag Lieutenant (1927) as Dusty Miller
The White Sheik (1928) as Pat
Moulin Rouge (1928) as Tourist (uncredited)
Toni (1928) as Watts
Glorious Youth (1928) as Simmons
Spangles (1928) as Watty
Ringing the Changes (1929) as Steve Blower
The Devil to Pay! (1930) as Taxi Driver (uncredited)
A Tailor Made Man (1931) as Pomeroy
The Man in Possession (1931) as A Bailiff
Chances (1931) as Joe - News Vendor (uncredited)
Guilty Hands (1931) as Spencer Wilson
Devotion (1931) as Gas Inspector (uncredited)
Lovers Courageous (1932) as Fisherman (uncredited)
Shanghai Express (1932) as Peiping Ticket Agent (uncredited)
Sky Devils (1932) as Innkeeper
The Wet Parade (1932) as Mr. Fortesque
Tarzan the Ape Man (1932) as Beamish
But the Flesh Is Weak (1932) as Gooch
Mystery Ranch (1932) as Artie Brower
Those We Love (1932) as Jake
Smilin' Through (1932) as Orderly
Kongo (1932) as Cookie
Red Dust (1932) as Captain Limey
Destination Unknown (1933) as Ring
The Eagle and the Hawk (1933) as Hogan
Cocktail Hour (1933) as Barfly (uncredited)
Midnight Club (1933) as Thomas Roberts
Blind Adventure (1933) as Coffee Shop Owner
Lady for a Day (1933) as Oscar, Hotel Employee with letter (uncredited)
The Invisible Man (1933) as Herbert Hall
Man of Two Worlds (1934) as Tim
You Can't Buy Everything (1934) as Tramp in Park (uncredited)
The Mystery of Mr. X (1934) as Joseph Horatio Palmer
Tarzan and His Mate (1934) as Beamish
Great Expectations (1934) as Uncle Pumblechook
Menace (1934) as Wilcox
The Painted Veil (1934) as Waddington
Broadway Bill (1934) as Bradshaw (uncredited)
Limehouse Blues (1934) as McDonald (uncredited)
Forsaking All Others (1934) (scenes deleted)
The Best Man Wins (1935) as Harry
The Gilded Lily (1935) as Hugo / Innkeeper
The Right to Live (1935) as English Bobby (uncredited)
The Mystery of Edwin Drood (1935) as Durdles
The Woman in Red (1935) as Mooney
Vagabond Lady (1935) as Corky Nye
China Seas (1935) as Chief Steward Ted Gary (uncredited)
Jalna (1935) as Rags, the Butler-Chauffeur
Without Regret (1935) as Police Surgeon (uncredited)
The Perfect Gentleman (1935) as Wally Baxton
A Tale of Two Cities (1935) as Joe (uncredited)
Captain Blood (1935) as Honesty Nuttall
Three Live Ghosts (1936) as The Paymaster (uncredited)
Love Before Breakfast (1936) as Chief Steward
Petticoat Fever (1936) as Scotty
Trouble for Two (1936) as Hotel Waiter (uncredited)
The Return of Sophie Lang (1936) as Deck Steward (uncredited)
Suzy (1936) as Counter Man (uncredited)
Lloyd's of London (1936) as Percival Potts
White Hunter (1936) as Pembrooke
Personal Property (1937) as Herbert Jenkins, Bailiff
The Prince and the Pauper (1937) as Meaty Man
Souls at Sea (1937) as Pub Proprietor (uncredited)
The Man Who Cried Wolff (1937) as Jocko
Bulldog Drummond Comes Back (1937) as Barman/Landlord (uncredited)
Fight for Your Lady (1937) as Referee
Thoroughbreds Don't Cry (1937) as Wilkins
Bulldog Drummond's Peril (1938) as Bus Garage Man (uncredited)
Kidnapped (1938) as Innkeeper
Bulldog Drummond in Africa (1938) as Constable Jenkins (uncredited)
Mysterious Mr. Moto (1938) as George Higgins
Arrest Bulldog Drummond (1938) as Constable Severn--Outside Gannett House (uncredited)
A Christmas Carol (1938) as Old Fezziwig (uncredited)
Sweethearts (1938) as Tailor's Assistant (uncredited)
I'm from Missouri (1939) as Customs Inspector (uncredited)
Bulldog Drummond's Secret Police (1939) as Professor Downie
Let Us Live (1939) as Death Row Inmate Asking for His Music (uncredited)
The Lady's from Kentucky (1939) as Nonny Watkins
The Witness Vanishes (1939) as Allistair McNab
The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex (1939) as Bit Part (uncredited)
Raffles (1939) as Umpire (uncredited)
The Invisible Man Returns (1940) as Ben Jenkins
A Chump at Oxford (1940) as Meredith
Rebecca (1940) as Chalcroft
On Their Own (1940) as Mr. Pim
Tom Brown's School Days (1940) as Sam. the Coachman (uncredited)
Earl of Puddlestone (1940) as Tittington
Little Nellie Kelly (1940) as Moriarity
Free and Easy (1941) as Briggs (Landlord)
Meet John Doe (1941) as Bum (uncredited)
Scotland Yard (1941) as Air Raid Warden (uncredited)
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1941) as Old Prouty
The Feminine Touch (1941) (scenes deleted)
Mercy Island (1941) as Captain Lowe
The Wolf Man (1941) as Twiddle
This Above All (1942) as Proprietor (uncredited)
Mrs. Miniver (1942) as Mr. Huggins (uncredited)
Random Harvest (1942) as Cabby (uncredited)
The Mysterious Doctor (1943) as Hugh Penhryn
The Lodger (1944) as Cobbler (uncredited)
Secrets of Scotland Yard (1944) as Alfred Morgan
None but the Lonely Heart (1944) as Shooting Galley Proprietor (uncredited)
The Man in Half Moon Street (1945) as Harris, Cabby (uncredited)
Scotland Yard Investigator (1945) as Sam Todworthy
Confidential Agent (1945) as Bates (uncredited)
The Green Years (1946) as Peter Dickie (uncredited)
Devotion (1946) as Hoggs (uncredited)

References

^ Parish, James Robert (1978). Hollywood Character Actors. Westport, CN: Arlington House Publishers. p. 261. ISBN 0870003844.
^ Hansen, Harry, ed. (1952). [ The World Almanac and Book of Facts for 1952]. :New York World-Telegram. p. 371.
^ "Obituaries: Forrester Harvey". Variety. 19 December 1945. p. 46. ProQuest 1285879296. Forrester Harvey, 55, film character actor, died following stroke. He had been legit actor in Ireland and England prior to coming here 15 years ago. Remains will be interred in County Cork, Ireland. He is survived by widow.