Harvey Jason

English actor

Pamela Franklin

(m. 1970)

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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.

Career

A character actor in films including "Save the Tiger", "Oklahoma Crude", \"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.

Personal life

Jason was born in London, the son of Marie Goldblatt and actor Alec Jason.

He is married to actress Pamela Franklin, whom he met in 1970 while making the film 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 filmmaker John D. McMahon.^[4]

Selected filmography

Lilith (1964) as Patient (uncredited)
The Girl from U.N.C.L.E. (1967, TV Series) as Cecil / Bebe / Terry Crump
The Rat Patrol (1967, TV Series) as Perkins
Batman (1967, TV Series) as Scudder
Hallmark Hall of Fame (1967, TV Movie) as Herald
Cowboy in Africa (1968, TV Series) as Albert
Star! (1968) as Bert
Gaily, Gaily (1969) as Quinn
The Outcasts (1969, TV Series) as Limey
The Flying Nun (1970, TV Series) as Fernando Morales
Too Late the Hero (1970) as Signalman Scott
The Young Rebels (1970, TV Series) as Corporal Davies
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In (1970–1971, TV Series) as Regular Performer
Cold Turkey (1971) as Hypnotist
Night Gallery (1972, TV Series) as Morrow (segment "The Funeral")
Columbo: Dagger of the Mind (1972, TV Series) as The Director
Necromancy (1972) as Dr. Jay
Save the Tiger (1973) as Rico
Genesis II (1973, TV Series) as Singh
Oklahoma Crude (1973) as Wilcox
Sanford and Son (1973, TV Series) as Dr. Stewart
Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice (1973, TV Series) as Gus
The Streets of San Francisco (1974, TV Series) as Warburton
Lost in the Stars (1974) as Arthur Jarvis
Police Woman (1974, TV Series) as Don
Hawaii Five-O (1975, TV Series) as Ram Bushan
Amy Prentiss (1975, TV Series) as Fleishman
Harry O (1975, TV Series) as Dr. William Bronson
Caribe (1975, TV Series) as Waite
Cannon (1975, TV Series) as Terrorist
The Specialist (1975) as Hardin Smith
Dr. Minx (1975) as David Brown
I Wonder Who's Killing Her Now? (1975) as Mr. Patlow
Rich Man, Poor Man (1976, TV Mini-Series) as Pinky
The Gumball Rally (1976) as Lapchik the Mad Hungarian – Kawasaki
Captains and the Kings (1976, TV Mini-Series) as Haroun 'Harry' Zieff
Charlie's Angels (1977, TV Series) as Alvin
Man from Atlantis (1977, TV Series) as Dashki
The Love Boat (1978, TV Series) as Howard Wilson
Wonder Woman (1978, TV Series) as Professor Brubaker
CHiPs (1978, TV Series) as Lee
The French Atlantic Affair (1979, TV Mini-Series) as Plessier
Archie Bunker's Place (1981, TV Series) as Mr. Freeman
Bring 'Em Back Alive (1982–1983, TV Series) as Bhundi
Trapper John, M.D. (1983, TV Series) as Martin Hopkins
Airwolf (1984, TV Series) as Alexi Provov
Crazy Like a Fox (1985, TV Series)
The Fall Guy (1984–1985, TV Series) as Rudolph / Grant Llewellyn
Scarecrow and Mrs. King (1985, TV Series) as James Brand
Knight Rider (1986, TV Series) as Marco Berio
Family Ties (1986, TV Series) as Pierre
Bad Guys (1986) as Prof. Gimble
Valerie (1986, TV Series) as Carlos
You Again? (1986, TV Series) as Maitre d'
The Wizard (1987, TV Series) as Redman
Houston Knights (1987, TV Series)
Star Trek: The Next Generation (1988, TV Series) as Felix Leech
Night Court (1988, TV Series) as Maurice
Oliver & Company (1988) (voice)
Dynasty (1989, TV Series) as Ray Montana
Hardball (1989, TV Series)
Alien Nation (1990, TV Series) as Mr. Hopper
The Platinum Triangle (1990) as Victor Kolter
Air America (1990) as Nino
White Palace (1990) (voice)
Hi Honey – I'm Dead (1991, TV Movie) as Dr. Jahundi
FernGully: The Last Rainforest (1992) (voice)
L.A. Law (1993, TV Series) as Dr. Kaiser, Psychiatrist
Picket Fences (1992–1994, TV Series) as Rabbi Barry Wald
Diagnosis: Murder (1994, TV Series) as Stuart Westlake
Seinfeld (1996, TV Series) as Auctioneer
Street Corner Justice (1996) as Lou Wisceman
The Lost World: Jurassic Park (1997) as Ajay Sidhu, the hunter
The Curse of Monkey Island (1997, Video Game) as Cabana Boy / La Foot (voice)
Star Wars: Force Commander (2000, Video Game) as AT-PT Driver / Medical Droid 2-1C (voice)
Soul Survivors (2001)
Star Wars: Galactic Battlegrounds (2001) as Empire transport ship captain / Royal lifter pilot (voice)

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. Archived from the original on 5 October 2012. Retrieved 18 July 2012.
^ "Mystery Pier Books – A Glimpse Inside". 6 April 2009. Archived from the original on 19 December 2021. Retrieved 21 February 2012 – via YouTube.