Harvey Stephens
Biography
Harvey Stephens was an American actor who started on the Broadway stage before moving into film and television. Born in Los Angeles, he made his first stage appearance in 1920 with the Pilgrimage Play in Hemet, California, then toured with Walter Hampden and performed in stock companies. On Broadway he took roles in plays including Other Men's Wives, Dishonored Lady, The Animal Kingdom, and South Pacific, playing Commander Harbison. His leading film debut came opposite Tallulah Bankhead in The Cheat (1931). He became known for Westerns such as The Oklahoma Kid (1939) and also appeared in Sergeant York (1941) with Gary Cooper. From the mid-1950s he moved into television, with parts in Perry Mason, Bonanza, Wagon Train, Alfred Hitchcock Presents, and 77 Sunset Strip through the 1960s. He died in 1986.
85years old at death
- Born Los Angeles
- Died Laguna Hills
- Star sign: LeoThe sign runs July 23 to August 22
Movie Career
- Films
- 14
- Career span
- 29 years1934 to 1963
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Beyond film
Harvey Stephens was one of only two cast members in the Broadway production of South Pacific who did not sing, playing Commander Harbison alongside Mary Martin.
A change of course
Before he became an actor, Stephens worked in copper mines in the West and in Mexican oil fields, and he also worked around the world on a freighter.
A change of course
In 1937, Harland Ross built a glider to Stephens's order, the Ross RS-1 Zanonia. The RS in its name stands for Ross-Stephens.
Behind the award
In 1966, Stephens received induction into the Soaring Hall of Fame. This honor recognized what he gave to the sport.
First role
In 1920, Stephens made his theater debut at the Pilgrimage Play in Hemet, California. A troupe led by Walter Hampden then took him on a two-year tour.
Harvey Stephens movies on Netflix
Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
Most often with
Reginald Le Borg directed two of these films. Seventeen actors appear in two of them each. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
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Reginald Le BorgDirector, 2 films, 1961 to 1963
All films by Reginald Le Borg
Also two films together11 more actors
- John LitelThe Fighting 69th (1940) and You Can't Get Away with Murder (1939)
- Brian DonlevyWhen the Daltons Rode (1940) and Beau Geste (1939)
- Joseph CrehanThe Courtship of Andy Hardy (1942) and You Can't Get Away with Murder (1939)
- Joe SawyerSergeant York (1941) and You Can't Get Away with Murder (1939)
- Broderick CrawfordWhen the Daltons Rode (1940) and Beau Geste (1939)
- Erville AldersonSergeant York (1941) and When the Daltons Rode (1940)
- Clem BevansSergeant York (1941) and Abe Lincoln in Illinois (1940)
- Howard Da SilvaSergeant York (1941) and Abe Lincoln in Illinois (1940)
- Harold HuberBeau Geste (1939) and You Can't Get Away with Murder (1939)
- William LundiganThe Courtship of Andy Hardy (1942) and The Fighting 69th (1940)
- John BryantThe Flight That Disappeared (1961) and The Bat (1959)
When several people share the same number of films, the ones with the most films on Netflix are in the chart.
Online
Official profiles and reference pages.