Forrester Harvey

Forrester Harvey (27 June 1884 – 14 December 1945) was an Irish film actor.

Career 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). He also played alongside Laurel and Hardy in their feature film A Chump at Oxford (1940). A number of reference works incorrectly identify him as having played Little Maria's father in Frankenstein.

Death Harvey died on 14 December 1945, at Laguna Beach, California, after suffering a stroke. His remains are interred at Sunnyside Cemetery in Long Beach, California, but his grave remains unmarked.

Selected filmography

The Lilac Sunbonnet (1922) as Jock Gordon Somebody's Darling (1925) as Oliver Jordan Nell Gwyn (1926) as Charles Hart If Youth But Knew (1926) as Amos The Ring (1927) as The Promoter The Flag Lieutenant (1927) as Dusty Miller The White Sheik (1928) as Pat Moulin Rouge (1928) as Tourist (uncredited) Toni (1928) as Watts Glorious Youth (1928) as Simmons Spangles (1928) as Watty Ringing the Changes (1929) as Steve Blower The Devil to Pay! (1930) as Taxi Driver (uncredited) A Tailor Made Man (1931) as Pomeroy The Man in Possession (1931) as A Bailiff Chances (1931) as Joe - News Vendor (uncredited) Guilty Hands (1931) as Spencer Wilson Devotion (1931) as Gas Inspector (uncredited) Lovers Courageous (1932) as Fisherman (uncredited) Shanghai Express (1932) as Peiping Ticket Agent (uncredited) Sky Devils (1932) as Innkeeper The Wet Parade (1932) as Mr. Fortesque Tarzan the Ape Man (1932) as Beamish But the Flesh Is Weak (1932) as Gooch Mystery Ranch (1932) as Artie Brower Those We Love (1932) as Jake Smilin' Through (1932) as Orderly Kongo (1932) as Cookie Red Dust (1932) as Captain Limey Destination Unknown (1933) as Ring The Eagle and the Hawk (1933) as Hogan Cocktail Hour (1933) as Barfly (uncredited) Midnight Club (1933) as Thomas Roberts Blind Adventure (1933) as Coffee Shop Owner Lady for a Day (1933) as Oscar, Hotel Employee with letter (uncredited) The Invisible Man (1933) as Herbert Hall Man of Two Worlds (1934) as Tim You Can't Buy Everything (1934) as Tramp in Park (uncredited) The Mystery of Mr. X (1934) as Joseph Horatio Palmer Tarzan and His Mate (1934) as Beamish Great Expectations (1934) as Uncle Pumblechook Menace (1934) as Wilcox The Painted Veil (1934) as Waddington Broadway Bill (1934) as Bradshaw (uncredited) Limehouse Blues (1934) as McDonald (uncredited) Forsaking All Others (1934) (scenes deleted) The Best Man Wins (1935) as Harry The Gilded Lily (1935) as Hugo / Innkeeper The Right to Live (1935) as English Bobby (uncredited) The Mystery of Edwin Drood (1935) as Durdles The Woman in Red (1935) as Mooney Vagabond Lady (1935) as Corky Nye China Seas (1935) as Chief Steward Ted Gary (uncredited) Jalna (1935) as Rags, the Butler-Chauffeur Without Regret (1935) as Police Surgeon (uncredited) The Perfect Gentleman (1935) as Wally Baxton A Tale of Two Cities (1935) as Joe (uncredited) Captain Blood (1935) as Honesty Nuttall Three Live Ghosts (1936) as The Paymaster (uncredited) Love Before Breakfast (1936) as Chief Steward Petticoat Fever (1936) as Scotty Trouble for Two (1936) as Hotel Waiter (uncredited) The Return of Sophie Lang (1936) as Deck Steward (uncredited) Suzy (1936) as Counter Man (uncredited) Lloyd's of London (1936) as Percival Potts White Hunter (1936) as Pembrooke Personal Property (1937) as Herbert Jenkins, Bailiff The Prince and the Pauper (1937) as Meaty Man Souls at Sea (1937) as Pub Proprietor (uncredited) The Man Who Cried Wolff (1937) as Jocko Bulldog Drummond Comes Back (1937) as Barman/Landlord (uncredited) Fight for Your Lady (1937) as Referee Thoroughbreds Don't Cry (1937) as Wilkins Bulldog Drummond's Peril (1938) as Bus Garage Man (uncredited) Kidnapped (1938) as Innkeeper Bulldog Drummond in Africa (1938) as Constable Jenkins (uncredited) Mysterious Mr. Moto (1938) as George Higgins Arrest Bulldog Drummond (1938) as Constable Severn—Outside Gannett House (uncredited) A Christmas Carol (1938) as Old Fezziwig (uncredited) Sweethearts (1938) as Tailor's Assistant (uncredited) I'm from Missouri (1939) as Customs Inspector (uncredited) Bulldog Drummond's Secret Police (1939) as Professor Downie Let Us Live (1939) as Death Row Inmate Asking for His Music (uncredited) The Lady's from Kentucky (1939) as Nonny Watkins The Witness Vanishes (1939) as Allistair McNab The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex (1939) Bit Part (uncredited) Raffles (1939) as Umpire (uncredited) The Invisible Man Returns (1940) as Ben Jenkins A Chump at Oxford (1940) as Meredith Rebecca (1940) as Chalcroft On Their Own (1940) as Mr. Pim Tom Brown's School Days (1940) as Sam. the Coachman (uncredited) Earl of Puddlestone (1940) as Tittington Little Nellie Kelly (1940) as Moriarity Free and Easy (1941) as Briggs (Landlord) Meet John Doe (1941) as Bum (uncredited) Scotland Yard (1941) as Air Raid Warden (uncredited) Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1941) as Old Prouty The Feminine Touch (1941) (scenes deleted) Mercy Island (1941) as Captain Lowe The Wolf Man (1941) as Twiddle This Above All (1942) as Proprietor (uncredited) Mrs. Miniver (1942) as Mr. Huggins (uncredited) Random Harvest (1942) as Cabby (uncredited) The Mysterious Doctor (1943) as Hugh Penhryn The Lodger (1944) as Cobbler (uncredited) Secrets of Scotland Yard (1944) as Alfred Morgan None but the Lonely Heart (1944) as Shooting Galley Proprietor (uncredited) The Man in Half Moon Street (1945) as Harris, Cabby (uncredited) Scotland Yard Investigator (1945) as Sam Todworthy Confidential Agent (1945) as Bates (uncredited) The Green Years (1946) as Peter Dickie (uncredited) Devotion (1946) as Hoggs (uncredited)