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Herk Harvey(1924-1996)

  • Director
  • Actor
  • Writer
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Herk Harvey
Colorado-born Herk Harvey majored in theater at Kansas University, directing and acting in stage productions and later returning to the school in a teaching capacity. He broke into the film business as an actor in some of the movies being made by Centron Corporation of Lawrence, Kansas, an educational and industrial film production company for which he subsequently went to work as a director. In 1961 he took a working vacation from Centron to try his hand at feature filmmaking, producing, directing and co-starring in the creepy horror film Le Carnaval des âmes (1962), shot in Kansas and Utah.
BornJune 3, 1924
DiedApril 3, 1996(71)
BornJune 3, 1924
DiedApril 3, 1996(71)
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  • Awards
    • 4 wins total

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Known for

Herk Harvey and Candace Hilligoss in Le Carnaval des âmes (1962)
Le Carnaval des âmes
7.0
  • Director
  • 1962
Shake Hands with Danger (1980)
Shake Hands with Danger
6.6
Short
  • Director
  • 1980
Manners in Public
6.7
Short
  • Director
  • 1958
The Sound of a Stone
8.6
Short
  • Director
  • 1955

Credits

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Director



  • LeVar Burton in Reading Rainbow (1983)
    Reading Rainbow
    8.4
    TV Series
    • Director (segment "Puddle Hopping")
    • 1983
  • Signals: Read 'Em or Weep
    5.9
    Short
    • Director (uncredited)
    • 1981
  • Korea: Overview
    6.3
    Short
    • Director
    • 1980
  • Shake Hands with Danger (1980)
    Shake Hands with Danger
    6.6
    Short
    • Director
    • 1980
  • Herk Harvey in Halloween Safety (1977)
    Halloween Safety
    6.2
    Short
    • Director
    • 1977
  • Tell It Like It Is
    Short
    • Director
    • 1968
  • Take a Letter... From A to Z
    Short
    • Director
    • 1967
  • Jamaica, Haiti and the Lesser Antilles
    6.4
    Short
    • Director
    • 1964
  • Case History of a Sales Meeting
    5.2
    Short
    • Director (uncredited)
    • 1963
  • Pork: The Meal with a Squeal
    Short
    • Director
    • 1963
  • To Touch a Child (1962)
    To Touch a Child
    6.2
    Short
    • Director (uncredited)
    • 1962
  • Herk Harvey and Candace Hilligoss in Le Carnaval des âmes (1962)
    Le Carnaval des âmes
    7.0
    • Director
    • 1962
  • Your Junior High Days
    5.9
    Short
    • Director
    • 1961
  • Dance, Little Children (1961)
    Dance, Little Children
    6.3
    Short
    • Director
    • 1961
  • Operation Grass Killer
    Short
    • Director
    • 1961

Actor



  • Murder Ordained (1987)
    Murder Ordained
    7.0
    TV Movie
    • Jury Foreman (uncredited)
    • 1987
  • LeVar Burton in Reading Rainbow (1983)
    Reading Rainbow
    8.4
    TV Series
    • Policeman (segment "Puddle Hopping")
    • 1983
  • Pork: The Meal with a Squeal
    Short
    • Narrator
    • Veterinarian
    • 1963
  • Herk Harvey and Candace Hilligoss in Le Carnaval des âmes (1962)
    Le Carnaval des âmes
    7.0
    • 'The Man' (uncredited)
    • 1962
  • Dance, Little Children (1961)
    Dance, Little Children
    6.3
    Short
    • Parent
    • 1961
  • Operation Grass Killer
    Short
    • Farmer
    • 1961
  • What About Prejudice?
    5.4
    Short
    • Doctor in Hospital
    • 1959
  • What About School Spirit? (1958)
    What About School Spirit?
    3.7
    Short
    • Man in School (uncredited)
    • 1958
  • Manners in Public
    6.7
    Short
    • Man In Bus
    • 1958
  • The Sound of a Stone
    8.6
    Short
    • Truck Driver
    • 1955
  • Why Study Home Economics? (1955)
    Why Study Home Economics?
    5.0
    Short
    • Construction Worker
    • 1955
  • Star 34
    5.7
    Short
    • William Jonathan 'Bill' Asher
    • 1954
  • Other People's Property (1951)
    Other People's Property
    4.7
    Short
    • Mr. Kraft (uncredited)
    • 1951
  • Speech: Using Your Voice
    2.4
    Short
    • American Flag Speechmaker
    • 1950
  • Speech: The Function of Gestures
    5.1
    Short
    • John
    • 1949

Writer



  • Herk Harvey and Candace Hilligoss in Le Carnaval des âmes (1962)
    Le Carnaval des âmes
    7.0
    • story (uncredited)
    • 1962
  • The Sound of a Stone
    8.6
    Short
    • screenplay
    • 1955

Personal details

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  • Born
    • June 3, 1924
    • Fort Collins, Colorado, USA
  • Died
    • April 3, 1996
    • Lawrence, Kansas, USA(pancreatic cancer)
  • Spouses
      Pauline G. Pappas1969 - April 3, 1996 (his death)
  • Publicity listings
    • 1 Interview

Did you know

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  • Trivia
    Conceived the plot of Le Carnaval des âmes (1962) after seeing the abandoned Saltaire pavilion / amusement park located in Utah, and coincidentally the site became the setting for the film itself.
  • Quotes
    [about his days at Centron] I took a vacation and shot Le Carnaval des âmes (1962) in two weeks. I've been to festivals and people always ask, "How come you made only one film?", and I say, "Hell, I've made over 400".

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