Forrester Harvey
Acting
Born: 1884-06-26 in County Cork, Ireland
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.
Known For
Rebecca
Chalcroft
The Invisible Man
Herbert Hall
The Wolf Man
Twiddle
Tarzan the Ape Man
Beamish
Mrs. Miniver
Mr. Huggins (uncredited)
Captain Blood
Honesty Nutall
A Chump at Oxford
Meredith
Tarzan and His Mate
Beamish
A Christmas Carol
Old Fezziwig
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
Old Prouty
Shanghai Express
Peiping Ticket Agent (uncredited)
The Lodger
China Seas
Chief Steward Ted Gary (uncredited)
The Ring
The Promoter
Broadway Bill
Bradshaw (uncredited)
The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex
Bit Part (uncredited)
The Invisible Man Returns
Ben Jenkins
Red Dust
Captain Limey
Let Us Live
Death Row Inmate (uncredited)
The Gilded Lily
Proprietor, English Inn
The Painted Veil
Waddington
Mysterious Mr. Moto
George Higgins
Lady for a Day
Hotel Employee Oscar (uncredited)
The Wet Parade
Mr. Fortesque
The Prince and the Pauper
Meaty Man
Lloyd's of London
Percival Potts
Smilin' Through
Orderly
This Above All
Proprietor
Devotion
Hoggs (uncredited)
The Green Years
Peter Dickie
Souls at Sea
Pub Proprietor (uncredited)
The Witness Vanishes
Allistair McNab
The Devil to Pay!
Taxi Driver (uncredited)
Great Expectations
Uncle Pumblechook
Raffles
Umpire
Personal Property
Herbert Jenkins
Guilty Hands
Spencer Wilson
Vagabond Lady
Corky Nye
The Best Man Wins
Harry
The Mystery of Edwin Drood
Durdles