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Forrester Harvey

Born 1884-06-26

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.

Known for

The Invisible Man 1933 · 7.6 The Wolf Man 1941 · 7.2 Captain Blood 1935 · 7.7 Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde 1941 · 6.8 Tarzan the Ape Man 1932 · 6.9 Tarzan and His Mate 1934 · 7.2 The Invisible Man Returns 1940 · 6.5 Red Dust 1932 · 7.2 A Chump at Oxford 1940 · 7.2 The Ring 1927 · 6.1 Smilin' Through 1932 · 6.9 The Eagle and the Hawk 1933 · 7.0 Guilty Hands 1931 · 6.9 Mystery of Edwin Drood 1935 · 6.4 The Man in Half Moon Street 1945 · 6.0