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James Seay (1914–1992)

Born in 1914, durable, dependable actor James Seay was initially designed for romantic leads after being signed by Paramount in 1940. Caught up in a number of uncredited roles, the actor seemed to fare better as a villain or stern, officious type. Although military service may have taken away any chance for outright stardom... See full bio »

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1965-1971 The F.B.I. (TV series)
Charles Washburn / Harry Considine / Mr. Richards / …
Downfall (1971) … Charles Washburn
Tug-of-War (1969)
The Conspirators (1967) … Printer
Quantico (1966) … Harry Considine
Pound of Flesh (1965) … Mr. Richards
 
1970 There Was a Crooked Man...
Aide to Lieutenant Governor (uncredited)
 
1970 Lancer (TV series)
Lawyer
The Rivals (1970) … Lawyer
 
1964-1970 Death Valley Days (TV series)
Alex McSween / Bart Fletcher / Editor / …
Clum's Constabulary (1970)
The World's Greatest Swimming Horse (1968) … Editor
The Kid from Hell's Kitchen (1966) … Alex McSween
A City Is Born (1965) … Hermann Ehrenberg
The Left Hand Is Damned (1964) … Marshall
 
1968 Panic in the City
Pitt
 
1968 The Green Berets
Soldier (uncredited)
 
1968 Judd for the Defense (TV series)
Judge
Kingdom of the Blind (1968) … Judge
 
1967-1968 Gomer Pyle: USMC (TV series)
Captain Rogers / Police Lieutenant
Gomer Goes Home (1968) … Captain Rogers
Lost, the Colonel's Daughter (1967) … Police Lieutenant
 
1968 The Destructors
Sec. of Defense
 
1967 I Spy (TV series)
Salesman / Smith
The Lotus Eater (1967) … Smith
Cops and Robbers (1967) … Salesman
 
1967 The Invaders (TV series)
Hotel Manager Grayson
The Watchers (1967) … Hotel Manager Grayson
 
1967 Dragnet 1967 (TV series)
Paul Bateman
The Hit-and-Run Driver (1967) … Paul Bateman
 
1967 Run for Your Life (TV series)
Police Chief
The Assassin (1967) … Police Chief
 
1967 The Ballad of Josie
Territorial Politician (uncredited)
 
1967 First to Fight
Speaker at Bond Rally (uncredited)
 
1963-1966 The Fugitive (TV series)
Bus driver / Fire Chief / Morgan
Right in the Middle of the Season (1966) … Morgan
Dark Corner (1964) … Bus driver
Smoke Screen (1963) … Fire Chief
 
1966 Green Acres (TV series)
Man #2
 
1966 Hank (TV series)
Gorbey
Maury Wills to the Rescue (1966) … Gorbey
 
1966 A Man Called Shenandoah (TV series)
Doctor
Run, Killer, Run (1966) … Doctor
 
1965 Mister Roberts (TV series)
 
1965 Laredo (TV series)
Marshall
Three's Company (1965) … Marshall
 
1965 Brainstorm
Judge at Scavenger Hunt (uncredited)
 
1964 Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea (TV series)
Mr. Secretary
Hail to the Chief (1964) … Mr. Secretary (uncredited)
 
1964 The Man from U.N.C.L.E. (TV series)
Kenneth Bardington
The King of Knaves Affair (1964) … Kenneth Bardington
 
1963-1964 The Andy Griffith Show (TV series)
Agent Bowton / First State Trooper / Sgt. Jacobs / …
Barney's Bloodhound (1964) … First State Trooper
Andy's Vacation (1964) … The State Policeman
Prisoner of Love (1964) … Sgt. Jacobs
The Haunted House (1963) … Agent Bowton
 
