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Charles Seel (1897–1980)

Actor

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Balding, narrow-eyed American character player, a former vaudevillian and radio actor from 1929. Acted in early silent films on the East Coast. Regularly on screen after 1937, he was seen in innumerable small roles as clerks, bartenders and shopkeepers. Most familiar for his recurring role as the telegrapher Barney on TV's Gunsmoke and as newsman Mr. Krinkie in Dennis the Menace.

Born:

Charles Frederick Seel
in New York City, New York, USA

Died:

(age 82) in Los Angeles County, California, USA
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1972-1976 Marcus Welby, M.D. (TV series)
Mr. Doremus / Mr. Webster
– Strike Two! (1976) … Mr. Doremus
– Is It So Soon That I Am Done for - I Wonder What I Was Begun For? (1972) … Mr. Webster
 
1974 Apple's Way (TV series)
MacPherson
– The Christmas Party (1974) … MacPherson
 
1970-1974 Adam-12 (TV series)
Franky / Manager / Old Man
– Lady Beware (1974) … Franky
– Log 134: Child Stealer (1970) … Old Man
– Log 64: Bottom of the Bottle (1970) … Manager
 
1974 Airport 1975
50th Anniversary Celebrant - Passenger (uncredited)
 
1974 Police Woman (TV series)
Older Man
– The End Game (1974) … Older Man
 
1961-1975 Gunsmoke (TV series)
Barney Danches / Barney / Josiah / …
– The Disciple (1974) … Barney
– Women for Sale: Part 2 (1973) … Josiah
– Women for Sale: Part 1 (1973) … Josiah
– Tara (1972) … Barney
– Morgan (1970) … Barney Danches
See all 18 episodes »
 
1973 Westworld
Bellhop
 
1973 Cannon (TV series)
Apartment Manager
– Murder by Proxy (1973) … Apartment Manager
 
1973 Sssssss
Old Man
 
1972 Hec Ramsey (TV series)
Land Agent
– Mystery of the Green Feather (1972) … Land Agent
 
1972 Mod Squad (TV series)
Neighbor
– The Twain (1972) … Neighbor
 
1971 Duel (TV movie)
Old Man
 
1971 Rod Serling's Night Gallery (TV series)
Cemetery Caretaker (segment "Since Aunt Ada Came to Stay")
– Since Aunt Ada Came to Stay/With Apologies to Mr. Hyde/The Flip Side of Satan (1971) … Cemetery Caretaker (segment "Since Aunt Ada Came to Stay")
 
1971 Ironside (TV series)
Sacristan
– The Priest Killer (1971) … Sacristan
 
1971 One More Train to Rob
Reverand
 
1970 The Young Rebels (TV series)
Reverend
– Dangerous Ally (1970) … Reverend
 
1969 Then Came Bronson (TV series)
Oliver Ryan
– All the World and God (1969) … Oliver Ryan
 
1962-1969 The Virginian (TV series)
Cafferty Cook / Doctor / Happy / …
– A Touch of Hands (1969) … Happy
– The Barren Ground (1967) … Doctor
– One Spring Like Long Ago (1966) … The Store Proprietor
– Shadows of the Past (1965) … Station Master
– 50 Days to Moose Jaw (1962) … Cafferty Cook (uncredited)
 
1969 Mannix (TV series)
Blind Man
– A Sleep in the Deep (1969) … Blind Man
 
1969 Here Come the Brides (TV series)
Homer Stebbins
– The Road to the Cradle (1969) … Homer Stebbins
 
1969 Petticoat Junction (TV series)
Judge Clayton
– The Game Warden (1969) … Judge Clayton
 
1969 This Savage Land (TV movie)
Grandpa Pride
 
1969 Winning
Eshovo (uncredited)
 
1969 The Outsider (TV series)
Engineer
– Through a Stained Glass Window (1969) … Engineer
 
1962-1969 Bonanza (TV series)
Banker Weems / Hawkins / Preacher / …
– The Wish (1969) … Titus
– Lothario Larkin (1965) … Preacher (uncredited)
– The Cheating Game (1964) … Banker Weems
– The Quest (1962) … Hawkins
 
1968 Star Trek (TV series)
Ed
– Spectre of the Gun (1968) … Ed
 
1968 The Name of the Game (TV series)
Bellhop
– Nightmare (1968) … Bellhop
 
1967 Cimarron Strip (TV series)
Ruckles
– The Search (1967) … Ruckles
 
1967 The Guns of Will Sonnett (TV series)
Harry - Merchant
– A Bell for Jeff Sonnett (1967) … Harry - Merchant
 
1967 The Second Hundred Years (TV series)
McGreevey
– Dear Father Come Home with Me Now (1967) … McGreevey
 
1966-1967 The Road West (TV series)
Tom Pride
– Elizabeth's Odyssey (1967) … Tom Pride
– The Agreement (1967) … Tom Pride
– A War for the Gravediggers (1967) … Tom Pride
– The Eighty-Seven Dollar Bride (1967) … Tom Pride
– Charade of Justice (1967) … Tom Pride
See all 29 episodes »
 
