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Paul Harvey

Acting Born Sep 9, 1882 Sandwich, Illinois, USA 24 credits

Biography

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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.

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Known for

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

as Self

Father Knows Best

as Mr. Gribble

I Love Lucy

as Art Critic
Film

Undercover Brother

as Hardy as an Old Man
Film

Undercover Brother

as Maxwell
Film

Sabrina

as Dr. Calaway (uncredited)
Film

Spellbound

as Dr. Hanish

Full filmography

  • The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1962) as Self
  • Father Knows Best (1954) as Mr. Gribble
  • I Love Lucy (1951) as Art Critic
  • The Ford Television Theatre (1952)
  • December Bride (1954)
  • Studio 57 (1954) as Charles R. Porter
  • Lux Video Theatre (1950) as Hardy as an Old Man
  • Lux Video Theatre (1950) as Maxwell
  • Cavalcade of America (1952) as Mayor
  • Cavalcade of America (1952)
  • The Whistler (1954)
  • Sabrina (1954) as Dr. Calaway (uncredited)
  • Spellbound (1945) as Dr. Hanish
  • Calamity Jane (1953) as Henry Miller
  • Father of the Bride (1950) as Reverend Galsworthy
  • The House of Rothschild (1934) as Solomon Rothschild
  • High Sierra (1941) as Mr. Baughmam
  • Call Northside 777 (1948) as Martin J. Burns
  • The Fountainhead (1949) as Opera Businessman (uncredited)
  • Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm (1938) as Cyrus Bartlett
  • The Walking Dead (1936) as Blackstone
  • Stanley and Livingstone (1939) as Colonel Grimes
  • Rose of the Rancho (1936) as Boss Martin
  • They Shall Have Music (1939) as Heifetz' Manager