Dan Seymour

Early life

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, Seymour 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 large build made him suitable casting 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 Humphrey Bogart's character's enemy, Vichy French Captain Renard, in To Have and Have Not (1944). In the motion picture Mara Maru (1952), he played opposite Raymond Burr and Errol Flynn whose character was named Mason.

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 also appeared on Molle Mystery Theater and many other television series. He acted in episodes 25 and 26 of Batman (1966) 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 of a stroke in Santa Monica, California. He was buried at Hillside Memorial Park in Culver City, California.