Paul Harvey
171 movies · 8 TV shows
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- Sep 9, 1882
- Died
- Dec 15, 1955 (age 73)
- Place of birth
- Sandwich, Illinois, USA
- Also known as
- R. Paul Harvey · Roy Paul Harvey
Biography
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Paul Harvey (September 10, 1882 – December 15, 1955) was an American actor who appeared in at least 177 films. He is not to be confused with Paul Harvey the broadcaster.
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Primarily a character actor, Harvey began his career on stage and in silent films. He appeared in the Broadway and original film versions of The Awful Truth, then had supporting roles in many Hollywood films, often portraying dignified executives or authority figures.
He was a vacationing businessman whose car is commandeered by fugitive killer Humphrey Bogart in the 1935 crime drama The Petrified Forest and the minister who marries Spencer Tracy's daughter Elizabeth Taylor in the 1950 comedy Father of the Bride and its sequel. In the thriller Side Street, Harvey played a married man forced to pay $30,000 in blackmail money after having an affair.
Besides his numerous films, Harvey appeared in 1950s television series such as I Love Lucy, December Bride, My Little Margie, Father Knows Best and The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show before his death from a coronary thrombosis in 1955.
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Known for
Paul Harvey: movies and TV shows
Acting (179)
- 1955 Meet the Governor
as Gov. John H. Dirks
- 1955 High Society
as Henry Baldwin
- 1955 Three for the Show
as Harold Wharton (uncredited)
- 1954
- 1954
- 1954
- 1954 Sabrina
as Dr. Calaway (uncredited)
- 1954
- 1953 Calamity Jane
as Henry Miller
- 1953 Remains to Be Seen
as Mr. Bennett
- 1952 April in Paris
as Secretary Robert Sherman
- 1952
- 1952
- 1952 Dreamboat
as DW Harrington
- 1952 Has Anybody Seen My Gal?
as Judge Wilkins
- 1952 Here Come the Nelsons
as Samuel T. Jones
- 1952 The First Time
as Leeming
- 1951
- 1951 The Tall Target
as Minor Role (uncredited)
- 1951 Let's Go Navy!
as Lt. Cmdr. O. Tannen
- 1951 Excuse My Dust
as Cyrus Random, Sr.
- 1951 Thunder in God's Country
as Carson Masterson
- 1951 Father's Little Dividend
as Reverend Galsworthy
- 1951 Up Front
as Col. Akeley
- 1950 The Flying Missile
as Gen. Benton
- 1950 The Milkman
as D.A. Abbott
- 1950
- 1950 Three Little Words
as Al Masters
- 1950 The Skipper Surprised His Wife
as Brendon Boyd
- 1950 The Lawless
as Chief of Police Blake
- 1950
- 1950 Father of the Bride
as Reverend Galsworthy
- 1950 Riding High
as Whitehall
- 1950 The Yellow Cab Man
as Pearson Hendricks
- 1950 Side Street
as Emil Lorrison
- 1950 When Willie Comes Marching Home
as Brig. Gen. Lamson (uncredited)
- 1950 Unmasked
as Harry Jackson
- 1949 Take One False Step
as Mr. Arnspiger
- 1949 Special Agent
as Mr. Travis - Rancher (uncredited)
- 1949 The Girl from Jones Beach
as Jim Townsend
- 1949 The Fountainhead
as Opera Businessman (uncredited)
- 1949 Mr. Belvedere Goes to College
as Dr. Keating
- 1949 Duke of Chicago
as Chester Cunningham
- 1949 Down to the Sea in Ships
as John Briggs
- 1949 John Loves Mary
as Gen. Biddle
- 1948 Family Honeymoon
as Chancellor Fenster
- 1948 Smuggler's Cove
as Terrence Mahoney
- 1948 A Southern Yankee
as Hotel Manager
- 1948 Waterfront at Midnight
as Commissioner Ryan
- 1948 Give My Regards to Broadway
as Mr. Boyd
- 1948 Blondie's Reward
as John D. Dickson
- 1948 Speed to Spare
as Al Simmons
- 1948 Call Northside 777
as Martin J. Burns
- 1947 The Judge Steps Out
as John Struthers II (uncredited)
- 1947 Wyoming
as Judge Sheridan
- 1947 Danger Street
as Turlock
- 1947 Living in a Big Way
as Judge
- 1947 High Barbaree
as John Case
- 1947 Out of the Blue
as Mr. Holliston
- 1947 The Late George Apley
as Julian H. Dole
- 1946 That Brennan Girl
as Judge (uncredited)
- 1946 Heldorado
as C.W. Driscoll
- 1946 Shadow of a Woman
as Howard K. Brooks
- 1946 Easy to Wed
as Farwood
- 1946 The Bamboo Blonde
as Patrick Ransom, Sr.