1967 Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre (TV series)
– Dead Wrong (1967)
 
1965-1967 The Man from U.N.C.L.E. (TV series)
Harry Baxter / Uncle Charlie
– The Pieces of Fate Affair (1967) … Uncle Charlie
– Alexander the Greater Affair: Part One (1965) … Harry Baxter
 
1965-1967 F Troop (TV series)
Abijah Mimms / Clem Hackett - Prospector
– The Day They Shot Agarn (1967) … Clem Hackett - Prospector
– She's Only a Build in a Girdled Cage (1965) … Abijah Mimms
 
1966 Chamber of Horrors
Rev. Dr. Hopewell
 
1966 Meet Me in St. Louis (TV movie)
Mr. Gossinger
 
1966 Mister Buddwing
Printer
 
1966 A Man Called Shenandoah (TV series)
Enoch
– Care of General Delivery (1966) … Enoch
 
1965 The Legend of Jesse James (TV series)
Old Timer
– The Man Who Killed Jesse (1965) … Old Timer
 
1965 Run for Your Life (TV series)
Rudy Fowler
– Make the Angels Weep (1965) … Rudy Fowler
 
1965 Lassie (TV series)
Janitor
– Pitfall (1965) … Janitor
 
1965 The Farmer's Daughter (TV series)
Mullins
– Steve, Boy Lovelorn (1965) … Mullins
 
1965 O.K. Crackerby! (TV series)
Mr. Wibberly
– Woodman, Spare That Family Tree (1965) … Mr. Wibberly
 
1965 Camp Runamuck (TV series)
Mr. Woolpit
– They're Not Making Hurricanes Like They Used To (1965) … Mr. Woolpit
 
1965 The Great Race
Freight Agent (uncredited)
 
1965 Fluffy
Farmer (uncredited)
 
1965 Ben Casey (TV series)
Barron
– Three Li'l Lambs (1965) … Barron
 
1965 The Munsters (TV series)
Elderly Man
– Munsters on the Move (1965) … Elderly Man
 
1964 Daniel Boone (TV series)
Trapper Stitching Furs
– A Short Walk to Salem (1964) … Trapper Stitching Furs (uncredited)
 
1963-1964 The Alfred Hitchcock Hour (TV series)
Doctor Chalmont / Rush Sigafoose
– Return of Verge Likens (1964) … Rush Sigafoose
– You'll Be the Death of Me (1963) … Doctor Chalmont
 
1964 Cheyenne Autumn
Newspaper Publisher (uncredited)
 
1964 Peyton Place (TV series)
Conductor
– Episode #1.1 (1964) … Conductor
 
1964 Lady in a Cage
Mr. Paul, Junkyard Proprietor (uncredited)
 
1964 The Tattooed Police Horse
Ben
 
1964 Destry (TV series)
The Mining Manager
– The Solid Gold Girl (1964) … The Mining Manager
 
1964 Grindl (TV series)
Mr. Clapper
– Grindl and the Boodle (1964) … Mr. Clapper
 
1964 Temple Houston (TV series)
Henry Hicks
– Sam's Boy (1964) … Henry Hicks
 
1963 Mr. Novak (TV series)
Mr. Morgan
– I Don't Even Live Here (1963) … Mr. Morgan
 
1963 The Travels of Jaimie McPheeters (TV series)
Henry Rutledge
– The Day of the First Suitor (1963) … Henry Rutledge
 
1963 Donovan's Reef
Grand Uncle Sedley Atterbury Pennyfeather (uncredited)
 
1963 Tammy and the Doctor
Dr. Smithers
 
1960-1963 Dennis the Menace (TV series)
Mr. Krinkie / Mr. Krinke
– Never Say Dye (1963) … Mr. Krinkie
– Jane Butterfield Says (1962) … Mr. Krinkie
– A Dog's Life (1962) … Mr. Krinkie
– Dennis Has a Fling (1962) … Mr. Krinkie
– Through Thick and Thin (1962) … Mr. Krinkie
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1962-1963 The Dick Powell Theatre (TV series)
Curator / Precinct Worker
– Colossus (1963) … Precinct Worker
– The Boston Terrier (1962) … Curator
 
1962-1963 Twilight Zone (TV series)
Detective / Reverend Wood
– He's Alive (1963) … Detective (uncredited)
– The Hunt (1962) … Reverend Wood
 
1962 Laramie (TV series)
Mose
– The Sunday Shoot (1962) … Mose
 
1962 Alcoa Premiere (TV series)
Judge
– Flashing Spikes (1962) … Judge
 
1961-1962 Checkmate (TV series)
Georgie Prince / The Electrician
– Side by Side (1962) … Georgie Prince
– Kill the Sound (1961) … The Electrician
 
