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- Early years
- Career
- Death
- Selected filmography
- References
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{{More citations needed |date=January 2019}}{{Infobox person
| name = James Seay
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| birth_name = James W. Seay
| birth_date = {{birth date|1914|9|9}}
| birth_place = Pasadena, California
| death_date = {{death date and age|1992|10|10|1914|9|9}}
| death_place = Laguna Beach, California
| resting_place = California
| othername =
| yearsactive = 1939–1970
| spouse = Vivian Cohn (1942-?) (divorced)
Mercedes Carmen Bole (?-1992) (his death)
| occupation = Actor
}}James Seay (September 9, 1914 in Pasadena, California – October 10, 1992 in Capistrano Beach, California) was an American character actor who often played minor supporting roles as government officials. Early yearsSeay demonstrated an interest in acting at an early age, as he and his mother regularly attended Saturday matinees of a stock theater company in Pasadena, California. After working for an insurance company, he became a student at the Pasadena Playhouse.[1] CareerAfter a year at the Pasadena Playhouse, Seay spent the summer as leading man in a summer stock company at the Chapel Playhouse in Guilford, Connecticut. He returned to Pasadena and performed in two plays before he received a contract from Paramount Pictures.[1] Although it was a minor part not credited on-screen, his role in the film Miracle on 34th Street (1947) 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 played corrupt district attorney Lucius Peck in the 1955 episode, "The Hangman Waits" on the western anthology series, Death Valley Days, hosted by Stanley Andrews. Percy Helton played Alex Grant, who is arrested for a 15-year-old murder when he returns to a mining camp. The outlook for Grant is bleak for Grant until his youthful lawyer, Greg Lewis (Clark Howat), locates a corroborating witness, 75-year-old Harry Gander (Hank Patterson), whose personal diary clears Grant of the false charge.[2] 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. He 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." Seay was cast as Duke Tavener, an unscrupulous businessman who tries to force a woman to turn over her saloon/casino to him, in the 1958 episode "Gambler" of the ABC/Warner Brothers western series, Cheyenne, starring Clint Walker. 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" and the Season 5 episode, "Prisoner of Love". Seay made training films for the United States Army Air Forces during World War II.[1] DeathOn October 10, 1992, Seay died in Laguna Beach, California. Selected filmography{{div col|colwidth=28em}}- Back Door to Heaven (1939) - Juror (uncredited)
- Emergency Squad (1940) - Slim - Buller's Chauffeur (uncredited)
- Women Without Names (1940) - O'Grane
- Opened by Mistake (1940) - Sam Peters (uncredited)
- Those Were the Days! (1940) - Andrews
- The Way of All Flesh (1940) - Varno
- Queen of the Mob (1940) - Eddie Webster
- Golden Gloves (1940) - Jimmy
- Oklahoma Renegades (1940) - Carl
- I Want a Divorce (1940) - Young Intern (uncredited)
- North West Mounted Police (1940) - Constable Fenton
- The Son of Monte Cristo (1940) - Lt. Stone
- Flight Command (1940) - Officer on Downed Seaplane (uncredited)
- Love Thy Neighbor (1940) - Boat Attendant (uncredited)
- The Green Hornet Strikes Again! (1940, Serial) - Bordine - a Gangster
- The Face Behind the Mask (1941) - Jeff Jeffries
- The Mad Doctor (1941) - Intern (uncredited)
- Meet Boston Blackie (1941) - Mechanical Man
- In Old Colorado (1941) - Hank Merritt
- Power Dive (1941) - Army Radio Operator (uncredited)
- Two in a Taxi (1941) - Cristy Reardon
- Flying Blind (1941) - Dave - Flight Dispatcher
- The Kid from Kansas (1941) - Lee Walker
- Mr. Celebrity (1941) - Jim Kane
- Keep 'Em Flying (1941) - Lieutenant (uncredited)
- They Died with Their Boots On (1941) - Lt. Walsh (uncredited)
- Dangerously They Live (1941) - Carl
- Man from Cheyenne (1942) - Sheriff Jim
- Ride 'Em Cowboy (1942) - Jack - Ranger Captain (uncredited)
- Joe Smith, American (1942) - Roy, Aircraft Plant Worker (uncredited)
- Tramp, Tramp, Tramp! (1942) - Biggie Waldron
- Home in Wyomin' (1942) - Tex Harrison
- Ten Gentlemen from West Point (1942) - Courtney (uncredited)
- Eagle Squadron (1942) - Medical Officer (uncredited)
- Flight Lieutenant (1942) - Lt. Anderson (uncredited)
- Enemy Agents Meet Ellery Queen (1942) - Marine Sgt. Stevens
- Timber (1942) - Joe Radway
- Highways by Night (1942) - Westbrook, the Man with Trucks
- Time to Kill (1942) - Leslie Murdock (uncredited)
- Ridin' Down the Canyon (1942) - Burt Wooster
- Flight for Freedom (1943) - Naval Lieutenant (uncredited)
