James Seay Explained

James Seay
Birth Name:James W. Seay
Birth Date:September 9, 1914
Birth Place:Pasadena, California, U.S.
Death Place:Laguna Beach, California, U.S.
Resting Place:California
Occupation:Actor
Years Active:1939 - 1970
Spouse:Vivian Cohn
(1942; 19??)
Mercedes Carmen Bole
(19??; died 1992)

James Seay (September 9, 1914  - October 10, 1992) was an American character actor 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 Pasadena Playhouse.[1]

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 Guilford, Connecticut. 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 Miracle on 34th Street (1947).

Among his many credits, Seay appeared in minor roles in a couple of episodes of Adventures of Superman television series: The Mind Machine (as a senator) and Jungle Devil (as an airplane pilot).

Seay appeared sixteen times as Judge Spicer on ABC's western series, The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp. He was cast six times as a sheriff on the NBC children's western series, Fury. He also guest starred in the syndicated aviation adventure series, Whirlybirds, and on the westerns The Californians, The Tall Man, and The Rebel.

He appeared three times in 1958 and 1959 on CBS' Perry Mason: 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."

He appeared on CBS's The Twilight Zone as the sheriff in the episode "In His Image" and as Agent Bowton in The Andy Griffith Show Season 4 episode, "The Haunted House" and the Season 5 episode, "Prisoner of Love". In 1960 he appeared on Bat Masterson.

Seay made training films for the United States Army Air Forces during World War II.[1]

Death

On October 10, 1992, Seay died in Laguna Beach, California.

Selected filmography

Selected Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1953Death Valley DaysJim ButlerSeason 2, Episode 4, "Which Side of the Fence?"
1955Death Valley DaysDistrict Attorney Lucius PeckEpisode, "The Hangman Waits"
1963The Andy Griffith ShowAgent BowtonSeason 4 episode, "The Haunted House" and the Season 5 episode, "Prisoner of Love".
1955-1961The Life and Legend of Wyatt EarpJudge Spicer16 Episodes
1958CheyenneDuke Tavener Episode "Gambler".
1964GunsmokeJayEpisode "Owney Tupper Had A Daughter"
1964Death Valley DaysSheriff BodenEpisode "The Bigger They Are"
1964Death Valley DaysBert FletcherEpisode "Big John and the Rainmaker"
1964Death Valley DaysJakeEpisode "The Lucky Cow "
1964Death Valley DaysMarshalEpisode "The Left Hand Is Damned" (1964) ...
1965Death Valley DaysHerman EhrenbergEpisode "A City Is Born"
1966Death Valley DaysAlex McSweenEpisode "The Kid from Hell's Kitchen"
1967Death Valley DaysTeckEpisode "The Lone Grave"
1968Death Valley DaysJim BergmannEpisode "The Secret of the Black Prince"
1968Death Valley DaysEditorEpisode "The World's Greatest Swimming Horse"
1970Death Valley DaysJoe GrimesEpisode "Clum's Constabulary"

Notes and References

  1. Book: Goldrup . Tom and Jim . The Encyclopedia of Feature Players of Hollywood, Volume 3 . August 2012 . BearManor Media . 23 January 2019 . en.

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