Paul Harvey
Actor
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.
Filmography
Spellbound
as Dr. Hanish 1945
High Sierra
as Mr. Baughmam 1941
Father of the Bride
as Reverend Galsworthy 1950
The Petrified Forest
as Mr. Chisholm 1936
Calamity Jane
as Henry Miller 1953
Call Northside 777
as Martin J. Burns 1948
A Night in Casablanca
as Mr. Smythe 1946
The Fountainhead
as Opera Businessman (uncredited) 1949
The Walking Dead
as Blackstone 1936
Father's Little Dividend
as Reverend Galsworthy 1951
The Southerner
as Ruston 1945
The Whole Town's Talking
as 'J.G.' Carpenter 1935
Black Legion
as Billings 1937
A Slight Case of Murder
as Mr. Whitewood 1938
Algiers
as Commissioner Janvier 1938
Side Street
as Emil Lorrison 1950