- 1946 In Fast Company
as Patrick McCormick
- 1946 A Night in Casablanca
as Mr. Smythe
- 1946 They Made Me a Killer
as District Attorney Booth
- 1946 Blondie's Lucky Day
as Jonathan Butler Sr.
- 1946 Up Goes Maisie
as Mr. J.G. Nuboult
- 1946 Gay Blades
as J.M. Snively
- 1945 Spellbound
as Dr. Hanish
- 1945 Don't Fence Me In
as Governor Thomas
- 1945 Swingin' on a Rainbow
as Thomas Marsden
- 1945 Mama Loves Papa
as Mr. McIntosh
- 1945 Midnight Manhunt
as Mr. McAndrews, Night Editor (Uncredited)
- 1945 The Chicago Kid
as Carter
- 1945 The Southerner
as Ruston
- 1945 The Horn Blows at Midnight
as Hotel Manager Thompson
- 1944 Thoroughbreds
as John Crandall
- 1944 In the Meantime, Darling
as General Garnett
- 1944 Jamboree
as P.J. Jarvis
- 1944 Henry Aldrich Plays Cupid
as Sen. Tom Caldicott
- 1943 Mystery Broadcast
as Arthur J. Stanley
- 1943 Man from Music Mountain
as Arthur Davis
- 1943 Thank Your Lucky Stars
as Dr. Kirby (uncredited)
- 1942 Heart of the Golden West
as James Barrabee
- 1942 You Can't Escape Forever
as Major Turner
- 1942 Moonlight Masquerade
as John Bennett Sr.
- 1942 The Man Who Wouldn't Die
as Dudley Wolff
- 1942 Blondie's Blessed Event
as William Lawrence (uncredited)
- 1942 A Tragedy at Midnight
as Landeck
- 1941 Remember the Day
as Sen. Phillips
- 1941 You're in the Army Now
as General Philpot
- 1941 Mr. District Attorney in the Carter Case
as Dist. Atty. Winton
- 1941 Rise and Shine
as Orville Turner
- 1941 Three Girls About Town
as Fred Chambers, editor
- 1941 You Belong to Me
as Barrows
- 1941 Great Guns
as Gen. Taylor
- 1941 Law of the Tropics
as Alfred King, Sr.
