Dan Seymour (original) (raw)

Birth Place

Chicago, Illinois, USA

Born

February 22, 1915

Died

May 25, 1993

Cause of Death

Stroke

Stocky, swarthy character actor with a quiet, insinuating voice, who began appearing onscreen in the early 1940s and graced dozens of films thereafter, most memorably as ominous and snidely unpleasant villains. A reliable actor busy through the late 50s, Seymour played one of his best-remembered roles in "Casablanca" (1943), as Abdul the Arab, the door guard of Rick's casino. He also act...

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Evelyn Seymour

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Biography

Stocky, swarthy character actor with a quiet, insinuating voice, who began appearing onscreen in the early 1940s and graced dozens of films thereafter, most memorably as ominous and snidely unpleasant villains. A reliable actor busy through the late 50s, Seymour played one of his best-remembered roles in "Casablanca" (1943), as Abdul the Arab, the door guard of Rick's casino. He also acted opposite Bogart in "To Have and Have Not" (1944) and "Key Largo" (1948) in somewhat more sizable roles.

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Gregory Seymour

Son

Survived him.

Jeff Seymour

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Survived him.

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Evelyn Seymour

Wife

Survived him.

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