Laurence Harvey
Acting
Biography
Laurence Harvey (1 October 1928 – 25 November 1973) was a Lithuanian-born actor who achieved fame in British and American films.
Born: October 1, 1928
Place of Birth: Jonischkis, Lithuania
Known For
MGM 40th Anniversary
A brief overview of stellar MGM releases from its first 40 years.
Columbo
Columbo is a friendly, verbose, disheveled-looking police detective who is consistently underestimated by his suspects. Despite his unprepossessing appearance and apparent absentmindedness, he shrewdly solves all of his cases and secures all evidence needed for indictment. His formidable eye for detail and meticulously dedicated approach often become clear to the killer only late in the storyline.
Night Gallery
Rod Serling narrates an anthology of fantasy, horror and sci-fi stories from a set resembling a macabre museum. A chilling work of art serves as the connective link between the stories.
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
A television anthology series hosted by Alfred Hitchcock featuring dramas, thrillers, and mysteries.
The Manchurian Candidate
Near the end of the Korean War, a platoon of U.S. soldiers is captured by communists and brainwashed. Following the war, the platoon is returned home, and Sergeant Raymond Shaw is lauded as a hero by the rest of his platoon. However, the platoon commander, Captain Bennett Marco, finds himself plagued by strange nightmares and soon races to uncover a terrible plot.
The Fight for Rome II - The Betrayal
The devious general Cethegus plays the Byzantine and Gothic forces against each other for his own gain.
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson is a talk show hosted by Johnny Carson under The Tonight Show franchise from 1962 to 1992. It originally aired during late-night. For its first ten years, Carson's Tonight Show was based in New York City with occasional trips to Burbank, California; in May 1972, the show moved permanently to Burbank, California. In 2002, The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson was ranked #12 on TV Guide's 50 Greatest TV Shows of All Time.
F for Fake
Documents the lives of infamous fakers Elmyr de Hory and Clifford Irving. De Hory, who later committed suicide to avoid more prison time, made his name by selling forged works of art by painters like Picasso and Matisse. Irving was infamous for writing a fake autobiography of Howard Hughes. Welles moves between documentary and fiction as he examines the fundamental elements of fraud and the people who commit fraud at the expense of others.
Golden Globe Awards
An annual awards ceremony recognizing excellence in film and television, both domestic and foreign, bestowed by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association.
The Alamo
The legendary true story of a small band of soldiers who sacrificed their lives in hopeless combat against a massive army in order to prevent a tyrant from smashing the new Republic of Texas.
Filmography
as Self (segment "The deep") (archive footage)
as Raymond Shaw (archive footage)
as Jason Henry
as John Wheeler
as Self
as Major Kirsanov
as Emmet Clayton
as Steven Macy (
as Farley
as Hughie Warriner
as Hamlet
as He
as Cethegus
as Cethegus
as Jeff Miller
as Self - Guest
as King Leontes
as Russian Prince (Uncredited)
as Eberlin
as Self (uncredited)
as Tony Wendice
as Dr. Francis Trevelyan
as Joe Lampton
as Miles Brand
as Husband
as Philip Carey
as Sean McKenna
as Rex Black
as Self
as Ivan Kalin
as Raymond Shaw
as Self
as Wilhelm Grimm / Cobbler (segment "The Cobbler and the Elves")
as Dove Linkhorn
as Narrator
as John Buchanan Jr.
as Paul Lathrope
as Pvt. 'Bammo' Bamforth
as Weston Liggett
as Col. William Travis
as Johnny Jackson
as Narrator
as Joe Lampton
as Lieutenant "Buster" Crabb, R.N.V.R.
as Sir Humphrey Tavistock
as Walter de Frece
as George
as John Durrance
as Arthur Williams
as Christopher Isherwood
as Romeo
as Sir Kenneth of the Leopard
as Miles 'Rave' Ravenscourt
as Francois
as Jerry Nolan
as Ned Harsten
as Jordie Bennett
as Mag Maguire
as Freddie
as Edmond
as Minor Role (uncredited)
as Lt. Mourad
as Self - Mystery Guest
as Self - Panelist
as Cassio
as Orlando
as PO Hooper
as Detective Sergeant Lawson
as Francis Merryman
as Self - Presenter