Paul Harvey
Actor · Since 1936
Known for
Time and sheer volume of work have made Paul Harvey a veteran actor whose name has been turning up in credits for decades. Neither the cinema nor the television half of the career can be called the side project. Of everything on the filmography, 'Spellbound' is the work that traveled the furthest. Another entry worth naming is 'High Sierra'.
Paul Harvey
Actor · Since 1936
163 Movies · 5 Series
Time and sheer volume of work have made Paul Harvey a veteran actor whose name has been turning up in credits for decades. Neither the cinema nor the television half of the career can be called the side project. Of everything on the filmography, 'Spellbound' is the work that traveled the furthest. Another entry worth naming is 'High Sierra'.
Movies
Plays Dr. Hanish
Spellbound
1945
Plays Reverend Galsworthy
Father of the Bride
1950
Plays Henry Miller
Calamity Jane
1953
Plays Reverend Galsworthy
Father's Little Dividend
1951
Plays Mr. Baughmam
High Sierra
1941
Plays Mr. Smythe
A Night in Casablanca
1946
Plays Mr. Chisholm
The Petrified Forest
1936
Plays 'J.G.' Carpenter
The Whole Town's Talking
1935
Plays Managing Editor
Broadway Melody of 1936
1935
Plays Colonel Grimes
Stanley and Livingstone
1939
Plays Chancellor Fenster
Family Honeymoon
1948
Plays Cyrus Bartlett
Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm
1938
Plays Mr. Whitewood
A Slight Case of Murder
1938
Plays Jim Townsend
The Girl from Jones Beach
1949
Plays Defense Attorney
Dr. Ehrlich's Magic Bullet
1940
Plays D. A. Hardin S. Kelly
Behind the News
1940
Plays Yellow Hand
The Plainsman
1936
Plays Billings
Black Legion
1937
Plays Sen. Phillips
Remember the Day
1941
Plays Mr. Arnspiger
Take One False Step
1949
Plays Martin J. Burns
Call Northside 777
1948
Plays Blackstone
The Walking Dead
1936
Plays Insp. Parr
The Return of Sophie Lang
1936
Plays Ruston
The Southerner
1945
Plays Gen. Taylor
Great Guns
1941
Plays Secretary Robert Sherman
April in Paris
1952
Plays Alfred King, Sr.
Law of the Tropics
1941
Plays Burgundian Herald
If I Were King
1938
Plays Commissioner Janvier
Algiers
1938
Plays Hotel Manager Thompson
The Horn Blows at Midnight
1945
Plays Solomon Warner
Arizona
1940
Plays Gen. Biddle
John Loves Mary
1949
Plays D.A. Abbott
The Milkman
1950
Plays Mr. Sinclair
My Dear Miss Aldrich
1937
Plays Solomon Rothschild
The House of Rothschild
1934
Plays Barrows
You Belong to Me
1941
Plays Gaskell
Advice to the Lovelorn
1933
Plays Attorney Brian
Born to Be Bad
1934
Plays Cyrus Random, Sr.
Excuse My Dust
1951
Plays Leeming
The First Time
1952
Plays DW Harrington
Dreamboat
1952
Plays Chief of Police Blake
The Lawless
1950
Plays Patrick Ransom, Sr.
The Bamboo Blonde
1946
Plays Donovan
Goin' to Town
1935
Plays John Briggs
Down to the Sea in Ships
1949
Plays Colonel Warren
Ride on Vaquero
1941
Plays Jonathan Butler Sr.
Blondie's Lucky Day
1946
Plays Brendon Boyd
The Skipper Surprised His Wife
1950
Plays Mr. Bennett
Remains to Be Seen
1953
Plays Sterling Randolph
Brother Rat and a Baby
1940
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Meet the Governor
Gov. John H. Dirks
1955
Studio 57
Charles R. Porter
1955Season 2
Father Knows Best
Mr. Gribble
1955Season 2
High Society
Henry Baldwin
1955
Three for the Show
Harold Wharton (uncredited)
1955
Cavalcade of America
Mayor
1954Season 3
Sabrina
Dr. Calaway (uncredited)
1954
Lux Video Theatre
Hardy as an Old Man
1954Season 5
Calamity Jane
Henry Miller
1953
Frequently Asked Questions
Is Paul Harvey still alive?
Paul Harvey passed away on December 15, 1955 at age 73.
What are the most famous roles of Paul Harvey?
Paul Harvey is best known for roles in Sabrina, Spellbound, High Sierra.
How many movies has Paul Harvey been in?
Over a 37-year career (since 1918), Paul Harvey has appeared in 163 movies and 5 TV shows.
What was Paul Harvey's first movie?
The career of Paul Harvey began with Men Who Have Made Love to Me (1918).
What is Paul Harvey's most recent movie or series?
Paul Harvey's most recent release is Meet the Governor, which premiered on October 5, 1955.
What TV shows has Paul Harvey appeared in?
On television, Paul Harvey has appeared in I Love Lucy, Father Knows Best, Lux Video Theatre, Cavalcade of America.
Paul Harvey
1882-09-09 · Sandwich, Illinois, USA
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.