Don Harvey (actor, born 1960)

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Don Harvey
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Harvey in 2017
Born
Donald Patrick Harvey II

(1960-05-31) May 31, 1960 (age 64)
Education University of Michigan (BA)
Yale University (MFA)
OccupationActor
Years active1985–present

Donald Patrick Harvey II (born May 31, 1960) [1] is an American actor. [2]

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Early life

Harvey was born and raised in St. Clair Shores, Michigan, the sixth of eight children. He started acting while attending Lake Shore High School. [3] Upon his 1982 graduation from the University of Michigan with a Bachelor of Arts degree, he attended the Yale School of Drama and received a Master of Fine Arts degree in acting in 1985. After graduation, he moved to New York City to pursue film, television and theatre work. [4]

Career

Harvey began appearing in films in the late 1980s and has appeared in over 70 feature films. One of his first roles was as a dirty cop in Brian de Palma's film The Untouchables . The following year, Harvey had one of his more prominent screen roles as "Black Sox" conspirator Swede Risberg in John Sayles' Eight Men Out (1988). [1] Subsequently, Harvey had secondary roles in such high-profile productions as Casualties of War (1989) (his second Brian de Palma film), Die Hard 2 (1990), and The Thin Red Line (1998), in addition to the made-for-cable feature Better Off Dead (1993). His television work includes performances on Miami Vice , NYPD Blue , The Pretender, The Deuce, Medium , Numbers , and We Own This City .

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
1987 Creepshow 2 Andy Kavanaugh"Old Chief Wood'nhead" segment
The Untouchables Officer Preseuski
1988 Eight Men Out Swede Risberg
The Beast Kaminski
After SchoolNathan
1989 Casualties of War Corporal Thomas E. Clark
1990 Die Hard 2 Garber
1991 Hudson Hawk Snickers
1992Prey of the ChameleonResnick
American Heart Rainey
1994 The Glass Shield Deputy Jack Bono
Men of War Nolan
1995 Tank Girl Sergeant Small
1996The Continued Adventures of Reptile ManThe RobberAlso known as Brittle Glory
Last Dance Doug
1997 The Relic Spota
Sparkler Flint
1998 The Thin Red Line Sgt. Paul Becker
1999 Life Billy Bob
In Too Deep Murphy
Out of the ColdNazi Leader
2000 Batman Beyond: Return of the Joker Charles Buntz / ChuckoVoice, direct-to-video [5]
2001 Steal Ned RogersOriginally titled Riders
2002 Highway Ronnie
Outside the Law Kurt Lewis
2004 She Hate Me G. Gordon Liddy
Corn Horace RasmussenUncredited
2005 Swimmers Russell
2007 Anamorph Killer
2008 Frame of Mind Agent Jenkins
2009 Public Enemies Customer at Steuben Club
2013 Gangster Squad Officer Funston
Holy Ghost People Brother Sherman
Go for Sisters Detective Mueller
2014 Noah Mean Uncle
The Prince Riley
Taken 3 Detective Garcia
2015 Vice Kasansky
Secret in Their Eyes Fierro
2017 Small Town Crime Randy [6]
Gangster Land Detective Landa

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1985 ABC Afterschool Specials KevinEpisode: "High School Narc"
1986 Another World Aces3 episodes
1988 Miami Vice Alan BeaksEpisode: "Hell Hath No Fury"
1991Mission of the Shark: The Saga of the U.S.S. IndianapolisKindermanTelevision film
1993Better Off DeadDel CollinsTelevision film
Crossroads CodyEpisode: "The Last Roundup"
1995 Sawbones Willy KnappTelevision film
Saved by the Light T.M.Television film
New York Undercover Det. Hubert FlahertyEpisode: "Bad Girls"
1996 Face of Evil Quinn HarrisTelevision film
Crime of the Century Lt. Gus KramerTelevision film
Superman: The Animated Series GnawwVoice, episode: "The Main Man" [5]
1997 Walker, Texas Ranger Benny FlynnEpisode: "Days Past"
The Legend of Calamity Jane Additional voices13 episodes
The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest Milos DuncekVoice, episode: "The Haunted Sonata" [5]
1998 The Con T.J.Television film
From the Earth to the Moon Flight DirectorEpisode: "Mare Tranquilitatis"
1998–2000 The Pretender Joey Melino, Mr. Job2 episodes
1999 The King of Queens DirkEpisode: "Queasy Rider"
1999–2000 Batman Beyond Vincent, KidnapperVoice, 2 episodes [5]
2001 ER Mr. WarshawEpisode: "Never Say Never"
2003 NYPD Blue Rick RinaldiEpisode: "Maybe Baby"
2004 Crossing Jordan Coach VickersEpisode: "Most Likely"
2005 Justice League Unlimited Charles Buntz / ChuckoVoice, episode: "The Once and Future Thing, Part Two: Time, Warped" [5]
Medium Darrell YellinEpisode: "Coded"
2008 Bernard and Doris Security GuardTelevision film
2009 Numbers PritchardEpisode: "Cover Me"
2011 Criminal Minds Chief BarrowsEpisode: "Today I Do"
2011–2012 Luck The Flack3 episodes
2012 Touch Joey DelucaEpisode: "Tessellations"
The Good Wife Ryan HoodEpisode: "The Art of War"
2013 Justified Patrick MassettEpisode: "Where's Waldo?"
2014 The After Gut ShotPilot
2015 Stalker Ken BuckEpisode: "Secrets and Lies"
The Blacklist Eli MatchettEpisode: "Eli Matchett (No. 72)"
2016 Blue Bloods Det. ConnellEpisode: "Back in the Day"
The Night Of Detective TomalikisMiniseries; 3 episodes
2016–2017 General Hospital Tom BakerRecurring role; 19 episodes
2017 The Last Tycoon Rupert Vajna4 episodes
2017–2019 The Deuce Danny Flanagan14 episodes
2018 The Truth About the Harry Quebert Affair Bobbo Quinn10 episodes
2018–2020 Better Call Saul Jeff [lower-alpha 1] 2 episodes
2019 Lethal Weapon Tom KesslerEpisode: "There Will Be Bud"
Chambers Johnny "Bail Bonds"`3 episodes
Yellowstone Jerry HayesEpisode: "Only Devils Left"
2022 Pam & Tommy Anthony Pellicano Miniseries; 2 episodes
We Own This City John SierackiMiniseries; 6 episodes [7]
TBA Black Rabbit MattUpcoming miniseries [8]

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References

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  3. "Don Harvey official website - Education". Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved April 27, 2015.
  4. "Don Harvey official website - Biography". Archived from the original on September 6, 2013. Retrieved February 23, 2013.
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  6. N'Duka, Amanda (March 20, 2017). "Saban Films & DirecTV Nab SXSW Pic 'Small Town Crime'". Deadline. Retrieved July 3, 2024.
  7. Petski, Denise (August 16, 2021). "'We Own This City': Dagmara Domińczyk & Don Harvey Set As Leads, 7 More Cast In HBO Limited Series". Deadline. Retrieved July 3, 2024.
  8. Lee, Stephan (May 23, 2024). "Everything We Know About Jason Bateman and Jude Law's New Series Black Rabbit". Netflix. Retrieved July 3, 2024.

Notes

  1. He was eventually replaced by Pat Healy for this role due to Harvey's previous commitments