Harry William Harvey Sr. | |
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 Harvey inGangsters of the Frontier (1944) | |
| Born | Harry William Harvey (1901-01-10)January 10, 1901 Indian Territory, U.S. |
| Died | November 27, 1985(1985-11-27) (aged 84) |
| Occupation(s) | Actor of stage, film, and television |
| Years active | 1932–1974 |
| Spouse | Mabel Frances Mason Harvey |
| Children | 1 |
Harry William Harvey, Sr. (January 10, 1901 – November 27, 1985[citation needed]) was an Americanactor oftheatre,film, andtelevision, with more than 300 movies and TV episodes to his credit. Movie fans know Harry Harvey asLeon Errol's perennial confidant in Errol's two-reel comedies forRKO Radio Pictures, and as a character player inserials forColumbia Pictures. Television viewers may recall him for his performances onThe Lone Ranger (1949) andThe Roy Rogers Show (1951–1957).
Born inIndian Territory, nowOklahoma,[1] Harvey appeared inminstrel shows, invaudeville,[2] and on theBroadway stage.
Harry Harvey began working in motion pictures in 1932, and established himself as a freelance character player. Although remembered as a fixture in dozens of RKO features and shorts, he actually worked at several studios during the 1930s and 1940s, although he did work exclusively for RKO between late 1945 and mid-1948. He usually played bits and small roles in feature films (reporters, clerks, waiters, stewards, etc.). He received larger roles in westerns, and featured roles in two-reel comedies. He began working with RKO's comedy star Leon Errol in 1939, and within a few years he was Errol's affable second lead, the best friend who tried to extricate the trouble-prone comic from his latest predicament. Harvey continued to appear in RKO films through 1952.
Harvey was cast from 1951 to 1957 in the role of Sheriff Tom Blodgett in fifty-three episodes ofThe Roy Rogers Show.[3]: 914 In 1956 he appeared uncredited as the Marshal on the TV westernCheyenne in the episode "The Last Train West." That same year, he appeared as Tom Lovelace in anotherCheyenne episode titled "Johnny Bravo."
He played Mayor George Dixon of fictitious Yellowstone in twenty-one episodes from 1957 to 1959 of thesyndicated western series,Man Without a Gun. He was cast in different roles in eleven episodes ofThe Lone Ranger from 1949 to 1955. In 1960 Harvey appeared as Citizen on the TV westernLaramie in the episode titled "Duel at Parkinson Town."[citation needed]
In 1962, he appeared on the short-livedNBC drama series,It's a Man's World as the recurring character, Houghton Stott, owner of Stott's Service Station.[3]
In the 1950s, 1960s, and 1970s, he guest-starred in such series asBranded,Lassie,Hazel,Leave it to Beaver,Kentucky Jones,Gunsmoke,The Wild Wild West,Mannix,Alias Smith and Jones,Bonanza, andColumbo. His last appearance was in an episode ofAdam-12 (1974).
He married Mabel Frances Mason; their son was actor, script supervisor, and director Harry Harvey, Jr.
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