James Guy Usher (May 9, 1883 – June 16, 1944)
was an American film actor.
He appeared in more than 190 films between 1932 and 1943.
Born in Mason City, Iowa, Usher acted on stage before venturing into films. Billed as James Guy Usher, he often worked with the Echkhardt Players.
In films, Usher often portrayed characters in business or industry.
Usher died of a heart attack in San Diego, California, at age 61.
Selected filmography
* ''
The Penguin Pool Murder'' (1932)
* ''
Face in the Sky
''Face in the Sky'' is a 1933 American pre-Code comedy film starring Spencer Tracy and Stuart Erwin. The film was directed by Harry Lachman and released by Fox Film.
Plot
Two sign painters find themselves blackmailed by a beautiful woman dete ...
'' (1933)
* ''
Fast Workers'' (1933)
* ''
Hell Bent for Love'' (1934)
* ''
Flirting with Danger'' (1934)
* ''
Little Big Shot'' (1935)
* ''
Grand Exit'' (1935)
* ''
Justice of the Range'' (1935)
* ''
Make a Million'' (1935)
* ''
The Mystery Man'' (1935)
* ''
Charlie Chan at the Opera
''Charlie Chan at the Opera'' is considered by many to be the best Warner Oland Charlie Chan film, probably due to the presence of Boris Karloff as the principal suspect, as well as faux operatic music composed by Oscar Levant. This is the 13th f ...
'' (1936) as Inspector Regan
* ''
The President's Mystery'' (1936)
* ''
Postal Inspector Postal inspector may refer to:
* The United States Postal Inspection Service (or USPIS), the law enforcement arm of the United States Postal Service
* '' Postal Inspector'', a 1936 American film directed by Otto Brower
See also
* The Inspectors ...
'' (1936)
* ''
Counsel for Crime
''Counsel for Crime'' is a 1937 American crime film directed by John Brahm starring Otto Kruger, Douglass Montgomery and Jacqueline Wells.
Plot
Following his graduation from law school, Senator Robert Maddox's (Hall) adopted son Paul (Montgomery ...
'' (1937)
* ''
Marked Woman
''Marked Woman'' is a 1937 American dramatic crime film directed by Lloyd Bacon and starring Bette Davis and Humphrey Bogart, with featured performances by Lola Lane, Isabel Jewell, Rosalind Marquis, Mayo Methot, Jane Bryan, Eduardo Ciann ...
'' (1937) as Detective Ferguson (uncredited)
* ''
Crashing Through Danger'' (1938)
* ''
Prison Break
''Prison Break'' is an American Crime film#Crime drama, crime Drama (film and television), drama television series created by Paul Scheuring for Fox Broadcasting Company, Fox. The series revolves around two brothers: Lincoln Burrows (Dominic P ...
'' (1938)
* ''
Buck Rogers
Buck Rogers is a science fiction adventure hero and feature comic strip created by Philip Francis Nowlan first appearing in daily American newspapers on January 7, 1929, and subsequently appearing in Sunday newspapers, international newspapers, b ...
'' (1939, Serial)
* ''
Rough Riders' Round-up'' (1939)
* ''
Wolf Call'' (1939)
* ''
The Devil Bat'' (1940)
* ''
Doomed to Die'' (1940)
* ''
I Take This Oath'' (1940)
* ''
Laughing at Danger'' (1940)
* ''
Passport to Alcatraz'' (1940)
* ''
Hold That Woman!'' (1940)
* ''
Ridin' on a Rainbow'' (1941)
* ''
King of the Zombies'' (1941)
* ''
No Greater Sin'' (1941)
* ''
West of Cimarron'' (1941)
* ''
Borrowed Hero'' (1941)
* ''
The Great Train Robbery'' (1941)
* ''
Bells of Capistrano'' (1942)
* ''
Lady for a Night'' (1942)
* ''
Man from Cheyenne'' (1942)
* ''
I Was Framed'' (1942)
* ''
Sin Town'' (1942)
* ''
The Affairs of Jimmy Valentine'' (1942)
* ''
The Mummy's Tomb'' (1942)
* ''
Lost Canyon'' (1942)
* ''
The Avenging Rider'' (1943)
References
External links
*
{{DEFAULTSORT:Usher, Guy
1883 births
1944 deaths
20th-century American male actors
American male film actors
Male actors from Iowa
People from Mason City, Iowa
American male stage actors