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James Seay

 
Actor: James Seay
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  • Born: 1914
  • Died: 1992 in Capitol Beach, California
  • Occupation: Actor
  • Active: '40s-'60s
  • Major Genres: Action, Drama
  • Career Highlights: The Amazing Colossal Man, Son of Belle Starr, The Threat
  • First Major Screen Credit: Turf Boy (1942)

Biography

James Seay was groomed for romantic leads by Paramount Pictures beginning in 1940. After several nondescript minor roles, Seay finally earned a major part--not as a hero, but as a villainous gang boss in the Columbia "B" The Face Behind the Mask (1941). Never quite reaching the top ranks, Seay nonetheless remained on the film scene as a dependable general purpose actor, appearing in such small but attention-getting roles as Dr. Pierce, the retirement-home physician who explains the eccentricities of "Kris Kringle" (Edmund Gwenn) in Miracle on 34th Street (1947). In the 1950s, James Seay joined the ranks of horror and sci-fi movie "regulars;" he could be seen in films like The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951), Killers from Space (1954), The Beginning of the End (1957), and--as the luckless military officer who is skewered by a gigantic hypodermic needle--The Amazing Colossal Man (1957). ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
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James Seay
Born September 9, 1914(1914-09-09)
Pasadena , California, United States
Died October 10, 1992 (aged 78)
Los Angeles , California, United States

James Seay (9 September 1914 in Pasadena, California – 10 October 1992 in Capistrano Beach, California) was an American character actor who often played minor supporting roles as government officials of one kind or another.

Although it was a minor part not credited on-screen, his role in the film Miracle on 34th Street is one of his most visible, due to the film being a staple of Christmastime repeats on television.

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

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