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Louis Jean Heydt is a Actor American born on 17 april 1903 at Montclair (USA)
Louis Jean Heydt (April 17, 1903, Montclair, New Jersey – January 29, 1960, Boston, Massachusetts) was an American character actor in film, television and theatre, most frequently seen in hapless, ineffectual, or fall-guy roles.
Il meurt prématurément d'une crise cardiaque en 1960, dans sa loge de théâtre à Boston, après avoir joué la première scène de la pièce There Was a Little Girl de Daniel Taradash, mise en scène par Joshua Logan, aux côtés de Jane Fonda (qui crée l'œuvre à Broadway peu après).
Au cinéma, Louis Jean Heydt contribue à cent-treize films américains (dont des westerns), sortis entre 1933 et 1959. Mentionnons Pilote d'essai de Victor Fleming (1938, avec Clark Gable et Myrna Loy), Abraham Lincoln de John Cromwell (1940, avec Raymond Massey dans le rôle-titre et Gene Lockhart), Le Grand Sommeil d'Howard Hawks (1946, avec Humphrey Bogart et Lauren Bacall), ou encore Aventure dans le Grand Nord de William A. Wellman (1953, avec John Wayne et Lloyd Nolan).
Pour la télévision enfin, il collabore à un téléfilm (1958) et cinquante-et-une séries (1950-1960), dont Mon amie Flicka (un épisode, 1955) et La Grande Caravane (deux épisodes, 1958-1960).
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Louis Jean Heydt
Nationality USA
Birth 17 april 1903 at Montclair (USA)
Death 29 january 1960 (at 56 years) at Boston (USA)
Birth 17 april 1903 at Montclair (USA)
Death 29 january 1960 (at 56 years) at Boston (USA)
Louis Jean Heydt (April 17, 1903, Montclair, New Jersey – January 29, 1960, Boston, Massachusetts) was an American character actor in film, television and theatre, most frequently seen in hapless, ineffectual, or fall-guy roles.
Biography
Louis Jean Heydt entame sa carrière d'acteur au théâtre et joue notamment à Broadway (New York) dans onze pièces. La première est The Trial of Mary Dugan de Bayard Veiller, représentée 437 fois en 1927, avec Ann Harding (rôle-titre), Arthur Hohl, Barton MacLane et Oscar Polk. La deuxième est Strictly Dishonorable de Preston Sturges (qu'il retrouvera à l'écran), représentée 557 fois de septembre 1929 à janvier 1931, avec Tullio Carminati. La dernière est Happy Birthday d'Anita Loos, avec Helen Hayes et Enid Markey, représentée 563 fois d'octobre 1946 à mars 1948. S'y ajoute la comédie musicale Nikki, créée en 1931.Il meurt prématurément d'une crise cardiaque en 1960, dans sa loge de théâtre à Boston, après avoir joué la première scène de la pièce There Was a Little Girl de Daniel Taradash, mise en scène par Joshua Logan, aux côtés de Jane Fonda (qui crée l'œuvre à Broadway peu après).
Au cinéma, Louis Jean Heydt contribue à cent-treize films américains (dont des westerns), sortis entre 1933 et 1959. Mentionnons Pilote d'essai de Victor Fleming (1938, avec Clark Gable et Myrna Loy), Abraham Lincoln de John Cromwell (1940, avec Raymond Massey dans le rôle-titre et Gene Lockhart), Le Grand Sommeil d'Howard Hawks (1946, avec Humphrey Bogart et Lauren Bacall), ou encore Aventure dans le Grand Nord de William A. Wellman (1953, avec John Wayne et Lloyd Nolan).
Pour la télévision enfin, il collabore à un téléfilm (1958) et cinquante-et-une séries (1950-1960), dont Mon amie Flicka (un épisode, 1955) et La Grande Caravane (deux épisodes, 1958-1960).
