Hugh Fay (June 9, 1882 – December 4, 1925) was an American comedic actor and director.[1] He appeared in vaudeville and silent films.
Hugh Fay | |
|---|---|
 c. 1917 | |
| Born | July 9, 1882 New York City, U.S. |
| Died | December 4, 1925 (aged 43) Los Angeles, U.S. |
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation(s) | Actor, director |
| Years active | 1915–1925 |
He was the son of Irish vaudevillian Henry "Hugh" Fay and comedic actress Elfie Fay was his sister.[1][2]
Filmography
editActor
edit- Crooked to the End (1915)[1]
- A Hash House Fraud (1915)
- Mabel Lost and Won (1915) as the vamp's friend
- An Oily Scoundrel (1916)[3]
- Her Donkey Love (1917)
- A Matrimonial Accident (1917)
- Stars and Bars (1917)
- Son of a Gun (1918)[4]
- Are Married Policemen Safe? (1918)[4]
- A Neighbor's Keyhole (1918)[4]
- The Failed Marriage (1918)[4]
- A Lady Bellhop's Secret (1919)[4]
- Better Times (1919) as Jack Ransom
- Almost Married) (1919) as Manny Morrison
- A Favor to a Friend (1919) as Danny Abbott
- Please Get Married (1919) as Soapy Higgins
- Hired and Fired (1920)[5]
- A Kick in the High Life (1920)[4]
- Little Annie Rooney (1925) as Spider
- Spuds (1927) as Spy
Director
edit- Won By a Foot (1917)
- The Rainmaker (1922)
- Glad Rags (1922)
- It's a Gift (1923)
- Tour Service (1926)[4]
References
edit- ^ a b c Walker, Brent E. (13 January 2010). Mack Sennett's Fun Factory: A History and Filmography of His Studio and His Keystone and Mack Sennett Comedies, with Biographies of Players and Personnel. McFarland. ISBN 9780786457076 – via Google Books.
- ^ Briscoe, Johnson (30 November 1909). "The Actors' Birthday Book: First -third Series. An Authoritative Insight Into the Lives of the Men and Women of the Stage Born Between January First and December Thirty-first". Moffat, Yard – via Google Books.
- ^ "Actors Hugh Fay and Charles Arling tie Louella Maxam to a railroad..." Getty Images.
- ^ a b c d e f g Massa, Steve (4 April 2013). "Lame Brains and Lunatics". BearManor Media – via Google Books.
- ^ "Hugh Fay, Harry McCoy, 1920". Getty Images.
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