John Harvey
John Harvey (27 September 1911 – 19 July 1982) was an English actor. He appeared in 52 films, two television films and made 70 television guest appearances between 1948 and 1979.
Born in London, England, he began his acting career on the stage in the 1930s as one of the Harry Hanson's Court Players at the Peterborough Repertory. While there, he met the actress Diana King.
Harvey and King were married, remaining together for more than forty years, until his death.
During the Second World War, he was commissioned in the Royal Air Force. Post-war, he performed at the Theatre Royal in Drury Lane, London, for some four years, during the West End runs of Rodgers and Hammerstein's South Pacific and The King and I.
Harvey's film debut was in the role as Eddie in the British crime drama A Gunman Has Escaped (1948), in which he was the leading star. Harvey then moved to character roles and five films later played Inspector Loomis in Hitchcock's Stage Fright (1950) starring Jane Wyman and Richard Todd. His next role was as Bland in the drama Chance of a Lifetime (1950).
Harvey's television debut was as Angelo Verona in the BBC film On the Spot (1948). He played Buster Cox in the United Artists film noir crime/thriller The Man with My Face (1951) starring Barry Nelson.
Among his guest appearances on series television was his role as Sir William Duffy in Dr. Finlay's Casebook (1962) and two Doctor Who appearances – Professor Brett in The War Machines (1966), and Officia in The Macra Terror (1967), all for the BBC.
John Harvey died at age 70 in Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire.
Acted in
Love & Drugs
2018
as Que
Le Petomane
1979
Edward and Mrs Simpson
1978
as Sir John Reith
Rings on Their Fingers
1978
The Three Hostages
1977
as 2nd Club Member
George and Mildred
1976
as Charles
Legend of the Werewolf
1975
as Prefect
Dawson's Weekly
1975
Jennie: Lady Randolph Churchill
1974
The Satanic Rites of Dracula
1973
as Commissionaire
Man About the House
1973
Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em
1973
Crown Court
1972
as Det. Insp. Roberts
Sykes
1972
The Onedin Line
1971
as Sir Charles Gray
Justice
1971
as Richard Arnold
Barlow
1971
Sacco & Vanzetti
1971
as Minister Palmer
The Main Chance
1969
as Chief Supt. Griffin
The Main Chance
1969
as Mr. Justice Fairburn
The Borderers
1968
as Sir John Forster
The Expert
1968
as Alan Hartley
Man in a Suitcase
1967
A Challenge for Robin Hood
1967
as Wallace
They Came from Beyond Space
1967
as Bill Trethowan
Doctor Who: The Macra Terror
1967
as Officia
The Deadly Bees
1966
as Thompson
Doctor Who: The War Machines
1966
as Professor Brett
The Psychopath
1966
as Reinhardt Klermer
Softly, Softly
1966
Pity About the Abbey
1965
as Sir Alfred Page
Joey Boy
1965
as Signals officer
Detective
1964
Doctor Who
1963
as Professor Brett
Doctor Who
1963
as Officia
The Old Dark House
1963
as Club Receptionist
The Kiss of the Vampire
1963
as Police Sergeant
The Scarlet Blade
1963
as Sgt. Grey
Heavens Above!
1963
as Wilson, Prison Officer
The Wrong Arm of the Law
1963
as Sergeant at Police Station (uncredited)
Dr. Finlay's Casebook
1962
The Phantom of the Opera
1962
as Sgt. Vickers
Z-Cars
1962
Double Bunk
1961
as Johnnie
Arthur Clears the Air
1961
as Public Health Inspector
Two Way Stretch
1960
as Governor Rockhampton Prison
Tunes of Glory
1960
as Sergeant (Bridge Hotel)
Hell Is a City
1960
as Fingerprint Officer
The Stranglers of Bombay
1959
as Burns (uncredited)
No Hiding Place
1959
The Ugly Duckling
1959
as Sergeant Barnes
Horrors of the Black Museum
1959
as Man in Bookshop
Edge of Fury
1958
as Freddie
The Man Who Wouldn't Talk
1958
as (uncredited)
Night of the Demon
1957
as Hobart's Brother
The Long Haul
1957
as Supt. Macrea
True as a Turtle
1957
as First Officer
X the Unknown
1956
as Maj. Cartwright
The Buccaneers
1956
as Lawyer Fred Knox
The Buccaneers
1956
as Dougal
The Adventures of Robin Hood
1955
as Lieutenant
The Adventures of Robin Hood
1955
as Sir George Woodley
The Adventures of Robin Hood
1955
as Lt. Howard
Dixon of Dock Green
1955
as Dr. Ingrams
Dixon of Dock Green
1955
as Col Ryman
Dixon of Dock Green
1955
as Mr. Harper
The Big Frame
1952
as Kenneth Peters
Castle in the Air
1952
as Andrews
South Pacific
1952
as Cmdr. William Harbison
Angels One Five
1952
as Station Warrant Officer
High Treason
1951
as Scotland Yard Man
The Black Widow
1951
as Dr. Wallace
Four Days
1951
as Hammond Stubbs
The Man with My Face
1951
as Buster Cox
The Dark Light
1951
as Roger
Cairo Road
1950
as Maj. Maggoury
Chance of a Lifetime
1950
as Bland
Stage Fright
1950
as Inspector Loomis (uncredited)
Robert Montgomery Presents
1950
Private Angelo
1949
as Cpl. McCunn
Dick Barton Strikes Back
1949
as Major Henderson
Noose
1948
as Mack (uncredited)
A Gunman Has Escaped
1948
as Eddie Steele
The Spider
1945
as Burns
Pin Up Girl
1944
as Tommy Dooley
Four Jills in a Jeep
1944
as Ted Warren