---
name: "Harold Ayer"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/harold-ayer"
fi1m_id: "harold-ayer"
imdb_id: "nm0043751"
tmdb_id: 98527
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "15 August 1916"
died: "6 March 2003"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 1
updated: "2026-10-04T17:39:22.927980+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Harold Ayer

## Identity

Harold Ayer

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/harold-ayer
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** harold-ayer
- **IMDb ID:** nm0043751
- **TMDB ID:** 98527
- **Same entity:** https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0043751/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/98527

Actor. Born 15 August 1916 in London, England, UK. Died 6 March 2003.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 15 August 1916, London, England, UK
- **Died:** 6 March 2003
- **Elsewhere:** https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0043751/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/98527

## Biography

Harold Ayer (15 August 1916 – 6 March 2003) was a British actor. Born in London, he appeared in numerous film and television roles from the 1940s onwards, often in supporting or guest capacities.

His film credits include an uncredited role in *Star!* (1968) and the voice of a Club Member in *Tarzan the Ape Man* (1981). On television he appeared in episodes of series such as *The Alfred Hitchcock Hour* (1962), *Quincy, M.E.* (1976), *T. J. Hooker* (1982), *Murder, She Wrote* (1984) as Sexton, *Night of the Demons* (1988) as the Old Man, *St. Elsewhere* (1982), *Chicago Hope* (1994) and *7th Heaven* (1996).

Ayer was the son of songwriter Nat Ayer and the father of actor Simon Ayer.

*Sources: imdb.com, catalog.afi.com, rottentomatoes.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Tarzan the Ape Man* (1981), Fi1m 30, as Club Member (voice) — [page](https://film.one/film/tarzan-the-ape-man.md)

## Complete filmography (25)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *In Quiet Night* (1998), as Judge
- *7th Heaven* (1996), series, as Mr. Larson
- *Dead Air* (1994), Actor
- *Chicago Hope* (1994), series, as Mr. Poltrack
- *Civil Wars* (1991), series, as Murray
- *The Whereabouts of Jenny* (1991), as Judge Powers
- *Glitz* (1988), as Jimmy
- *Night of the Demons* (1988), as Old Man
- *Werewolf* (1987), series, as Mr. Manickindam
- *Murder, She Wrote* (1984), series, as Sexton
- *The Man Who Wasn't There* (1983), as Old Ouside Attendant
- *St. Elsewhere* (1982), series, as Minister — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/tv/st-elsewhere.md)
- *T. J. Hooker* (1982), series, as Sam Miller
- *Tarzan the Ape Man* (1981), as Club Member (voice) — Fi1m 30, [page](https://film.one/film/tarzan-the-ape-man.md)
- *Condominium* (1980), series, as 3rd Owner
- *Quincy, M.E.* (1976), series, as Gate Guard
- *The Gentle People and the Quiet Land* (1971), as Mr. Souders
- *A Time to Sing* (1968), as Dr. Cartright
- *Star!* (1968), as Man at Adelphi Theatre (uncredited)
- *Ironside* (1967), series, as Clemmons
- *The Alfred Hitchcock Hour* (1962), series, as The Servant, Hardware Salesman
- *Checkpoint* (1956), as Plane Passenger
- *River Beat* (1954), as Steward Alfred Gordon, also called "Al"
- *Desperate Moment* (1953), as Capt. Trevor Wood, U.S. Army
- *Saturday Island* (1952), as Marine Sergeant

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