Jack Harvey (director)

Jack Harvey (born John Joseph Harvey; September 16, 1881 – November 9, 1954) was an American film actor, director and screenwriter, noted for his short films of the silent period.

Jack Harvey
Harvey in 1922
Born
John Joseph Harvey

(1881-09-16)September 16, 1881
DiedNovember 9, 1954(1954-11-09) (aged 73)
Occupations
  • Actor
  • director
  • screenwriter
Years active1911–1953
Spouse
Beulah Susan Riley
(m. 1942)

Among his directed films are A Dog's Love (1914) (the first of many collaborations with Shep, a well-trained Collie of the Thanhouser Company), When Fate Rebelled (1915), Fairy Fern Seed (1915), Kaiser's Finish (1918) and his last film No Babies Wanted (1928), accredited as John J. Harvey. He continued to act, but most of his roles after the 1920s were very minor and uncredited in films such as Cardinal Richelieu (1935) and Anchors Aweigh (1945). He also continued to write for films until his death in 1954, the last of which was City Beneath the Sea (1953).[1]

Filmography

As actor

  • 1911 : The Willow Tree : Tom
  • 1911 : The Lighthouse Keeper : Tom Atkins
  • 1913 : Buttercups
  • 1913 : Their Mutual Friend
  • 1913 : Love's Sunset
  • 1913 : The Ancient Order of Good Fellows
  • 1913 : The Golf Game and the Bonnet
  • 1914 : Bunny's Mistake
  • 1914 : Love's Old Dream
  • 1914 : Bunny's Birthday
  • 1914 : Children of the Feud
  • 1914 : A Change in Baggage Checks
  • 1914 : The Chicken Inspector
  • 1914 : Her Great Scoop
  • 1914 : Bunco Bill's Visit
  • 1914 : The Old Fire Horse and the New Fire Chief
  • 1914 : Mr. Bunny in Disguise
  • 1914 : Miser Murray's Wedding Present
  • 1914 : Bunny Buys a Harem
  • 1914 : Mr. Bunnyhug Buys a Hat for His Bride
  • 1914 : Fogg's Millions
  • 1914 : Mr. Bingle's Melodrama
  • 1914 : Bread Upon the Waters
  • 1914 : The Reward of Thrift
  • 1927 : The Devil Dancer
  • 1930 : Lord Byron of Broadway : Undetermined Role
  • 1931 : Pueblo Terror : John Weston
  • 1931 : Headin' for Trouble : Henchman Windy
  • 1932 : Riders of the Golden Gulch
  • 1935 : Cardinal Richelieu : Brugnon
  • 1937 : Life Begins with Love : Director
  • 1938 : The Spider's Web : Marvin

As director

As screenwriter

References

  1. Blum, Daniel C.; Willis, John (1954). Screen World. Crown Publishers. p. 162.


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