Acting
Paul Harvey
Born 1882-09-09
Sandwich, Illinois, USA
Department: Acting
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Paul Harvey (September 10, 1882 – December 15, 1955) was an American actor who appeared in at least 177 films. He is not to be confused with Paul Harvey the broadcaster. Primarily a character actor, Harvey began his career on stage and in silent films. He appeared in the Broadway and original film versions of The Awful Truth, then had supporting roles in many Hollywood films, often portraying dignified executives or authority figures. He was a vacationing businessman whose car is commandeered by fugitive killer Humphrey Bogart in the 1935 crime drama The Petrified Forest and the minister who marries Spencer Tracy's daughter Elizabeth Taylor in the 1950 comedy Father of the Bride and its sequel. In the thriller Side Street, Harvey played a married man forced to pay $30,000 in blackmail money after having an affair. Besides his numerous films, Harvey appeared in 1950s television series such as I Love Lucy, December Bride, My Little Margie, Father Knows Best and The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show before his death from a coronary thrombosis in 1955.
Known For
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The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
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Sabrina
1954
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Spellbound
1945
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I Love Lucy
1951
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High Sierra
1941
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Father Knows Best
1954
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Father of the Bride
1950
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The Petrified Forest
1936
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Calamity Jane
1953
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Call Northside 777
1948
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Filmography & Credits
Complete career catalog (183 titles)
| Poster | Title | Character / Role | Type | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Bogart: The Untold Story | Self (archive footage) | Movie | 1997 |
 | The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson | Self | TV Series | 1962 |
| Meet the Governor | Gov. John H. Dirks | Movie | 1955 | |
 | High Society | Henry Baldwin | Movie | 1955 |
 | Three for the Show | Harold Wharton (uncredited) | Movie | 1955 |
 | December Bride | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1954 |
 | Father Knows Best | Mr. Gribble | TV Series | 1954 |
 | Studio 57 | Charles R. Porter | TV Series | 1954 |
 | Sabrina | Dr. Calaway (uncredited) | Movie | 1954 |
 | The Whistler | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1954 |
 | Calamity Jane | Henry Miller | Movie | 1953 |
 | Remains to Be Seen | Mr. Bennett | Movie | 1953 |
 | April in Paris | Secretary Robert Sherman | Movie | 1952 |
 | The Ford Television Theatre | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1952 |
 | Cavalcade of America | Mayor | TV Series | 1952 |
| Cavalcade of America | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1952 |
 | Dreamboat | DW Harrington | Movie | 1952 |
 | Has Anybody Seen My Gal? | Judge Wilkins | Movie | 1952 |
 | Here Come the Nelsons | Samuel T. Jones | Movie | 1952 |
 | The First Time | Leeming | Movie | 1952 |
 | I Love Lucy | Art Critic | TV Series | 1951 |
 | The Tall Target | Minor Role (uncredited) | Movie | 1951 |
 | Let's Go Navy! | Lt. Cmdr. O. Tannen | Movie | 1951 |
 | Excuse My Dust | Cyrus Random, Sr. | Movie | 1951 |
 | Thunder in God's Country | Carson Masterson | Movie | 1951 |
 | Father's Little Dividend | Reverend Galsworthy | Movie | 1951 |
 | Up Front | Col. Akeley | Movie | 1951 |
 | The Flying Missile | Gen. Benton | Movie | 1950 |
 | The Milkman | D.A. Abbott | Movie | 1950 |
| Lux Video Theatre | Hardy as an Old Man | TV Series | 1950 | |
| Lux Video Theatre | Maxwell | TV Series | 1950 | |
 | Three Little Words | Al Masters | Movie | 1950 |
 | The Skipper Surprised His Wife | Brendon Boyd | Movie | 1950 |
