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Forrester Harvey

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Forrester Harvey
Born(1884-06-27)27 June 1884
Died14 December 1945(1945-12-14) (aged 61)
Laguna Beach, California, U.S.
Resting placeCounty Cork, Ireland
OccupationActor
Years active1922–1945

Forrester Harvey (27 June 1884 – 14 December 1945) was an Irish film actor.

Career

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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.

Death

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Harvey died on 14 December 1945, at Laguna Beach, California, after suffering a stroke. His remains are interred in County Cork, Ireland.[3]

Selected filmography

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References

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  1. ^ Parish, James Robert (1978). Hollywood Character Actors. Westport, CN: Arlington House Publishers. p. 261. ISBN 0870003844.
  2. ^ Hansen, Harry, ed. (1952). [ The World Almanac and Book of Facts for 1952]. :New York World-Telegram. p. 371.
  3. ^ "Obituaries: Forrester Harvey". Variety. 19 December 1945. p. 46. ProQuest 1285879296. Forrester Harvey, 55, film character actor, died following stroke. He had been legit actor in Ireland and England prior to coming here 15 years ago. Remains will be interred in County Cork, Ireland. He is survived by widow.

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