Lyle Latell (born Lyle Zeiem; April 9, 1904 – October 24, 1967) was an American character actor. He was perhaps best known for playing Pat Patton in the ''
Dick Tracy
''Dick Tracy'' is an American comic strip featuring Dick Tracy (originally Plainclothes Tracy), a tough and intelligent police detective created by Chester Gould. It made its debut on Sunday, October 4, 1931, in the ''Detroit Mirror'', and it ...
'' film series.
Biography
Latell was born Lyle Zeiem on April 1904 in
Elma, Iowa
Elma is a city in Howard County, Iowa, United States. The population was 505 at the time of the 2020 census.
History
Elma had its start in the late 1880s by the building of the railroad through that territory.
Geography
Elma is located at (43.2 ...
. He married Mary Foy in 1947. He died in October 1967 of a
heart attack
A myocardial infarction (MI), commonly known as a heart attack, occurs when blood flow decreases or stops to the coronary artery of the heart, causing damage to the heart muscle. The most common symptom is chest pain or discomfort which may tr ...
in
Hollywood, California
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, at the age of 63. He is interred in
San Fernando Mission Cemetery
The San Fernando Mission Cemetery is a Catholic cemetery located in the Mission Hills community of the San Fernando Valley of Los Angeles. The property adjoins the San Fernando Mission and Bishop Alemany Catholic High School.
ThSan Fernando Mi ...
.
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Filmography
Film
Television
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Rotten Tomatoes profile
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1904 births
1967 deaths
People from Iowa
Male actors from Iowa
American male film actors
American male television actors
20th-century American male actors