James Seay (September 9, 1914 â€" October 10, 1992) was an American
character actor who often played minor supporting roles as government
officials.Seay demonstrated an interest in acting at an early age, as
he and his mother regularly attended Saturday matinees of a stock
theater company in Pasadena, California. After working for an
insurance company, he became a student at the Pasadena Playhouse.After
a year at the Pasadena Playhouse, Seay spent the summer as leading man
in a summer stock company at the Chapel Playhouse in Guilford,
Connecticut. He returned to Pasadena and performed in two plays before
he received a contract from Paramount Pictures.Although it was a minor
part not credited on-screen, his role in the film Miracle on 34th
Street (1947) is one of his most visible because the film is a staple
of Christmas repeats on television.
character actor who often played minor supporting roles as government
officials.Seay demonstrated an interest in acting at an early age, as
he and his mother regularly attended Saturday matinees of a stock
theater company in Pasadena, California. After working for an
insurance company, he became a student at the Pasadena Playhouse.After
a year at the Pasadena Playhouse, Seay spent the summer as leading man
in a summer stock company at the Chapel Playhouse in Guilford,
Connecticut. He returned to Pasadena and performed in two plays before
he received a contract from Paramount Pictures.Although it was a minor
part not credited on-screen, his role in the film Miracle on 34th
Street (1947) is one of his most visible because the film is a staple
of Christmas repeats on television.
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