1964 The Virginian (TV series)
Cruickshank
Ryker (1964) … Cruickshank
 
1964 Gunsmoke (TV series)
Jay
Owney Tupper Had a Daughter (1964) … Jay
 
1963 The Lucy Show (TV series)
Mr. Sheldon
Lucy and Viv Learn Judo (1963) … Mr. Sheldon
 
1960-1963 77 Sunset Strip (TV series)
Detective Crowley / Mr. Connors
Terror in Silence (1963) … Detective Crowley
Fraternity of Fear (1960) … Mr. Connors
 
1963 Twilight Zone (TV series)
Sheriff
In His Image (1963) … Sheriff
 
1962 What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?
Police Officer
 
1961-1962 Lassie (TV series)
Doc Porter / Stan Morton
Lassie and the Calf (1962) … Doc Porter
The Unwanted (1962) … Doc Porter
Lassie and the Eagle (1962) … Doc Porter
Joey (1961) … Stan Morton
 
1961 Leave It to Beaver (TV series)
Mr. Boothby
Wally's Chauffeur (1961) … Mr. Boothby
 
1961 The Lawbreakers
The Mayor
 
1961 Secret of Deep Harbor
Travis
 
1955-1961 The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp (TV series)
Judge Spicer / Captain Brooke / Jack Finley / …
Old Slanders (1961) … Judge Spicer
Terror in the Desert (1961) … Judge Spicer (uncredited)
 
1961 The Tall Man (TV series)
Holman
Death or Taxes (1961) … Holman
 
1961 Surfside 6 (TV series)
Phillip Lordan
Vengeance Is Bitter (1961) … Phillip Lordan
 
1957-1961 Tales of Wells Fargo (TV series)
Banning / Clint Faber / Gurney Cassell
Something Pretty (1961) … Banning
The Pickpocket (1958) … Clint Faber
The Silver Bullets (1957) … Gurney Cassell
 
1961 The Asphalt Jungle (TV series)
Mayor Harold Emshaw
The Lady and the Lawyer (1961) … Mayor Harold Emshaw
 
1961 The Red Skelton Hour (TV series)
Davy Crockett
 
1961 The Americans (TV series)
Mr. Gilroy
The Guerrillas (1961) … Mr. Gilroy
 
1961 The Case of the Dangerous Robin (TV series)
The Genuine Fake (1961)
 
1961 Maverick (TV series)
Sheriff Gil McCrary
The Ice Man (1961) … Sheriff Gil McCrary
 
1961 Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color (TV series)
Capt. Richardson
The Swamp Fox: Horses for Greene (1961) … Capt. Richardson
The Swamp Fox: A Woman's Courage (1961) … Capt. Richardson
 
1960 Bat Masterson (TV series)
Harry Cassidy / Parker James
Dakota Showdown (1960) … Harry Cassidy
Stage to Nowhere (1960) … Parker James
 
1960 Thriller (TV series)
Herb Innes
Girl with a Secret (1960) … Herb Innes
 
1958-1960 Cheyenne (TV series)
Duke Tavener / Parks
Road to Three Graves (1960) … Parks
The Gamble (1958) … Duke Tavener
 
1958-1960 Make Room for Daddy (TV series)
Al Baxter / George Fox / Howard Coleman
The Singing Delinquent (1960) … Al Baxter
Take a Message (1958) … George Fox
Terry's Girlfriend (1958) … Howard Coleman
 
1960 The Rebel (TV series)
Jethro Gain
The Captive of Tremblor (1960) … Jethro Gain
 
1960 The Threat
Harry Keenan
 
1957-1960 Tombstone Territory (TV series)
Hody Taylor / Matt - Henchman
Silver Killers (1960) … Matt - Henchman
Revenge Town (1957) … Hody Taylor
 
1960 This Man Dawson (TV series)
Martin Allen
Loose Cannon (1960) … Martin Allen
 
1956-1959 Fury (TV series)
Sheriff / Sheriff Davis
The Big Brothers (1959) … Sheriff
Ten Dollars a Head (1959) … Sheriff
One Thousand Dollar Reward (1957) … Sheriff Davis
Bike Road-eo (1957) … Sheriff (uncredited)
The Tornado (1957) … Sheriff Davis
 