1957-1962 Tales of Wells Fargo (TV series)
Dr. Fergus
– Royal Maroon (1962) … Dr. Fergus
– The Hasty Gun (1957)
 
1962 Hazel (TV series)
Chet Cooper
– Hazel Quits (1962) … Chet Cooper
 
1962 The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
Election Council President (uncredited)
 
1961-1962 Surfside 6 (TV series)
Harry Honnegger / Max Carson
– Elegy for a Bookkeeper (1962) … Max Carson
– Double Image (1961) … Harry Honnegger
 
1962 87th Precinct (TV series)
Lloyd
– Step Forward (1962) … Lloyd
 
1962 Outlaws (TV series)
Doctor
– Ride the Man Down (1962) … Doctor
 
1962 My Three Sons (TV series)
Conductor
– A Holiday for Tramp (1962) … Conductor
 
1961-1962 77 Sunset Strip (TV series)
George McHenry / Martin
– Twice Dead (1962) … George McHenry
– The Man in the Mirror (1961) … Martin
 
1961 The Second Time Around
Sam (uncredited)
 
1961 Bachelor Father (TV series)
John Wills
– Never Steal an Owl (1961) … John Wills
 
1961 Death Valley Days (TV series)
Jansen
– Alias James Stuart (1961) … Jansen (uncredited)
 
1961 The Honeymoon Machine
Harvey (uncredited)
 
1961 The Untouchables (TV series)
Baggage Car Clerk
– The Seventh Vote (1961) … Baggage Car Clerk (uncredited)
 
1961 Return to Peyton Place
Diner Proprietor (uncredited)
 
1961 Bronco (TV series)
Hotel Clerk
– The Buckbrier Trail (1961) … Hotel Clerk
 
1959-1961 Alcoa Presents: One Step Beyond (TV series)
Hotel Manager / Store Proprietor
– Dead Man's Tale (1961) … Store Proprietor
– The Open Window (1959) … Hotel Manager (as Charles F. Seel)
 
1961 Peter Loves Mary (TV series)
– Operation Red Dress (1961)
 
1958-1961 The Loretta Young Show (TV series)
Bill / Man / McSorley / …
– Enter at Your Own Risk (1961) … McSorley
– Strange Money (1958) … Bill
– A Strange Adventure (1958) … Man
– Dangerous Verdict (1958) … Mr. Charles
– My Two Hands (1958) … Supervisor
 
1960 The Thread of Life (TV movie)
Questioner (uncredited)
 
1960 Cimarron
Charles (uncredited)
 
1957-1960 Wagon Train (TV series)
Mort / Wagon Train Passenger
– The Colter Craven Story (1960) … Mort (uncredited)
– The Ruth Owens Story (1957) … Wagon Train Passenger
 
1960 National Velvet (TV series)
Edwards
– Anniversary (1960) … Edwards
 
1960 North to Alaska
Gold Buyer (uncredited)
 
1960 The Walking Target
Editor (uncredited)
 
1960 The Tall Man (TV series)
Dan
– A Bounty for Billy (1960) … Dan (uncredited)
 
1960 The Dark at the Top of the Stairs
Percy Weems (uncredited)
 
1960 Pollyanna
Train Conductor (uncredited)
 
1960 Sergeant Rutledge
Dr. Walter Eckner (uncredited)
 
1960 The Deputy (TV series)
Doc Miller
– Marked for Bounty (1960) … Doc Miller
– Final Payment (1960) … Doc Miller
 
1960 Please Don't Eat the Daisies
Upholstery Man (uncredited)
 
1960 Johnny Staccato (TV series)
Blind Willie
– The List of Death (1960) … Blind Willie
 
1959-1960 U.S. Marshal (TV series)
Jess Tilden / Jess Tilden, Old Man at General Store
– Nine O'Clock Pickup (1960) … Jess Tilden, Old Man at General Store
– Ghost Town (1959) … Jess Tilden
 
1959-1960 Wichita Town (TV series)
Charlie Cruter / Old Man
– The Long Night (1960) … Charlie Cruter
– Bullet for a Friend (1959) … Old Man
 
1960 The DuPont Show with June Allyson (TV series)
Willy
– The Trench Coat (1960) … Willy
 
1960 This Man Dawson (TV series)
Harry Clegg
– Arson Ring (1960) … Harry Clegg
 
1960 Shotgun Slade (TV series)
Smudge
– The Lady and the Piano (1960) … Smudge
 
1959 Colt .45 (TV series)
Ticket Seller
– Yellow Terror (1959) … Ticket Seller
 
1959 Pillow Talk
Antique Dealer (uncredited)
 
1959 Trackdown (TV series)
Fred Sales
– Back to Crawford (1959) … Fred Sales
 
1959 It Started with a Kiss
Stage Doorman (uncredited)
 
1959 The Rifleman (TV series)
Storekeeper / Willard
– The Mind Reader (1959) … Storekeeper
– The Boarding House (1959) … Willard (uncredited)
 
