Donald Patrick Harvey
| Donald Patrick Harvey II | |
|---|---|
| Born |
May 31, 1960 St. Clair Shores, Michigan |
| Alma mater | University of Michigan, Yale School of Drama |
| Years active | 1985-present |
Life and career
Donald Patrick Harvey II (born May 31, 1960) is an American actor and voice actor, known professionally as Don Harvey.
Don 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, he attended the Yale School of Drama and received a Masters of Fine Arts in Acting in 1985. Upon graduation Don moved to New York City to pursue film, television and theatre work.[3]
Harvey began appearing in films in the late 1980s and has appeared in over 70 feature films. He had secondary roles in such high-profile productions as Casualties of War (1989), Die Hard 2 (1990), and The Thin Red Line (1998), in addition to the made-for-cable feature Better Off Dead (1993). One of his more prominent screen roles was "Black Sox" conspirator Swede Risberg in John Sayles' Eight Men Out (1988).[4] His television work includes starring performances on Miami Vice, NYPD Blue, The Pretender, Medium, and Numb3rs.
Filmography
- 1987 Creepshow 2
- 1987 The Untouchables
- 1988 Eight Men Out
- 1988 The Beast
- 1988 After School
- 1989 Casualties of War
- 1990 Die Hard 2
- 1991 Hudson Hawk
- 1991 Mission of the Shark: The Saga of the U.S.S. Indianapolis
- 1992 Prey of the Chameleon
- 1992 American Heart
- 1994 The Glass Shield
- 1994 Men of War
- 1995 Tank Girl
- 1995 Waterworld
- 1996 Last Dance
- 1997 The Relic
- 1998 The Continued Adventures of Reptile Man
- 1998 The Thin Red Line
- 1999 Out of the Cold
- 1999 Sparkler
- 1999 Life
- 1999 In Too Deep
- 2000 Batman Beyond: Return of the Joker
- 2001 Riders
- 2002 Highway
- 2004 She Hate Me
- 2004 Corn
- 2005 Swimmers
- 2007 Bernard and Doris
- 2008 Frame of Mind
- 2008 Anamorph
- 2009 Numb3rs
- 2009 Public Enemies
- 2011 Criminal Minds
- 2011-2012 Luck
- 2013 Gangster Squad
- 2015 Taken 3