Anthony Harvey
- Known For
- Directing
- Born
- June 3, 1931 in London, England, UK
- Died
- November 23, 2017 (aged 86)
- Active Years
- 1945–1994 (50 Years)
- Total Credits
- 33 credits in database
Biography
Anthony Harvey was a British filmmaker born in London, England, on June 3, 1930. He began his career as a teenage actor before working as a film editor during the 1950s, eventually transitioning to directing in the mid-1960s. Over the course of his career, Harvey accumulated fifteen film credits as an editor and thirteen credits as a director. Among his notable work as an editor are Lolita in 1962 and Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb in 1964. As a director, his second film, The Lion in Winter, released in 1968, earned him a nomination for the Academy Award for Directing as well as a Directors Guild of America Award. Harvey died on November 23, 2017, in Southampton, New York, USA.
Career overview
Anthony Harvey was a British filmmaker born in London, England, who began his career as a teenage actor before working as a film editor in the 1950s. He later transitioned into directing in the mid-1960s. Over the course of his career, Harvey accumulated fifteen film credits as an editor and thirteen credits as a director. Among his notable work as an editor, he is known for his involvement in Lolita and Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb.
As a director, the second film Harvey directed was The Lion in Winter, released in 1968. This film earned him a Directors Guild of America Award as well as a nomination for the Academy Award for Directing. Harvey passed away on November 23, 2017, in Southampton, New York, at the age of 87, having been born on June 3, 1930.
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Full Filmography
33 titles- Best Sellers or: Peter Sellers and 'Dr. Strangelove' (2004) as Self
- No Fighting in the War Room Or: 'Dr Strangelove' and the Nuclear Threat (2004) as Self
- The Art of Stanley Kubrick: From Short Films to Strangelove (2000) as Self
- Katharine Hepburn: On Her Own Terms (1996) as Self
- This Can't Be Love (1994) Director
- Grace Quigley (1985) Director
- Svengali (1983) Director
- The Patricia Neal Story (1981) Director
- Richard's Things (1980) Director
- Eagle's Wing (1979) Director
- Players (1979) Director
- The Disappearance of Aimee (1976) Director
- The Abdication (1974) Director
- The Glass Menagerie (1973) Director
- Film '72 (1971) as Self
- They Might Be Giants (1971) Director
- The Lion in Winter (1968) Director
- The Whisperers (1967) Editor
- Giacometti (1967) Editor
- Dutchman (1966) Director
- Dutchman (1966) Editor
- The Spy Who Came In from the Cold (1965) Editor
- Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964) Editor
- Lolita (1962) Editor
- The L-Shaped Room (1962) Editor
- The Millionairess (1960) Editor
- The Angry Silence (1960) Editor
- Carlton-Browne of the F.O. (1959) Editor
- Happy Is the Bride (1958) Editor
- Brothers in Law (1957) Editor
- Private's Progress (1956) Editor
- On Such a Night (1956) Editor
- Caesar and Cleopatra (1945) as Ptolemy
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What movies or TV shows is Anthony Harvey best known for?
Anthony Harvey is widely recognized for notable roles and projects including Wo Shi Bu Bai Chi (2019), Grace Quigley (1985), Richard's Things (1980), Eagle's Wing (1979).
When and where was Anthony Harvey born?
Anthony Harvey was born on June 3, 1931 in London, England, UK. They passed away on November 23, 2017.
How many credits does Anthony Harvey have?
Anthony Harvey has 33 film and television credits listed on archytele, with work dated between 1945 and 1994.
What is Anthony Harvey's background in cinema and television?
Anthony Harvey was a British filmmaker born in London, England, on June 3, 1930. He began his career as a teenage actor before working as a film editor during the 1950s, eventually transitioning to directing in the mid-1960s. Over the course of his career, Harvey accumulated fifteen film credits as an editor and thirte...
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Age in their best-rated roles
- Film '72 (1971) as Self — aged about 40
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