Paul Harvey
Actor
- Born
- September 9, 1882 · Sandwich, Illinois, USA
- Died
- December 15, 1955 (age 73)
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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.
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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
Sabrina
September 1, 1954
Spellbound
October 31, 1945
High Sierra
January 23, 1941
Father of the Bride
May 18, 1950
The Petrified Forest
February 8, 1936
Calamity Jane
November 4, 1953
Call Northside 777
February 13, 1948
A Night in Casablanca
May 10, 1946
The Fountainhead
June 25, 1949
The Walking Dead
February 29, 1936
Father's Little Dividend
April 5, 1951
The Southerner
April 30, 1945
Acting172
- 1997Bogart: The Untold Story as Self (archive footage)
- 1955Meet the Governor as Gov. John H. Dirks
- 1955High Society as Henry Baldwin
- 1955Three for the Show as Harold Wharton (uncredited)
- 1954Sabrina as Dr. Calaway (uncredited)
- 1953Calamity Jane as Henry Miller
- 1953Remains to Be Seen as Mr. Bennett
- 1952April in Paris as Secretary Robert Sherman
- 1952Dreamboat as DW Harrington
- 1952Has Anybody Seen My Gal?