- Learn and Live (1943) - Joe Instructor (uncredited)
- Resisting Enemy Interrogation (1944) - Capt. James N. Spencer (uncredited)
- Home, Sweet Homicide (1946) - Frank Riley (uncredited)
- Miracle on 34th Street (1947) - Dr. Pierce (uncredited)
- Heartaches (1947) - Lt. Dan Armstrong, Homicide
- Secret Beyond the Door (1947) - Bob Dwight
- T-Men (1947) - Hardy - Treasury Lab Tech. (uncredited)
- Slippy McGee (1948) - Thomas Eustis
- The Cobra Strikes (1948) - Police Capt. Monihan
- The Checkered Coat (1948) - Capt. Dunhill
- An Innocent Affair (1948) - Lester Burnley
- The Strange Mrs. Crane (1948) - Mark Emery
- I Cheated the Law (1949) - Rodd Simpson
- Red Canyon (1949) - Joel Creech
- Prejudice (1949) - Minister
- Life of St. Paul Series (1949) - Barnabas
- Military Academy with That Tenth Avenue Gang (1950) - Maj. Norcross
- The Asphalt Jungle (1950) - Officer Janocek (uncredited)
- Union Station (1950) - Detective Eddie Shattuck
- Revenue Agent (1950) - Narrator (uncredited)
- The Flying Missile (1950) - Lt. Jackson (uncredited)
- Hunt the Man Down (1950) - Prosecutor (uncredited)
- Charlie's Haunt (1950) - Boss (uncredited)
- Fury of the Congo (1951) - Narrator (voice, uncredited)
- Up Front (1951) - Lt. Ferguson (uncredited)
- When the Redskins Rode (1951) - George Washington
- Strictly Dishonorable (1951) - Lili's Attorney (uncredited)
- When Worlds Collide (1951) - Donovan (uncredited)
- The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951) - Government Man (uncredited)
- Close to My Heart (1951) - Everett C. Heilner / Edward C. Hewitt
- Models Inc. (1952) - Det. Sgt. Mooney
- Brave Warrior (1952) - Gov. William Henry Harrison
- Voodoo Tiger (1952) - Abel Peterson
- Torpedo Alley (1952) - Skipper
- Off Limits (1952) - Maj. Evans, MD (uncredited)
- The Homesteaders (1953) - John Kroger
- Problem Girls (1953) - Max Thorpe
- Jack McCall, Desperado (1953) - Bat McCall
- The War of the Worlds (1953) - Air Force Bomber Pilot (uncredited)
- Fort Ti (1953) - Mark Chesney
- Phantom from Space (1953) - Major Andrews
- Son of Belle Starr (1953) - George Clark
- Sea of Lost Ships (1953) - Executive Officer (uncredited)
- Captain John Smith and Pocahontas (1953) - Edward Maria Wingfield
- Killers from Space (1954) - Col. Banks
- Captain Kidd and the Slave Girl (1954) - The Earl of Bellomont
- Return to Treasure Island (1954) - Felix Newman
- Vera Cruz (1954) - Abilene
- The Steel Cage (1954) - Dr. Perry (segment "The Hostages")
- Kiss Me Deadly (1955) - FBI Agent #2
- The Kentuckian (1955) - Riverboat Gambler (uncredited)
- I Died a Thousand Times (1955) - Man in Tropico Lobby (uncredited)
- At Gunpoint (1955) - Townsman in Saloon (uncredited)
- I've Lived Before (1956) - Fred Bolan (uncredited)
- Gun Brothers (1956) - Blackjack Silk
- Friendly Persuasion (1956) - Rebel Captain (uncredited)
- Man in the Vault (1956) - Paul De Camp
- The Big Land (1957) - Ben Rummert (uncredited)
- Beginning of the End (1957) - Capt. James Barton
- Man of a Thousand Faces (1957) - Casting Director (uncredited)
- The Amazing Colossal Man (1957) - Col. Hallock
- Pal Joey (1957) - Livingston (uncredited)
- Bombers B-52 (1957) - B-52 School Instructor (uncredited)
- Flood Tide (1958) - Doctor (uncredited)
- Street of Darkness (1958) - Jesse Flores
- The Buccaneer (1958) - Creole Militia Officer
- Official Detective (1958, TV Series, US series - Episode: "Extortion") - Cracker
- The Threat (1960) - Harry Keenan
- The Lawbreakers (1961) - Mayor Harold Emshaw (archive footage)
- Secret of Deep Harbor (1961) - Travis
- What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? (1962) - Police Officer #3
- Brainstorm (1965) - Judge at Scavenger Hunt (uncredited)
- First to Fight (1967) - Speaker at Bond Rally (uncredited)
- The Ballad of Josie (1967) - Territorial Politician (uncredited)
- The Destructors (1968) - Sec. of Defense
- Panic in the City (1968) - Pitt
- The Green Berets (1968) - Soldier (uncredited)
- There Was a Crooked Man... (1970) - Aide to Lieutenant Governor (uncredited)
{{div col end}}{{Portal|Biography|California|Los Angeles|Film|Television}}References1. ^1 2 {{cite book |last1=Goldrup |first1=Tom and Jim |title=The Encyclopedia of Feature Players of Hollywood, Volume 3 |publisher=BearManor Media |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=HpRTDwAAQBAJ&pg=PT165&dq=%22James+Seay%22+actor&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiYn5bw4YLgAhUr04MKHeyICIYQ6AEINjAC#v=onepage&q=%22James%20Seay%22%20actor&f=false |accessdate=23 January 2019 |language=en}}
2. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0556801/?ref_=ttep_ep8|title=the Hangman Waits on Death Valley Days|publisher=Internet Movie Database|accessdate=August 21, 2018}}
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