Forrester Harvey
Known For
Acting
Born
1884-06-26 in County Cork, Ireland
Died
1945-12-14
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia 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.
Most Known For
Rebecca
as Chalcroft
Mysterious Mr. Moto
as George Higgins
The Invisible Man
as Herbert Hall
The Wolf Man
as Twiddle
A Christmas Carol
as Old Fezziwig
This Above All
as Proprietor
Captain Blood
as Honesty Nutall
The Invisible Man Returns
as Ben Jenkins
Tarzan the Ape Man
as Beamish
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
as Old Prouty
Mrs. Miniver
as Mr. Huggins (uncredited)
Shanghai Express
as Peiping Ticket Agent (uncredited)
Tarzan and His Mate
as Beamish
Red Dust
as Captain Limey
The Prince and the Pauper
as Meaty Man
The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex
as Bit Part (uncredited)
China Seas
as Chief Steward Ted Gary (uncredited)
The Ring
as The Promoter
Bulldog Drummond Comes Back
as Barman / Landlord
