Charles Seel (April 29, 1897 – April 19, 1980) was an American actor. He acted in over 30 films from 1938 to 1974 and appeared in over one hundred titles for television from 1952 to 1974. He was also credited as Charles Seal and Charles F. Seel.
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Biography
Charles Seel was born in the Bronx, New York, on April 29, 1897. As a young man he worked for the Biograph Studios as a handyman in the wake of the crew. Later, he began acting on stage in vaudeville, then on Broadway, and then in radio before moving to Hollywood in 1937.
He played the old man in the 1971 film, Duel. For television, he played, among others, Otis in five episodes of the television series Tombstone Territory from 1957 to 1958, Doc Miller in two episodes of The Deputy in 1960, newspaper editor Mr. Krinkie in nine episodes of the series Dennis the Menace from 1959 to 1963, Barney Danches in 10 episodes of Gunsmoke from 1965 to 1972 and Tom Pride in 29 episodes of the series The Road West from 1966 to 1967.
His last appearance on the small screen came in the episode The Christmas Party of the television series Apple's Way which aired on December 22, 1974, in which he plays the role of MacPherson, while for the big screen the last film interpretation was in Airport 1975, in which he plays a passenger who is celebrating his anniversary.
Death
Seel died in Los Angeles, California, on April 19, 1980, ten days before his 83rd birthday, and was buried at Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Hollywood Hills.
Selected filmography
Television
Tombstone Territory (1957-1958) - Otis / Bartender
Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1958) (Season 4 Episode 9: "Murder Me Twice") - Court Clerk
Bat Masterson (1958) - Bartender
Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1958) (Season 4 Episode 25: "The Kind Waitress") - County Clerk
The Deputy (1959-1960) - Doc Zach Miller / Doc Miller / Dr. Miller
Dennis the Menace (1960-1963) - Mr. Krinkie
Gunsmoke (1961-1974) - Barney Danches /One /Josiah /Eli
Hazel (1962) (Season 1 Episode 29) - Chet Cooper
The Twilight Zone (1962) (Season 3 Episode 19) - Reverend Wood
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour (1963) (Season 2 Episode 4: "You'll Be the Death of Me") - Doctor Chalmont
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour (1964) (Season 3 Episode 1: "The Return of Verge Likens") - Rush Sigafoose
The Road West (1966-1967) - Tom Pride
The Virginian (1968) (Season 6 Episode 12: "The Barren Ground") - The Doctor
Star Trek (1968) (Season 3 Episode 6 "Spectre of the Gun") - Ed (the bartender)
Adam-12 (1970) (Season 2 Episode 15: "Bottom of the Bottle") - Manager