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Charles Seel(1897-1980)

  • Actor
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Charles Seel in Westworld (1973)
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 (1955) and as newsman Mr. Krinkie in Dennis the Menace (1959).
BornApril 29, 1897
DiedApril 19, 1980(82)
BornApril 29, 1897
DiedApril 19, 1980(82)
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Known for

Westworld (1973)
Westworld
6.9
  • Bellhop
  • 1973
Dennis Weaver in Duel (1971)
Duel
7.6
TV Movie
  • Old Man
  • 1971
Star Trek (1966)
Star Trek
8.4
TV Series
  • Ed
Jody McCrea and Joel McCrea in Wichita Town (1959)
Wichita Town
7.6
TV Series
  • Charlie Cruter
  • Old Man

Credits

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  • James Brolin, Robert Young, Barbara Sigel, and Elena Verdugo in Marcus Welby, M.D. (1969)
    Marcus Welby, M.D.
    7.0
    TV Series
    • Mr. Doremus
    • Mr. Webster
    • 1972–1976
  • Apple's Way (1974)
    Apple's Way
    6.5
    TV Series
    • MacPherson
    • 1974
  • Kent McCord and Martin Milner in Adam-12 (1968)
    Adam-12
    7.7
    TV Series
    • Franky
    • Old Man
    • Manager
    • 1970–1974
  • Charlton Heston, Linda Blair, Karen Black, George Kennedy, Myrna Loy, Sid Caesar, Susan Clark, Helen Reddy, Gloria Swanson, Roy Thinnes, and Efrem Zimbalist Jr. in Airport 1975 (1974)
    Airport 1975
    5.7
    • 50th Anniversary Celebrant - Passenger (uncredited)
    • 1974
  • Angie Dickinson in Police Woman (1974)
    Police Woman
    6.6
    TV Series
    • Older Man
    • 1974
  • James Arness, Amanda Blake, Milburn Stone, and Dennis Weaver in Gunsmoke (1955)
    Gunsmoke
    8.1
    TV Series
    • Barney
    • Josiah McCloud
    • Eli ...
    • 1961–1974
  • The Manhunter (1974)
    The Manhunter
    7.0
    TV Series
    • 1974
  • Manhunter (1974)
    Manhunter
    6.2
    TV Movie
    • Proprietor
    • 1974
  • Westworld (1973)
    Westworld
    6.9
    • Bellhop
    • 1973
  • William Conrad in Cannon (1971)
    Cannon
    6.8
    TV Series
    • Apartment Manager
    • 1973
  • Sssssss (1973)
    Sssssss
    5.4
    • Old Man
    • 1973
  • Hec Ramsey (1972)
    Hec Ramsey
    7.7
    TV Series
    • Land Agent
    • 1972
  • Peggy Lipton, Michael Cole, and Clarence Williams III in Mod Squad (1968)
    Mod Squad
    7.0
    TV Series
    • Neighbor
    • 1972
  • Dennis Weaver in Duel (1971)
    Duel
    7.6
    TV Movie
    • Old Man
    • 1971
  • Rod Serling in Night Gallery (1969)
    Night Gallery
    7.9
    TV Series
    • Cemetery Caretaker (segment "Since Aunt Ada Came to Stay")
    • 1971

Personal details

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  • Alternative names
    • Charles Seal
  • Born
    • April 29, 1897
    • New York City, New York, USA
  • Died
    • April 19, 1980
    • Burbank, California, USA(undisclosed)
  • Other works
    Guest starred on the radio drama "Nightbeat," which starred Frank Lovejoy.

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