1959 Not for Hire (TV series)
Bush
The Fall Guy (1959) … Bush
 
1959 Alcoa Presents: One Step Beyond (TV series)
Leon - Doctor
The Open Window (1959) … Leon - Doctor
 
1958-1959 Perry Mason (TV series)
Dr. Michael Harris / Ralph Hibberly / Ross Hollister
The Case of the Spurious Sister (1959) … Ralph Hibberly
The Case of the Curious Bride (1958) … Dr. Michael Harris
The Case of the Cautious Coquette (1958) … Ross Hollister
 
1959 World of Giants (TV series)
Official
Special Agent (1959) … Official
 
1959 M Squad (TV series)
Dr. Raymond
Death Is a Clock (1959) … Dr. Raymond
 
1958-1959 Whirlybirds (TV series)
Headmaster / Maj. Edward Lawrence
The Big Lie (1959) … Headmaster
Summit Meeting (1958) … Maj. Edward Lawrence
 
1957-1959 Trackdown (TV series)
Duke Kincaid / Gil Hallswell
The Vote (1959) … Gil Hallswell
Like Father (1957) … Duke Kincaid
 
1958-1959 26 Men (TV series)
Griff Halleck / Walter Norton
The Unwanted (1959) … Griff Halleck
My Brother's Keeper (1958) … Walter Norton
Dog Eat Dog (1958)
 
1959 The Rough Riders (TV series)
Mayor Thackery
Lesson in Violence (1959) … Mayor Thackery
 
1959 Cimarron City (TV series)
Addison
A Legacy for Ossie Harper (1959) … Addison
 
1959 Mackenzie's Raiders (TV series)
Lewis Michael O'Hara
Raid on Rodrigo (1959) … Lewis Michael O'Hara
 
1958 U.S. Marshal (TV series)
Seventh Stranger (1958)
 
1955-1958 The Millionaire (TV series)
Dr. Barton / Mr. Bush
Millionaire Dan Howell (1958) … Dr. Barton
The Steve Carey Story (1955) … Mr. Bush
 
1958 Flight (TV series)
 
1958 Street of Darkness
Jesse Flores
 
1958 The Adventures of McGraw (TV series)
Archer
The Diamond (1958) … Archer
 
1958 Flood Tide
Doctor (uncredited)
 
1958 Hey, Jeannie! (TV series)
Commissioner
The Highway (1958) … Commissioner
 
1957 Bombers B-52
B-52 School Instructor (uncredited)
 
1957 Code 3 (TV series)
Sgt. Tom Lacey / Sgt. Zerbe
Bail Out (1957) … Sgt. Zerbe
Road Block (1957) … Sgt. Tom Lacey
 
1957 The Californians (TV series)
Attorney Truesdale
The Regulators (1957) … Attorney Truesdale
 
1957 The Bob Cummings Show (TV series)
Maj. Allen Stanley
Bob Slows Down (1957) … Maj. Allen Stanley
 
1957 Pal Joey
Livingston (uncredited)
 
1957 The Thin Man (TV series)
Jerry Divolo
That's the Spirit (1957) … Jerry Divolo
 
1957 Official Detective (TV series)
Carter
Extortion (1957) … Carter
 
1957 Man of a Thousand Faces
Casting Director (uncredited)
 
1957 Beginning of the End
Capt. James Barton
 
1957 The Joseph Cotten Show: On Trial (TV series)
Hugh Barron
The Deadly Chain (1957) … Hugh Barron
 
1957 Circus Boy (TV series)
Bill Logan
The Cub Reporter (1957) … Bill Logan
 
1957 Tales of the 77th Bengal Lancers (TV series)
The Relentless Man (1957)
 
1957 The Big Land
Ben Rummert (uncredited)
 
1957 Telephone Time (TV series)
 
1957 Sheriff of Cochise (TV series)
Rancher #1
Lynching Party (1957) … Rancher #1
 
1957 Zane Grey Theater (TV series)
Mark Clanton
Until the Man Dies (1957) … Mark Clanton
 
1955-1957 Science Fiction Theatre (TV series)
James Russell / Security Chief Miller
The Magic Suitcase (1957) … Security Chief Miller
Beyond Return (1955) … James Russell
 
