Forrester Harvey (27 June 1884 – 14 December 1945) was an Irish film actor. From 1922 until his death year Harvey appeared in more than 115 films. He was credited for about two-thirds of his film appearances, but some of his roles were uncredited. The burly actor with a mustache mostly played comic supporting roles, often as an innkeeper. His best-known role was Beamish in the first two Tarzan films starring

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. Together with Claude Rains, he played in ''

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'', as a tavern owner and husband of a hysterical Una O'Connor, and in '' The Wolf Man''. He appeared in two films for Alfred Hitchcock, first in his British silent film '' The Ring'' (1927), later in Hitchcock's Hollywood debut '' Rebecca'' (1940). A number of reference works incorrectly identify him as having played Little Maria's father in ''

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''. Harvey's interment was in

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Selected filmography

* '' The Lilac Sunbonnet'' (1922) as Jock Gordon * '' Somebody's Darling'' (1925) as Oliver Jordan * '' Nell Gwyn'' (1926) as Charles Hart * '' If Youth But Knew'' (1926) as Amos * '' The Ring'' (1927) as The Promoter * '' The Flag Lieutenant'' (1927) as Dusty Miller * ''

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'' (1928) as Pat * ''

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'' (1928) as Tourist (uncredited) * ''

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'' (1928) as Watts * '' Glorious Youth'' (1928) as Simmons * '' Spangles'' (1928) as Watty * '' Ringing the Changes'' (1929) as Steve Blower * '' The Devil to Pay!'' (1930) as Taxi Driver (uncredited) * '' A Tailor Made Man'' (1931) as Pomeroy * '' The Man in Possession'' (1931) as A Bailiff * '' Chances'' (1931) as Joe - News Vendor (uncredited) * '' Guilty Hands'' (1931) as Spencer Wilson * ''

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'' (1931) as Gas Inspector (uncredited) * '' Lovers Courageous'' (1932) as Fisherman (uncredited) * '' Shanghai Express'' (1932) as Peiping Ticket Agent (uncredited) * '' Sky Devils'' (1932) as Innkeeper * '' The Wet Parade'' (1932) as Mr. Fortesque * '' Tarzan the Ape Man'' (1932) as Beamish * '' But the Flesh Is Weak'' (1932) as Gooch * '' Mystery Ranch'' (1932) as Artie Brower * ''

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'' (1932) as Jake * '' Smilin' Through'' (1932) as Orderly * '' Kongo'' (1932) as Cookie * '' Red Dust'' (1932) as Captain Limey * '' Destination Unknown'' (1933) as Ring * '' The Eagle and the Hawk'' (1933) as Hogan * '' Cocktail Hour'' (1933) as Barfly (uncredited) * ''

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'' (1933) as Thomas Roberts * ''

Blind Adventure ''Blind Adventure'' is a 1933 American Pre-Code film directed by Ernest B. Schoedsack and starring Robert Armstrong, Helen Mack, Ralph Bellamy, and Roland Young. It was released by RKO Radio Pictures.Lady for a Day ''Lady for a Day'' is a 1933 American pre-Code comedy-drama film directed by Frank Capra. The screenplay by Robert Riskin is based on the 1929 short story "Madame La Gimp" by Damon Runyon. It was the first film for which Capra received an Acade ...

'' (1933) as Oscar, Hotel Employee with letter (uncredited) * ''

'' (1933) as Herbert Hall * '' Man of Two Worlds'' (1934) as Tim * '' You Can't Buy Everything'' (1934) as Tramp in Park (uncredited) * ''

The Mystery of Mr. X ''The Mystery of Mr. X'' is a 1934 American pre-Code crime film starring Robert Montgomery as a jewel thief who gets mixed up in a series of murders in London. It is based on the 1933 novel ''X v. Rex'' by Philip MacDonald (under the pen name ...

'' (1934) as Joseph Horatio Palmer * ''

Tarzan and His Mate ''Tarzan and His Mate'' is a 1934 American pre-Code action adventure film based on the Tarzan character created by Edgar Rice Burroughs. Directed by Cedric Gibbons, it w ...

'' (1934) as Beamish * '' Great Expectations'' (1934) as Uncle Pumblechook * '' Menace'' (1934) as Wilcox * '' The Painted Veil'' (1934) as Waddington * '' Broadway Bill'' (1934) as Bradshaw (uncredited) * '' Limehouse Blues'' (1934) as McDonald (uncredited) * ''

Forsaking All Others ''Forsaking All Others'' is a 1934 American romantic comedy-drama film directed by W.S. Van Dyke, and starring Robert Montgomery, Joan Crawford and Clark Gable. The screenplay was written by Joseph L. Mankiewicz, which was based upon a 1933 ...