- 1941 Puddin' Head
as Mr. Harvey
- 1941 Out of the Fog
as Judge Moriarty
- 1941 Ride on Vaquero
as Colonel Warren
- 1941 High Sierra
as Mr. Baughmam
- 1940 Arizona
as Solomon Warner
- 1940 Behind the News
as D. A. Hardin S. Kelly
- 1940 Maryland
as Buckman
- 1940 Manhattan Heartbeat
as Dr. Bentley
- 1940 Sailor's Lady
as Captain
- 1940 Typhoon
as Dea's father
- 1940 The Marines Fly High
as Col. Hill
- 1940 Dr. Ehrlich's Magic Bullet
as Defense Attorney
- 1940 High School
as James Wallace
- 1940 Brother Rat and a Baby
as Sterling Randolph
- 1939 Two Thoroughbreds
as Horse Owner
- 1939 Meet Dr. Christian
as John Hewitt
- 1939 They Shall Have Music
as Heifetz' Manager
- 1939 Stanley and Livingstone
as Colonel Grimes
- 1939 News Is Made at Night
as Inspector Melrose
- 1939 The Forgotten Woman
as Charles Courtenay
- 1939 The Gorilla
as Conway
- 1939 Mr. Moto in Danger Island
as Gov. John Bentley
- 1939 Never Say Die
as Jasper Hawkins
- 1938 Charlie Chan in Honolulu
as Inspector Rawlins
- 1938 The Sisters
as Caleb Ammon
- 1938 If I Were King
as Burgundian Herald
- 1938 I'll Give a Million
as Corcoran
- 1938 The Higgins Family
as Ollie Thornwald
- 1938 Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm
as Cyrus Bartlett
- 1938 Love on a Budget
as Emory Fisher
- 1938 A Slight Case of Murder
as Mr. Whitewood
- 1938 Algiers
as Commissioner Janvier
- 1937 High Flyers
as Horace Arlington
- 1937 My Dear Miss Aldrich
as Mr. Sinclair
- 1937 Big City
as District Attorney Gilbert
- 1937 On Again—Off Again
as Mr. Applegate
- 1937 The Devil Is Driving
as Sam Mitchell
- 1937 The Soldier and the Lady
as Tsar
- 1937 23 1/2 Hours Leave
as Gen. Markley
- 1937 Black Legion
as Billings
- 1936 Mind Your Own Business
as Brannigan
- 1936 Three Men on a Horse
as Clarence Dobbins
- 1936 The General Died at Dawn
as American Husband (uncredited)
- 1936 The Plainsman
as Yellow Hand
- 1936 Mad Holiday
as Chief Gibbs (uncredited)
- 1936 Yellowstone
as Radell
- 1936 Postal Inspector
as Police Lt. Ordway (uncredited)
- 1936 The Return of Sophie Lang
as Insp. Parr
- 1936 Private Number
as Perry Winfield
- 1936 The Witness Chair
as Martin
- 1936 The Walking Dead
as Blackstone
- 1936 August Week End
as George Washburne
- 1936 The Petrified Forest
as Mr. Chisholm
- 1936 Rose of the Rancho
as Boss Martin
- 1935 Thanks a Million
as Maxwell
- 1935 Broadway Melody of 1936
as Managing Editor
- 1935 Alibi Ike
as Lefty Crawford
- 1935 Goin' to Town
as Donovan
- 1935 Four Hours to Kill!
as Capt. Seaver
- 1935 I'll Love You Always
as Sandstone
- 1935 The Whole Town's Talking
as 'J.G.' Carpenter
- 1934 A Wicked Woman
as Ed Trice
- 1934 Broadway Bill
as James Whitehall (uncredited)
- 1934 The President Vanishes
as Skinner
- 1934 Kid Millions
as Shiek Mulhulla
- 1934 The Affairs of Cellini
as Emissary
- 1934 She Was a Lady
as Jeff Dyer
- 1934 Hat, Coat and Glove
as The Prosecuting Attorney
- 1934 Handy Andy
as Charlie Norcross
- 1934 Charlie Chan's Courage
as J.P. Madden / Jerry Delaney
- 1934 Born to Be Bad
as Attorney Brian
- 1934 The Last Gentleman
as One of Judd's Creditors (uncredited)
- 1934 The House of Rothschild
as Solomon Rothschild
- 1934 Looking for Trouble
as James Regan
- 1933 Advice to the Lovelorn
as Gaskell
- 1932 The Wiser Sex
as Blaney
- 1929 The Awful Truth
as Dan Leeson
- 1928
- 1918 Men Who Have Made Love to Me
as The Literary Man
Talk shows and appearances (2)
- 1997
- 1962 The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1 episode