Laurence Harvey
Acting
- Born:
- 1928-10-01
- Died:
- 1973-11-25
- Place of birth:
- Jonischkis, Lithuania
Biography
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.
Known For
Filmography
The Deep
Orson Welles: The One-Man Band
John Wayne's 'The Alamo'
Mission Mind Control
Welcome To Arrow Beach
Night Watch
F for Fake
Escape to the Sun
Columbo
Night Gallery
WUSA
Will the Real Mr Sellers.....?
The Magic Christian
He and She
The Fight for Rome II - The Betrayal
ITV Saturday Night Theatre
The Fight for Rome
Appointment in Beirut
The Dick Cavett Show
The Winter's Tale
The Charge of the Light Brigade
A Dandy in Aspic
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
Dial M for Murder
The Spy with a Cold Nose
Life at the Top
Darling
The Outrage
Of Human Bondage
MGM 40th Anniversary
The Ceremony
The Running Man
The Danny Kaye Show
A Girl Named Tamiko
The Manchurian Candidate
The Merv Griffin Show
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm
Noah and the Flood
Walk on the Wild Side
Summer and Smoke
Two Loves
The Long and the Short and the Tall
BUtterfield 8
The Alamo
Expresso Bongo
Power Among Men
Room at the Top
The Silent Enemy
The Truth About Women
After the Ball
Tonight Starring Jack Paar
Three Men in a Boat
Storm Over the Nile
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
I Am a Camera
Romeo and Juliet
King Richard and the Crusaders
The Good Die Young
Innocents in Paris