James Seay (September 9, 1914 – October 10, 1992) was an American

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who often played minor supporting roles as government officials.

Early years

Seay demonstrated an interest in acting at an early age, as he and his mother regularly attended Saturday matinees of a stock theater company in Pasadena, California. After working for an insurance company, he became a student at the

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Career

After a year at the Pasadena Playhouse, Seay spent the summer as leading man in a summer stock company at the Chapel Playhouse in

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. He returned to Pasadena and performed in two plays before he received a contract from Paramount He played a doctor in an "old folks home" in the film ''

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'' (1947). Among his many credits, Seay appeared in minor roles in a couple of episodes of '' Adventures of Superman''

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: ''The Mind Machine'' (as a senator) and ''Jungle Devil'' (as an airplane pilot). In the syndicated 1954-1955

'' Stories of the Century'', Seay portrayed the

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storekeeper James "Jim" Averill, companion of Cattle Kate Watson, both of whom were

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in a dispute with cattlemen at the start of the Johnson County Range War. Seay played corrupt district attorney Lucius Peck in the 1955 episode, "The Hangman Waits" on the

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, ''

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''. Seay appeared sixteen times as Judge Spicer on ABC's western series, ''

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''. He was cast six times as a sheriff on the

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children's western series, '' Fury''. He also guest starred in the syndicated aviation adventure series, ''

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'', and on the westerns '' The Californians'', '' The Tall Man'', and '' The Rebel''. He appeared three times in 1958 and 1959 on

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'': murder victim Ross Hollister in "The Case of the Cautious Coquette," Dr. Michael Harris in "The Case of the Curious Bride," and murderer Ralph Hibberly in "The Case of the Spurious Sister." Seay was cast as Duke Tavener, an unscrupulous businessman who tries to force a woman to turn over her saloon/casino to him, in the 1958 episode "Gambler" of the ABC/

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western series, ''

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''. He appeared on CBS's ''

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'' as the sheriff in the episode "

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" and as Agent Bowton in ''

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'' Season 4 episode, "The Haunted House" and the Season 5 episode, "Prisoner of Love". In 1960 he appeared on ''

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''. Seay made training films for the

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during

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Death

On October 10, 1992, Seay died in

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Selected filmography

* ''

Back Door to Heaven ''Back Door to Heaven'' is a 1939 American crime drama film directed by William K. Howard and starring Wallace Ford, Aline MacMahon, Stuart Erwin and Patricia Ellis. Plot The story revolves around a delinquent boy later to become a convict, t ...

'' (1939) - Juror (uncredited) * '' Emergency Squad'' (1940) - Slim - Buller's Chauffeur (uncredited) * '' Women Without Names'' (1940) - O'Grane * ''

Opened by Mistake ''Opened by Mistake'' is a 1940 film starring Charlie Ruggles and Janice Logan. Plot Journalist buddies Jimmie Daniels and Buzz Nelson have decided to spend their vacation together at the Latonia horse race track on Yucatán, Mexico. Their plan ...

'' (1940) - Sam Peters (uncredited) * '' Those Were the Days!'' (1940) - Andrews * '' The Way of All Flesh'' (1940) - Varno * ''

Queen of the Mob ''Queen of the Mob'' is a 1940 American film (also known as ''The Woman from Hell''), directed by James P. Hogan. The source material here was a book attributed to Federal Bureau of Investigation Director J. Edgar Hoover entitled ''Persons in ...

'' (1940) - Eddie Webster * ''

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'' (1940) - Jimmy * ''

Oklahoma Renegades ''Oklahoma Renegades'' is a 1940 American Western "Three Mesquiteers" B-movie directed by Nate Watt. Cast * Robert Livingston as Stony Brooke * Raymond Hatton as Rusty Joslin * Duncan Renaldo as Renaldo * Lee 'Lasses' White as Jim Keith * F ...

'' (1940) - Carl * ''

I Want a Divorce ''I Want a Divorce'' is a 1940 Paramount film directed by Ralph Murphy. The screenplay was written by Frank Butler (based on a story by Adela Rogers St. Johns). The film starred then-married actors Joan Blondell and Dick Powell, who would later ...

