Forrester Harvey

Biography

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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

The Lodger 1944 ★ 6.5
Mrs. Miniver 1942 ★ 7.1
The Wolf Man 1941 ★ 7.0
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde 1941 ★ 6.5
Rebecca 1940 ★ 7.9
The Invisible Man Returns 1940 ★ 6.3
A Chump at Oxford 1940 ★ 6.9
The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex 1939 ★ 6.3
A Christmas Carol 1938 ★ 7.0
Mysterious Mr. Moto 1938 ★ 6.2
The Prince and the Pauper 1937 ★ 6.8
Fight for Your Lady 1937 ★ 5.6
Captain Blood 1935 ★ 7.2
China Seas 1935 ★ 6.2
The Mystery of Edwin Drood 1935 ★ 5.9
Tarzan and His Mate 1934 ★ 6.6
The Painted Veil 1934 ★ 6.4
The Invisible Man 1933 ★ 7.5
Lady for a Day 1933 ★ 7.1
The Eagle and the Hawk 1933 ★ 6.7
Tarzan the Ape Man 1932 ★ 6.6
Shanghai Express 1932 ★ 7.0
Red Dust 1932 ★ 6.9
The Ring 1927 ★ 5.9