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James Seay
Age: 78 (passed away Oct. 10th, 1992)
Height: 6' 2"
Birth Place: Pasadena, California, USA
Born: Sep. 9th, 1914
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BIOGRAPHY: 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, he compensated in later years by focusing on minor character roles, finding steady employment in late 40s and 50s films as a voice of authority. He was the benign old folks home doctor who expounds on Kris Kringle's mental condition in Miracle on 34th Street (1947), portrayed Col. George Washington during his early military career in When the Redskins Rode (1951), and became a familiar figure in "B" sci-fi classics, notably The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951), When Worlds Collide (1951), The War of the Worlds (1953), Killers from Space (1953), The Beginning of the End (1957), and as the ill-fated officer who is fatally pierced by a humongous hypodermic needle in The Amazing Colossal Man (1957). Seay's career extended into TV, which included recurring roles on such western series as "Fury" (as a sheriff) and "Wyatt Earp" (as a judge). In hundreds of small screen parts, he also played a captain in Disney's "Swamp Fox" series in 1959. Not seen after the early 1970s, Seay died at age 78 in 1992.
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.
- Although Jim and Mecedes loved each other very much, they were never officially wed. Even though Mercedes had long since taken the last name of Seay, this did not discourage the Screen Actor's Guild from failing to recognize my mom as Jim's widow. A small amount of recompence was paid to her after much ado was made.
- It should be pointed out for the record that Jim died in Capistrano Beach, Ca. (not Capitol Bch.) on a little street called Calle Real.
- Jim and Mercy had been together without lengthy separation for almost 20 years. [George Frederick Neubauer]
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