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Inside the Mafia (1959)
, 1h12Directed by Edward L. Cahn
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Action, Crime
Themes Films about immigration, Mafia films, Seafaring films, Transport films, Gangster films
Actors Cameron Mitchell, Robert Strauss, Ted de Corsia, Grant Richards, James Brown, James Brown
Roles Rod Balcom
Rating54%
The Wings of Eagles (1957)
, 1h50Directed by John Ford
Origin USA
Genres Drama, War, Biography, Action
Themes Transport films, Aviation films
Actors John Wayne, Dan Dailey, Maureen O'Hara, Ward Bond, Ken Curtis, Sig Ruman
Roles Dr John Keye
Rating65%
Soon after World War I is over, "Spig" Wead (John Wayne), along with John Dale Price (Ken Curtis), tries to prove to the Navy the value of aviation in combat. To do this, Wead pushes the Navy to compete in racing and endurance competitions. Several races are against the US Army aviation team led by Captain Herbert Allen Hazard (based on Jimmy Doolittle – played by Kenneth Tobey).
Raiders of Old California (1957)
, 1h12Origin USA
Genres Drama, Historical, Western
Actors Jim Davis, Arleen Whelan, Lee Van Cleef, Lawrence Dobkin, Don Diamond, Louis Jean Heydt
Roles Ward Young
Rating57%
The film begins with the surrender of Capt. Miguel Sebastian (Dobkin) to Capt. McKane (Davis) from the U.S. Army at the end of Mexican-American War. Three years later, McKane was taking lands from their owners by intimidation and treachery.
The Fastest Gun Alive (1956)
, 1h36Directed by Russell Rouse
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Action, Western
Actors Glenn Ford, Jeanne Crain, Broderick Crawford, Russ Tamblyn, Allyn Joslyn, Leif Erickson
Roles Myron Spink
Rating70%
Son of a notorious fast drawing Sheriff, George Kelby Jr. (Glenn Ford) and his wife Dora (Jeanne Crain) settle down in the peaceful town of Cross Creek under assumed identities to avoid having to continually face men out to become famous for shooting down the "fastest gun alive." Now known as George Temple, he becomes a mild-mannered teetotal shopkeeper, little respected by the other townsfolk.
Ten Wanted Men (1955)
, 1h20Directed by H. Bruce Humberstone
Origin USA
Genres Western
Actors Randolph Scott, Jocelyn Brando, Richard Boone, Alfonso Bedoya, Denver Pyle, Skip Homeier
Roles Tom Baines
Rating59%
Adam Stewart, a lawyer heading west with grown son Howie, is persuaded by brother John Stewart to settle down near him in Ocatilla, Arizona, where he has a ranch and romantic interest in a widow, Corinne Michaels.
Many Rivers to Cross (1955)
, 1h34Directed by Roy Rowland
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Action, Western
Actors Robert Taylor, Eleanor Parker, Victor McLaglen, Jeff Richards, Russ Tamblyn, James Arness
Roles Noah Crawford
Rating61%
Kentucky, the late 1700s: A traveling preacher's coming to town, but Miles Henderson is upset because Cissie Crawford seems reluctant to marry him. She seems more interested in a handsome trapper who's just arrived in the territory, Bushrod Gentry.
The Eternal Sea (1955)
, 1h43Directed by John H. Auer
Origin USA
Genres Drama, War
Themes Seafaring films, Politique, Transport films, Political films
Actors Sterling Hayden, Alexis Smith, Ben Cooper, Dean Jagger, Virginia Grey, Hayden Rorke
Roles Capt. Walter F. Rodee
Rating61%
Histoire vécue du contre-amiral américain John M. Hoskins, chargé de former les pilotes de l'aéronavale, puis de commander un porte-avions qui sera coulé et lui coûtera une jambe. Au lieu d'arrêter, il repartira dans l'aviation de marine à réaction, en Corée, dans laquelle il accomplira des prouesses....
No Man's Woman (1955)
, 1h10Directed by Franklin Adreon
Origin USA
Genres Crime
Actors Marie Windsor, John Archer, Patric Knowles, Nancy Gates, Richard Crane, Louis Jean Heydt
Roles Det. Lt. Colton
Rating62%
The Boy from Oklahoma (1954)
, 1h27Directed by Michael Curtiz
Origin USA
Genres Western
Actors Will Rogers, Nancy Olson, Lon Chaney, Jr., Anthony Caruso, Wallace Ford, Merv Griffin
Roles Paul Evans
Rating59%
A Star Is Born (1954)
, 3h1Directed by George Cukor
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Musical, Romance
Themes Films about alcoholism, Films about films, Medical-themed films, Films about music and musicians, Films about drugs, Films about television, Musical films
Actors Judy Garland, James Mason, Jack Carson, Charles Bickford, Tommy Noonan, Amanda Blake
Roles Ocean Scene Director (uncredited)
Rating74%
Esther Blodgett is a talented aspiring singer with a band, and Norman Maine is a former matinee idol with a career in the early stages of decline. When he arrives intoxicated at a function at the Shrine Auditorium, the studio publicist attempts to keep him away from reporters. After an angry exchange, Norman rushes away and bursts onto a stage where an orchestra is performing. Blodgett takes him by the hand and pretends he is part of the act, thereby turning a potentially embarrassing and disruptive moment into an opportunity for the audience to greet Norman with applause.