'' (1940) - Young Intern (uncredited) * '' North West Mounted Police'' (1940) - Constable Fenton * ''

The Son of Monte Cristo ''The Son of Monte Cristo'' is a 1940 American black-and-white swashbuckling adventure film from United Artists, produced by Edward Small, directed by Rowland V. Lee, that stars Louis Hayward, Joan Bennett, and George Sanders. The Small producti ...

'' (1940) - Lt. Stone * ''

Flight Command ''Flight Command'' is a 1940 American film about a cocky U.S. Navy pilot who has problems with his new squadron and with the wife of his commander. It stars Robert Taylor, Ruth Hussey and Walter Pidgeon. ''Flight Command'' has the distinction of ...

'' (1940) - Officer on Downed Seaplane (uncredited) * '' Love Thy Neighbor'' (1940) - Boat Attendant (uncredited) * ''

The Green Hornet Strikes Again! ''The Green Hornet Strikes Again!'' is a 1941 Universal black-and-white 15 chapter movie serial based on ''The Green Hornet'' radio series by George W. Trendle and Fran Striker. It is a sequel to Universal's earlier serial ''The Green Hornet'' ...

'' (1940, Serial) - Bordine - a Gangster * '' The Face Behind the Mask'' (1941) - Jeff Jeffries * '' The Mad Doctor'' (1941) - Intern (uncredited) * ''

Meet Boston Blackie ''Meet Boston Blackie'' is a 1941 crime film starring Chester Morris as Boston Blackie, a notorious, but honorable jewel thief. Although the character had been the hero of a number of silent films, this was the first talking picture. It proved po ...

'' (1941) - Mechanical Man * ''

In Old Colorado ''In Old Colorado'' is a 1941 American Western film directed by Howard Bretherton and written by J. Benton Cheney, Russell Hayden and Norton S. Parker. The film stars William Boyd, Russell Hayden, Andy Clyde, Margaret Hayes, Morris Ankrum, S ...

'' (1941) - Hank Merritt * ''

Power Dive ''Power Dive'' is a 1941 American film directed by James P. Hogan. The film stars Richard Arlen, Jean Parker and Helen Mack. ''Power Dive'' was the first film from the producing team of Pine-Thomas Productions, former press agents who had a pr ...

'' (1941) - Army Radio Operator (uncredited) * ''

Two in a Taxi ''Two in a Taxi'' is a 1941 American film directed by Robert Florey. Writer Marvin Wald was inspired by seeing a production of Clifford Odets' ''Waiting for Lefty'' to write this drama of cab drivers and their economic struggles. Cast * Anita ...

'' (1941) - Cristy Reardon * '' Flying Blind'' (1941) - Dave - Flight Dispatcher * ''

The Kid from Kansas ''The Kid from Kansas '' is a 1941 American drama set on a fictional island banana plantation owned by Juan Garcia Pancho (Leo Carrillo). Foreman Andy (Andy Devine) befriends newcomer Kansas (Dick Foran), but Pancho is leery of the stranger. Sab ...

'' (1941) - Lee Walker * ''

Mr. Celebrity ''Mr. Celebrity'' is a 1941 American comedy film directed by William Beaudine. Cast * Robert Henry as Danny Mason (as Buzzy Henry) * James Seay as Jim Kane * Doris Day as Carol Carter * William Halligan as Daniel Mason * Laura Treadwell as ...

'' (1941) - Jim Kane * ''

Keep 'Em Flying ''Keep 'Em Flying'' is a 1941 film starring the comedy team of Abbott and Costello. The film was their third service comedy based on the peacetime draft of 1940. The comedy team had appeared in two previous service comedies in 1941, before the ...

'' (1941) - Lieutenant (uncredited) * ''

They Died with Their Boots On ''They Died with Their Boots On'' is a 1941 American black-and-white Western film from Warner Bros. Pictures, produced by Hal B. Wallis and Robert Fellows, directed by Raoul Walsh, that stars Errol Flynn and Olivia de Havilland. The film's sto ...

