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Harry William Harvey Sr.
Harry William Harvey Sr.
	Harvey in Gangsters of the Frontier (1944)
Born	Harry William Harvey; January 10, 1901; Indian Territory, U.S.
Died	November 27, 1985 (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 American actor of theatre, film, and television. He was the father of actor, script supervisor, and director Harry William Harvey Jr. He is best known for his performances on The Roy Rogers Show (1951–1957), and The Lone Ranger (1949).

Career

Born in Indian Territory, now Oklahoma,^[1] Harvey appeared in minstrel shows, in vaudeville,^[2] and on the Broadway stage but is best remembered as a character actor who appeared in more than three hundred films and episodes of television series. He co-starred in The Oregon Trail (1936), with John Wayne, Old Overland Trail (1953), Wyoming Renegades (1954), Ride Beyond Vengeance (1966) with Chuck Connors, and many other westerns.^{[citation needed]}

Harvey was cast from 1951 to 1957 in the role of Sheriff Tom Blodgett in fifty-three episodes of The Roy Rogers Show.^[3]^: 914 In 1956 he appeared uncredited as the Marshal on the TV western Cheyenne in the episode "The Last Train West." That same year, he appeared as Tom Lovelace in another Cheyenne episode titled "Johnny Bravo."

He played Mayor George Dixon of fictitious Yellowstone in twenty-one episodes from 1957 to 1959 of the syndicated western series, Man Without a Gun. He was cast in different roles in eleven episodes of The Lone Ranger from 1949 to 1955. In 1960 Harvey appeared as Citizen on the TV western Laramie in the episode titled "Duel at Parkinson Town." ^{[citation needed]}

In 1962, he appeared on the short-lived NBC 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 as Branded, Lassie, Hazel, Kentucky Jones, Gunsmoke, The Wild Wild West, Mannix, Alias Smith and Jones, Bonanza, and Columbo. His last appearance was in an episode of Adam-12 (1974).

Selected filmography

1932: Destry Rides Again as Stage Passenger (uncredited)
1935: Manhattan Moon as Newspaper Reporter
1935: Skybound as George Duncan
1936: The Oregon Trail as Tim
1936: Ticket to Paradise as Spotter
1936: Headline Crasher as City Editor
1936: The Reckless Way as Joe Black
1936: The Moon's Our Home as Reporter
1937: Special Agent K-7 as Speedy
1937: High Hat as Nelson Connolly
1938: Here's Flash Casey as Gus Payton
1938: King of the Sierras as Pete
1938: Six Shootin' Sheriff as Todd
1939: Lone Star Pioneers as Eph Brown
1939: Mercy Plane as Curly
1939: Two Gun Troubador as Elmer Potts
1940: Phantom Rancher as Gopher
1940: Texas Renegades as Sidekick Noisy
1940: Deadwood Dick as Dave Miller
1940: Ridin' the Trail as Fuzzy Jones
1942: The Pride of the Yankees as Joe McCarthy
1943: Return of the Rangers as Philip Dobbs
1944: Gangsters of the Frontier as Mr. Merritt
1946: Step by Step as Senator Remmy
1946: Badman's Territory as Stationmaster (uncredited)
1947: Trail Street as Mayor
1947: Sinbad the Sailor as Crier at Execution (uncredited)
1948: The Arizona Ranger as Payton, Stagecoach Agent
1948: They Live by Night as Hagenheimer
1949: Death Valley Gunfighter as Vinson McKnight
1949: I Cheated the Law as Second Judge
1950: Cow Town as Sheriff Steve Calhoun
1950: Unmasked as Saunders
1951: Whirlwind as Sheriff Barlow
1951: Arizona Manhunt as Doctor Sawyer
1951-1957: The Roy Rogers Show (TV series) (54 episodes) as Sheriff Tom Blodgett / Sheriff John Blodgett / Williams / Hank Fisher / Minister / Sheriff Williams
1952: High Noon as Coy (uncredited)
1952: The Duel at Silver Creek as Mr. Cromwell (uncredited)
1952: Ma and Pa Kettle at the Fair as Jam-Judging Committee Chairman (uncredited)
1953: Old Overland Trail as Storekeeper
1954: Highway Dragnet as Mr. Carson
1957-1959: Man Without a Gun (TV series) (22 episodes) as Mayor George Dixon
1960-1961: Laramie (TV series)
- (Season 2 Episode 8: ".45 Caliber") as Townsman (uncredited)
- (Season 2 Episode 12: "Duel at Parkinson Town") as Citizen
- (Season 2 Episode 23: "Run of the Hunted") as Tolan
- (Season 3 Episode 5: "The Fatal Step") as Postmaster
1962: Lawman (TV series) (Season 4 Episode 37: "The Actor") as Dr. Wilson
1962-1963: It's a Man's World (TV series) (18 episodes) as Houghton Stott
1963: The Alfred Hitchcock Hour (Season 1 Episode 24: "The Star Juror") as Dr. Vince
1963: The Alfred Hitchcock Hour (Season 2 Episode 3: "Terror at Northfield") as Mayor Sanford Brown
1963: Leave it to Beaver (Season 6 Episode 33: "Summer in Alaska") as Captain Drake
1964: Disneyland
1965: Cat Ballou as Train Conductor (uncredited)
1965: Kentucky Jones (TV series) (Season 1 Episode 20: "Senior Citizen") as Uncle Henry
1965-1971: Gunsmoke (TV series) (8 episodes)
- (Season 10 Episode 25: "Breckinridge") as Old Man
- (Season 13 Episode 9: "The Pillagers") as Eli
- (Season 13 Episode 18: "Nowhere to Run") as Storekeeper
- (Season 14 Episode 7: "9:12 to Dodge") as Dispatcher
- (Season 16 Episode 4: "Sam McTavish M.D.") as Johnson
- (Season 17 Episode 12: "Gold Train: The Bullet, Part 1") as Drummer
- (Season 17 Episode 13: "Gold Train: The Bullet, Part 2") as Drummer
- (Season 17 Episode 14: "Gold Train: The Bullet, Part 3") as Drummer
1966: Ride Beyond Vengeance as Vogan
1966: Petticoat Junction (TV series) (Season 3 Episode 16: "Better Never Than Late") as Mr. Billings
1968: Bewitched (TV Series) (Season 4 Episode 27: "Tabitha's Crank Spell") as Uncle Willie
1969: The Ballad of Andy Crocker (TV Movie) as Mr. Kirkaby
1970: Airport as Dr. Avery Smith, Passenger (uncredited)
1974: Adam-12 (TV Series) (Season 7 Episode 9: "Alcohol") as Reverend Harvey

References

^ Kear, Lynn; King, James (2009). Evelyn Brent: The Life and Films of Hollywood's Lady Crook. McFarland. p. 239. ISBN 9780786454686. Retrieved May 28, 2017.
^ Mayer, Geoff (2017). Encyclopedia of American Film Serials. McFarland. p. 97. ISBN 9780786477623. Retrieved May 28, 2017.
^ ^a ^b Terrace, Vincent (2011). Encyclopedia of Television Shows, 1925 through 2010 (2nd ed.). Jefferson, N.C.: McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers. p. 515. ISBN 978-0-7864-6477-7.

Sources

King of the Cowboys, Queen of the West: Roy Rogers and Dale Evans, by Raymond E. White, A Ray and Pat Browne Book, Popular Press 3; 1st edition (July 17, 2006); ISBN 0299210049/ISBN 978-0299210045