Harvey Adams Explained

Harvey Adams (1889, Warrington, England[1] – 1960, Australia) was an English actor and director who worked extensively in film, stage and radio.[2] [3]

He moved to Australia in 1924 for work after a long career,[4] [5] [6] played leading man for Muriel Starr from 1925 to 1930, in later years also serving as producer for many of her shows, and for other companies after she left in 1930, earning a reputation for meticulous attention to detail.[7] He remained in Australia for most of the rest of his life.

Filmography

YearTitleRoleNotes
1934Clara Gibbings Justin Kerr
1937It Isn't Done Jarms
1937Tall Timbers Stephen Burbridge
1938Mr Chedworth Steps Out Mason
1940Forty Thousand Horsemen Von Hausen
1954His Majesty O'Keefe Herr Friedlander
1954Long John Silver Sir Henry Strong
1958His Excellency TV movie
1959On the Beach Sykes Uncredited, (final film role)

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Search Results for England & Wales Births 1837-2006.
  2. http://colsearch.nfsa.gov.au/nfsa/search/summary/summary.w3p;adv=;group=;groupequals=;page=0;parentid=;query=Person%3A%22%2FPerson%2Fkey%2F53799-1%22;querytype=;resCount=10 Harvey Adams
  3. News: The Actor That Nobody Knew. Gayne. Dexter. 6 August 1960. 18.
  4. News: Mr. Harvey Adams . . Perth . 18 March 1924 . 10 September 2014 . 5. Third. National Library of Australia.
  5. News: The Playhouse . . Hobart, Tasmania . 3 January 1929 . 10 September 2014 . 10 . National Library of Australia.
  6. News: The Theatre and Its People – Harvey Adams. . Melbourne . 6 September 1928 . 28 September 2014 . 16 . National Library of Australia.
  7. News: Well-knowns Crowd Premiere At Minerva . . New South Wales, Australia . 24 May 1940 . 19 January 2020 . 11 . Trove .