Hugh Fay Explained

Hugh Fay
Birth Date:	July 9, 1882
Birth Place:	New York City, U.S.
Death Place:	Los Angeles, U.S.
Nationality:	American
Occupation:	Actor, director
Years Active:	1915 - 1925

Hugh Fay (June 9, 1882 – December 4, 1925) was an American comedic actor and director.^[1] He appeared in vaudeville and silent films.

He was the son of Irish vaudevillian Henry "Hugh" Fay and comedic actress Elfie Fay was his sister.^{[1] [2]}

Filmography

Actor

• Crooked to the End (1915)^[1]
• A Hash House Fraud (1915)
• Mabel Lost and Won (1915) as the vamp's friend
• An Oily Scoundrel (1916)^[3]
• Her Donkey Love (1917)
• A Matrimonial Accident (1917)
• Stars and Bars (1917)
• Son of a Gun (1918)
• Are Married Policemen Safe? (1918)^[4]
• A Neighbor's Keyhole (1918)^[4]
• The Failed Marriage (1918)^[4]
• A Lady Bellhop's Secret (1919)^[4]
• Better Times (1919) as Jack Ransom
• Almost Married) (1919) as Manny Morrison
• A Favor to a Friend (1919) as Danny Abbott
• Please Get Married (1919) as Soapy Higgins
• Hired and Fired (1920)^[5]
• A Kick in the High Life (1920)^[4]
• Little Annie Rooney (1925) as Spider
• Spuds (1927) as Spy

Director

• Won By a Foot (1917)
• The Rainmaker (1922)
• Glad Rags (1922)
• It's a Gift (1923)
• Tour Service (1926)^[4]

Notes and References

1. Book: Walker, Brent E.. Mack Sennett's Fun Factory: A History and Filmography of His Studio and His Keystone and Mack Sennett Comedies, with Biographies of Players and Personnel. January 13, 2010. McFarland. 9780786457076. Google Books.
2. Web site: The Actors' Birthday Book: First -third Series. An Authoritative Insight Into the Lives of the Men and Women of the Stage Born Between January First and December Thirty-first. Johnson. Briscoe. November 30, 1909. Moffat, Yard. Google Books.
3. Web site: Actors Hugh Fay and Charles Arling tie Louella Maxam to a railroad.... Getty Images.
4. Web site: Lame Brains and Lunatics. Steve. Massa. April 4, 2013. BearManor Media. Google Books.
5. Web site: Hugh Fay, Harry McCoy, 1920.. Getty Images.