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Laurence Harvey

Laurence Harvey

Actor, also director, producer and writer · Died November 25, 1973, aged 45 · Jonischkis, Lithuania

Golden Globe winner · Oscar nominee · BAFTA Award nominee

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.

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Born
October 1, 1928
Died
November 25, 1973 (aged 45)
From
Jonischkis, Lithuania
Works as
Actor, also director, producer and writer
Titles
40 on MovieCove · 64 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 155 days to Oct 26Down 34% in 30 days

What are Laurence Harvey's films like?

Across their 36 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Power.

Genres

Drama16 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 60th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Crime6 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 54th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Crime movies
Adventure5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 39th percentile
: browse their Adventure movies
Comedy4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 28th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Action2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 57th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Action movies
Horror2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 41st percentile
: browse their Horror movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Morality
21%
Power
20%
Self
20%
Bonds
19%
Survival
13%
Society
4%
Ideas
3%
Romantic love7 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival5 titles, browse their movies with this themeAmbition4 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds4 titles, browse their movies with this themeBetrayal4 titles, browse their movies with this themeCorruption3 titles, browse their movies with this themeClass4 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception4 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 36 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 6 · Serious 10 · Dark 20

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 15 · Stylized 19 · Heightened 2

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 6 · Charged 21 · Intense 9

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 13 · Shifting 22 · Whiplash 1

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 24 · Some laughs 9 · Funny 3

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

A split, not a type: Slow burn 21 · Even-paced 14 · Relentless 1

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 10 · Engaged 21 · Full focus 5

Affecting: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their affecting movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

Easy watch 7 · Affecting 15 · Heavy 14

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 22 · Open-ended 12 · Ambiguous 2

Roles they play

34 analyzed roles

Usually the Hero: 16 of 34 analyzed roles.

Hero
16 of 34
Shadow
11 of 34
Trickster
3 of 34
Shapeshifter
2 of 34
Ally
1 of 34
Mentor
1 of 34
Show the 34 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
29
Melancholic
22
Dread
6
Warm
5
Romantic
5
Other
24

How their films linger

Thought-provoking15 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet14 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting12 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteWistful4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 8 with a twist

  • Happy4
  • Bittersweet15
  • Tragic13
  • Ambiguous4

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Laurence Harvey's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 11 of their 40 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (9).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Laurence Harvey's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

64 credits, 40 with a MovieCove page; 11 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • The Deep(1970)

    as Hughie Warriner

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • John Wayne's 'The Alamo' (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    as Col. William Travis

  • Mission Mind Control (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    as Raymond Shaw (archive footage)

  • Welcome to Arrow Beach(1973)

    Director · as Jason Henry

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • Night Watch(1973)

    as John Wheeler

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • Escape to the Sun(1972)

    as Major Kirsanov

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Columbo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    Show 1 episode · as Emmet Clayton

  • Night Gallery(1969)

    Show 1 episode · as Steven Macy

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all shows

  • WUSA(1970)

    as Farley

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • The Magic Christian(1969)

    as Hamlet

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • He and She (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    as He

  • The Fight for Rome II - The Betrayal (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    as Cethegus

  • ITV Saturday Night Theatre (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    Show 1 episode · as Major Sergius Saranoff

  • The Last Roman(1968)

    as Cethegus

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • Appointment in Beirut (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    as Jeff Miller

  • The Winter's Tale (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    as King Leontes

  • The Charge of the Light Brigade(1968)

    as Russian Prince (Uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • A Dandy in Aspic(1968)

    Director · as Eberlin

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • Dial M for Murder(1967)

    as Tony Wendice

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • The Spy with a Cold Nose(1966)

    as Dr. Francis Trevelyan

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films

  • Life at the Top(1965)

    as Joe Lampton

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • Darling(1965)

    as Miles Brand

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • The Outrage(1964)

    as Husband

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • Of Human Bondage(1964)

    as Philip Carey

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • MGM 40th Anniversary (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    Actor

  • The Ceremony(1963)

    Director · Additional Dialogue · Producer · Writer · as Sean McKenna

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • The Running Man(1963)

    as Rex Black

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • A Girl Named Tamiko(1962)

    as Ivan Kalin

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • The Manchurian Candidate(1962)

    as Raymond Shaw

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm(1962)

    as Wilhelm Grimm / Cobbler (segment "The Cobbler and the Elves")

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • Noah and the Flood (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    as Narrator

  • Walk on the Wild Side(1962)

    as Dove Linkhorn

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • Summer and Smoke(1961)

    as John Buchanan Jr.

