Harvey Karels

born: 04 March 1905
Chicago, Illinois,
United States of America
died: 17 November 1975
Los Angeles County, California,
United States of America
(age 70)

Prolific American dancer/dance teacher and actor from 1922 in vaudeville to TV in 1969. Married twice.
Real name: Harvey Charles Karel
Height: 5'9"
Films listed on this page: complete Hal Roach filmography;
plus 1 film with Laurel & Hardy.

3


1938
Swiss Miss
Dancer

1941
Fiesta
Dancer

1943
Flying With Music
Townsman
NON-HAL ROACH FILMS

1943
Jitterbugs
Chorus boy

Acknowledgements:
https://www.newspapers.com/image/678099564/?terms=%22harvey%20karels%22&match=1 (1925 Jan 5: dances in "Merry Widow")
https://www.whosdatedwho.com/dating/harvey-karels (1925 "Merry Widow" photo)
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-L93H-QW7C?i=607&cc=1804002 (1931 Oct 24 LA: first marriage)
https://www.ancestry.com/ (1940 Oct San Fernando, CA: Young Men's Draft Cards 1940-1947: Ht. 5'9")
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33S7-9177-HW9?i=201&cc=1943751&personaUrl=%2Fark%3A%2F61903%2F1%3A1%3AQL4G-Z4VM (1946 NV: 2nd marr)
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VPHP-BZD (1975 Nov 17 LA: death: CA Death Index)
Jim Jarvis (research)

This page was last updated on: 06 March 2023