Harry William Harvey Sr. (January 10, 1901 – November 27, 1985[citation needed]) was an American actor of theatre, film, and television.

He was the father of actor, script supervisor, and director Harry William Harvey Jr.

[citation needed] Harvey was cast from 1951 to 1957 in the role of Sheriff Tom Blodgett in fifty-three episodes of The Roy Rogers Show.

He played Mayor George Dixon of fictitious Yellowstone in twenty-one episodes from 1957 to 1959 of the syndicated western series, Man Without a Gun.

In 1960 Harvey appeared as Citizen on the TV western Laramie in the episode titled "Duel at Parkinson Town."