'' (1941) - Lt. Walsh (uncredited) * ''

Dangerously They Live ''Dangerously They Live'' is a 1941 American World War II spy film directed by Robert Florey and starring John Garfield, Nancy Coleman and Raymond Massey. The plot concerns Nazi spies who try to pry information out of a British agent. Plot I ...

'' (1941) - Carl * ''

Man from Cheyenne '' Man from Cheyenne '' is a 1942 American Western film directed by Joseph Kane and starring Roy Rogers. Cast * Roy Rogers as himself * George "Gabby" Hayes as Gabby Whittaker * Sally Payne as Sally Whittaker * Lynne Carver as Marian Hardy ...

'' (1942) - Sheriff Jim * '' Ride 'Em Cowboy'' (1942) - Jack - Ranger Captain (uncredited) * ''

Joe Smith, American ''Joe Smith, American'' is a 1942 American spy film directed by Richard Thorpe and stars Robert Young and Marsha Hunt.Nixon, Rob"Articles: 'Joe Smith American'."''Turner Classic Movies''. Retrieved: September 21, 2016. The film, loosely based on ...

'' (1942) - Roy, Aircraft Plant Worker (uncredited) * ''

Tramp, Tramp, Tramp ''Tramp, Tramp, Tramp'' is a 1926 American silent film, silent comedy film directed by Harry Edwards (director), Harry Edwards and starring Harry Langdon and Joan Crawford. Premise The film tells of Harry (Langdon) a ne'er-do-well who falls in ...

'' (1942) - Biggie Waldron * ''

Home in Wyomin' ''Home in Wyomin is a 1942 American Western film directed by William Morgan and starring Gene Autry, Smiley Burnette, and Fay McKenzie. Based on a story by Stuart Palmer, the film is about a singing cowboy who helps out a former employer in tr ...

'' (1942) - Tex Harrison * ''

Ten Gentlemen from West Point ''Ten Gentlemen from West Point'' is a 1942 American Western film directed by Henry Hathaway and starring George Montgomery, Maureen O'Hara and John Sutton. Its cinematography was nominated for an Academy Award in 1943. George Montgomery replac ...

'' (1942) - Courtney (uncredited) * ''

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'' (1942) - Medical Officer (uncredited) * ''

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'' (1942) - Lt. Anderson (uncredited) * ''

Enemy Agents Meet Ellery Queen ''Enemy Agents Meet Ellery Queen'' is a 1942 black-and-white thriller film, directed by James P. Hogan and written by Ellery Queen, the duo of Manfred Lee and Frederic Dannay. The film was the final entry in the Ellery Queen film series. Plot ...

'' (1942) - Marine Sgt. Stevens * ''

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'' (1942) - Joe Radway * ''

Highways by Night ''Highways by Night'' is a 1942 American crime drama film directed by Peter Godfrey from a screenplay by Lynn Root and Frank Fenton, based on the story ''Silver Spoon'', by Clarence Budington Kelland. The film stars Richard Carlson and Jane ...

'' (1942) - Westbrook, the Man with Trucks * '' Time to Kill'' (1942) - Leslie Murdock (uncredited) * ''

Ridin' Down the Canyon ''Ridin' Down the Canyon'' is a 1942 American Western film directed by Joseph Kane and starring Roy Rogers. Members of the Western Writers of America chose its title song as one of the Top 100 Western songs of all time, ranked 97. Plot summary ...

'' (1942) - Burt Wooster * ''

Flight for Freedom ''Flight for Freedom'' (also known as ''Stand to Die'') is a 1943 American drama film directed by Lothar Mendes and starring Rosalind Russell, Fred MacMurray and Herbert Marshall. Film historians and Earhart scholars consider ''Flight for Freedom ...

'' (1943) - Naval Lieutenant (uncredited) * ''Learn and Live'' (1943) - Joe Instructor (uncredited) * ''

Resisting Enemy Interrogation ''Resisting Enemy Interrogation'' is a 1944 United States Army docudrama training film, directed by Robert B. Sinclair and written by Harold Medford and Owen Crump. The cast includes Arthur Kennedy, Mel Tormé, Lloyd Nolan, Craig Stevens and ...

