Charles Seel

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 in 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, Mr. Dennis Krinkie in nine episodes of the series Dennis the Menace, 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.^[2]

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.^[3]

Seel died in Los Angeles, California, on April 19, 1980, and he was buried in Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Hollywood Hills.^[4]

Selected filmography

Film

• Comet Over Broadway (1938)
• Off the Record (1939)
• Blackwell's Island (1939)
• Here Comes Mr. Jordan (1941)
• Not Wanted (1949)
• The Texas Rangers (1951)
• Duel (1971)
• Westworld (1973)
• Sssssss (1973)
• Airport 1975 (1974)

Television

• Tombstone Territory (1957-1958)
• The Deputy (1960)
• Dennis the Menace (1960 - 1963)
• Gunsmoke (1965 - 1972)
• The Road West (1966 - 1967)
• Apple's Way (1974)

References

External links

• Charles Seel at the Internet Movie Database
• Charles Seel at Find a Grave