John Harvey - Turner Classic Movies

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John Harvey was an actor who founded his entertainment career success with roles in film. Harvey's earliest roles were in film, including the musical "Four Jills in a Jeep" (1944) with Kay Francis, "Pin-Up Girl" (1944) and the mystery adaptation "The Spider" (1945) with Richard Conte. He also appeared in "Private Angelo" (1949), "The Man With My Face" (1951) with Barry Nelson and th...

Filmography

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No Babies Wanted (1928)

Keep Going (1926)

The Right Man (1925)

The Woman Who Believed (1922)

Keepers of the Frame (1999)

The Black Windmill (1974)

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Pin Up Girl (1944) -- (Movie Clip) Don't Carry Tales Out Of School

Four Jills In A Jeep (1943) -- (Movie Clip) You Look Like Somebody I've Seen

Biography

John Harvey was an actor who founded his entertainment career success with roles in film. Harvey's earliest roles were in film, including the musical "Four Jills in a Jeep" (1944) with Kay Francis, "Pin-Up Girl" (1944) and the mystery adaptation "The Spider" (1945) with Richard Conte. He also appeared in "Private Angelo" (1949), "The Man With My Face" (1951) with Barry Nelson and the Herbert Lom thrilling adaptation "The Phantom of the Opera" (1962). He continued to act in productions like "The Wrong Arm of the Law" (1962), the Peter Sellers comedy "Heavens Above!" (1963) and the George Peppard dramatic adaptation "The Blue Max" (1966). He also appeared in "A Challenge For Robin Hood" (1968) with Barrie Ingham. In the nineties, Harvey lent his talents to projects like "A Hard Rain" (Showtime, 1993-94), "The Last Shot" (Showtime, 1993-94) and "Hellfire" (Showtime, 1995-96). His credits also expanded to "Grosse Pointe Blank" with John Cusack (1997) and "Keepers of the Frame" with Alan Alda (1999). Harvey most recently worked on "The Myth" (Showtime, 2000-01).

Filmography

Director (Feature Film)

No Babies Wanted (1928)

Keep Going (1926)

The Right Man (1925)

The Woman Who Believed (1922)

Cast (Feature Film)

Keepers of the Frame (1999)

The Black Windmill (1974)

A Challenge for Robin Hood (1968)

The Deadly Bees (1967)

They Came from Beyond Space (1967)

The Blue Max (1966)

The Psychopath (1966)

Reinhardt Klermer

The Crimson Blade (1964)

The Wrong Arm of the Law (1963)

The Kiss of the Vampire (1963)

Police sergeant

Heavens Above! (1963)

The Phantom of the Opera (1962)

Two-Way Stretch (1961)

Double Bunk (1961)

Tunes of Glory (1960)

Sergeant Bridge Hotel

Edge of Fury (1958)

X the Unknown (1957)

Maj. Cartwright

The Long Haul (1957)

Superintdent Macrea

The Big Frame (1953)

Angels One Five (1952)

The Man with My Face (1951)

Lady Godiva Rides Again (1951)

Chance of a Lifetime (1950)

Private Angelo (1949)

The Spider (1945)

Pin Up Girl (1944)

Four Jills in a Jeep (1944)

Capt. Ted Warren

Producer (Feature Film)

The Ribald Tales of Robin Hood (1969)

Music (Feature Film)

Grosse Pointe Blank (1997)

Costume-Wardrobe (Feature Film)

The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)

Armour weapons Supervisor, Weta Workshop

The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002)

Armour weapons/standby, Weta Workshop

The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)

Armour weapons/Standby, Weta Workshop

Art Department (Feature Film)

King Kong (2005)

Supervisor, Specialty weapons & props

Film Production - Lighting/Electrical (Feature Film)

Unborn II (1994)

Bestboy Electrician

Film Production - Main (Feature Film)

Hellfire (1995)

Film Production - Lighting/Electrical (Special)

A Hard Rain (1994)

Film Production - Main (Special)

The Myth (2001)

The Myth (2001)

Production Bookkeeper

Evening Class (1993)

The Last Shot (1993)

Misc. Crew (Special)

The Myth (2001)

Life Events

Videos

Pin Up Girl (1944) -- (Movie Clip) Don't Carry Tales Out Of School Miffed New York night club star Molly (Martha Raye) calls Lorry (Betty Grable, with pal Dorothea Kent, from Missouri) on her claim she starred in a just-closed Broadway show, so owner Joe E. Brown introduces her for a number by James V. Monaco and Mack Gordon, in Pin Up Girl, 1944.

Four Jills In A Jeep (1943) -- (Movie Clip) You Look Like Somebody I've Seen Just arrived on a base in England, in a story supposedly based on their own real experience on USO tours, Kay Francis, sparky Martha Raye, blonde Carole Landis and Mitzi Mayfair get collected by their minder Eddie (Phil Silvers), and meet handsome flier Ted (John Harvey), early in Four Jills In A Jeep, 1943.

Pin Up Girl (1944) -- (Movie Clip) We're In Musical Comedy Navy hero Tommy (John Harvey) and pal Dud (Dave Willock) are the toast of New York, greeted by Eddie (Joe E. Brown) at his night club, not knowing Lorry and Kay (Betty Grable, Dorothea Kent) have fibbed to get his table, Martha Raye with an original song by James V. Monaco and Mack Gordon, in Pin Up Girl, 1944.

Psychopath, The (1966) -- (Movie Clip) Danger Road Up Immediately after the credits and not much to go on, a Mini Cooper, a violinist (John Harvey), a red Volvo and a doll, from the 1966 thriller The Psychopath, directed by the famous Hammer Films cameraman Freddie Francis, starring Patrick Wymark.

X The Unknown -- (Movie Clip) Good Reading Soldiers learning to use a Geiger counter on a Scottish bog, clumsy Lancing (Kenneth Cope) finds something other than the harmless test signal, scientist Banneman (Peter Hammond) following up as trouble ensues, early in X: The Unknown, 1957.

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