Dan Seymour

Dan Seymour
Born	Daniel Seymour Katz February 22, 1915(1915-02-22) Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Died	May 25, 1993(1993-05-25) (aged 78) Santa Monica, California, U.S.
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1940–1978
Spouse	Evelyn Schwart (m. 1949–1993) «start: (1949)–end+1: (1994)»"Marriage: Evelyn Schwart to Dan Seymour" Location: (linkback://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dan_Seymour)his death

Dan Seymour (February 22, 1915 – May 25, 1993) was a character actor who frequently played villains in Warner Bros. films. He appeared in several Humphrey Bogart films, including Casablanca, Key Largo, and To Have and Have Not.

He should not be confused with Dan Seymour, the announcer of Orson Welles' famous broadcast of The War of the Worlds and various other radio programs.

Early life

Dan Seymour (left) and Pedro Regas in the Frank Buck film Tiger Fangs (1943)

He was born Daniel Seymour Katz in Chicago, Illinois. He attended Senn High School in Chicago and graduated from the University of Chicago with a B.S. in Fine Arts.

Career

While in college, he worked in many school plays and also worked at night as an emcee at various Chicago night clubs, becoming quite successful. He moved to Hollywood, where his rotund build (265 lb or 120 kg) and swarthy looks made him perfect for a Hollywood villain. He played Humphrey Bogart's character's enemy, Vichy French Captain Renard, in To Have and Have Not. In the 1952 movie "Mara Maru", he played opposite Raymond Burr and Errol Flynn whose character was named Mason. He then later appeared in 7 episodes of Perry Mason again with Burr. He also appeared on Molle Mystery Theater.

Selected filmography

• Casablanca (1942) (uncredited)
• Bombs over Burma (1943)
• Tiger Fangs (1943)
• Kismet (1944)
• To Have and Have Not (1944)
• Confidential Agent (1945)
• A Night in Casablanca (1946)
• Cloak and Dagger (1946)
• Hard Boiled Mahoney (1947)
• Key Largo (1948)
• Johnny Belinda (1948)
• The Blue Veil (1951)
• Rancho Notorious (1952)
• Second Chance (1953)
• The Big Heat (1953)
• Moonfleet (1955)
• Abbott and Costello Meet the Mummy (1955)
• Beyond a Reasonable Doubt (1956)
• Watusi (1959)
• Return of the Fly (1959)
• The Way We Were (1973)
• Escape to Witch Mountain (1975)

Personal life

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

Dan Seymour died of a stroke in 1993.^[1]

References

1. ^ Dan Seymour; Actor, 78

External links

• Dan Seymour at the Internet Movie Database
• Dan Seymour at AllRovi

Persondata
Name	Seymour, Dan
Alternative names	Katz, Daniel Seymour
Short description	Actor
Date of birth	February 22, 1915
Place of birth	Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Date of death	May 25, 1993
Place of death	Santa Monica, California, U.S.