'' (1944) - Capt. James N. Spencer (uncredited) * ''B-29 Flight Engineer'' (1944) - Pilot (uncredited) * '' Home, Sweet Homicide'' (1946) - Frank Riley (uncredited) * ''

'' (1947) - Dr. Pierce (uncredited) * '' Heartaches'' (1947) - Lt. Dan Armstrong, Homicide * ''

Secret Beyond the Door ''Secret Beyond the Door'' is a 1947 American film noir psychological thriller and a modern updating of the Bluebeard fairytale, directed by Fritz Lang, produced by Lang's Diana Productions, and released by Universal Pictures. The film stars Jo ...

'' (1947) - Bob Dwight * ''

T-Men ''T-Men'' is a 1947 semidocumentary and police procedural style film noir about United States Treasury agents. The film was directed by Anthony Mann and shot by noted noir cameraman John Alton. The production features Dennis O'Keefe, Mary Mea ...

'' (1947) - Hardy - Treasury Lab Tech. (uncredited) * '' Slippy McGee'' (1948) - Thomas Eustis * '' The Cobra Strikes'' (1948) - Police Capt. Monihan * ''

The Checkered Coat ''The Checkered Coat'' is a 1948 American drama film directed by Edward L. Cahn and written by John C. Higgins. The film stars Tom Conway, Noreen Nash, Hurd Hatfield, James Seay, Garry Owen and Marten Lamont. The film was released on July 16, 1 ...

'' (1948) - Capt. Dunhill * ''

An Innocent Affair ''An Innocent Affair'' is a 1948 American comedy film directed by Lloyd Bacon and written by Lou Breslow and Joseph Hoffman. The film stars Fred MacMurray, Madeleine Carroll, Charles "Buddy" Rogers, Rita Johnson, Louise Allbritton and Alan Mow ...

'' (1948) - Lester Burnley * ''

The Strange Mrs. Crane ''The Strange Mrs. Crane'' is a 1948 American film noir directed by Sam Newfield (credited as Sherman Scott) for Eagle-Lion Films. Plot The Al Martin–penned murder drama centers around a gubernatorial candidate's wife's ex-partner's fiancée ...

'' (1948) - Mark Emery * ''

I Cheated the Law ''I Cheated the Law'' is a 1949 American crime film directed by Edward L. Cahn and written by Richard G. Hubler. The film stars Tom Conway, Steve Brodie, Robert Osterloh, Barbara Billingsley, Russell Hicks and James Seay. The film was released ...

'' (1949) - Rodd Simpson * '' Red Canyon'' (1949) - Joel Creech * ''

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'' (1949) - Minister * '' Life of St. Paul Series'' (1949) - Barnabas * ''

Military Academy with That Tenth Avenue Gang ''Military Academy with That Tenth Avenue Gang'' is a 1950 American comedy drama film directed by D. Ross Lederman, and starring Stanley Clements, Danny Welton, and Gene Collins. Plot Cast *Stanley Clements as Stash *Danny Welton as Danny *Ge ...

'' (1950) - Maj. Norcross * ''

The Asphalt Jungle ''The Asphalt Jungle'' is a 1950 American film noir heist film directed by John Huston. Based on the 1949 novel of the same name by W. R. Burnett, it tells the story of a jewel robbery in a Midwestern city. The film stars Sterling Hayden and L ...

'' (1950) - Officer Janocek (uncredited) * ''

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'' (1950) - Detective Eddie Shattuck * ''

Revenue Agent ''Revenue Agent'' is a 1950 American film directed by Lew Landers. Plot The accountant's wife is having an affair with his boss. In retribution the husband calls the Internal Revenue Service to expose a large tax evasion racket to smuggle gold bu ...

