Harry Harvey, Sr (1901 - 1985)

Actor. Born in Indian Territory, Oklahoma, he was a veteran character performer of countless films and television shows. In 1934, he went to Hollywood and began his fifty year film career with his debut in “Kentucky Blue Strike” (1935). His other notable film credits include “The Oregon Trial” (1936), “The Pride of the Yankees” (1942), […]

Don Carlos Harvey (1911 - 1963)

Actor. Born in Council City, Kansas, he began his career playing in tent shows, repertory companies and radio, before relocating to Hollywood in the 1940s. He signed a contract with Columbia Pictures in 1949 and began appearing in series of serials such as “Batman and Robin” and “Atom Man vs. Superman. For feature films, his […]

Paul Hartman (1904 - 1973)

Actor. Born in San Francisco, California, he was best remembered for the role of Emmett Clark on the “Andy Griffith Show” TV series. He began his career as a comic stage performer with his wife Grace as the dancing team The Hartmans, appearing in several in several Broadway hits during the 1930s and 1940s. The […]

Elizabeth Hartman (1943 - 1987)

Actress. Elizabeth Hartman made her film debut in “A Patch of Blue” opposite Sidney Poitier.  Her efforts earned her a nomination for an Academy Award as best Actress.  She did not win, but later received a Golden Globe award .  Her career quickly took hold and other movies followed…”The Group” “Your’re a Big Boy Now” […]

Brynn Omdahl Hartman (1958 - 1998)

Model, Actress, and wife of television actor and comedian Phil Hartman. She died by killing herself with a gun after shooting her husband as he slept. Born Vicki Jo Omdahl, the daughter of an engineer and owner of a retail shop, she was an average student growing up in an average family in a small […]

William Surrey Hart (1864 - 1946)

Actor. Born in Newburgh, New York, he started his acting career in the 1920s.  At the age of 49, he proceeded west to Hollywood launching his motion picture career.  During the next eleven years, he became a prolific western movie actor and pioneer during the hay day of silent movies, earning the nickname “Two-Gun Bill,” […]

Bill Hart (1934 - 2015)

Actor, Stuntman. Born Billy Gene Welch, he was regarded as one of the best stuntmen in Hollywood, who acted and appeared in over 150 movies and numerous television shows. After serving in the US Marine Corps in Korea, he moved to North Hollywood, California, in the late 1950s and began a career in the movie […]

Robert “Bobby” Harron (1893 - 1920)

Silent movie actor of the early 1900s. He is featured in “Judith of Bethulia,” and played four different roles in D.W. Griffith’s classic “Birth of a Nation.” His career faltered after numerous tragedies in his family and he was found dead at the Hotel Seymour in New York City in September of 1920. Some sources […]

John Harron (1903 - 1939)

Actor. The younger brother of actor Robert Harron, he made his screen debut with a small role in D. W. Griffith’s “Hearts of the World” (1918). After Robert Harron’s mysterious death in 1920, John suddenly found himself in demand and he went on to appear in over 160 films. During the 1920s he played wholesome, […]

Richard Berry Harrison (1864 - 1935)

Actor. The son of fugitive slaves who had escaped to Canada on the Underground Railroad, he was named “Richard” after his mother had seen a performance of ‘Richard III’. His interest in theatre led him to Detroit, where he studied acting at the Detroit Training School of Dramatic Art. He traveled frequently, giving dramatic readings […]

Sir Rex Harrison (1908 - 1990)

Actor. Born Reginald Carey in Lancashire, England, he was one of the industry’s most distinguished performers on stage, screen and television. He made his film debut in “The Great Game” (1930) and went on to appear in over 50 movies. For his performance as Professor Henry Higgins in the film “My Fair Lady” (1964), he […]

Julius Harris (1923 - 2004)

Actor.  He played many diverse roles during his four-decade career. Harris first gained note in the 1964 film about black life in the South, “Nothing But a Man”, playing the alcoholic father of Ivan Dixon.  In the 1970s he began a string of roles in several big blaxploitation films,  including “Superfly” (1972), “Shaft’s Big Score” […]

Roland Harrah, III (1973 - 1995)

Actor. Born in Denver, Colorado, he was a child performer in films and television. His big screen credits include “Kung Fu: The Movie” (1986), “Braddock: Missing In Action III” (1988) and “Shadow of China” (1990). For television, he was a regular on programs such as “Scarecrow and Mrs. King”, “Airwolf” and “Magnum, P.I.”. He died […]

Lillian Harmer Kaeber (1883 - 1946)

Actor. Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, she made her big screen debut in “A Harp in Hock” (1927), followed by “Mother’s Millions” (1931). A veteran of 60 films, her credits include “A Shriek in the Night” (1933), “Lady by Chance” (1934), “Three Kids and a Queen” (1935), “A Star is Born” (1937) and “The Buccaneer” (1938). […]

Veit Harlan (1899 - 1964)

German actor, film director and writer. He was married three times to different actress, the last Swedish actress Kristina Söderbaum. During the Nazi era in Germany, Harlan’s career flourished, and he notoriously made anti-Semitic propaganda films. After World War II he was charged and prosecuted several times for war crimes and crimes against humanity. (bio […]

Otis Harlan (1865 - 1940)

