Harvey Jason


Harvey Paul Jason is an English former 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, 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. They opened their shop and started listing on AbeBooks in 1998. 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.

Selected filmography

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