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Michael Martin Harvey is a Actor British born on 18 april 1897 at London (United-kingdom)

Michael Martin Harvey

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Nationality United-kingdom
Birth 18 april 1897 at London (United-kingdom)
Death 30 june 1975 (at 78 years)

Michael Martin Harvey (1897–1975) was a British actor. He was the son of the renowned stage actor/manager Sir John Martin-Harvey and brother of actress Muriel Martin-Harvey.

As well as his theatre work, he appeared in a number of films throughout the 1930s, 1940s and 1950s in supporting roles in such films as The Drum (1938), Caesar and Cleopatra (1945), The Monkey's Paw (1948) and The Long Memory (1952). He had one leading role, that of real life criminal Charles Peace in the 1949 film The Case of Charles Peace.

He was married to children's book illustrator Hester Margetson. Together they formed a small ballet touring company, the Martin-Harvey Miniature Ballet. In the 1950s he teamed with the composer Margaret More to form the Hans Andersen Players, performing selected works from the work of Hans Christian Andersen. Besides dance his other artistic interests included poetry, painting and pottery.

Usually with

Norman Lee
Norman Lee
(2 films)
Stanley Black
Stanley Black
(2 films)
John Guillermin
John Guillermin
(1 films)
Alexander Korda
Alexander Korda
(2 films)
Lajos Biró
Lajos Biró
(2 films)
Source : Wikidata

Filmography of Michael Martin Harvey (11 films)

