Harvey Jason
Harvey Jason | |
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Born |
Harvey Albert Jason 29 February 1940 London, England, UK |
Occupation | Actor, businessman |
Years active | 1964–2004 |
Spouse(s) | Pamela Franklin (m. 1970); 2 children |
Harvey Albert Jason (born 29 February 1940) is an English actor and the co-owner of Mystery Pier Books, an independent book store that sells first editions.
Jason was born in London, the son of Marie Goldblatt and actor Alec Jason. A character actor in films such as The Gumball Rally and The Lost World: Jurassic Park, he also played in dozens of TV roles in the 1970s and 1980s,[1] including Pinky in Rich Man, Poor Man and Harry Zief in Captains and the Kings, both made in 1976.
He is married to actress Pamela Franklin, whom he met on the set of 1972's Necromancy, and with whom he has two sons. He is the proprietor of Mystery Pier Books in West Hollywood, California, which he operates with his son, Louis.[2] They opened their shop and started listing on AbeBooks in 1998.[3] A number of video interviews with Harvey Jason about his book store exist on YouTube, in particular a video made by film maker John D. McMahon.[4]
Selected filmography
- Star Wars: Galactic Battlegrounds (2001) (voice) ... as Empire transport ship captain/Royal lifter pilot
- Soul Survivors (2001) ... as actor/leader
- Star Wars: Force Commander (2000) (voice) ... as AT-PT Driver/Medical Droid 2-1C
- The Curse of Monkey Island (1997) (voice) ... as Cabana Boy/La Foot
- The Lost World: Jurassic Park (1997) ... as Ajay Sidhu, the hunter
- Seinfeld
- episode "The Bottle Deposit" ... as Auctioneer
- Diagnosis: Murder
- episode "Shaker" ... as Stuart Westlake
- Picket Fences
- episode "Squatter's Rights" ... as Rabbi Barry Wald
- episode "Pageantry" ... as Rabbi Barry Wald
- L.A. Law
- episode "Where There's a Will"
- FernGully: The Last Rainforest (1992) (voice) ... as Additional Voices
- Hi Honey - I'm Dead (1991) ... as Dr. Jahundi
- White Palace (1990) (voice)
- Air America (1990) ... as Nino
- Alien Nation
- episode "Spirit of '95" ... as Mr. Hopper
- Hardball
- episode "The Silver Scream"
- Dynasty
- episode "Here Comes the Son" ... as Ray Montana
- Oliver & Company (1988) (voice) ... as Additional Voice
- Night Court
- episode "Mac's Millions" ... as Maurice
- Star Trek: The Next Generation
- episode "The Big Goodbye" ... as Felix Leech
- Houston Knights
- episode "Diminished Capacity"
- The Wizard
- episode "Daydream Believer" ... as Redman
- Valerie
- episode "Of Human Blondage" ... as Carlos
- Family Ties
- episode "Art Lover" ... as Pierre
- Knight Rider
- episode "Killer K.I.T.T." ... as Marco Berio
- You Again?
- episode "Personals" ... as Maitre d'
- Scarecrow and Mrs. King
- episode Welcome to America, Mr. Brand ... as James Brand
- The Fall Guy
- episode "Femme Fatale" ... as Rudolph
- episode "The Huntress" ... as Grant Llewellyn
- Crazy Like a Fox
- episode "The Geronimo Machine"
- Airwolf
- episode "Mind of the Machine" ... as Alexi Provov
- Trapper John, M.D.
- episode "May Divorce Be with You" ... as Martin Hopkins
- Bring 'Em Back Alive ... as Bhundi
- Archie Bunker's Place
- episode "Death of a Saint" ... as Mr. Freeman
- The French Atlantic Affair (1979) ... as Plessier
- CHiPs
- episode "Disaster Squad" ... as Lee
- Wonder Woman
- episode "The Deadly Sting" ... as Professor Brubaker
- The Love Boat
- episode "Taking Sides"/"Friendly Little Game, A"/"Going by the Book" (1978) ... as Howard Wilson
- Man from Atlantis
- episode "Man O'War" (1977) ... as Dashki
- Charlie's Angels
- episode "Angels on Ice" ... as Alvin
- Captains and the Kings ... as Haroun 'Harry' Zieff
- The Gumball Rally (1976) ... as Lapchik the Mad Hungarian - Kawasaki
- Rich Man, Poor Man (1976) ... as Pinky
- Dr. Minx ... as David Brown
- Cannon
- episode "Tomorrow Ends at Noon" ... as Terrorist
- Caribe
- episode "The Plastic Connection" ... as Waite
- Harry O
- episode The Confetti People ... as Dr. William Bronson
- I Wonder Who's Killing Her Now? (1975) ... as Dr. DeHart Jr.
- Amy Prentiss
- episode "The Desperate World of Jane Doe"
- Police Woman
- episode "The Beautiful Die Young" ... as Don
- Lost in the Stars (1974) ... as Arthur Jarvis
- The Streets of San Francisco
- episode "Rampage" ... as Warburton
- Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice
- episode "Open Marriage/Closed Mind" ... as Gus
- Sanford and Son
- episode "Libra Rising All Over Lamont" ... as Dr. Stewart
- Oklahoma Crude (1973) ... as Wilcox
- Genesis II (1973) ... as Singh
- Save the Tiger (1973) ... as Rico
- Necromancy (1972) ... as Dr. Jay
- Columbo: Dagger of the Mind (1972) ... as The Director
- Night Gallery
- episode "The Funeral" ... as Morrow
- Cold Turkey ... as Hypnotist
- Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In ... as Regular Performer (1970–1971)
- The Young Rebels
- episode "Stalemate" ... as Corporal Davies
- Too Late the Hero (1970) ... as Signalman Scott
- The Flying Nun
- episode "A Gift for El Charro" ... as Fernando Morales
- The Outcasts
- episode "And Then There Was One" ... as Limey
- Gaily, Gaily (1969) ... as Quinn
- Star! ... as Bert
- Cowboy in Africa
- episode "John Henry's Eden" ... as Albert
- Hallmark Hall of Fame
- episode "Elizabeth the Queen" ... as Herald
- Batman
- episode "The Bloody Tower" ... as Scudder
- episode "The Foggiest Notion" ... as Scudder
- episode "The Londinium Larcenies" ... as Scudder
- The Rat Patrol
- episode "The Do-Re-Mi Raid" ... as Perkins
- The Girl from U.N.C.L.E.
- episode "The Kooky Spook Affair" ... as Cecil
- episode "The Petit Prix Affair" ... as Bebe
- episode "The Fountain of Youth Affair" ... as Terry Crump
- Lilith (1964) (uncredited) ... as Patient
References
- ↑ Bowie, Stephen (8 March 2011). "Eight Million Stories in the NAKED CITY ... Many of Them Uncredited (Part 1) « The Classic TV History Blog". Classictvhistory.wordpress.com. Retrieved 21 February 2012.
- ↑ "Welcome to Mystery Pier Books • (310) 657-5557". Mysterypierbooks.com. Retrieved 21 February 2012.
- ↑ "Mystery Pier Books". Abebooks.com. Retrieved 2012-07-18.
- ↑ "Mystery Pier Books - A Glimpse Inside". YouTube. 6 April 2009. Retrieved 21 February 2012.
External links
- Harvey Jason at the Internet Movie Database
- Harvey Jason at AllMovie
- Lesson 1: Make Your Own Luck: Successful people create their own opportunities CNN Money
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