 | The Lawless | Chief of Police Blake | Movie | 1950 |
 | A Ticket to Tomahawk | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1950 |
 | Father of the Bride | Reverend Galsworthy | Movie | 1950 |
 | Riding High | Whitehall | Movie | 1950 |
 | The Yellow Cab Man | Pearson Hendricks | Movie | 1950 |
 | Side Street | Emil Lorrison | Movie | 1950 |
 | When Willie Comes Marching Home | Brig. Gen. Lamson (uncredited) | Movie | 1950 |
 | Unmasked | Harry Jackson | Movie | 1950 |
 | Take One False Step | Mr. Arnspiger | Movie | 1949 |
 | Special Agent | Mr. Travis - Rancher (uncredited) | Movie | 1949 |
 | The Girl from Jones Beach | Jim Townsend | Movie | 1949 |
 | The Fountainhead | Opera Businessman (uncredited) | Movie | 1949 |
 | Mr. Belvedere Goes to College | Dr. Keating | Movie | 1949 |
 | Duke of Chicago | Chester Cunningham | Movie | 1949 |
 | Down to the Sea in Ships | John Briggs | Movie | 1949 |
 | John Loves Mary | Gen. Biddle | Movie | 1949 |
 | Family Honeymoon | Chancellor Fenster | Movie | 1948 |
 | Smuggler's Cove | Terrence Mahoney | Movie | 1948 |
 | A Southern Yankee | Hotel Manager | Movie | 1948 |
 | Waterfront at Midnight | Commissioner Ryan | Movie | 1948 |
 | Give My Regards to Broadway | Mr. Boyd | Movie | 1948 |
 | Blondie's Reward | John D. Dickson | Movie | 1948 |
 | Speed to Spare | Al Simmons | Movie | 1948 |
 | Call Northside 777 | Martin J. Burns | Movie | 1948 |
 | The Judge Steps Out | John Struthers II (uncredited) | Movie | 1947 |
 | Wyoming | Judge Sheridan | Movie | 1947 |
 | Danger Street | Turlock | Movie | 1947 |
 | Living in a Big Way | Judge | Movie | 1947 |
 | High Barbaree | John Case | Movie | 1947 |
 | Out of the Blue | Mr. Holliston | Movie | 1947 |
 | The Late George Apley | Julian H. Dole | Movie | 1947 |
 | That Brennan Girl | Judge (uncredited) | Movie | 1946 |
 | Heldorado | C.W. Driscoll | Movie | 1946 |
 | Shadow of a Woman | Howard K. Brooks | Movie | 1946 |
 | Easy to Wed | Farwood | Movie | 1946 |
 | The Bamboo Blonde | Patrick Ransom, Sr. | Movie | 1946 |
 | In Fast Company | Patrick McCormick | Movie | 1946 |
 | A Night in Casablanca | Mr. Smythe | Movie | 1946 |
 | They Made Me a Killer | District Attorney Booth | Movie | 1946 |
 | Blondie's Lucky Day | Jonathan Butler Sr. | Movie | 1946 |
 | Up Goes Maisie | Mr. J.G. Nuboult | Movie | 1946 |
 | Gay Blades | J.M. Snively | Movie | 1946 |
 | Spellbound | Dr. Hanish | Movie | 1945 |
 | Don't Fence Me In | Governor Thomas | Movie | 1945 |
 | Swingin' on a Rainbow | Thomas Marsden | Movie | 1945 |
 | Mama Loves Papa | Mr. McIntosh | Movie | 1945 |
 | Midnight Manhunt | Mr. McAndrews, Night Editor (Uncredited) | Movie | 1945 |
 | The Chicago Kid | Carter | Movie | 1945 |
 | The Southerner | Ruston | Movie | 1945 |
 | The Horn Blows at Midnight | Hotel Manager Thompson | Movie | 1945 |
 | Thoroughbreds | John Crandall | Movie | 1944 |
 | In the Meantime, Darling | General Garnett | Movie | 1944 |
 | Jamboree | P.J. Jarvis | Movie | 1944 |
 | Henry Aldrich Plays Cupid | Sen. Tom Caldicott | Movie | 1944 |
 | Mystery Broadcast | Arthur J. Stanley | Movie | 1943 |
 | Man from Music Mountain | Arthur Davis | Movie | 1943 |
 | Thank Your Lucky Stars | Dr. Kirby (uncredited) | Movie | 1943 |
 | Heart of the Golden West | James Barrabee | Movie | 1942 |
 | You Can't Escape Forever | Major Turner | Movie | 1942 |
 | Moonlight Masquerade | John Bennett Sr. | Movie | 1942 |
 | The Man Who Wouldn't Die | Dudley Wolff | Movie | 1942 |
 | Blondie's Blessed Event | William Lawrence (uncredited) | Movie | 1942 |
 | A Tragedy at Midnight | Landeck | Movie | 1942 |
 | Remember the Day | Sen. Phillips | Movie | 1941 |
 | You're in the Army Now | General Philpot | Movie | 1941 |
 | Mr. District Attorney in the Carter Case | Dist. Atty. Winton | Movie | 1941 |
 | Rise and Shine | Orville Turner | Movie | 1941 |
 | Three Girls About Town | Fred Chambers, editor | Movie | 1941 |
 | You Belong to Me | Barrows | Movie | 1941 |
 | Great Guns | Gen. Taylor | Movie | 1941 |
 | Law of the Tropics | Alfred King, Sr. | Movie | 1941 |
 | Puddin' Head | Mr. Harvey | Movie | 1941 |
 | Out of the Fog | Judge Moriarty | Movie | 1941 |
 | Ride on Vaquero | Colonel Warren | Movie | 1941 |