'' (1950) - Narrator (uncredited) * ''

The Flying Missile ''The Flying Missile'' is a 1950 black-and-white Cold War era Columbia Pictures film starring Glenn Ford and Viveca Lindfors. Made with the cooperation of the US Navy,Ford 2011, p. 111. it tells a fictionalized story of the then recently reve ...

'' (1950) - Lt. Jackson (uncredited) * ''

Hunt the Man Down ''Hunt the Man Down'' is a 1951 American crime film directed by George Archainbaud and starring Gig Young. Plot Public defender Paul Bennett dedicates himself to defending a destitute man accused of murder. Piano player Richard Kincaid was broug ...

'' (1950) - Prosecutor (uncredited) * ''Charlie's Haunt'' (1950) - Boss (uncredited) * '' Fury of the Congo'' (1951) - Narrator (voice, uncredited) * '' Up Front'' (1951) - Lt. Ferguson (uncredited) * ''

When the Redskins Rode ''When the Redskins Rode'' is a 1951 American historical Western film directed by Lew Landers and starring Jon Hall, Mary Castle and James Seay. The film is loosely based on the events leading up to the outbreak of the French and Indian War. ...

'' (1951) -

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* '' Strictly Dishonorable'' (1951) - Lili's Attorney (uncredited) * '' When Worlds Collide'' (1951) - Donovan (uncredited) * ''

The Day the Earth Stood Still ''The Day the Earth Stood Still'' (a.k.a. ''Farewell to the Master'' and ''Journey to the World'') is a 1951 American science fiction film from 20th Century Fox, produced by Julian Blaustein and directed by Robert Wise. It stars Michael Re ...

'' (1951) - Government Man (uncredited) * ''

Close to My Heart ''Close to My Heart'' is a 1951 American drama (film and television), drama film directed by William Keighley, written by James R. Webb (based on his novel ''A Baby for Midge''), and starring Ray Milland and Gene Tierney. Plot Brad Sheridan (Mill ...

'' (1951) - Everett C. Heilner / Edward C. Hewitt * '' Models Inc.'' (1952) - Det. Sgt. Mooney * ''

Brave Warrior ''Brave Warrior'' is a 1952 Technicolor American Western film, directed by Spencer Gordon Bennet. It stars Jon Hall and Christine Larsen. The story is based on events during the War of 1812 and the Battle of Tippecanoe, but contains historical ...

'' (1952) - Gov. William Henry Harrison * '' Voodoo Tiger'' (1952) - Abel Peterson * '' Torpedo Alley'' (1952) - Skipper * '' Off Limits'' (1952) - Maj. Evans, MD (uncredited) * ''

The Homesteaders ''The Homesteaders'' is a 1953 American Western film directed by Lewis D. Collins, and starring Bill Elliott, Robert Lowery, and Emmett Lynn. Cast *Bill Elliott as Mace Corbin * Robert Lowery as Clyde Moss *Emmett Lynn as Old Grimer *George W ...

'' (1953) - John Kroger * ''

Problem Girls ''Problem Girls'' is a 1953 American mystery film directed by E. A. Dupont and starring Helen Walker, Ross Elliott and Susan Morrow.Del Vecchio p.32 The film is set in a private school for girls. Plot Psychiatrist John Page seeks a quieter life ...

'' (1953) - Max Thorpe * ''

Jack McCall, Desperado ''Jack McCall, Desperado'' is a 1953 American Western film directed by Sidney Salkow and starring George Montgomery. It portrays the historical shooting of Wild Bill Hickok by Jack McCall in 1876. The film's sets were designed by the art direc ...

'' (1953) - Bat McCall * ''

The War of the Worlds ''The War of the Worlds'' is a science fiction novel by English author H. G. Wells, first serialised in 1897 by ''Pearson's Magazine'' in the UK and by ''Cosmopolitan (magazine), Cosmopolitan'' magazine in the US. The novel's first appear ...

'' (1953) - Air Force Bomber Pilot (uncredited) * ''

Fort Ti ''Fort Ti'' is a 1953 American 3-D Western film directed by William Castle, and starring George Montgomery and Joan Vohs. Written by Robert E. Kent, the film is the first Western to be released in 3-D and the first 3-D feature to be released i ...

