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Dan Seymour

 
Actor: Dan Seymour
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  • Born: Feb 22, 1915 in Chicago, Illinois
  • Died: May 25, 1993
  • Occupation: Actor
  • Active: '40s-'60s
  • Major Genres: Adventure, Comedy
  • Career Highlights: To Have and Have Not, Abbott and Costello Meet the Mummy, Bombs Over Burma
  • First Major Screen Credit: Bombs Over Burma (1942)

Biography

Described bluntly as "yeccch" in a 1968 book on movie villains, porcine Dan Seymour has certainly played more than his share of slimy bad guys. Seymour started out as a nightclub comedian, then decided to give movies a try. He was almost immediately cast in heavy roles due to his girth and sinister features. Seymour's career has in many ways been inextricably linked with the 1942 classic Casablanca. He played the small role of Abdul the doorman in that film, went on to a larger part in Warners' Casablanca clone To Have and Have Not (1944), graduated to chief of police in the Marx Brothers spoof A Night in Casablanca (1946), and, coming full circle, was cast in the old Sidney Greenstreet role of Ferrari in Warners' weekly TV series version of Casablanca in 1955. Dan Seymour continued to play small roles in films like The Way We Were into the 1970s, and was frequently seen on TV comedy series of the same era, usually cast as a self-indulgent Middle Eastern potentate. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
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Dan Seymour
Born Daniel Seymour Katz
February 22, 1915(1915-02-22)
Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Died May 25, 1993 (aged 78)
Santa Monica, California, U.S.
Occupation Actor
Years active 1940—1978
Spouse(s) Evelyn Schwart
(1949-1993; his death)

Dan Seymour (February 22, 1915 – May 25, 1993)[1] was a Warner Bros. character actor who starred in Casablanca, To Have and Have Not, and Key Largo.

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Early life

Dan Seymour (left) and Pedro Regas in the Frank Buck film Tiger Fangs (1943)

He was born as Daniel Seymour Katz in Chicago, Illinois. He attended Senn High School in Chicago and graduated from the University of Chicago with a B.S. in Fine Arts.

Career

While in college, he worked in many school plays and also worked at night as an emcee at various Chicago night clubs, becoming quite successful. He moved to Hollywood, where his rotund build (265 lb or 120 kg) and swarthy looks made him perfect for a Hollywood heavy. He also appeared on Molle Mystery Theater.

Selected filmography

Among his over 100 films included:

Personal life

He married Evelyn Schwart in 1949. They had two children: Jeff, born in 1950, and Greg, born in 1954.

Dan Seymour died of a stroke in 1993.

References

  1. ^ Biography at The New York Times

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