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Seymour Hastings(1872-1937)

  • Actor
  • Writer
  • Director
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Seymour Hastings was born on 26 June 1872 in England. He was an actor and writer, known for Macbeth (1916), Perils of the Secret Service (1917) and The Girl in the Tenement (1914). He was married to Olive Du Vall. He died on 3 April 1937 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
BornJune 26, 1872
DiedApril 3, 1937(64)
BornJune 26, 1872
DiedApril 3, 1937(64)
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Known for

Sir Herbert Beerbohm Tree, Constance Collier, MACBETH, Triangle-Reliance, 1916, **I.V.
Macbeth
6.4
  • Ross
  • 1916
Perils of the Secret Service (1917)
Perils of the Secret Service
1.6
  • Senator Bohun (Episode #7)
  • 1917
The Girl in the Tenement
Short
  • Dick Meredith
  • 1914
The Barrier of Blood
Short
  • Writer
  • 1913

Credits

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Actor

  • Lila Lee in The Secret Garden (1919)
    The Secret Garden
    6.5
    • Surgeon Harding
    • 1919
  • Jack Pickford in The Spirit of '17 (1918)
    The Spirit of '17
    • Frank Schmale
    • 1918
  • Zoe Rae in The Golden Heart (1917)
    The Golden Heart
    Short
    • The Wealthy Lawyer
    • 1917
  • Heart of Gold
    Short
    • The Rich Man
    • 1917
  • The International Spy
    Short
    • Senator Bohun
    • 1917
  • The Pulse of Life (1917)
    The Pulse of Life
    • Hasting Capels
    • 1917
  • Priscilla Dean and Bertram Grassby in Even As You and I (1917)
    Even As You and I
    • Experience
    • 1917
  • Perils of the Secret Service (1917)
    Perils of the Secret Service
    1.6
    • Senator Bohun (Episode #7)
    • 1917
  • The Devil's Pay Day (1917)
    The Devil's Pay Day
    • Mr. Haskins
    • 1917
  • Idle Wives (1916)
    Idle Wives
    5.8
    • Billy Shane
    • 1916
  • When the Minstrels Came to Town
    Short
    • The Father
    • 1916
  • Lillian Gish, INNOCENT MAGDALENE, AN, Triangle-Fine Arts, 1916, **I.V.
    An Innocent Magdalene
    6.2
    • The Preacher
    • 1916
  • Sir Herbert Beerbohm Tree, Constance Collier, MACBETH, Triangle-Reliance, 1916, **I.V.
    Macbeth
    6.4
    • Ross
    • 1916
  • The Bold, Bad Burglar
    Short
    • Father Brown
    • 1916
  • The Kingdom of Nosey Land
    Short
    • The Dwarf's Father
    • 1915

Writer

  • A Miner's Romance
    Short
    • story
    • 1914
  • Seymour Hastings, Murdock MacQuarrie, and Agnes Vernon in A Ranch Romance (1914)
    A Ranch Romance
    Short
    • scenario
    • 1914
  • The Barrier of Blood
    Short
    • scenario
    • 1913

Director

  • The Girl in the Tenement
    Short
    • Director
    • 1914

Personal details

  • Born
    • June 26, 1872
    • England
  • Died
    • April 3, 1937
    • Los Angeles, California, USA
  • Spouse
    • Olive Du VallSeptember 20, 1919 - April 3, 1937 (his death)

Did you know

  • Trivia
    His obituary in Variety of April 1937 says she was a Veteran actor and Radio commentator. Another obituary writes that he retired years ago, but returned recently for a Radio Event for Radiostation KFL.

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