Actor. A native of Zanesville, Ohio, he was a beloved early character actor of vaudeville, films, Broadway plays, and classic animated films. The uncle of actor Kenneth Harlan, he was a performer in Irving Berlin’s “Alexander’s Ragtime Band” in vaudeville in 1911, and the Broadway musicals, “The Student Prince In Old Heidelberg” (1927), and “Show […]

Kenneth Harlan (1895 - 1967)

Actor. Prolific stage and motion picture actor of the 1910s thru 1940s. He appeared as a leading man in many silents including “The Law That Divides” (1918), “Poisoned Paradise” (1924), “Twinkletoes” (1926), “The Penalty” (1920), “The Primitive Lover” (1922), and “Little Church Around The Corner” (1923). Upon the advent of sound, he played a multitude […]

Timothy John “T.J.” Hargrave (1962 - 2001)

Actor. He played the role of ‘T.J. ‘Tim’ Werner’ on the long-running soap opera television series, “The Guiding Light” from 1974 to 1976. He also played the role of ‘Nicky’ in the film, “Such Good Friends” in 1971, and the role of ‘Jay Jay’ in the film, “The Prince Of Central Park” in 1977. On […]

Mickey Hargitay (1926 - 2006)

Entertainer. Born Miklós Hargitay in Budapest, Hungary, he became a performer early on, appearing in an acrobatic act with his family performing in opera houses throughout Hungary. A notable athlete, he also played soccer and was a champion speed skater. He fled Hungary in 1947 to escape Soviet conscription. He settled in Cleveland, Ohio, where […]

Thomas Ernest “Ernie” Hare (1883 - 1939)

Actor. In the 1920s he was a popular recording and radio star with partner Billy Jones as ‘The Happiness Boys.’ He was also an understudy of legendary entertainer Al Jolson. In 1933 Hare appeared in the film, “Rambling ‘Round Radio Row #5.”  Family links:  Parents:  Thomas Upshur Hare (1855 – 1917)  Mary Ida Roberts Hare […]

Douglas Hare (1948 - 1978)

Actor. A native of Trieste, Italy, Hare was the son of the Italian actress Ursula Danera-Hare. A talented performer, he studied acting at the famed Studio Fersen in Rome, Italy, the Group Workshop in Los Angeles, California, with acting teacher Eli Rill in Toronto, Ontario, and at the Lee Strasberg Institute in New York City. […]

Sam Hardy (1883 - 1935)

American film actor of the 1910s, 20s, and 30s. Married to actress Betty Scott. The are buried side by side. (bio by: A.J. Marik)

Cedric Hardwicke (1893 - 1964)

Sir Cedric Hardwicke was one of the greatest character actors of early film. He appeared in “Nelson”(1926), “Tom Brown’s School Days”(1940), “Nicholas Nickleby”(1947), “Rope”(1948) and “The Pumkin Eater”(1964). He died in New York City on the 6th August, 1964. (bio by: Kieran Smith)  Family links:  Spouse:  Helena Pickard Rothbarth (1900 – 1959)* *Calculated relationshipCause of […]

Thomas A. Hardie (1970 - 1970)

Actor. He appeared in the original stage production of “The Dove of Peace” (1912).  (bio by: Ginny M)

Charles W. Harbury (1970 - 1928)

Actor. Some of the original stage productions in which he appeared are “The Manoeuvres of Jane” (1899). “Imprudence” (1901), “Mistakes Will Happen” (1906), “The Lady of Coventry” (1911) and “Launcelot and Elaine” (1921). (bio by: Ginny M)

Carl Harbaugh (1886 - 1960)

Actor. Motion picture actor, writer, and director of the 1910s through the 1950s. Appeared with Humphrey Bogart in the 1941 film-noir thriller “High Sierra”. (bio by: A.J. Marik)  Family links:  Spouse:  Frances Lawson Bouis Harbaugh (1892 – 1922)* *Calculated relationship

Lars Mauritz Hanson (1886 - 1965)

Actor. He is best known for his Silent Screen portrayals in the Golden Age of Movies. Born in Gothenburg, Sweden into a seafaring family, he worked as a gold engraver until he won a free scholarship to the Stockholm Dramatic Theater. Gaining prominence as a talented Shakespearean actor, in 1915 he made his mark in […]

Gunnar Hansen (1947 - 2015)

Actor. He originated the role of ‘Leatherface’ in the 1974 horror film “Texas Chain Saw Massacre”. Born in Iceland, he moved to Maine with his family at the age of 5, and then to Texas, where he studied at the University of Texas, majoring in English and Scandinavian Studies. In 1973, just after finishing graduate […]

Don Hanmer (1919 - 2003)

Actor. He appeared in the films, “Homer & Eddie” (1989), “Rhinestone” (1984), “The Hustler Of Muscle Beach” (1980), “St. Ives” (1976), “The Blue Knight” (1975), “Newman’s Law” (1974), “Papillon” (1973), “The Six Million Dollar Man, Wine, Women And War” (1973), “Drive, He Said” (1971), “The Counterfeit Killer” (1968), and “Special Delivery” (1955). Hanmer also made […]

Jack Hanlon (1916 - 2012)

Child Actor. Best remembered for having been one of the protagonists of the silent comedies “Our Gang” or The Little Rascals directed by Hal Roach. Jack has also starred in the films “The General” starring Buster Keaton, “The Glorious Fourth”, “Olympic Games”, “The Shakedown”, “Romance” starring Greta Garbo and in eight “talkies,” including “Big Money” […]