1953-1957 Cavalcade of America (TV series)
Lt. Wells / Mr. Watson / Theodore Dreiser / …
The Two Worlds of Nicolo (1957) … Mr. Watson
Call Home the Heart (1956)
Sunrise on a Dirty Face (1955) … Theodore Dreiser
Take Off Zero (1955) … Lt. Wells
The Forge (1954) … William Joslin
 
1956 Man in the Vault
Paul De Camp
 
1956 Friendly Persuasion
Rebel Captain (uncredited)
 
1956 Gun Brothers
Blackjack Silk (as Jimmy Seay)
 
1956 I've Lived Before
Fred Bolan (uncredited)
 
1956 Buffalo Bill, Jr. (TV series)
Henchman Spud / Mark Dobson
A Diamond for Grandpa (1956) … Henchman Spud
Kansas City Lady (1956) … Mark Dobson
 
1956 Chevron Hall of Stars (TV series)
Harry
Harrigan's Ghost (1956) … Harry
 
1953-1956 Four Star Playhouse (TV series)
Carl Barton / Hank Edwards / Storekeeper
Woman Afraid (1956) … Carl Barton
High Stakes (1956) … Hank Edwards
Sound Off, My Love (1953) … Storekeeper
 
1956 Crossroads (TV series)
Dr. Sheldon
The Singing Preacher (1956) … Dr. Sheldon
 
1955-1956 Navy Log (TV series)
Skipper
Rock Breaks Scissors (1956) … Skipper
The Frogmen (1955) … Skipper
 
1956 Crusader (TV series)
Inspector Ed Canelli
The Big Sneak (1956) … Inspector Ed Canelli
 
1956 Passport to Danger (TV series)
Zamboanga (1956)
 
1953-1956 The Cisco Kid (TV series)
Hardy / Harvey Price / Roy Dillon
Magician of Jamesville (1956) … Hardy
He Couldn't Quit (1956) … Roy Dillon
The Photo Studio (1953) … Harvey Price
 
1952-1956 Schlitz Playhouse (TV series)
Detective Bucy / Joe Daggett
Web of Circumstance (1956) … Detective Bucy
Delay at Fort Bess (1954)
Homecoming (1952) … Joe Daggett
 
1955 At Gunpoint
Townsman in Saloon (uncredited)
 
1955 I Died a Thousand Times
Man in Tropico Lobby (uncredited)
 
1955 Sergeant Preston of the Yukon (TV series)
Cassidy
Hidden Gold (1955) … Cassidy
 
1955 The Kentuckian
Riverboat Gambler (uncredited)
 
1955 The Star and the Story (TV series)
Desert Story (1955)
 
1955 Kiss Me Deadly
FBI Agent
 
1954-1955 The Public Defender (TV series)
Sam Copeland
Brutality (1955)
The Last Appeal (1954) … Sam Copeland
 
1955 Stage 7 (TV series)
Maj. Holmes
The Deceiving Eye (1955) … Maj. Holmes
 
1954 The Steel Cage
Dr. Perry (segment "The Hostages")
 
1954 Vera Cruz
Abilene
 
1954 Topper (TV series)
Larry Hartford
George's Old Flame (1954) … Larry Hartford
 
1954 Return to Treasure Island
Felix Newman
 
1954 Captain Kidd and the Slave Girl
The Earl of Bellomont
 
1954 Stories of the Century (TV series)
Jim Averell
Cattle Kate (1954) … Jim Averell
 
1954 Hopalong Cassidy (TV series)
David Barnett
3-7-77 (1954) … David Barnett
 
1954 Killers from Space
Col. Banks
 
1954 Mayor of the Town (TV series)
Gordon
Embezzlement Story (1954) … Gordon
 
1952-1953 Adventures of Superman (TV series)
Bill Hurd / Sen. Taylor
Jungle Devil (1953) … Bill Hurd
The Mind Machine (1952) … Sen. Taylor
 
