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Forrester Harvey

Jun 26, 1884 - Dec 14, 1945 (61 years old) in County Cork, Ireland

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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

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Rebecca
Chalcroft
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Lady for a Day
Hotel Employee Oscar (uncredited)
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Bulldog Drummond's Peril
Bus Garage Man
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Bulldog Drummond in Africa
Constable Jenkins
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Tarzan the Ape Man
Beamish
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Bulldog Drummond's Secret Police
Professor Downie
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Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
Old Prouty
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Mrs. Miniver
Mr. Huggins (uncredited)
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The Invisible Man Returns
Ben Jenkins
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The Perfect Gentleman
Wally Baxton

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