Island in the Sky (1953)
, 1h49Directed by William A. Wellman
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Action, Adventure
Themes Transport films, Aviation films, Disaster films, American disaster films, Films about aviation accidents or incidents, United States Armed Forces in films
Actors John Wayne, Lloyd Nolan, James Arness, Andy Devine, Harry Carey, Jr., Walter Abel
Roles Fitch
Rating67%
The film follows a pilot and crew of a World War II-era Douglas C-47 Skytrain (the military version of the DC-3) who try to survive after a forced emergency landing in the uncharted wildlands near the Quebec-Labrador border. The pilot, Dooley (John Wayne), is a former airline pilot, who, like many others, was pressed into duty hauling war supplies across the northern route to England. Icy conditions force the aircraft to land, and with the difficulties of navigating far from settled country, they can provide only an approximate position to rescuers.
Mutiny (1952)
, 1h17Directed by Edward Dmytryk
Origin USA
Genres War, Adventure, Historical
Themes Seafaring films, Transport films, Political films, United States Armed Forces in films
Actors Mark Stevens, Angela Lansbury, Patric Knowles, Gene Evans, Rhys Williams, Robert Osterloh
Roles Capitaine Herwig
Rating52%
During the War of 1812, Captain James Marshall has to run the blockade enforced by the British in order to collect a war loan obtained from France. His first mate is Ben Waldridge, who is a former Royal Navy captain cashiered by the navy. Waldridge brings his former gun crew along and as soon as they realize that there's gold coming on board, they plot mutiny. Leslie, Waldridge's gold-loving former sweetheart, arrives at the same time.
Sailor Beware (1952)
, 1h48Directed by Hal Walker
Origin USA
Genres Comedy
Themes Military humor in film, Seafaring films, Transport films, Films based on plays, United States Armed Forces in films
Actors Dean Martin, Jerry Lewis, Corinne Calvet, Marion Marshall, Robert Strauss, Leif Erickson
Roles Naval Doctor (uncredited)
Rating61%
After meeting in the Navy recruiting line, Al Crowthers (Dean Martin) and Melvin Jones (Jerry Lewis) become friends. Al has tried to enlist before, 11 times, but was always rejected because of a bad knee. However, he keeps trying so that he can impress women (including Betty Hutton in a cameo role as "Hetty Button"). Melvin, meanwhile, is allergic to women's cosmetics and his doctor prescribed ocean travel, so he decided to join the Navy as this was the only way he could afford to follow doctor's orders.
Flesh and Fury (1952)
Directed by Joseph Pevney
Origin USA
Genres Drama
Themes Sports films, Martial arts films, Boxing films
Actors Tony Curtis, Jan Sterling, Mona Freeman, Wallace Ford, Connie Gilchrist, Katherine Locke
Roles Whitey
Rating64%
Boxing fan Sonya Bartow and manager Pop Richardson are both impressed the first time they see amateur Paul Callan win a fight. They are more amazed, and Sonya somewhat appalled, when they discover later that Paul is deaf.
Rawhide (1951)
, 1h29Directed by Henry Hathaway
Origin USA
Genres Western
Themes Children's films
Actors Tyrone Power, Susan Hayward, Edgar Buchanan, Hugh Marlowe, Jack Elam, George Tobias
Roles Fickert
Rating70%
Tom Owens (Tyrone Power) is the clean-cut and sophisticated gentlemen son of the Eastern Division Manager of the Overland Mail Company, J. C. Owens. His father decides he needs to learn the business from the ground up so sends Tom out west to a remote relay station, Rawhide Pass, to take lessons from the stationmaster, Sam Todd (Edgar Buchanan), whom he has known for over forty years. Owens has received his "pardon" from his father, however, and is scheduled to return to civilization in one week. He can't wait.