Louis Jean Heydt

Louis Jean Heydt

actor

Louis Jean Heydt was born on Apr 17, 1903 in USA. Louis Jean Heydt's big-screen debut came with Before Morning directed by Arthur Hoerl in 1933, strarring Neil Kennedy. Louis Jean Heydt is known for The Man from Blackhawk directed by Harmon Jones, Robert Rockwell stars as Sam Logan and Jean Willes as Belle Dawson. The upcoming new tvshow Louis Jean Heydt plays is Buick-Electra Playhouse - Season 1 which will be released on Nov 19, 1959.

An American character actor who specialized in "average joes", often timid or down-on-their-luck, Louis Jean Heydt was born in Montclair, New Jersey, and educated at Worcester Academy and Dartmouth College. He intended a career in journalism and worked as a reporter for the old New York World, but developed an interest in acting and landed a number of roles on the New York stage (active there from 1927-48). In the mid-'30s he traveled to Hollywood and quickly established himself as a reliable supporting player. He played dozens of roles in many fine films including Autant en emporte le vent (1939), Les sacrifiés (1945) and Le grand sommeil (1946), and although his face is exceptionally familiar to viewers of that period's films, his name never quite broke through. He remained a pleasant presence in scores of films of the 1940s and 1950s while continuing to work on the stage and on television. He died backstage at the Colonial Theatre in Boston during an out-of-town try-out performance of the play "There Was a Little Girl" in 1960.

  • Birthday

    Apr 17, 1903
  • Place of Birth

    Montclair, New Jersey, USA

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