1953 Sea of Lost Ships
Executive Officer (uncredited)
 
1953 The War of the Worlds
Air Force Bomber Pilot (uncredited)
 
1953 Son of Belle Starr
George Clark
 
1952-1953 Cowboy G-Men (TV series)
Bill Brandow / Mike Gaffney, Head Guard at Mt. Ophir / Mort Boyd / …
The California Bullets (1953) … Mike Gaffney, Head Guard at Mt. Ophir
Hush Money (1953) … Bill Brandow
Hangfire (1953) … Reno Kid
Gypsy Traders (1953) … Mort Boyd
Ghost Bushwacker (1952)
 
1953 Phantom from Space
Maj. Andrews
 
1953 Fort Ti
Mark Chesney
 
1953 Problem Girls
Max Thorpe
 
1953 Jack McCall Desperado
Bat McCall
 
1953 Off Limits
Major Evans, M.D. (uncredited)
 
1953 The Homesteaders
John Kroger
 
1953 I'm the Law (TV series)
Fred Bronson
The Cowboy and the Blind Man Story (1953) … Fred Bronson
 
1952 Torpedo Alley
Skipper
 
1952 Voodoo Tiger
Abel Peterson
 
1952 So You Want to Wear the Pants (short)
Milkman (uncredited)
 
1952 The Adventures of Kit Carson (TV series)
Sheriff Matt Ordley / William Rodman - Indian Agent
Outlaw Paradise (1952) … Sheriff Matt Ordley
Snake River Trapper (1952) … William Rodman - Indian Agent
 
