Dan Seymour
Dan Seymour was an American character actor who frequently played villains in Warner Bros. films. He appeared in several Humphrey Bogart films, including To Have and Have Not and Key Largo.
Early life
Seymour was born 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
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 Hollywood, where his large build made him suitable to be cast 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 Vichy French Captain Renard, in To Have and Have Not, the adversary of Humphrey Bogart's character. In Key Largo, he again played opposite Bogart as one of the henchmen of Johnny Rocco. In the motion picture Mara Maru, he played opposite Raymond Burr and Errol Flynn.
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 The Untouchables, and three on Adventures of Superman. He performed on the radio anthology series Mollé Mystery Theatre and later on many television series. He appeared as the Maharajah of Nimpah in two episodes of the 1966 Batman series 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 Culver City, California.
Partial filmography
Bombs over Burma - Pete BrogranzaCairo - Fat Doorman in Cairo Theatre The Talk of the Town - Headwaiter at Nightclub Road to Morocco - Slave-Buyer Casablanca - Abdul Mug Town - Chef Tahiti Honey - FatsRhythm of the Islands - Native GuardHit the Ice - Resort Chef Tiger Fangs - Henry GratzKlondike Kate - Harry - Piano PlayerKismet - Fat Turk at the Cafe Rainbow Island - Fat Native Man To Have and Have Not - Capt. M. RenardBrazil - King of the Carnival It's in the Bag! - Fatso Guest Wife - Turkish customer The Spanish Main - Jailer Confidential Agent - Mr. MuckerjiSan Antonio - Laredo Border Guard A Night in Casablanca - Prefect of PoliceThe Searching Wind - TorroneCloak and Dagger - MarsoliPhilo Vance's Gamble - Jeffrey ConnorHard Boiled Mahoney - Dr. ArmandSlave Girl - Telek - Tuareg ChieftainIntrigue - KaridianKey Largo - Angel GarciaJohnny Belinda - Pacquet - StorekeeperHighway 13 - Kelleher Trail of the Yukon - Tom LarouxReign of Terror - Innkeeper Young Man with a Horn - Mike Abbott and Costello in the Foreign Legion - Josef Joe Palooka in the Squared Circle - Charlie CrawfordSirocco - Wealthy Syrian The Blue Veil - PeltRancho Notorious - Comanche PaulMara Maru - Lt. ZuenonGlory Alley - Sal Nichols Face to Face - Drummer Tangier Incident - Police Inspector RabatThe System - Mr. MartySecond Chance - FelipeThe Big Heat - Mr. AtkinsHuman Desire - Duggan - Bartender Abbott and Costello Meet the Mummy - JosefMoonfleet - HullBeyond a Reasonable Doubt - GrecoThe Buster Keaton Story - Indian ChiefUndersea Girl - Police Lt. Mike TravisThe Sad Sack - Arab Chieftain Watusi - MohametReturn of the Fly - Max BartholdUnholy Rollers - Used Car DealerThe Way We Were - GuestCenterfold Girls - ProprietorThe Manhandlers - VitoEscape to Witch Mountain - Psychic