'' (1953) - Mark Chesney * ''

Phantom from Space ''Phantom from Space'' is a 1953 independently made American black-and-white science fiction film produced and directed by W. Lee Wilder that stars Ted Cooper, Noreen Nash, Dick Sands, and Burt Wenland. The original screenplay was written by W ...

'' (1953) - Major Andrews * ''

Son of Belle Starr ''Son of Belle Starr'' is a 1953 American Western film directed by Frank McDonald and starring Keith Larsen, Dona Drake and Peggie Castle.Prassel, p. 229. The film's sets were designed by the art direction was by Dave Milton. It was shot in C ...

'' (1953) - George Clark * ''

Sea of Lost Ships ''Sea of Lost Ships'' is a 1953 American adventure film directed by Joseph Kane and starring John Derek, Wanda Hendrix and Walter Brennan. It is a tribute to the US Coast Guard. Plot The son of a deceased Coast Guard hero is raised by a Coast Gua ...

'' (1953) - Executive Officer (uncredited) * ''

Captain John Smith and Pocahontas ''Captain John Smith and Pocahontas '' is a 1953 American historical film directed by Lew Landers. The distributor was United Artists. It stars Anthony Dexter, Jody Lawrance and Alan Hale. While most scenes were filmed in Virginia's Blue Ridge Mo ...

'' (1953) -

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* ''

Killers from Space ''Killers from Space'' (a.k.a. ''The Man Who Saved the Earth'') is a 1954 independently made American black-and-white science fiction film, produced and directed by W. Lee Wilder (brother of Billy Wilder), that stars Peter Graves, Barbara Besta ...

'' (1954) - Col. Banks * ''

Captain Kidd and the Slave Girl ''Captain Kidd and the Slave Girl'' is a 1954 American adventure film directed by Lew Landers and starring Anthony Dexter, Eva Gabor, and Alan Hale Jr. It was distributed by United Artists. A woman who disguises herself as a slave girl in order ...

'' (1954) - The Earl of Bellomont * '' Return to Treasure Island'' (1954) - Felix Newman * '' Vera Cruz'' (1954) - Abilene * ''

The Steel Cage ''The Steel Cage'' is a 1954 American film noir drama film directed by Walter Doniger, written by Oliver Crawford, Walter Doniger, Scott Littleton, Berman Swarttz and Guy Trosper, and starring Paul Kelly, Maureen O'Sullivan, Walter Slezak, J ...

'' (1954) - Dr. Perry (segment "The Hostages") * ''

Kiss Me Deadly ''Kiss Me Deadly'' is a 1955 American film noir produced and directed by Robert Aldrich, starring Ralph Meeker, Albert Dekker, Paul Stewart, Juano Hernandez, and Wesley Addy. It also features Maxine Cooper and Cloris Leachman appearing in th ...

'' (1955) - FBI Agent #2 * '' The Kentuckian'' (1955) - Riverboat Gambler (uncredited) * ''

I Died a Thousand Times ''I Died a Thousand Times'' is a 1955 American CinemaScope Warnercolor film noir directed by Stuart Heisler. The drama features Jack Palance as paroled bank robber Roy Earle, with Shelley Winters, Lee Marvin, Earl Holliman, Perry Lopez, Pedro Gonz ...

'' (1955) - Man in Tropico Lobby (uncredited) * ''

At Gunpoint ''At Gunpoint'' is a 1955 American CinemaScope Western film directed by Alfred L. Werker and starring Fred MacMurray, Dorothy Malone and Walter Brennan. Plot Plainview is a peaceful town, all the better for bad men Alvin Dennis, his brother Bo ...

'' (1955) - Townsman in Saloon (uncredited) * ''

I've Lived Before ''I've Lived Before'' is a 1956 American fantasy drama film directed by Richard Bartlett and starring Jock Mahoney, Leigh Snowden, Ann Harding, John McIntire, and Raymond Bailey. The film was released by Universal Pictures in September 1956. Plo ...

