Dan Seymour (February 22, 1915 – May 25, 1993) was an American character actor who frequently played villains in Warner Bros. films. He appeared in several

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films, including ''

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'' (1942), ''

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'' (1944) and ''

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'' (1948). He should not be confused with the Dan Seymour who was the announcer of

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' Halloween broadcast of ''

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'' and other radio programs.

Early life

He was born Daniel Seymour Katz 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 night clubs. He moved to

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, where his large build made him suitable casting 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

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Captain Renard, in ''

'' (1944), the adversary of

's character. In ''

'' (1948), he again played opposite Bogart as one of the henchmen of Johnny Rocco (

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). In the motion picture ''

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'' (1952), he played opposite

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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 ''

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'', and three on '' Adventures of Superman''. He performed on the radio anthology series ''

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'' and later on many television series. He acted in episodes 25 and 26 of ''

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'' (1966) 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) * ''

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'' (1943) - Fats * ''

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'' (1943) - Native Guard * '' Hit the Ice'' (1943) - Resort Chef (uncredited) * '' Tiger Fangs'' (1943) - Henry Gratz * '' Klondike Kate'' (1943) - Harry - Piano Player * '' Kismet'' (1944) - Fat Turk at the Cafe (uncredited) * '' Rainbow Island'' (1944) - Fat Native Man (uncredited) * ''

'' (1944) - Capt. M. Renard * ''

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

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

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'' (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 * ''

'' (1948) - Angel Garcia * '' Johnny Belinda'' (1948) - Pacquet - Storekeeper * ''

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'' (1948) - Kelleher (uncredited) * '' Trail of the Yukon'' (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 * ''

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'' (1952) - Comanche Paul * ''

'' (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) * '' Abbott and Costello Meet the Mummy'' (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 * '' The Sad Sack'' (1957) - Arab Chieftain (uncredited) * '' Watusi'' (1959) - Mohamet * ''

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'' (1959) - Max Barthold * '' Unholy Rollers'' (1972) - Used Car Dealer * ''

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'' (1973) - Guest * ''

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'' (1974) - Proprietor * ''The Manhandlers'' (1974) - Vito * '' Escape to Witch Mountain'' (1975) - Psychic

References

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