Lyle Latell (born Lyle Zeiem; April 9, 1904 – October 24, 1967) was an American character actor. He was perhaps best known for playing Pat Patton in the ''
Dick Tracy
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'' film series.
Biography
Latell was born Lyle Zeiem in April 1904 in
Elma, Iowa. He married Mary Foy in 1947. He died in October 1967 of a
heart attack
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in
Hollywood, California
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, at the age of 63. He is interred in
San Fernando Mission Cemetery
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.
[Wilson, Scott. ''Resting Places: The Burial Sites of More Than 14,000 Famous Persons'', 3d ed.: 2 (Kindle Locations 25047-25048). McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers. Kindle Edition.]
Filmography
Film
Television
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1904 births
1967 deaths
Actors from Iowa
Male actors from Iowa
American male film actors
American male television actors
20th-century American male actors