Hugh Fay (June 9, 1882 – December 4, 1925) was an American comedic actor and director.
He appeared in
vaudeville
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and silent films.
He was the son of Irish vaudevillian Henry "Hugh" Fay and comedic actress
Elfie Fay was his sister.
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Filmography
Actor
*'' Crooked to the End'' (1915)[
*'']A Hash House Fraud
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Plot
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'' (1915)
*'' Mabel Lost and Won'' (1915) as the vamp's friend
*'' An Oily Scoundrel'' (1916)
*'' Her Donkey Love'' (1917)
*'' A Matrimonial Accident'' (1917)
*'' Stars and Bars'' (1917)
*''Son of a Gun
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'' (1918)[
*'' Are Married Policemen Safe?'' (1918)][
*'' The Failed Marriage'' (1918)][
*'' A Lady Bellhop's Secret'' (1919)][
*'' Better Times'' (1919) as Jack Ransom
*'' Almost Married)'' (1919) as Manny Morrison
*'' A Favor to a Friend'' (1919) as Danny Abbott
* '']Please Get Married
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'' (1919) as Soapy Higgins
*'' Hired and Fired'' (1920)A Kick in the High Life
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'' (1920)[
*'']Little Annie Rooney
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'' (1925) as Spider
*'' Spuds'' (1927) as Spy
Director
*''Won By a Foot
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'' (1917)
*'' The Rainmaker'' (1922)
*''Glad Rags
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'' (1922)
*''It's a Gift
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'' (1923)
*''Tour Service
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'' (1926)[
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References
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1882 births
1925 deaths
Film directors from New York City
Vaudeville performers
American male silent film actors
20th-century American male actors
Male actors from New York City
Burials at Grand View Memorial Park Cemetery