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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 Carnival of Souls (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 Carnival of Souls (1962)
Carnival of Souls
7.0
  • Director
  • 1962
Shake Hands with Danger (1980)
Shake Hands with Danger
6.7
Short
  • Director
  • 1980
The Reluctant Witch
  • Director
  • 1971
Manners in Public (1958)
Manners in Public
6.7
Short
  • Director
  • 1958

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
    6.7
    Short
    • Director
    • 1980
  • Herk Harvey in Halloween Safety (1977)
    Halloween Safety
    6.0
    Short
    • Director
    • 1977
  • The Reluctant Witch
    • Director
    • 1971
  • 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
    5.1
    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 Carnival of Souls (1962)
    Carnival of Souls
    7.0
    • Director
    • 1962
  • Dance, Little Children (1961)
    Dance, Little Children
    6.3
    Short
    • Director
    • 1961
  • Your Junior High Days
    5.9
    Short
    • Director
    • 1961

Actor



  • Cross Fire (1989)
    Cross Fire
    6.9
    TV Movie
    • Klansman (uncredited)
    • 1989
  • Murder Ordained (1987)
    Murder Ordained
    7.0
    TV Movie
    • Jury Foreman (uncredited)
    • 1987
  • The Day After (1983)
    The Day After
    7.0
    TV Movie
    • Farmer (uncredited)
    • 1983
  • 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 Carnival of Souls (1962)
    Carnival of Souls
    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?
    5.1
    Short
    • Doctor in Hospital
    • 1959
  • Manners in Public (1958)
    Manners in Public
    6.7
    Short
    • Man In Bus
    • 1958
  • What About School Spirit? (1958)
    What About School Spirit?
    3.6
    Short
    • Man in School (uncredited)
    • 1958
  • The Sound of a Stone
    Short
    • Truck Driver
    • 1955
  • Why Study Home Economics? (1955)
    Why Study Home Economics?
    5.1
    Short
    • Construction Worker
    • 1955
  • Star 34
    5.7
    Short
    • William Jonathan 'Bill' Asher
    • 1954
  • Other People's Property (1951)
    Other People's Property
    5.0
    Short
    • Mr. Kraft (uncredited)
    • 1951

Writer



  • Herk Harvey and Candace Hilligoss in Carnival of Souls (1962)
    Carnival of Souls
    7.0
    • story (uncredited)
    • 1962
  • The Sound of a Stone
    Short
    • screenplay
    • 1955

Personal details

  • 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

  • Trivia
    Conceived the plot of Carnival of Souls (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 Carnival of Souls (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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