'' (1956) - Fred Bolan (uncredited) * '' Gun Brothers'' (1956) - Blackjack Silk * '' Friendly Persuasion'' (1956) - Rebel Captain (uncredited) * ''

Man in the Vault ''Man in the Vault'' is a 1956 film noir about a locksmith, played by William Campbell, who is forced to help gangsters commit a robbery. The screenplay by Burt Kennedy was based on the novel ''The Lock and the Key'' by Frank Gruber. The film was ...

'' (1956) - Paul De Camp * ''

The Big Land ''The Big Land'' is a 1957 American Western film in Warnercolor directed by Gordon Douglas and starring Alan Ladd, Virginia Mayo and Edmond O'Brien Plot Back home in Texas following the Civil War, former Confederate officer Chad Morgan (Alan ...

'' (1957) - Ben Rummert (uncredited) * '' Beginning of the End'' (1957) - Capt. James Barton * '' Man of a Thousand Faces'' (1957) - Casting Director (uncredited) * ''

The Amazing Colossal Man ''The Amazing Colossal Man'' (also known as ''The Colossal Man'') is a 1957 American black-and-white science fiction film from American International Pictures. Produced and directed by Bert I. Gordon, it stars Glenn Langan, Cathy Downs, William ...

'' (1957) - Col. Hallock * '' Pal Joey'' (1957) - Livingston (uncredited) * '' Bombers B-52'' (1957) - B-52 School Instructor (uncredited) * ''

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'' (1958) - Doctor (uncredited) * ''

Street of Darkness ''Street of Darkness'' is a 1958 American adventure drama directed by Robert G. Walker and starring Robert Keys. It premiered on June 11, 1958. Premise Former colleagues Brett, Matt and Jesse reunite in New Orleans New Orleans ( , ,

'' (1958) - Jesse Flores * '' The Buccaneer'' (1958) - Creole Militia Officer * ''

Official Detective ''Official Detective'' is an American anthology television series which aired in syndication from 1957 to March 19, 1958. The series was hosted by veteran film actor Everett Sloane.McNeil, Alex (1996). ''Total Television'' (4th ed.). New York: P ...

'' (1958, TV Series, US series - Episode: "Extortion") - Cracker * '' The Threat'' (1960) - Harry Keenan * '' The Lawbreakers'' (1961) - Mayor Harold Emshaw (archive footage) * ''

Secret of Deep Harbor ''The Secret of Deep Harbor'' is a 1961 film directed by Edward L. Cahn, and starring Ron Foster and Merry Anders. It was a remake by producer Edward Small of his earlier ''I Cover the Waterfront'' (1932). Plot Reporter Skip Hanlon (Ron Foster ...

'' (1961) - Travis * '' What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?'' (1962) - Police Officer #3 * '' Brainstorm'' (1965) - Judge at Scavenger Hunt (uncredited) * '' First to Fight'' (1967) - Speaker at Bond Rally (uncredited) * ''

The Ballad of Josie ''The Ballad of Josie'' is a 1967 Technicolor American comedy Western film directed by Andrew V. McLaglen and starring Doris Day, Peter Graves, and George Kennedy. It humorously tackles 1960s themes of feminism in a traditional Western setting ...

'' (1967) - Territorial Politician (uncredited) * ''

The Destructors "The Destructors" is a 1954 short story written by Graham Greene, first published in ''Picture Post'' and subsequently collected in ''Twenty-One Stories'' later that year.Panic in the City ''Panic in the City'' is a 1968 American science fiction thriller film directed by Eddie Davis and written by Eddie Davis and Charles E. Savage. The film is about nuclear weapons, set and filmed on location in Los Angeles in 1967. The film stars ...

'' (1968) - Pitt * ''

The Green Berets The United States Army Special Forces (SF), colloquially known as the "Green Berets" due to their distinctive service headgear, are a special operations force of the United States Army. The Green Berets are geared towards nine doctrinal mis ...

'' (1968) - Soldier (uncredited) * '' There Was a Crooked Man...'' (1970) - Aide to Lieutenant Governor (uncredited)

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