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By Botty Snyder

Updated 18 March 2023

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Lithuanian-born actor

Laurence Harvey is ...

Dead

Born	1 October 1928 in Joniškis
Died	25 November 1973 in London
Age	45 years, 1 months
Cause	cancer

Sex or gender	male
Country of citizenship	Lithuania and United Kingdom
Manner of death	natural causes
Spouse	Paulene Stone, Margaret Leighton and Joan Perry
Child	Domino Harvey
Occupation	actor and film actor
Nominated for	Academy Award for Best Actor
Awards	Theatre World Award

About Laurence Harvey

Laurence Harvey was a Lithuanian-born actor who made a name for himself in Hollywood during the 1950s and 1960s. Born on October 1, 1928, in Joniškis, Lithuania, Harvey's family moved to South Africa when he was a child. He later moved to London to pursue acting, and his talent quickly caught the attention of the film industry.

Harvey's breakthrough role came in the 1959 film "Room at the Top," for which he received an Academy Award nomination for Best Actor. He went on to star in a number of successful films, including "The Alamo," "The Manchurian Candidate," and "Darling."

Despite his success, Harvey was known for his difficult personality and tumultuous personal life. He was married three times and had a reputation for being a womanizer. He also struggled with alcoholism and died of stomach cancer at the age of 45.

Harvey's legacy as an actor lives on, and he is remembered for his intense performances and striking good looks. As Rolling Stone magazine once wrote, "Harvey was a man of contradictions, a brooding and complex figure who brought a raw intensity to the screen. He may have been difficult to work with, but there's no denying his talent and the impact he had on the film industry."

References:

- "Laurence Harvey: The Man Who Never Was" by Neil Sinyard (2008)

- "Laurence Harvey: A Biography" by Anne Coates (1981)

- Rolling Stone magazine, "Laurence Harvey: The Intense Actor Who Left a Lasting Impression" (2021)

About Death

A heavy smoker and drinker, Harvey died from stomach cancer in Hampstead, London on 25 November 1973 at the age of 45. His daughter Domino, who later became a bounty hunter, was only four years old at the time; she died at the age of 35 in 2005 after overdosing on painkillers. They are buried together in Santa Barbara Cemetery in Santa Barbara, California.

Films - which cast members have died?

Laurence Harvey has been a part of these films.

Click to see which cast and crew are living and dead!

The Alamo

1960 American historical epic film

The Manchurian Candidate

1962 film by John Frankenheimer

F for Fake

1974 film by Orson Welles

The Charge of the Light Brigade

1968 film by Tony Richardson

Darling

1965 British film

I Am a Camera

1955 film by Henry Cornelius

Room at the Top

1959 film by Jack Clayton

Knights of the Round Table

1953 film by Richard Thorpe

The Running Man

1963 film by Carol Reed

Butterfield 8

1960 film by Daniel Mann

The Magic Christian

1969 film by Joseph McGrath

Expresso Bongo

1959 film by Val Guest

Kampf um Rom

1968 television film directed by Robert Siodmak

The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm

1962 film by George Pal, Henry Levin

King Richard and the Crusaders

1954 film by David Butler

Walk on the Wild Side

1962 film by Edward Dmytryk

The Black Rose

1950 film by Henry Hathaway

Innocents in Paris

1953 film by Gordon Parry

Romeo and Juliet

1954 film by Renato Castellani

Storm Over the Nile

1955 film by Zoltan Korda, Terence Young

Night Watch

1973 film by Brian G. Hutton

The Silent Enemy

1958 film by William Fairchild

Of Human Bondage

1964 film by Henry Hathaway, Ken Hughes, Bryan Forbes

The Long and the Short and the Tall

1961 film by Leslie Norman

WUSA

1970 film by Stuart Rosenberg

Cairo Road

1950 film by David MacDonald

The Outrage

1964 American western movie remake of Rashomon

A Dandy in Aspic

1968 British spy film

The Good Die Young

1954 film by Lewis Gilbert

The Spy with a Cold Nose

1966 film by Daniel Petrie

The Truth About Women

1957 film by Muriel Box

Summer and Smoke

1961 film by Peter Glenville

Three Men in a Boat

1956 film by Ken Annakin

Life at the Top

1965 film by Ted Kotcheff

After the Ball

1957 film by Compton Bennett

Tchaikovsky

1969 film by Igor Talankin

The Ceremony

1963 film by Laurence Harvey

Two Loves

1961 film by Charles Walters

A Girl Named Tamiko

1962 film by John Sturges

There Is Another Sun

1951 film by Lewis Gilbert

L'assoluto naturale

1969 film by Mauro Bolognini

Rebus

Escape to the Sun

1972 film by Menahem Golan

The Love Goddesses

1965 film by Saul J. Turell

A Killer Walks

Scarlet Thread

1951 film by Lewis Gilbert

Kampf um Rom I

1968 film by Robert Siodmak, Andrew Marton, Sergiu Nicolaescu

Kampf um Rom II - Der Verrat

1969 film by Robert Siodmak

Television - which cast members have died?

Laurence Harvey has been a part of these shows.

Click to see which cast and crew are living and dead!

The Ed Sullivan Show

Columbo

American detective television film series

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

Password

American television game show

The Dick Cavett Show

Late Night Line-Up

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

American television anthology series

Night Gallery

television series

The Merv Griffin Show

The Alcoa Hour

television program