Charles Seel
Charles Seel was an American actor.
He acted in over 30 films from 1938 to 1974 and appeared in over one hundred titles for television from 1952 to 1974. He was also credited as Charles Seal and Charles F. Seel.
Biography
Charles Seel was born in the Bronx, New York, on April 29, 1897. As a young man he worked for the Biograph Studios as a handyman in the wake of the crew. Later, he began acting on stage in vaudeville, then on Broadway, and then in radio before moving to Hollywood in 1937.
He played the old man in the 1971 film, Duel. For television, he played, among others, Otis in five episodes of the television series Tombstone Territory from 1957 to 1958, Doc Miller in two episodes of The Deputy in 1960, newspaper editor Mr. Krinkie in nine episodes of the series Dennis the Menace from 1959 to 1963, Barney Danches in 10 episodes of Gunsmoke from 1965 to 1972 and Tom Pride in 29 episodes of the series The Road West from 1966 to 1967. In 1959 he played the storekeeper on "The Rifleman" S1 E40 "The Mind Reader."
His last appearance on the small screen came in the episode The Christmas Party of the television series Apple's Way which aired on December 22, 1974, in which he plays the role of MacPherson, while for the big screen the last film interpretation was in Airport 1975, in which he plays a passenger who is celebrating his anniversary.
Death
Seel died in Los Angeles, California, on April 19, 1980, ten days before his 83rd birthday, and was buried at Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Hollywood Hills.
Selected filmography
Film
Comet Over Broadway - Jury Foreman Off the Record - Veterinary Blackwell's Island - Surgeon Here Comes Mr. Jordan - Board Member Not Wanted - Dr. WilliamsThe Texas Rangers - Bartender The Man with the Golden Arm - Proprietor I Was a Teenage Frankenstein - Mr. Sexton, the jewelerThe Wild and the Innocent - Trapper The Horse Soldiers - Newton Station Bartender It Started with a Kiss - Stage Doorman Pillow Talk - Antique Dealer Please Don't Eat the Daisies - Upholstery Man Pollyanna - Train Conductor Sergeant Rutledge - Dr. Walter Eckner The Dark at the Top of the Stairs - Percy Weems The Walking Target - Editor North to Alaska - Gold Buyer Cimarron - Charles Return to Peyton Place - Diner Proprietor The Honeymoon Machine - Harvey The Second Time Around - Sam The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance - Election Council President Period of Adjustment - Storekeeper Tammy and the Doctor - Dr. SmithersDonovan's Reef - Grand Uncle Sedley Atterbury Pennyfeather The Man from Galveston - Mr. Steers The Tattooed Police Horse - BenLady in a Cage - Mr. Paul, Junkyard Proprietor Cheyenne Autumn - Newspaper Publisher Fluffy - Farmer The Great Race - Freight Agent The Chase - Texan at Party Mister Buddwing - PrinterChamber of Horrors - Reverend Dr. HopewellWhere Were You When the Lights Went Out? - Taxi Driver Winning - Eshovo One More Train to Rob - Reverend Duel - Old ManSssssss - Old ManWestworld - BellhopAirport 1975 - 50th Anniversary Celebrant - Passenger
Television
Tombstone Territory - Otis / BartenderAlfred Hitchcock Presents - Court ClerkBat Masterson - BartenderAlfred Hitchcock Presents - County ClerkThe Deputy - Doc Zach Miller / Doc Miller / Dr. MillerDennis the Menace - Mr. KrinkieGunsmoke - Barney Danches /One /Josiah /EliHazel - Chet CooperThe Twilight Zone - Reverend WoodThe Alfred Hitchcock Hour - Doctor ChalmontThe Alfred Hitchcock Hour - Rush SigafooseThe Road West - Tom PrideThe Virginian - The DoctorStar Trek - Ed Apple's Way - MacPherson