Actor, Film Director, Film Producer, Scriptwriter. He was best known for playing the character roles of dancers, newsboys, boys, kids, baseball players, kids playing football, students, sheriffs, corporals, sailors, messengers, soldiers, couriers, ship crewmembers, and hunters, but some were uncredited. He will be best remembered for playing the role of 'Crewman Randall' in the classic science fiction adventure film, "Forbidden Planet" (1956). The film which was directed by Fred M. Wilcox, which was written for the screen by Cyril Hume, and based on a story by Irving Block and Allen Adler, and which also starred Walter Pidgeon, Anne Francis, and Leslie Nielsen, tells the story of a starship crew in the 23rd Century who goes to investigate the silence of a distant planet's colony, only to find just two survivors, a powerful robot, and the deadly secret of a lost civilization. He is also best remembered for playing the roles of 'Johnny Williams,' 'Terry Hawkins,' and 'John Wagner,' in six episodes of the classic family western television series, "The Roy Rogers Show," from 1953 to 1957, which also starred Dale Evans, Roy Rogers, and Trigger. He was born as Harry William Harvey Jr. to actor Harry William Harvey Sr. (1901-1985), and his wife Mabel Frances Mason Harvey (1905-1982), in Jacksonville, Florida, on October 9, 1929. He was educated locally and he began his acting career while still a child and appeared in films as a child including in Hal Roach's "Our Gang," film features of the 1930s, and other films up until he became an adult, including classic westerns. He made his actual film debut playing the role of 'Kid' in the "Shrimps For A Day" (1934). The film which was directed by Gus Meins, and which also starred Matthew 'Stymie' Beard, Scotty Beckett, and George 'Spanky' McFarland, tells the story of a magic lamp that lets a young couple become kids again and exposes a mean old man who runs his orphanage like a prison. Besides, "Shrimps For A Day" (1934), and "Forbidden Planet" (1956), his many other television credits as an actor, film director, film producer, and scriptwriter, include, "Anniversary Trouble" (1935), "Reefer Madness" (1936), "Make A Wish" (1937), "King Of The Sierras" (1938), "Two Gun Troubador" (1939), "Danger Flight" (1939), "Knute Rockne All American" (1940), "The Lone Rider Rides On" (1941), "Meet The Chump" (1941), "The Wagons Roll At Night" (1941), "Three Sons o' Guns" (1941), "Manpower" (1941), "International Squadron" (1941), "Escort Girl" (1941), "Remember The Day" (1941), "Pacific Blackout" (1941), "Wings For The Eagle" (1942), "Men Of The Sky" (1942), "Smith Of Minnesota" (1942), "Top Man" (1943), "Moonlight In Vermont" (1943), "Henry Aldrich, Boy Scout" (1944), "Chip Off The Old Block" (1944), "Roughly Speaking" (1945), "A Tree Grows In Brooklyn" (1945), "Incendiary Blonde" (1945), "The Secret Life Of Walter Mitty" (1947), "Dangerous Years" (1947), "The Dark Past" (1948), "A Woman Of Distinction" (1950), "The Petty Girl" (1950), "Prisoner Of War" (1954), "Return From The Sea" (1954), "The Bamboo Prison" (1954), "The Eternal Sea" (1955), "Shotgun" (1955), "The Cobweb" (1955), "The McConnell Story" (1955), "Miracle In The Rain" (1956), "The First Texan" (1956), "Tea And Sympathy" (1956), "The Opposite Sex" (1956), "The Teahouse Of The August Moon" (1956), "Imitation General" (1958), "Operation Petticoat" (1959), "Spartacus" (1960), "The Great Impostor" (1960), "Las Vegas Beat" (1961), "The Bandts" (1967), and "The Dunwich Horror" (1970). Besides, playing the roles of 'Johnny Williams,' 'Terry Hawkins,' and 'John Wagner,' in six episodes of the classic family western television series, "The Roy Rogers Show," from 1953 to 1957, which also starred Dale Evans, Ry Rogers, and Trigger, his many other television credits as an actor, television director, television producer, and scriptwriter, include, "Adventures Of Wild Bill Hickok," "Chevron Theatre," "Annie Oakley," "The Pride Of The Family," "The Lone Ranger," "The Halls Of Ivy," "The Adventures Of Kit Carson," "City Detective," "Willy," "Public Defender," "Stories Of The Century," "Stage 7," "Cavalcade Of America," "Studio 57," "Combat Sergeant," "The Millionaire," "Jane Wyman Presents The Fireside Theatre," "The Silent Service," 'Dr. Christian," "Code 3," "Boots And Saddles," "The Adventures Of Rin Tin Tin," "Wagon Train," "Casey Jones," "Trackdown," "Frontier Doctor," "The Wild Wild West," "Tales Of The Texas Rangers," "Mannix," "Starsky And Hutch," "Colgate Theatre," "Lawman," "Lassie," "26 Men," "Dragnet," "Men Of Annapolis," "Steve Canyon," "The Life And Legend Of Wyatt Earp," 'The New Purple," "Bearcats!" "Tombstone Territory," "Schlitz Playhouse," "U.S. Marshal," "Wichita Town," "One Step Beyond," "The Tall Man," "Tales Of Wells Fargo," "Checkmate," 'Maverick," "Bronco," "Arrest And Trial," and "The Magical World Of Disney." His last role was playing 'McKenzie' in the episode entitled, "The Eighty-Seven Dollar Bride," of the classic television series, "The Road West," which originally aired on April 3, 1967, and which also starred Barry Sullivan, Andrew Prine, and Brenda Scott. His last film credit was as a scriptwriter on the action film drama, "Convoy" (1978), which tells the story of truckers who form a mile-long "convoy" in support of a trucker's vendetta with an abusive sheriff...Based on the country song of the same title by C.W. McCall. The film which was directed by Sam Peckinpah, which was written for the screen by Bill Norton, and which also starred Kris Kristofferson, Ali McGraw, and Ernest Borgnine, was released the same year of his death. He passed away in Panorama City, California, on December 8, 1978, at the age of 49, and he was buried in Valhalla Memorial Park in North Hollywood, California. He never married nor had any children.