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Happy Ever After
Happy Ever After (1954)
, 1h28
Directed by Mario Zampi
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Comedy
Actors David Niven, Yvonne De Carlo, Barry Fitzgerald, George Cole, A. E. Matthews, Robert Urquhart
Roles Villager
Rating61% 3.092463.092463.092463.092463.09246
Aged General O'Leary is fatally injured while trying to jump a wall with his horse. On his deathbed, the beloved old Irishman bequeaths £1000 each to his cousin and fellow landowner Major McGluskey and to Doctor Michael Flynn, and cancels all debts owed to him. The rest of the estate goes to a distant relative, Jasper O'Leary, who has never before set foot in the hamlet of Rathbarney.
The Long Memory
The Long Memory (1953)
, 1h36
Directed by Robert Hamer
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Thriller, Noir, Crime
Actors John Mills, John McCallum, Elizabeth Sellars, Geoffrey Keen, Michael Martin Harvey, John Chandos
Roles Jackson
Rating69% 3.4915553.4915553.4915553.4915553.491555
The protagonist, Davidson (John Mills), visits the boat of Captain Driver to ask permission to marry his daughter Fay. Aboard, he finds himself involved in a fight over the criminal activities of Boyd, a people trafficker with whom the Drivers are associated. The boat catches fire, and subsequent investigation finds aboard a charred corpse, Boyd having gone missing. The corpse is actually a client Boyd killed, but to cover up their involvement, the Drivers and another associate, Tim Pewsey, perjure themselves by claiming there was no other man present. This leads to the identification of the corpse as Boyd and to Davidson's conviction for his murder. He spends 12 years in prison.
The Third Visitor
The Third Visitor (1951)
, 1h25
Directed by Maurice Elvey
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Thriller
Actors Sonia Dresdel, Guy Middleton, Colin Gordon, Karel Štěpánek, Eleanor Summerfield, John Slater
Roles Hewson (as Michael Martin-Harvey)
Rating64% 3.233933.233933.233933.233933.23393
Torment
Torment (1950)
, 1h8
Directed by John Guillermin
Origin United-kingdom
Actors Dermot Walsh, Rona Anderson, John Bentley, Michael Martin Harvey, Dilys Laye
Roles Curley Wilson
Rating57% 2.8626452.8626452.8626452.8626452.862645
Brothers Cliff and Jim Brandon are a successful writing team specializing in murder mysteries, but Cliff and Jim are almost as disturbed as some of the characters they've created. Whilst researching their latest novel, one of the brothers commits murder, simply to experience the thrill. He then attempts to frame his secretary Joan for the crime. His reason this time is personal: both brothers are in love with Joan, but she prefers one over the other. The saner of the two brothers races against time to save Joan from the gallows and to bring his sibling to justice.
Bedelia
Bedelia (1946)
, 1h30
Directed by Lance Comfort
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Historical, Crime
Actors Margaret Lockwood, Ian Hunter, Barry K. Barnes, Anne Crawford, Beatrice Varley, Louise Hampton
Roles Abbe
Rating65% 3.287243.287243.287243.287243.28724
Bedelia Carrington (Margaret Lockwood) is apparently happily married and living in Monte Carlo with Charlie Carrington (Ian Hunter.) However, a cultivated young artist, Ben Chaney (Barry K. Barnes), begins probing into her past with curious concern. Chaney, in reality a detective, suspects that Bedelia's obsession for money has led her, in the past, to dispose of more than one husband for the insurance money.
Caesar and Cleopatra
Caesar and Cleopatra (1945)
, 2h2
Directed by Gabriel Pascal
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Comedy, Romantic comedy, Historical, Romance
Themes Films set in Africa, Politique, Political films, Films based on plays, Films about royalty
Actors Claude Rains, Vivien Leigh, Stewart Granger, Flora Robson, Francis L. Sullivan, Cecil Parker
Roles Councillor (uncredited)
Rating61% 3.099643.099643.099643.099643.09964
In this philosophical coming-of-age film, an aging Julius Caesar takes possession of the Egyptian capital city of Alexandria, and tries to resolve a feud between young Princess Cleopatra and her younger brother Ptolemy. During the resulting sometimes-murderous court intrigues, Caesar develops a special relationship with Cleopatra, and teaches her how to use her royal power.
The Drum
The Drum (1938)
, 1h44
Directed by Zoltan Korda
Origin United-kingdom
Genres War, Adventure
Themes Political films
Actors Sabu, Raymond Massey, Roger Livesey, Valerie Hobson, Francis L. Sullivan, Desmond Tester
Roles Mullah
Rating62% 3.1444053.1444053.1444053.1444053.144405
During the British Raj, Captain Carruthers (Roger Livesey) works under cover to track smuggled shipments of arms on the restless Northwest Frontier of "India" (the modern day Pakistan-Afghanistan border). He fears a full-scale rebellion is brewing. To forestall this, the British governor (Francis L. Sullivan) signs a treaty with the friendly, peace-loving ruler of Tokot, a key kingdom in the region, which is described as four days' march northward from Peshawar. (The British held a fort at Abazai near this location, not far from the famous Takht Bhai ruins) Meanwhile, the king's son, Prince Azim (Sabu), befriends Carruthers and a British drummer boy, Bill Holder (Desmond Tester), who teaches him how to play the instrument.
Dark Journey
Dark Journey (1937)
, 1h17
Directed by Victor Saville, Alexander Korda
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, War, Thriller, Adventure, Spy, Romance
Themes Spy films, Seafaring films, Transport films, Political films, Films based on plays
Actors Conrad Veidt, Vivien Leigh, Joan Gardner, Austin Trevor, Anthony Bushell, Cecil Parker
Roles Bohlan
Rating62% 3.100613.100613.100613.100613.10061
In the spring of 1918, a German U-boat stops a Dutch freighter on its way to Stockholm, Sweden during the final year of World War I. The Germans board the ship, identify one man as a Belgian spy, and take him prisoner. One of the passengers questioned is an attractive Swiss dress shop owner named Madeleine Goddard (Vivien Leigh) who is returning to Stockholm from a business trip to Paris, where she purchased dresses for her boutique. After returning to Stockholm, Madeleine, who is a German spy, meets with her contacts and provides information on Allied troop movements she acquired in Paris. The information is cleverly concealed in the gowns she purchased. While the Germans believe that she is one of their top spies, Madeleine is in fact a French double agent working to uncover the identity of the new German secret service leader in Stockholm.