Forrester Harvey

Personal Info

Birthday

June 26, 1884

Day of Death

1945-12-14

(61 years old)

Place of Birth

County Cork, Ireland

Also Known As

Forester Harvey

Forrester Harvey

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.

Known For

The Wolf Man

Rebecca

The Invisible Man

Tarzan the Ape Man

The Eagle and the Hawk

Lady for a Day

The Prince and the Pauper

Mrs. Miniver

Filmography

1946
The Green Years
as Peter Dickie
Devotion
as Hoggs (uncredited)
1945
Scotland Yard Investigator
as Sam Todworthy
The Man in Half Moon Street
as Harris
1943
The Mysterious Doctor
as Hugh Penhryn
1942
Mrs. Miniver
as Mr. Huggins (uncredited)
This Above All
as Proprietor
1941
The Wolf Man
as Twiddle
Mercy Island
as Captain Lowe
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
as Old Prouty
1940
Little Nellie Kelly
as Moriarity
Earl of Puddlestone
as Tittington
Tom Brown's School Days
as Sam the Coachman
On Their Own
as Mr. Pim
Rebecca
as Chalcroft
A Chump at Oxford
as Meredith
The Invisible Man Returns
as Ben Jenkins
1939
Raffles
as Umpire
The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex
as Bit Part (uncredited)
The Witness Vanishes
as Allistair McNab
The Lady's from Kentucky
as Nonny Watkins
Bulldog Drummond's Secret Police
as Professor Downie
Let Us Live
as Death Row Inmate (uncredited)
1938
A Christmas Carol
as Old Fezziwig
Arrest Bulldog Drummond
as Constable at Gannett House
Mysterious Mr. Moto
as George Higgins
Bulldog Drummond in Africa
as Constable Jenkins
Kidnapped
as Innkeeper
Bulldog Drummond's Peril
as Bus Garage Man
1937
Thoroughbreds Don't Cry
as Wilkins
Fight for Your Lady
as Referee
Bulldog Drummond Comes Back
as Barman / Landlord
Souls at Sea
as Pub Proprietor (uncredited)
The Man Who Cried Wolf
as Jacko
The Prince and the Pauper
as Meaty Man
Personal Property
as Herbert Jenkins
1936
Lloyd's of London
as Percival Potts
White Hunter
as Pembrooke
Trouble for Two
as Hotel Waiter (Uncredited)
Petticoat Fever
as Scotty
Love Before Breakfast
as Chief Steward
1935
Captain Blood
as Honesty Nutall
The Perfect Gentleman
as Wally Baxton
Jalna
as Rags
China Seas
as Chief Steward Ted Gary (uncredited)
Vagabond Lady
as Corky Nye
The Woman in Red
as Mooney
The Mystery of Edwin Drood
as Durdles
The Right to Live
as English Bobby
The Gilded Lily
as Proprietor, English Inn
The Best Man Wins
as Harry
1934
Broadway Bill
as Bradshaw (uncredited)
The Painted Veil
as Waddington
Menace
as Wilcox
Great Expectations
as Uncle Pumblechook
Tarzan and His Mate
as Beamish
The Mystery of Mr. X
as Palmer
Man of Two Worlds
as Tim
1933
The Invisible Man
as Herbert Hall
Lady for a Day
as Hotel Employee Oscar (uncredited)
Blind Adventure
as Coffee Wagon Proprietor
Midnight Club
as Thomas Roberts
Cocktail Hour
as Barfly (uncredited)
The Eagle and the Hawk
as Hogan
1932
Red Dust
as Captain Limey
Kongo
as 'Cookie'
Smilin' Through
as Orderly
Young Onions
as Alfred
Those We Love
as Jake
Mystery Ranch
as Artie Brower
But the Flesh Is Weak
as Gooch
Tarzan the Ape Man
as Beamish
The Wet Parade
as Mr. Fortesque
Sky Devils
as Innkeeper
Shanghai Express
as Peiping Ticket Agent (uncredited)
1931
Guilty Hands
as Spencer Wilson
Chances
as Joe (uncredited)
The Man in Possession
as Bailiff
A Tailor-Made Man
as Pomeroy
1930
The Devil to Pay!
as Taxi Driver (uncredited)
1928
Spangles
as Watty
Glorious Youth
as Simmons
The White Sheik
as Pat
Toni
as Watts
1927
The Flag Lieutenant
as Dusty Miller
The Ring
as The Promoter
1926
Nell Gwyn
as Charles Hart
1925
Somebody's Darling
as Oliver Jordan