James Seay

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James Seay
Born	James W. Seay (1914-09-09)September 9, 1914 Pasadena , California, United States
Died	October 10, 1992(1992-10-10) (aged 78) Los Angeles , California, United States
Resting place	California
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1939–1970

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.

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 because the film is a staple of Christmas repeats on television.

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

In the syndicated 1954-1955 television series Stories of the Century, starring and narrated by Jim Davis, Seay portrayed the Wyoming storekeeper James "Jim" Averill, companion of Cattle Kate Watson, both of whom were hanged in a dispute with cattlemen at the start of the Johnson County Range War.

Seay appeared sixteen times as Judge Spicer on ABC's western series, The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp, starring Hugh O'Brian. He was cast six times as a sheriff on the NBC children's western series, Fury, starring Peter Graves and Bobby Diamond. He also guest starred in Kenneth Tobey's syndicated aviation adventure series, Whirlybirds, and on the westerns The Californians, The Tall Man, and The Rebel.

Seay appeared three times in 1958 and 1959 on CBS' Perry Mason: murder victim Ross Hollister in "The Case of the Cautious Coquette," Dr. Michael Harris in "The Case of the Curious Bride," and murderer Ralph Hibberly in "The Case of the Spurious Sister."

He appeared on CBS's The Twilight Zone as the sheriff in the episode "In His Image" and as Agent Bowton in The Andy Griffith Show Season 4 episode, "The Haunted House".

Selected filmography

Women Without Names (1940)
Queen of the Mob (1940)
The Face Behind the Mask (1941)
Mr. Celebrity (1941)
Miracle on 34th Street (1947) - Dr. Pierce (uncredited)
Red Canyon (1949)
Captain John Smith and Pocahontas (1953) - Edward Maria Wingfield

External links

James Seay at Find a Grave
James Seay at the Internet Movie Database

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Persondata
Name	Seay, James W.
Alternative names
Short description	Actor
Date of birth	9 September 1914
Place of birth	Pasadena , California, United States
Date of death	10 October 1992
Place of death	Los Angeles , California, United States

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