Hugh Fay

American actor and comedian

Hugh Fay
c. 1917
Born(1882-07-09)July 9, 1882
New York City, U.S.
DiedDecember 4, 1925(1925-12-04) (aged 43)
Los Angeles, U.S.
NationalityAmerican
Occupation(s)Actor, director
Years active1915–1925

Hugh Fay (June 9, 1882 – December 4, 1925) was an American comedic actor and director.[1] He appeared in vaudeville and silent films.

He was the son of Irish vaudevillian Henry "Hugh" Fay and comedic actress Elfie Fay was his sister.[1][2]

Filmography

Actor

  • 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

  • Won By a Foot (1917)
  • The Rainmaker (1922)
  • Glad Rags (1922)
  • It's a Gift (1923)
  • Tour Service (1926)[4]

References

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ "Actors Hugh Fay and Charles Arling tie Louella Maxam to a railroad..." Getty Images.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g Massa, Steve (4 April 2013). "Lame Brains and Lunatics". BearManor Media – via Google Books.
  5. ^ "Hugh Fay, Harry McCoy, 1920". Getty Images.

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