Dan Seymour (born Daniel Seymour Katz; February 22, 1915 – May 25, 1993) was an American character actor who frequently played villains in

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films. He appeared in several

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films, including ''

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'' (1942), '' To Have and Have Not'' (1944) and '' Key Largo'' (1948).

Early life

Seymour was born in

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. He attended Senn High School in Chicago and graduated from the

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with a B.S. in Fine Arts.

Career

Seymour worked in burlesque as a song-and-dance man and worked at night as an emcee in New York

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s. He moved to

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, where his large build made him suitable to be cast for roles as dubious characters. After 16 months of dieting and swimming, his weight dropped to 244 pounds in 1946 having lost 100 pounds. He played Vichy French Captain Renard, in '' To Have and Have Not'' (1944), the adversary of

's character. In '' Key Largo'' (1948), he again played opposite Bogart as one of the henchmen of Johnny Rocco ( Edward G. Robinson). In the motion picture '' Mara Maru'' (1952), he played opposite Raymond Burr and

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. He later appeared in seven episodes of '' Perry Mason'', which starred Burr; the episodes spanned the entire nine-year run of the popular series. During the first season in 1957, he played Harry Marlow in "The Case of the Silent Partner." In the final season in 1965, he played Nappy Tyler in "The Case of the Carefree Coronary." He made four appearances in '' The Untouchables'', and three on '' Adventures of Superman''. He performed on the radio anthology series ''

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'' and later on many television series. He appeared as the Maharajah of Nimpah in two episodes of the 1966 ''

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'' series credited as "Dan Seymore".

Personal life

He married Evelyn Schwartz in 1949. They had two children: Jeff, born in 1950, and Greg, born in 1954.

Death

On May 25, 1993, Seymour died two months after suffering a stroke in Santa Monica, California. He was buried at Hillside Memorial Park in

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Partial filmography

* '' Bombs over Burma'' (1942) - Pete Brogranza * ''

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'' (1942) - Fat Doorman in Cairo Theatre (uncredited) * '' The Talk of the Town'' (1942) - Headwaiter at Nightclub (uncredited) * '' Road to Morocco'' (1942) - Slave-Buyer (uncredited) * ''

'' (1942) - Abdul (uncredited) * '' Mug Town'' (1942) - Chef (uncredited) * '' Tahiti Honey'' (1943) - Fats * '' Rhythm of the Islands'' (1943) - Native Guard * ''

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'' (1943) - Resort Chef (uncredited) * ''

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'' (1943) - Henry Gratz * '' Klondike Kate'' (1943) - Harry - Piano Player * '' Kismet'' (1944) - Fat Turk at the Cafe (uncredited) * '' Rainbow Island'' (1944) - Fat Native Man (uncredited) * '' To Have and Have Not'' (1944) - Capt. M. Renard * ''

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'' (1944) - King of the Carnival (uncredited) * ''

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'' (1945) - Fatso (uncredited) * ''

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'' (1945) - Turkish customer (uncredited) * ''

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'' (1945) - Jailer (uncredited) * ''

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'' (1945) - Mr. Muckerji * ''

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'' (1945) - Laredo Border Guard (uncredited) * ''

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'' (1946) - Prefect of Police * '' The Searching Wind'' (1946) - Torrone * ''

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'' (1946) - Marsoli * '' Philo Vance's Gamble'' (1947) - Jeffrey Connor * ''

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'' (1947) - Dr. Armand * '' Slave Girl'' (1947) - Telek - Tuareg Chieftain * '' Intrigue'' (1947) - Karidian * '' Key Largo'' (1948) - Angel Garcia * '' Johnny Belinda'' (1948) - Pacquet - Storekeeper * ''

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'' (1948) - Kelleher (uncredited) * ''

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'' (1949) - Tom Laroux * ''

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'' (1949) - Innkeeper (uncredited) * '' Young Man with a Horn'' (1950) - Mike (uncredited) * ''

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'' (1950) - Josef (uncredited) * ''

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'' (1950) - Charlie Crawford * ''

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'' (1951) - Wealthy Syrian (uncredited) * '' The Blue Veil'' (1951) - Pelt * '' Rancho Notorious'' (1952) - Comanche Paul * '' Mara Maru'' (1952) - Lt. Zuenon * '' Glory Alley'' (1952) - Sal Nichols (The Pig) * '' Face to Face'' (1952) - Drummer ('The Bride Comes to Yellow Sky') * '' Tangier Incident'' (1953) - Police Inspector Rabat * '' The System'' (1953) - Mr. Marty * '' Second Chance'' (1953) - Felipe * ''

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'' (1953) - Mr. Atkins * ''

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'' (1954) - Duggan - Bartender (uncredited) * ''

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'' (1955) - Josef * '' Moonfleet'' (1955) - Hull * ''

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'' (1956) - Greco * ''

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'' (1957) - Indian Chief * '' Undersea Girl'' (1957) - Police Lt. Mike Travis * ''

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'' (1957) - Arab Chieftain (uncredited) * '' Watusi'' (1959) - Mohamet * ''

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'' (1959) - Max Barthold * ''

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'' (1972) - Used Car Dealer * ''

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'' (1973) - Guest * ''

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'' (1974) - Proprietor * ''The Manhandlers'' (1974) - Vito * ''

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'' (1975) - Psychic

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