'' (1934) (scenes deleted) * '' The Best Man Wins'' (1935) as Harry * '' The Gilded Lily'' (1935) as Hugo / Innkeeper * '' The Right to Live'' (1935) as English Bobby (uncredited) * ''

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'' (1935) as Durdles * '' The Woman in Red'' (1935) as Mooney * ''

Vagabond Lady ''Vagabond Lady'' is a 1935 American comedy film directed by Sam Taylor and written by Frank Butler. The film stars Robert Young and Evelyn Venable. The film was released on May 3, 1935, by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Plot Irresponsible, happy-go-luc ...

'' (1935) as Corky Nye * ''

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'' (1935) as Chief Steward Ted Gary (uncredited) * '' Jalna'' (1935) as Rags, the Butler-Chauffeur * '' Without Regret'' (1935) as Police Surgeon (uncredited) * '' The Perfect Gentleman'' (1935) as Wally Baxton * ''

A Tale of Two Cities ''A Tale of Two Cities'' is a historical novel published in 1859 by Charles Dickens, set in London and Paris before and during the French Revolution. The novel tells the story of the French Doctor Manette, his 18-year-long imprisonment in ...

'' (1935) as Joe (uncredited) * '' Captain Blood'' (1935) as Honesty Nuttall * '' Three Live Ghosts'' (1936) as The Paymaster (uncredited) * ''

Love Before Breakfast ''Love Before Breakfast'' is a 1936 American romantic comedy starring Carole Lombard, Preston Foster, and Cesar Romero, based on Faith Baldwin's short story ''Spinster Dinner'', published in '' International-Cosmopolitan'' in July 1934. The film ...

'' (1936) as Chief Steward * '' Petticoat Fever'' (1936) as Scotty * ''

Trouble for Two ''Trouble for Two'' is a 1936 American mystery film directed by J. Walter Ruben and starring Robert Montgomery and Rosalind Russell. It is based on '' The Suicide Club'', a short story collection by Robert Louis Stevenson. A European prince, un ...

'' (1936) as Hotel Waiter (uncredited) * '' The Return of Sophie Lang'' (1936) as Deck Steward (uncredited) * '' Suzy'' (1936) as Counter Man (uncredited) * ''

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'' (1936) as Percival Potts * '' White Hunter'' (1936) as Pembrooke * '' Personal Property'' (1937) as Herbert Jenkins, Bailiff * ''

The Prince and the Pauper ''The Prince and the Pauper'' is a novel by American author Mark Twain. It was first published in 1881 in Canada, before its 1882 publication in the United States. The novel represents Twain's first attempt at historical fiction. Set in 1547 ...

'' (1937) as Meaty Man * '' Souls at Sea'' (1937) as Pub Proprietor (uncredited) * '' The Man Who Cried Wolff'' (1937) as Jocko * '' Bulldog Drummond Comes Back'' (1937) as Barman/Landlord (uncredited) * '' Fight for Your Lady'' (1937) as Referee * '' Thoroughbreds Don't Cry'' (1937) as Wilkins * '' Bulldog Drummond's Peril'' (1938) as Bus Garage Man (uncredited) * '' Kidnapped'' (1938) as Innkeeper * '' Bulldog Drummond in Africa'' (1938) as Constable Jenkins (uncredited) * '' Mysterious Mr. Moto'' (1938) as George Higgins * '' Arrest Bulldog Drummond'' (1938) as Constable Severn--Outside Gannett House (uncredited) * '' A Christmas Carol'' (1938) as Old Fezziwig (uncredited) * '' Sweethearts'' (1938) as Tailor's Assistant (uncredited) * '' I'm from Missouri'' (1939) as Customs Inspector (uncredited) * '' Bulldog Drummond's Secret Police'' (1939) as Professor Downie * ''

Let Us Live ''Let Us Live'' is a 1939 American crime film directed by John Brahm starring Maureen O'Sullivan, Henry Fonda and Ralph Bellamy. The script of the film was adapted from the 1936 Harper's Magazine story "Murder in Massachusetts" by Joseph F. ...

'' (1939) as Death Row Inmate Asking for His Music (uncredited) * ''

The Lady's from Kentucky ''The Lady's from Kentucky'' is a 1939 film directed by Alexander Hall and starring George Raft and Ellen Drew. It was written by Malcolm Stuart Boylan from a story by Rowland Brown. The screenplay involves a failing bookie (Raft) who becomes hal ...