1952 Models Inc.
Det. Sgt. Mooney
 
1952 Personal Appearance Theater (TV series)
The Chair (1952)
 
1952 Racket Squad (TV series)
Dan
The Home Wreckers (1952) … Dan
 
1951 When Worlds Collide
Donovan (uncredited)
 
1951 Strictly Dishonorable
Lili's Attorney (uncredited)
 
1951 Up Front
Lt. Ferguson (uncredited)
 
1951 Fury of the Congo
Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
 
1951 Close to My Heart
Everett C. Heilner/Edward C. Hewitt
 
1950 Hunt the Man Down
Prosecutor (uncredited)
 
1950 The Flying Missile
Lt. Jackson (uncredited)
 
1950 Revenue Agent
Narrator (uncredited)
 
1950 Union Station
Detective Shattuck
 
1950 The Asphalt Jungle
Officer Janocek (uncredited)
 
1950 Charlie's Haunt
Boss (uncredited)
 
1949 Prejudice
Minister
 
1949 Red Canyon
Joel Creech
 
1949 I Cheated the Law
Rodd Simpson
 
1948 The Strange Mrs. Crane
Mark Emery
 
1948 An Innocent Affair
Lester Burnley
 
1948 The Checkered Coat
Capt. Dunhill
 
1948 The Cobra Strikes
Capt. Monihan
 
1948 Slippy McGee
Thomas Eustis
 
1947 Secret Beyond the Door...
Bob Dwight
 
1947 T-Men
Hardy, Treasury Lab Tech. (uncredited)
 
1947 Heartaches
Lt. Dan Armstrong, Homicide
 
1947 Miracle on 34th Street
Dr. Pierce (uncredited)
 
1946 Home, Sweet Homicide
Frank Riley (uncredited)
 
1945 Crime, Inc.
Grand Juror (uncredited)
 
1944 Resisting Enemy Interrogation
Capt. James Spencer (uncredited)
 
1943 Flight for Freedom
Naval Lieutenant (uncredited)
 
1943 Learn and Live (short)
Joe Instructor (uncredited)
 
1942 Ridin' Down the Canyon
Burt Wooster
 
1942 Time to Kill
Leslie Murdock (uncredited)
 
1942 Highways by Night
Westbrook, the Man with Trucks
 
1942 Timber!
Joe Radway
 
1942 Enemy Agents Meet Ellery Queen
Marine Sgt. Stevens
 
1942 Vendetta (short)
Russian Tsar (uncredited)
 
1942 Flight Lieutenant
Lt. Anderson (uncredited)
 
1942 Eagle Squadron
Medical Officer (uncredited)
 
1942 Ten Gentlemen from West Point
Courtney (uncredited)
 
1942 Home in Wyomin'
Tex Harrison
 
1942 Tramp, Tramp, Tramp
Biggie Waldron
 
1942 Joe Smith, American
Roy, Aircraft Plant Worker (uncredited)
 
1942 Ride 'Em Cowboy
Jack - Ranger Captain (uncredited)
 
1942 Man from Cheyenne
Sheriff Jim
 
1941 Dangerously They Live
Carl, Nazi Agent Grabbing First Taxi
 
1941 They Died with Their Boots On
Lt. Walsh (uncredited)
 
1941 Keep 'Em Flying
Lieutenant (uncredited)
 
1941 Mr. Celebrity
Jim Kane
 
1941 The Kid from Kansas
Lee Walker
 
1941 Flying Blind
Dispatcher
 
1941 Two in a Taxi
Cristy Reardon
 
1941 Power Dive
Army Radio Operator (uncredited)
 
1941 In Old Colorado
Hank Merritt
 
1941 Meet Boston Blackie
Mechanical Man (as Michael Rand)
 
1941 The Mad Doctor
Intern (uncredited)
 
1941 The Face Behind the Mask
Jeff Jeffries
 
1940 The Green Hornet Strikes Again!
Bordine - a Gangster
 
1940 Love Thy Neighbor
Boat Attendant (uncredited)
 
1940 Flight Command
Officer on Downed Seaplane (uncredited)
 
1940 The Son of Monte Cristo
Lt. Stone
 
1940 North West Mounted Police
Constable Fenton
 
1940 The Flag of Humanity (short)
Stretcher Bearer (uncredited)
 
1940 I Want a Divorce
Young Intern (uncredited)
 
1940 Oklahoma Renegades
Carl - Blind veteran
 
1940 Golden Gloves
Jimmy
 
1940 Those Were the Days!
Andrews
 
1940 Queen of the Mob
Eddie Webster
 
1940 The Way of All Flesh
Varno
 
1940 Opened by Mistake
Sam Peters (uncredited)
 
1940 Women Without Names
O'Grane
 
1940 Emergency Squad
Slim, Buller's Chauffeur (uncredited)
 
1939 Back Door to Heaven
Juror (uncredited)
 
Show ShowSelf (3 titles)
1945 The Last Bomb (documentary short)
Briefing officer (voice)
 
1944 Flight Characteristics of the P-51 Airplane (documentary short)
Colonel (uncredited)
 
1943 How to Fly the B-17 (Part 2, Flight Operations) (documentary)
Executive Officer/Narrator
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (3 titles)
1959-1961 Frontier Justice (TV series)
 
1954 Superman and the Jungle Devil
Bill Hurd
 
1943 The First Motion Picture Unit (documentary short)
Joe - Learn and Live (uncredited)
 

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Personal Details


Alternate Names:

James Lawry | Michael Rand | Jimmy Seay

Height:

6' 2" (1.88 m)
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Trivia:

Some sources give Seay's middle initial as A, and the 1920 U.S. Census gives it as C, but both the Social Security Death Index and the World War II Military Enlistment Records give it as W. See more »

Star Sign:

Virgo