Acting
Laurence Harvey
EN, FR, IT, DE cinema · 62 credits
Born
1 October 1928
Died
25 November 1973 (aged 45)
Birthplace
Jonischkis, Lithuania
Also known as Zvi Mosheh (Hirsh) Skikne · Zvi Mosheh Skikne
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
as Hughie Warriner
Orson Welles: The One-Man Band
as Self (segment "The deep") (archive footage)
John Wayne's 'The Alamo'
1992
John Wayne's 'The Alamo'
as Col. William Travis
Mission Mind Control
as Raymond Shaw (archive footage)
Welcome To Arrow Beach
as Jason Henry, Director
Night Watch
as John Wheeler
F for Fake
as Self
Escape to the Sun
as Major Kirsanov
WUSA
as Farley
The Magic Christian
as Hamlet
A Dandy in Aspic
as Eberlin
The Fight for Rome
as Cethegus
Appointment in Beirut
as Jeff Miller
The Winter's Tale
as King Leontes
The Charge of the Light Brigade
as Russian Prince (Uncredited)
Dial M for Murder
as Tony Wendice
The Spy with a Cold Nose
as Dr. Francis Trevelyan
Darling
as Miles Brand
Life at the Top
as Joe Lampton
The Outrage
as Husband
Of Human Bondage
as Philip Carey
The Running Man
as Rex Black
The Ceremony
as Sean McKenna, Director, Additional Dialogue, Producer
The Manchurian Candidate
as Raymond Shaw
The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm
as Wilhelm Grimm / Cobbler (segment "The Cobbler and the Elves")
Walk on the Wild Side
as Dove Linkhorn
A Girl Named Tamiko
as Ivan Kalin
Noah and the Flood
as Narrator
The Long and the Short and the Tall
as Pvt. 'Bammo' Bamforth
Summer and Smoke
as John Buchanan Jr.
Two Loves
as Paul Lathrope
The Alamo
as Col. William Travis
BUtterfield 8
as Weston Liggett
Expresso Bongo
as Johnny Jackson
Power Among Men
as Narrator
The Silent Enemy
as Lieutenant "Buster" Crabb, R.N.V.R.
Room at the Top
as Joe Lampton
After the Ball
as Walter de Frece
The Truth About Women
as Sir Humphrey Tavistock
Three Men in a Boat
as George
I Am a Camera
as Christopher Isherwood
Storm Over the Nile
as John Durrance
The Good Die Young
as Miles 'Rave' Ravenscourt
King Richard and the Crusaders
as Sir Kenneth of the Leopard
Romeo and Juliet
as Romeo
Innocents in Paris
as Francois
Women of Twilight
as Jerry Nolan
A Killer Walks
as Ned Harsten
I Believe in You
as Jordie Bennett
There Is Another Sun
as Mag Maguire
Scarlet Thread
as Freddie
Cairo Road
as Lt. Mourad
The Black Rose
as Edmond
The Dancing Years
as Minor Role (uncredited)
Man on the Run
as Detective Sergeant Lawson
Landfall
as PO Hooper
The Man from Yesterday
1949
The Man from Yesterday
as John Matthews
House of Darkness
as Francis Merryman