'' (1939) as Nonny Watkins * '' The Witness Vanishes'' (1939) as Allistair McNab * ''

The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex ''The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex'' is a 1939 American historical romantic drama film directed by Michael Curtiz and starring Bette Davis, Errol Flynn, and Olivia de Havilland. Based on the play '' Elizabeth the Queen'' by Maxwell Anders ...

'' (1939) as Bit Part (uncredited) * '' Raffles'' (1939) as Umpire (uncredited) * '' The Invisible Man Returns'' (1940) as Ben Jenkins * '' A Chump at Oxford'' (1940) as Meredith * '' Rebecca'' (1940) as Chalcroft * '' On Their Own'' (1940) as Mr. Pim * ''

Tom Brown's School Days ''Tom Brown's School Days'' (sometimes written ''Tom Brown's Schooldays'', also published under the titles ''Tom Brown at Rugby'', ''School Days at Rugby'', and ''Tom Brown's School Days at Rugby'') is an 1857 novel by Thomas Hughes. The stor ...

'' (1940) as Sam. the Coachman (uncredited) * ''

Earl of Puddlestone ''Earl of Puddlestone'' is a 1940 American comedy film directed by Gus Meins and written by Ewart Adamson and Val Burton. The film stars James Gleason, Lucile Gleason, Russell Gleason, Harry Davenport (actor), Harry Davenport, Lois Ranson and Tomm ...

'' (1940) as Tittington * '' Little Nellie Kelly'' (1940) as Moriarity * '' Free and Easy'' (1941) as Briggs (Landlord) * ''

Meet John Doe ''Meet John Doe'' is a 1941 American comedy-drama film directed and produced by Frank Capra, written by Robert Riskin, and starring Gary Cooper and Barbara Stanwyck. The film is about a "grassroots" political campaign created unwittingly by ...

'' (1941) as Bum (uncredited) * '' Scotland Yard'' (1941) as Air Raid Warden (uncredited) * '' Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde'' (1941) as Old Prouty * '' The Feminine Touch'' (1941) (scenes deleted) * ''

Mercy Island ''Mercy Island'' is a 1941 American drama that was nominated at the 14th Academy Awards, held in 1941, for Best Score of a Dramatic Picture, for which Walter Scharf and Cy Feuer received nominations. Plot A young man takes his wife and a friend ...

'' (1941) as Captain Lowe * '' The Wolf Man'' (1941) as Twiddle * '' This Above All'' (1942) as Proprietor (uncredited) * '' Mrs. Miniver'' (1942) as Mr. Huggins (uncredited) * ''

Random Harvest ''Random Harvest'' is a novel written by James Hilton, first published in 1941. Like previous Hilton works, including '' Lost Horizon'' and '' Goodbye, Mr. Chips'', the novel was immensely popular, placing second on ''Publishers Weekly'' li ...

'' (1942) as Cabby (uncredited) * '' The Mysterious Doctor'' (1943) as Hugh Penhryn * '' The Lodger'' (1944) as Cobbler (uncredited) * ''

Secrets of Scotland Yard ''Secrets of Scotland Yard'' is a 1944 American thriller film directed by George Blair and starring Edgar Barrier, Stephanie Bachelor and C. Aubrey Smith. The screenplay was by Denison Clift, adapting one of his own stories "Room 40, O.B." from ...

'' (1944) as Alfred Morgan * '' None but the Lonely Heart'' (1944) as Shooting Galley Proprietor (uncredited) * '' The Man in Half Moon Street'' (1945) as Harris, Cabby (uncredited) * ''

Scotland Yard Investigator ''Scotland Yard Investigator'' is a 1945 American crime film directed by George Blair and starring C. Aubrey Smith, Erich von Stroheim and Stephanie Bachelor. Following the outbreak of the Second World War the Mona Lisa is moved to a London gal ...

'' (1945) as Sam Todworthy * '' Confidential Agent'' (1945) as Bates (uncredited) * ''

The Green Years ''The Green Years'' is a 1944 novel by A. J. Cronin which traces the formative years of an Irish orphan, Robert Shannon, who is sent to live with his draconian maternal grandparents in Scotland. An introspective child, Robert forms an attachme ...

'' (1946) as Peter Dickie (uncredited) * ''

'' (1946) as Hoggs (uncredited)

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