 | High Sierra | Mr. Baughmam | Movie | 1941 |
 | Arizona | Solomon Warner | Movie | 1940 |
 | Behind the News | D. A. Hardin S. Kelly | Movie | 1940 |
 | Maryland | Buckman | Movie | 1940 |
 | Manhattan Heartbeat | Dr. Bentley | Movie | 1940 |
 | Sailor's Lady | Captain | Movie | 1940 |
 | Typhoon | Dea's father | Movie | 1940 |
 | The Marines Fly High | Col. Hill | Movie | 1940 |
 | Dr. Ehrlich's Magic Bullet | Defense Attorney | Movie | 1940 |
 | High School | James Wallace | Movie | 1940 |
 | Brother Rat and a Baby | Sterling Randolph | Movie | 1940 |
 | Two Thoroughbreds | Horse Owner | Movie | 1939 |
 | Meet Dr. Christian | John Hewitt | Movie | 1939 |
 | They Shall Have Music | Heifetz' Manager | Movie | 1939 |
 | Stanley and Livingstone | Colonel Grimes | Movie | 1939 |
 | News Is Made at Night | Inspector Melrose | Movie | 1939 |
 | The Forgotten Woman | Charles Courtenay | Movie | 1939 |
 | The Gorilla | Conway | Movie | 1939 |
 | Mr. Moto in Danger Island | Gov. John Bentley | Movie | 1939 |
 | Never Say Die | Jasper Hawkins | Movie | 1939 |
 | Charlie Chan in Honolulu | Inspector Rawlins | Movie | 1938 |
 | The Sisters | Caleb Ammon | Movie | 1938 |
 | If I Were King | Burgundian Herald | Movie | 1938 |
 | I'll Give a Million | Corcoran | Movie | 1938 |
 | The Higgins Family | Ollie Thornwald | Movie | 1938 |
 | Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm | Cyrus Bartlett | Movie | 1938 |
 | Love on a Budget | Emory Fisher | Movie | 1938 |
 | A Slight Case of Murder | Mr. Whitewood | Movie | 1938 |
 | Algiers | Commissioner Janvier | Movie | 1938 |
 | High Flyers | Horace Arlington | Movie | 1937 |
 | My Dear Miss Aldrich | Mr. Sinclair | Movie | 1937 |
 | Big City | District Attorney Gilbert | Movie | 1937 |
 | On Again—Off Again | Mr. Applegate | Movie | 1937 |
 | The Devil Is Driving | Sam Mitchell | Movie | 1937 |
 | The Soldier and the Lady | Tsar | Movie | 1937 |
 | 23 1/2 Hours Leave | Gen. Markley | Movie | 1937 |
 | Black Legion | Billings | Movie | 1937 |
 | Mind Your Own Business | Brannigan | Movie | 1936 |
 | Three Men on a Horse | Clarence Dobbins | Movie | 1936 |
 | The General Died at Dawn | American Husband (uncredited) | Movie | 1936 |
 | The Plainsman | Yellow Hand | Movie | 1936 |
 | Mad Holiday | Chief Gibbs (uncredited) | Movie | 1936 |
 | Yellowstone | Radell | Movie | 1936 |
 | Postal Inspector | Police Lt. Ordway (uncredited) | Movie | 1936 |
 | The Return of Sophie Lang | Insp. Parr | Movie | 1936 |
 | Private Number | Perry Winfield | Movie | 1936 |
 | The Witness Chair | Martin | Movie | 1936 |
 | The Walking Dead | Blackstone | Movie | 1936 |
 | August Week End | George Washburne | Movie | 1936 |
 | The Petrified Forest | Mr. Chisholm | Movie | 1936 |
 | Rose of the Rancho | Boss Martin | Movie | 1936 |
 | Thanks a Million | Maxwell | Movie | 1935 |
 | Broadway Melody of 1936 | Managing Editor | Movie | 1935 |
 | Alibi Ike | Lefty Crawford | Movie | 1935 |
 | Goin' to Town | Donovan | Movie | 1935 |
 | Four Hours to Kill! | Capt. Seaver | Movie | 1935 |
 | I'll Love You Always | Sandstone | Movie | 1935 |
 | The Whole Town's Talking | 'J.G.' Carpenter | Movie | 1935 |
 | A Wicked Woman | Ed Trice | Movie | 1934 |
 | Broadway Bill | James Whitehall (uncredited) | Movie | 1934 |
 | The President Vanishes | Skinner | Movie | 1934 |
 | Kid Millions | Shiek Mulhulla | Movie | 1934 |
 | The Affairs of Cellini | Emissary | Movie | 1934 |
 | She Was a Lady | Jeff Dyer | Movie | 1934 |
 | Hat, Coat and Glove | The Prosecuting Attorney | Movie | 1934 |
 | Handy Andy | Charlie Norcross | Movie | 1934 |
 | Charlie Chan's Courage | J.P. Madden / Jerry Delaney | Movie | 1934 |
 | Born to Be Bad | Attorney Brian | Movie | 1934 |
 | The Last Gentleman | One of Judd's Creditors (uncredited) | Movie | 1934 |
 | The House of Rothschild | Solomon Rothschild | Movie | 1934 |
 | Looking for Trouble | James Regan | Movie | 1934 |
 | Advice to the Lovelorn | Gaskell | Movie | 1933 |
 | The Wiser Sex | Blaney | Movie | 1932 |
 | The Awful Truth | Dan Leeson | Movie | 1929 |
| Two Masters | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1928 | |
 | Men Who Have Made Love to Me | The Literary Man | Movie | 1918 |