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Harvey Jason

Harvey Jason

Actor · Born February 29, 1940 (86) · London, England, UK

As Ajay Sidhu, one of the stars of Steven Spielberg’s The Last World: Jurassic Park (from which he is also the subject of his own action figure), Harvey Jason once again transformed himself into one of the countless and varied characters he has played throughout a successful career in film, TV and theater for over fifty years. Known for his virtually unlimited facility with accents and dialects, he has portrayed, with total authenticity, every conceivable nationality. Born in London on Leap Year’s Day 1940, he always wanted to be an actor. After finishing his education, he made his way to New York. Within two weeks he got his first role an off-Broadway play. Other plays followed at a rapid pace, including a season at Joseph Papp’s Shakespeare in the Park. Soon, it was Broadway. First, the award-winning A Taste of Honey, after which he did the national tour. After that, Broadway again, with Ray Milland in Hostile Witness. Shortly thereafter he toured the U.S. and Canada, playing a variety of characters in Peter Cook’s famed satirical revue, The Establishment. Back in NY, he was asked to return to L.A. to play Julie Andrews’ assistant in Robert Wise’s production of STAR. Following that was a lengthy series of guest-starring roles in TV series, one after another, which made him realize that his stay in L.A. had to be permanent. That was a fortunate move, since on the film Necromancy with Orson Welles and the brilliant Pamela Franklin (who had just received a British Academy Award nomination for her starring role alongside Maggie Smith in The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie. When Harvey and Pamela met it was love at first sight. A couple of months later they married. In 2025, along with their two sons, Joshua and Louis, they celebrated their 55th anniversary. After appearing with Jack Lemmon in Save The Tiger, for which Lemmon won his Best Actor Oscar, Jack sponsored Harvey into AMPAS. For years, Harvey starred on dozens of TV shows (including a season as a regular on Rowan & Martin’s Laugh-in, and his acclaimed starring performance as Harry Zeff in the mega-hit mini-series Captains and The King. A genuine highlight was when legendary director Stanley Kramer (who had directed Harvey in Oklahoma Crude) phoned him at home to offer him a leading role as Roy Cohn in his TV production of Judgement: The Trial of Julius and Ethel Rosenberg. After starring as Ajay in The Lost World: Jurassic Park, Harvey retired from acting to begin an entirely new career. With his son Louis, they opened Mystery Pier Books on the Sunset Strip. Selling exclusively First Editions of literature, the shop achieved widespread fame and is now called ‘One of The Most Important First Edition Bookshops in the United States’.

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Born
February 29, 1940 (86)
From
London, England, UK
Works as
Actor
Titles
37 on MovieCove · 69 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 38 days to Oct 27Up 51% in 30 days

What are Harvey Jason's films like?

Across their 12 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Power and Self.

Genres

Comedy5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 18th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Biography2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 36th percentile
: browse their Biography movies
Drama2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 58th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Power
29%
Self
27%
Bonds
17%
Survival
12%
Morality
12%
Ideas
3%
Oppression4 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose3 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds3 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity2 titles, browse their movies with this themeGreed2 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 11 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 5 · Serious 1 · Dark 5

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 8 · Stylized 3 · Heightened 0

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 0 · Charged 8 · Intense 3

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

A split, not a type: Steady 5 · Shifting 4 · Whiplash 2

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 5 · Some laughs 3 · Funny 3

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 2 · Even-paced 7 · Relentless 2

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 3 · Engaged 8 · Full focus 0

Affecting: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their affecting movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

A split, not a type: Easy watch 5 · Affecting 3 · Heavy 3

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 8 · Open-ended 3 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
8
Thrilling
4
Dread
3
Absurd
2
Joyful
2
Other
8

How their films linger

Fun6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 2 with a twist

  • Happy3
  • Bittersweet2
  • Tragic2
  • Ambiguous5

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Harvey Jason's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 19 of their 37 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (7).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Harvey Jason's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

69 credits, 37 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.

  • The Lost World: Jurassic Park(1997)

    as Ajay Sidhu

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • Street Corner Justice (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    as Lou Wiseman

  • The O.J. Simpson Story(1995)

    as Howard Weitzman

    Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all films

  • Diagnosis Murder(1993)

    Show 1 episode · as Stuart Westlake

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all shows

  • Cafe Americain (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    Show 1 episode · as The Teacher

  • Hi Honey - I'm Dead(1991)

    as Dr. Jahundi

    Midcredits score: 4th percentile of all films

  • Air America(1990)

    as Nino

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • The Platinum Triangle (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    as Victor Kolter

  • Alien Nation(1989)

    Show 1 episode · as Mr. Hopper

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all shows

  • Seinfeld(1989)

    Show 2 episodes · as Auctioneer

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all shows

  • Star Trek: The Next Generation(1987)

    Show 1 episode · as Felix Leech

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • I Married Dora (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    Show 1 episode · as Henri

  • L.A. Law(1986)

    Show 1 episode · as Dr. Kaiser

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all shows

  • Bad Guys (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    as Prof. Gimble