1959 The Horse Soldiers
Newton Station Bartender (uncredited)
 
1959 The Wild and the Innocent
Trapper (uncredited)
 
1959 Goodyear Theatre (TV series)
Eph
– A Light in the Fruit Closet (1959) … Eph
 
1958-1959 Alfred Hitchcock Presents (TV series)
Clerk of the Court / County Clerk
– The Kind Waitress (1959) … County Clerk
– Murder Me Twice (1958) … Clerk of the Court
 
1959 G.E. True Theater (TV series)
– Train for Tecumseh (1959)
 
1959 Wanted: Dead or Alive (TV series)
Bartender
– Competition (1959) … Bartender
 
1959 Bat Masterson (TV series)
Barkeep
– Double Trouble in Trinidad (1959) … Barkeep
 
1959 Mackenzie's Raiders (TV series)
Land Agent
– Murder Is the Bid (1959) … Land Agent
 
1958 Cimarron City (TV series)
– Kid on a Calico Horse (1958)
 
1958 The Lineup (TV series)
Ed Schmidt
– The Chick Madison Case (1958) … Ed Schmidt
 
1958 M Squad (TV series)
Clint Thompson
– The $20 Plates (1958) … Clint Thompson
 
1957-1958 Tombstone Territory (TV series)
Otis - Bartender / Otis, The Bartender
– The Tin Gunman (1958) … Otis - Bartender
– Guns of Silver (1957) … Otis, The Bartender
– Killer Without a Conscience (1957) … Otis - Bartender
– Ride Out at Noon (1957) … Otis - Bartender
– Gunslinger from Galeville (1957) … Otis - Bartender
 
1957 I Was a Teenage Frankenstein
Mr. Sexton, the jeweler
 
1957 Suspicion (TV series)
Customer
– Four O'Clock (1957) … Customer
 
1957 Date with the Angels (TV series)
Daniel
– The Blue Tie (1957) … Daniel
 
1957 Broken Arrow (TV series)
Oly
– The Broken Wire (1957) … Oly
 
1957 State Trooper (TV series)
Boulder Joe Palace
– Boulder Joe's Bottle House (1957) … Boulder Joe Palace
 
1956 Dragnet (TV series)
– The Big Hat (1956)
 
1956 TV Reader's Digest (TV series)
Herman Swink
– Night Court (1956) … Herman Swink
 
1955 The Man with the Golden Arm
Proprietor (uncredited)
 
1955 Highway Patrol (TV series)
Les Wilkins - School Bus Driver
– Prison Break (1955) … Les Wilkins - School Bus Driver (as Charles F. Seel)
 
1955 You Are There (TV series)
Quincey
– Boston Tea Party (Restaged) (December 16, 1773) (1955) … Quincey
 
1955 Medic (TV series)
Max, the waiter
– Dr. Impossible (1955) … Max, the waiter
 
1955 Lux Video Theatre (TV series)
Haskins
– One Foot in Heaven (1955) … Haskins
 
1953-1954 Four Star Playhouse (TV series)
– Indian Taker (1954)
– Shadowed (1953)
 
1954 I Led 3 Lives (TV series)
Saunders
– Moving (1954) … Saunders
 
1952 Hopalong Cassidy (TV series)
Murphy
– Ghost Trails (1952) … Murphy (as Charles F. Seel)
 
1952 Terry and the Pirates (TV series)
Dr. Maitland
– The Maitland Affair … Dr. Maitland
 
1951 The Texas Rangers
Bartender (uncredited)
 
1949 Not Wanted
Dr. Williams
 
1939 Blackwell's Island
Surgeon (uncredited)
 
1939 Off the Record
Veterinary (uncredited)
 
1938 Comet Over Broadway
Jury Foreman (uncredited)
 
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1987 Gunsmoke: Return to Dodge (TV movie) (dedicatee: in memory of)
 
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2010 Alice in Wonderland (video)
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1967 Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color (TV series)
 

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Guest starred on the radio drama "Nightbeat," which starred Frank Lovejoy.

Alternate Names:

Charles Seal | Charles F. Seel
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Trivia:

Balding, narrow-eyed American character player, a former vaudevillian and radio actor from 1929. Acted in early silent films on the East Coast. Regularly on screen after 1937, he was seen in innumerable small roles as clerks, bartenders and shopkeepers. Most familiar for his recurring role as the telegrapher Barney on TV's Gunsmoke and as newsman Mr. Krinkie in Dennis the Menace. See more »

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