James Seay
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James Seay was an American
character actor who often played minor supporting roles as government officials.
Although it was a minor part not credited on-screen, his role in the film Miracle on 34th Street
is one of his most visible, due to the film being a staple of Christmastime repeats on television.
Among his many credits, Seay appeared in minor roles in a couple of episodes of Adventures of Superman
TV series: The Mind Machine (as a senator) and Jungle Devil (as an airplane pilot).
In the syndicated
1954-1955 television series Stories of the Century
, starring and narrated by Jim Davis
, Seay portrayed the Wyoming
storekeeper James "Jim" Averill, companion of Cattle Kate Watson, both of whom were hanged
in a dispute with cattlemen at the start of the Johnson County Range War.
United States
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character actor who often played minor supporting roles as government officials.
Although it was a minor part not credited on-screen, his role in the film Miracle on 34th Street
Miracle on 34th Street
Miracle on 34th Street is a 1947 Christmas film written by George Seaton from a story by Valentine Davies, directed by George Seaton and starring Maureen O'Hara, John Payne, Natalie Wood and Edmund Gwenn...
is one of his most visible, due to the film being a staple of Christmastime repeats on television.
Among his many credits, Seay appeared in minor roles in a couple of episodes of Adventures of Superman
Adventures of Superman (TV series)
Adventures of Superman is an American television series based on comic book characters and concepts created in 1938 by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster. The show is the first television series to feature Superman and began filming in 1951 in California...
TV series: The Mind Machine (as a senator) and Jungle Devil (as an airplane pilot).
In the syndicated
Television syndication
In broadcasting, syndication is the sale of the right to broadcast radio shows and television shows by multiple radio stations and television stations, without going through a broadcast network, though the process of syndication may conjure up structures like those of a network itself, by its very...
1954-1955 television series Stories of the Century
Stories of the Century
Stories of the Century is a Western television series that ran in syndication through Republic Pictures between January 23, 1954, and March 11, 1955.-Synopsis:...
, starring and narrated by Jim Davis
Jim Davis (actor)
Jim Davis was an American actor, best known for his role as Jock Ewing in the CBS prime-time soap Dallas, a role which he held up until his death in April 1981.-Biography:...
, Seay portrayed the Wyoming
Wyoming
Wyoming is a state in the mountain region of the Western United States. The western two thirds of the state is covered mostly with the mountain ranges and rangelands in the foothills of the Eastern Rocky Mountains, while the eastern third of the state is high elevation prairie known as the High...
storekeeper James "Jim" Averill, companion of Cattle Kate Watson, both of whom were hanged
Hanging
Hanging is the lethal suspension of a person by a ligature. The Oxford English Dictionary states that hanging in this sense is "specifically to put to death by suspension by the neck", though it formerly also referred to crucifixion and death by impalement in which the body would remain...
in a dispute with cattlemen at the start of the Johnson County Range War.