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • Two Loves (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    as Paul Lathrope

  • Jungle Fighters(1961)

    as Pvt. 'Bammo' Bamforth

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • BUtterfield 8(1960)

    as Weston Liggett

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • The Alamo(1960)

    as Col. William Travis

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • Expresso Bongo(1959)

    as Johnny Jackson

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • Power Among Men (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    as Narrator

  • Room at the Top(1958)

    as Joe Lampton

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • The Silent Enemy(1958)

    as Lieutenant "Buster" Crabb, R.N.V.R.

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • The Truth About Women(1957)

    as Sir Humphrey Tavistock

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • After the Ball (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    as Walter de Frece

  • Three Men in a Boat(1956)

    as George

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • Storm Over the Nile(1955)

    as John Durrance

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • Alfred Hitchcock Presents(1955)

    Show 1 episode · as Arthur Williams

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows

  • I Am a Camera(1955)

    as Christopher Isherwood

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • Romeo and Juliet(1954)

    as Romeo

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • King Richard and the Crusaders(1954)

    as Sir Kenneth of the Leopard

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • The Good Die Young(1954)

    as Miles 'Rave' Ravenscourt

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • Innocents in Paris (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    as Francois

  • Women of Twilight (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    as Jerry Nolan

  • A Killer Walks (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    as Ned Harsten

  • I Believe in You (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    as Jordie Bennett

  • There Is Another Sun (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    as Mag Maguire

  • Scarlet Thread(1951)

    as Freddie

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • The Black Rose(1950)

    as Edmond

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • The Dancing Years (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    as Minor Role (uncredited)

  • Cairo Road (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    as Lt. Mourad

  • Sunday Night Theatre (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    Show 2 episodes · as Cassio · as Orlando

  • Landfall (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)

    as PO Hooper

  • Man on the Run(1949)

    as Detective Sergeant Lawson

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • The Man from Yesterday (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)

    as John Matthews

  • House of Darkness (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1948)

    as Francis Merryman

Career shape

Star power in the 99th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 64 titles from 1948 to 2007; peak year 1961.

Biggest box office

The Manchurian Candidate (1962)

$2.8M worldwide

Highest rated

The Manchurian Candidate (1962)

Midcredits 97th

Film career

MilestoneBreakoutNomination
19482007

Peak 1961 · fewer prominent film roles lately. Top draw in 7 MovieCove titles. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting64 of 64: 62 only acting, 2 with another role · typical Midcredits score56thDirecting2 of 64: 0 only directing, 2 with another roleProducing1 of 64: 0 only producing, 1 with another roleOther crew1 of 64: 0 only other crew, 1 with another role

By decade

1940s4 · acting1950s23 · acting1960s28 · 28 acting · 1 crew1970s7 · 7 acting · 1 crew1990s1 · acting2000s1 · acting

Billing

usually 2nd · top billed in 47% of 17 roles
5065

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

Awards

a Golden Globe from 5 major nominations, 1959–1968.

WinNomination
  1. 1968
    • Golden Globe, won · World Film Favorite - Male
  2. 1963
    • Golden Globe, nominated · Best Actor - Drama
  3. 1960
    • Oscar, nominated · Best Actor in a Leading Role
    • BAFTA Award, nominated · Best British Actor
  4. 1959
    • BAFTA Award, nominated · Best British Actor

Major bodies only: the Oscars, Primetime Emmys, Golden Globes, BAFTAs and Screen Actors Guild Awards are named; Cannes, Venice, the Berlinale, Sundance, the directors', writers' and producers' guilds, the Grammys, Critics Choice and the Independent Spirit Awards count as other major bodies. Festival and regional prizes are not counted. Source: IMDb.

How do Laurence Harvey's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 55th percentile, the median of all 38; across their 36 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 56th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

56thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 36

Approval · how many liked their films

54thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 36

Reach · how many have seen their films

45thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 36

Midcredits score across 40 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up6
  • 50th to 74th17
  • 25th to 49th12
  • Below 25th5

Shape of the crowd

19 of their 40 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved3
  • Crowd Pleaser19
  • Broadly Agreed7
  • Mixed11

Most divisive · actor

The Deep (1970)

56th percentile spread · 19% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

The Manchurian Candidate (1962)

Midcredits 97th · 86% liked

Reviewers score the acting 68/100 in their films, across 32 reviewed titles; fans 77, detractors 44. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Laurence Harvey's work okay for kids?

Across up to 5 MovieCove titles with content scores, 1 of the 5 categories sits near the median of all films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore3 titlesmedian 43 · moderateMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity5 titles18–38 · median 27 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity3 titlesmedian 26 · mildMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs4 titlesmedian 45 · moderateMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense3 titlesmedian 51 · moderateMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Laurence Harvey work with?

People who share at least 2 of Laurence Harvey's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; John Woolf shares the most, 6.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers