Forrester Harvey

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia 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.

Movies & TV Shows

1. Rebecca (1940) — Chalcroft
2. The Invisible Man (1933) — Herbert Hall
3. The Wolf Man (1941) — Twiddle
4. Mrs. Miniver (1942) — Mr. Huggins (uncredited)
5. Captain Blood (1935) — Honesty Nutall
6. Shanghai Express (1932) — Peiping Ticket Agent (uncredited)
7. Tarzan the Ape Man (1932) — Beamish
8. Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1941) — Old Prouty
9. Tarzan and His Mate (1934) — Beamish
10. A Christmas Carol (1938) — Old Fezziwig
11. The Invisible Man Returns (1940) — Ben Jenkins
12. The Ring (1927) — The Promoter
13. A Chump at Oxford (1940) — Meredith
14. The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex (1939) — Bit Part (uncredited)
15. The Lodger (1944)
16. Lady for a Day (1933) — Hotel Employee Oscar (uncredited)
17. Red Dust (1932) — Captain Limey
18. The Prince and the Pauper (1937) — Meaty Man
19. China Seas (1935) — Chief Steward Ted Gary (uncredited)
20. The Painted Veil (1934) — Waddington
21. Smilin' Through (1932) — Orderly
22. The Eagle and the Hawk (1933) — Hogan
23. Lloyd's of London (1936) — Percival Potts
24. Kongo (1932) — 'Cookie'
25. The Devil to Pay! (1930) — Taxi Driver (uncredited)
26. Broadway Bill (1934) — Bradshaw (uncredited)
27. Mysterious Mr. Moto (1938) — George Higgins
28. The Woman in Red (1935) — Mooney
29. This Above All (1942) — Proprietor
30. Raffles (1939) — Umpire
31. Bulldog Drummond's Peril (1938) — Bus Garage Man
32. Bulldog Drummond's Secret Police (1939) — Professor Downie
33. The Green Years (1946) — Peter Dickie
34. Bulldog Drummond Comes Back (1937) — Barman / Landlord
35. Souls at Sea (1937) — Pub Proprietor (uncredited)
36. The Gilded Lily (1935) — Proprietor, English Inn
37. Guilty Hands (1931) — Spencer Wilson
38. Love Before Breakfast (1936) — Chief Steward
39. Arrest Bulldog Drummond (1938) — Constable at Gannett House
40. The Mysterious Doctor (1943) — Hugh Penhryn