Laurence Harvey
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- October 1, 1928
- Died
- November 25, 1973
- Birthplace
- Jonischkis, Lithuania
Laurence Harvey (born Zvi Mosheh Skikne; 1 October 1928 – 25 November 1973) was a Lithuanian-born British actor and film director. Born in Joniškis to a Jewish family, he moved with his family to South Africa as a child and grew up in Johannesburg. During the Second World War, he served in the South African Army’s entertainment unit. He later moved to London and began working in theatre and film. Harvey gained international recognition as Joe Lampton in Room at the Top (1959), earning an Academy Award nomination for Best Actor. His later films included The Alamo (1960), BUtterfield 8 (1960) and The Manchurian Candidate (1962). He directed The Ceremony (1963) and took over direction of A Dandy in Aspic (1968) after Anthony Mann died during production. Harvey also directed and starred in Welcome to Arrow Beach (1974). He died of stomach cancer in London at the age of 45.
Filmography
The Deep 2007
as Hughie Warriner
Orson Welles: The One-Man Band 1995
as Self (segment "The deep") (archive footage)
- John Wayne's 'The Alamo'
John Wayne's 'The Alamo' 1992
as Col. William Travis
Mission Mind Control 1979
as Raymond Shaw (archive footage)
Welcome To Arrow Beach 1974
as Jason Henry, Director
Night Watch 1973
as John Wheeler
F for Fake 1973
as Self
Escape to the Sun 1972
as Major Kirsanov
WUSA 1970
as Farley
Will the Real Mr Sellers.....? 1969
as Self
The Magic Christian 1969
as Hamlet
He and She 1969
as He
The Fight for Rome II - The Betrayal 1969
as Cethegus
The Fight for Rome 1968
as Cethegus
Appointment in Beirut 1968
as Jeff Miller
The Winter's Tale 1968
as King Leontes
The Charge of the Light Brigade 1968
as Russian Prince (Uncredited)
A Dandy in Aspic 1968
as Eberlin
Dial M for Murder 1967
as Tony Wendice
The Spy with a Cold Nose 1966
as Dr. Francis Trevelyan
Life at the Top 1965
as Joe Lampton
Darling 1965
as Miles Brand
The Outrage 1964
as Husband
Of Human Bondage 1964
as Philip Carey
MGM 40th Anniversary 1964
Actor
The Ceremony 1963
as Sean McKenna, Director, Additional Dialogue, Producer
The Running Man 1963
as Rex Black
A Girl Named Tamiko 1962
as Ivan Kalin
The Manchurian Candidate 1962
as Raymond Shaw
The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm 1962
as Wilhelm Grimm / Cobbler (segment "The Cobbler and the Elves")
Noah and the Flood 1962
as Narrator
Walk on the Wild Side 1962
as Dove Linkhorn
Summer and Smoke 1961
as John Buchanan Jr.
Two Loves 1961
as Paul Lathrope
The Long and the Short and the Tall 1961
as Pvt. 'Bammo' Bamforth
BUtterfield 8 1960
as Weston Liggett
The Alamo 1960
as Col. William Travis
Expresso Bongo 1959
as Johnny Jackson
Power Among Men 1959
as Narrator
Room at the Top 1958
as Joe Lampton
The Silent Enemy 1958
as Lieutenant "Buster" Crabb, R.N.V.R.
The Truth About Women 1957
as Sir Humphrey Tavistock
After the Ball 1957
as Walter de Frece
Three Men in a Boat 1956
as George
Storm Over the Nile 1955
as John Durrance
I Am a Camera 1955
as Christopher Isherwood
Romeo and Juliet 1954
as Romeo
King Richard and the Crusaders 1954
as Sir Kenneth of the Leopard
The Good Die Young 1954
as Miles 'Rave' Ravenscourt
Innocents in Paris 1953
as Francois
Women of Twilight 1953
as Jerry Nolan
A Killer Walks 1952
as Ned Harsten
I Believe in You 1952
as Jordie Bennett
There Is Another Sun 1951
as Mag Maguire
Scarlet Thread 1951
as Freddie
The Black Rose 1950
as Edmond
The Dancing Years 1950
as Minor Role (uncredited)
Cairo Road 1950
as Lt. Mourad
Landfall 1949
as PO Hooper
Man on the Run 1949
as Detective Sergeant Lawson
- The Man from Yesterday
The Man from Yesterday 1949
as John Matthews
House of Darkness 1948
as Francis Merryman
Credits from TMDB.