  • Blacke's Magic (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Crazy like a Fox (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    Show 1 episode · as Greg Zackinski

  • The Fantastic World of D.C. Collins(1984)

    as Dutch

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • Airwolf(1984)

    Show 1 episode · as Alexi Provov

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all shows

  • Night Court(1984)

    Show 1 episode · as Maurice

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all shows

  • The Witching (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    as Dr. Jay

  • Scarecrow and Mrs. King(1983)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all shows

  • Knight Rider(1982)

    Show 1 episode · as Marco Berio

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all shows

  • Bring 'Em Back Alive (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    Show 17 episodes · Actor

  • Family Ties(1982)

    Show 1 episode · as Pierre

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all shows

  • Dynasty (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • The French Atlantic Affair (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    Show 3 episodes · as Plessier

  • Heaven Only Knows (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    as Malcolm

  • The Love Boat(1977)

    Show 1 episode · as Howard Wilson

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all shows

  • Man from Atlantis(1977)

    Show 1 episode · as Dashki

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all shows

  • CHiPs(1977)

    Show 1 episode · as Lee

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all shows

  • CPO Sharkey(1976)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all shows

  • Captains and the Kings (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    Show 8 episodes · as Harry Zieff

  • Charlie's Angels(1976)

    Show 2 episodes · as Alvin

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all shows

  • The Gumball Rally(1976)

    as Lapchick the Mad Hungarian - Kawasaki

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • Widow (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    as Aaron

  • I Wonder Who's Killing Her Now?(1975)

    as Mr. Patlow

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

  • Dr. Minx (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    as David Brown

  • Wonder Woman(1975)

    Show 1 episode · as Professor Brubaker

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all shows

  • The Specialist (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    as Hardin Smith

  • Amy Prentiss (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Police Woman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Harry O (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Lost in the Stars(1974)

    as Arthur Jarvis

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • Smile Jenny, You're Dead(1974)

    as Portrait Photographer

    Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all films

  • Judgment: The Trial of Julius and Ethel Rosenberg(1974)

    as Roy Cohn

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Oklahoma Crude(1973)

    as Wilcox

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • Genesis II(1973)

    as Singh

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • Save the Tiger(1973)

    as Rico

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • The Streets of San Francisco (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Necromancy(1972)

    as Dr. Jay

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films

  • Sanford and Son (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Cannon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Cold Turkey(1971)

    as Hypnotist

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • Night Gallery(1969)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all shows

  • The Young Rebels (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Too Late the Hero(1970)

    as Pvt. Scott

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • Gaily, Gaily (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    as Quinn

  • Hawaii Five-O(1968)

    Show 1 episode · as Ram Bushan

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all shows

  • The Outcasts (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Star!(1968)

    as Bert

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • The Legend of Robin Hood (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    as Will Scarlet

  • Elizabeth the Queen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    as Herald

  • Ironside (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • The Girl from U.N.C.L.E.(1966)

    Show 1 episode · as Cecil

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all shows

  • The Rat Patrol (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

    Show 1 episode · as Perkins

  • That Girl (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Batman(1966)

    Show 3 episodes · as Scudder

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all shows

  • Hallmark Hall of Fame (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    Show 1 episode · as Herald

Career shape

Star power in the 88th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 69 titles from 1951 to 1997; peak year 1972.

Biggest box office

The Lost World: Jurassic Park (1997)

$619M worldwide

Highest rated

Save the Tiger (1973)

Midcredits 76th

Most popular right now

The Girl from U.N.C.L.E. (1966)

Film career

19511997

Peak 1972 · back in prominent film roles after a quiet stretch. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting69 of 69: 69 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score51st

By decade

1950s1 · acting1960s11 · acting1970s32 · acting1980s18 · acting1990s7 · acting

Billing

usually 8th · top billed in 0% of 9 roles

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30.

How do Harvey Jason's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 51st percentile, the median of all 17; across their 11 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 43rd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

43rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 11

Approval · how many liked their films

38thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 11

Reach · how many have seen their films

41stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 11

Midcredits score across 37 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up5
  • 50th to 74th16
  • 25th to 49th10
  • Below 25th6

Shape of the crowd

18 of their 37 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved2
  • Divisive1
  • Crowd Pleaser18
  • Broadly Agreed6
  • Mixed10

Most divisive · actor

Judgment: The Trial of Julius and Ethel Rosenberg (1974)

90th percentile spread · 29% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Save the Tiger (1973)

Midcredits 76th · 66% liked

Reviewers score the acting 67/100 in their films, across 9 reviewed titles; fans 77, detractors 41. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Harvey Jason's work okay for kids?

Across a limited sample of up to 3 MovieCove titles with content scores.

Their medianMedian of all films
Sex & Nudity3 titlesmedian 33 · mildMedian of all films: 32

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted.

Who does Harvey Jason work with?

People who share at least 2 of Harvey Jason's MovieCove titles; Stanley Kramer shares the most, 2.