Charles Seel

American actor (1897–1980)

Charles Seel
Charles Seel in One Step Beyond 1961
Born	(1897-04-29)April 29, 1897 The Bronx, New York, U.S.
Died	April 19, 1980(1980-04-19) (aged 82) Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Resting place	Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Hollywood Hills
Other names	Charles Seal, Charles F. Seel
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1929–1980

Charles Seel (April 29, 1897 – April 19, 1980) 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.^[1]

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.^[1]

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.

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.^[2]

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.^[3]

Selected filmography

Film

Comet Over Broadway (1938) - Jury Foreman (uncredited)
Off the Record (1939) - Veterinary (uncredited)
Blackwell's Island (1939) - Surgeon (uncredited)
Here Comes Mr. Jordan (1941) - Board Member (uncredited)
Not Wanted (1949) - Dr. Williams
The Texas Rangers (1951) - Bartender (uncredited)
The Man with the Golden Arm (1955) - Proprietor (uncredited)
I Was a Teenage Frankenstein (1957) - Mr. Sexton, the jeweler
The Wild and the Innocent (1959) - Trapper (uncredited)
The Horse Soldiers (1959) - Newton Station Bartender (uncredited)
It Started with a Kiss (1959) - Stage Doorman (uncredited)
Pillow Talk (1959) - Antique Dealer (uncredited)
Please Don't Eat the Daisies (1960) - Upholstery Man (uncredited)
Pollyanna (1960) - Train Conductor (uncredited)
Sergeant Rutledge (1960) - Dr. Walter Eckner (uncredited)
The Dark at the Top of the Stairs (1960) - Percy Weems (uncredited)
The Walking Target (1960) - Editor (uncredited)
North to Alaska (1960) - Gold Buyer (uncredited)
Cimarron (1960) - Charles (uncredited)
Return to Peyton Place (1961) - Diner Proprietor (uncredited)
The Honeymoon Machine (1961) - Harvey (uncredited)
The Second Time Around (1961) - Sam (uncredited)
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (1962) - Election Council President (uncredited)
Period of Adjustment (1962) - Storekeeper (uncredited)
Tammy and the Doctor (1963) - Dr. Smithers
Donovan's Reef (1963) - Grand Uncle Sedley Atterbury Pennyfeather (uncredited)
The Man from Galveston (1963) - Mr. Steers (uncredited)
The Tattooed Police Horse (1964) - Ben
Lady in a Cage (1964) - Mr. Paul, Junkyard Proprietor (uncredited)
Cheyenne Autumn (1964) - Newspaper Publisher (uncredited)
Fluffy (1965) - Farmer (uncredited)
The Great Race (1965) - Freight Agent (uncredited)
The Chase (1966) - Texan at Party (uncredited)
Mister Buddwing (1966) - Printer
Chamber of Horrors (1966) - Reverend Dr. Hopewell
Where Were You When the Lights Went Out? (1968) - Taxi Driver (uncredited)
Winning (1969) - Eshovo (uncredited)
One More Train to Rob (1971, TV Movie) - Reverend
Duel (1971) - Old Man
Sssssss (1973) - Old Man
Westworld (1973) - Bellhop
Airport 1975 (1974) - 50th Anniversary Celebrant - Passenger (uncredited)

Television

Tombstone Territory (1957-1958) - Otis / Bartender
Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1958) (Season 4 Episode 9: "Murder Me Twice") - Court Clerk
Bat Masterson (1958) - Bartender
Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1958) (Season 4 Episode 25: "The Kind Waitress") - County Clerk
The Deputy (1959-1960) - Doc Zach Miller / Doc Miller / Dr. Miller
Dennis the Menace (1960-1963) - Mr. Krinkie
Gunsmoke (1961-1974) - Barney Danches /One /Josiah /Eli
Hazel (1962) (Season 1 Episode 29) - Chet Cooper
The Twilight Zone (1962) (Season 3 Episode 19) - Reverend Wood
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour (1963) (Season 2 Episode 4: "You'll Be the Death of Me") - Doctor Chalmont
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour (1964) (Season 3 Episode 1: "The Return of Verge Likens") - Rush Sigafoose
The Road West (1966-1967) - Tom Pride
The Virginian (TV series) (1968) (Season 6 Episode 12: "The Barren Ground") - The Doctor
Star Trek (TV series) (1968) (Season 3 Episode "Spectre of the Gun") - Ed (the bartender)
Apple's Way (1974) - MacPherson

References

^ ^a ^b http://youknowthefacebutwhatsthename.blogspot.com.es/2006/12/charles-seel.html Charles Seel
^ Actor Charles Seel
^ Wilson, Scott (August 22, 2016). Resting Places: The Burial Sites of More Than 14,000 Famous Persons, 3d ed. McFarland. p. 357. ISBN 9780786479924 – via Google Books.