Don Harvey (actor, born 1960)

Donald Patrick Harvey II (born May 31, 1960) is an American actor and voice actor. He was born and raised in St. Clair Shores, Michigan, the sixth of eight children. He started acting while attending Lake Shore High School,[1] having performed in several shows before graduating in 1978. He then moved on to the University of Michigan, where he studied English and economics along with two years of classical ballet.[2] 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, Don moved to New York City to pursue film, television and theatre work.[3]

Don Harvey
Harvey at the Chiller Theatre Expo in 2017
Born
Donald Patrick Harvey II

(1960-05-31) May 31, 1960
St. Clair Shores, Michigan
EducationUniversity of Michigan (BA)
Yale University (MFA)
OccupationActor, voice actor
Years active1985–present

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).[4] 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 starring performances on Miami Vice, NYPD Blue, The Pretender, The Deuce, Medium, and Numbers.

Filmography
Year Title Role Notes
1987 Creepshow 2Andy Kavanaugh"Old Chief Wood'nhead" segment
1987 The UntouchablesOfficer Preseuski
1988 Eight Men OutSwede Risberg
1988 The BeastKaminski
1988 After SchoolNathan
1988 Miami ViceAlan BeaksTV
Episode: "Hell Hath No Fury"
1989 Casualties of WarCorporal Thomas E. Clark
1990 Die Hard 2Garber
1991 Hudson HawkSnickers
1991 Mission of the Shark: The Saga of the U.S.S. IndianapolisKinderman
1992 Prey of the ChameleonResnick
1992 American HeartRainey
1993 Better Off DeadDel CollinsTV movie
1994 The Glass ShieldDeputy Jack Bono
1994 Men of WarNolan
1995 Tank GirlSergeant Small
1996 Last DanceDoug
1997 The RelicSpota
1998 The Continued Adventures of Reptile ManThe RobberAlso known as Brittle Glory
1998 The Thin Red LineSgt. Paul Becker
1999 Out of the ColdNazi Leader
1999 SparklerFlint
1999 LifeBilly Bob
1999 In Too DeepMurphy
1999 The King of QueensTV
2000 Batman Beyond: Return of the JokerCharles Buntz / Chucko (voice)
2000 The PretenderMr. JobTV
Episode: "Meltdown"
2001 StealNed RogersOriginally titled Riders
2002 HighwayRonnie
2003 NYPD BlueRick RinaldiTV
Episode: "Maybe Baby"
2004 She Hate MeG. Gordon Liddy
2004 CornHorace Rasmussen
2005 SwimmersRussell
2005 MediumDarrell YellinTV
Episode: "Coded"
2007 Bernard and DorisSecurity GuardTV
2008 Frame of MindAgent Jenkins
2008 AnamorphKiller
2009 NumbersPritchardTV
Episode: "Cover Me"
2009 Public EnemiesCustomer at Steuben Club
2011 Criminal MindsChief BarrowsTV
Episode: "Today I Do"
2011-2012 LuckTrack ManagerTV
2013 Gangster SquadOfficer Funston
2014 Taken 3Detective Garcia
2015 Secret in Their EyesFierro
2016 Blue BloodsDet. ConnellEpisode: "Back in the Day"
2016 General HospitalTom BakerRecurring Role"
2017 The Last Tycoon Rupert Vajna
2017 The Deuce Danny Flanagan
2018-2020 Better Call Saul Jeff the Cab Driver Episodes: "Smoke" & "Magic Man"

References
  1. "Don Harvey official website - Education". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2015-04-27.
  2. IMDb profile
  3. "Don Harvey official website - Biography". Archived from the original on 2013-09-06. Retrieved 2013-02-23.
  4. AllMovie profile


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