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Lyle Latell

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Lyle Latell
Latell in Dick Tracy vs. Cueball (1946)
Born
Lyle Zeien

(1904-04-09)April 9, 1904
Elma, Iowa, U.S.
DiedOctober 24, 1967(1967-10-24) (aged 63)
Hollywood, California, U.S.
Resting placeSan Fernando Mission Cemetery
OccupationActor
Years active1941–1966
Spouse
Mary Foy
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(m. 1947)​

Lyle Latell (born Lyle Zeiem;[1] April 9, 1904[2] – October 24, 1967)[3] was an American character actor. He was perhaps best known for playing Pat Patton in the Dick Tracy film series.[4]

Biography

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Latell was born Lyle Zeiem in April 1904 in Elma, Iowa. He married Mary Foy in 1947.[5] He died in October 1967 of a heart attack in Hollywood, California, at the age of 63.[6] He is interred in San Fernando Mission Cemetery.[7]

Filmography

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Latell (center) with Ralph Byrd and Wade Crosby in Dick Tracy's Dilemma (1947)
Latell (center) with Anne Gwynne and Ralph Byrd in Dick Tracy Meets Gruesome (1947)

Film

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Year Title Role Notes
1941 Federal Fugitives Chuck Film debut
1941 Sky Raiders Evans 12-episode serial
1941 In the Navy Marine Sentry (uncredited)
1941 Texas Dutch Henry (uncredited)
1941 Great Guns New Recruit (uncredited)
1941 Shadow of the Thin Man Waiter Serving Benny (uncredited)
1942 The Fleet's In Drunk Harassing the Countess (uncredited)
1942 The Night Before the Divorce Detective Brady
1942 True to the Army Soldier (uncredited)
1942 My Favorite Blonde Bus Driver (uncredited)
1942 The Wife Takes a Flyer Muller
1942 They All Kissed the Bride Truck Driver (uncredited)
1942 Foreign Agent Eddie McGurk
1942 The Navy Comes Through Oiler (uncredited)
1942 Lucky Jordan Army Guard (scenes deleted)
1943 Happy Go Lucky Man in Kissing Routine (uncredited)
1943 They Got Me Covered Walsh (uncredited)
1943 Yanks Ahoy Helmsman (uncredited)
1944 Men on Her Mind Big Joe Munroe
1944 The Navy Way Agnes' Cousin (uncredited)
1944 See Here, Private Hargrove Marine (uncredited)
1944 That's My Baby! Office Worker Comedy Routine
1944 One Mysterious Night Detective Sergeant Matthews (uncredited)
1944 One Body Too Many Manager of Atlas Detective Agency (uncredited)
1945 High Powered Worker at Dance (uncredited)
1945 A Guy, a Gal and a Pal Marine Major (uncredited)
1945 The Chicago Kid Henchman (uncredited)
1945 Incendiary Blonde New Yorker (uncredited)
1945 George White's Scandals Bartender Gag (uncredited)
1945 Hold That Blonde Tony
1945 Dick Tracy Pat Patton
1946 The Well Groomed Bride Bit Part (uncredited)
1946 Shadows Over Chinatown Police Clerk
1946 The Mysterious Mr. Valentine Peter Musso
1946 The Well Groomed Bride Bit Part (uncredited)
1946 Dick Tracy vs. Cueball Pat Patton
1946 That Brennan Girl Party Guest (uncredited)
1947 The Perfect Marriage Bulaski (uncredited)
1947 Buck Privates Come Home Sergeant - Medic #1 (uncredited)
1947 Dick Tracy's Dilemma Pat Patton
1947 The Trouble with Women Sailor (uncredited)
1947 The Gas House Kids in Hollywood Carter's Henchman
1947 Song of the Thin Man Mug #2
1947 Dick Tracy Meets Gruesome Pat Patton
1947 Ride the Pink Horse Policeman (uncredited)
1947 Road to the Big House Minor Role (uncredited)
1947 Buck Privates Come Home Sergeant - Medic #1 (uncredited)
1947 T-Men Gregg's Driver (uncredited)
1948 The Man from Texas Horseman (uncredited)
1948 The Noose Hangs High Shatterproof Glass Seller (uncredited)
1948 The Cobra Strikes Police Sgt. Harris
1948 The Street with No Name Officer (uncredited)
1948 Hollow Triumph Ship's Official at Dock (uncredited)
1948 Night Has a Thousand Eyes Policeman (uncredited)
1948 Bungalow 13 Willie
1948 He Walked by Night Police Seargent (uncredited)
1949 Sky Dragon Ed Davidson
1949 Red Stallion in the Rockies Dice Player (uncredited)
1949 Take One False Step Reporter (uncredited)
1949 Trapped Agent Curry
1950 The Damned Don't Cry Tropper (uncredited)
1950 Bright Leaf Clay (uncredited)
1950 The Great Jewel Robber Guard (uncredited)
1950 Highway 301 Police Officer Murray
1950 The Damned Don't Cry Tropper (uncredited)
1951 I Was a Communist for the F.B.I. FBI Officer Cahill
1951 Inside the Walls of Folsom Prison Sgt. Noonan
1951 A Streetcar Named Desire Policeman
1953 Off Limits Bartender (uncredited)
1953 House of Wax Waiter
1953 Scared Stiff Ship Captain
1953 Houdini Calcott (uncredited)
1953 The Big Heat Moving Man (uncredited)
1954 Crime Wave Hoodlum at Counter (uncredited)
1955 The Seven Little Foys Baggage Car Attendant (uncredited)
1955 The Girl Rush Bus Driver (uncredited)
1955 Lucy Gallant Oil Rigger (uncredited)
1955 Bobby Ware Is Missing Deputy (uncredited)
1955 At Gunpoint Man in Saloon (uncredited)
1956 The Steel Jungle Bailiff
1956 Indestructible Man Police Seargent (uncredited)
1956 Mohawk Settler (uncredited)
1956 Outside the Law Counterman (uncredited)
1956 You Can't Run Away from It Dispatcher (uncredited)
1956 Bundle of Joy Head Bouncer (uncredited)
1957 Kelly and Me Joe Webb
1957 Not of This Earth (scenes deleted)
1957 Affair in Reno Squad Car Policeman (uncredited)
1957 Public Pigeon No. 1 Police Sergeant Ryan
1957 Beginning of the End Police Lt. MacKenzie
1957 The Night the World Exploded Civil Defense Chief Carson
1958 The True Story of Lynn Stuart Counterman (uncredited)
1958 Cole Younger, Gunfighter Second Bartender (uncredited)
1958 Live Fast, Die Young Josh
1958 The Fearmakers Police Sergeant Dispatcher (uncredited)
1959 Alias Jesse James Conductor #1 (uncredited)
1960 One Foot in Hell Cantina Barfly (uncredited)
1962 House of Women Sam - Prison Guard (uncredited)
1963 Wall of Noise Ticket Seller (uncredited)
1966 Chamber of Horrors Trainman Final film role

Television

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Year Title Role Notes
1953–1954 My Little Margie The House Detective/Officer O'Brien/Detective/Bradford 5 episodes
1955 The Millionaire Mover 1 episode
1955 Damon Runyon Theater Sheriff 1 episode
1955 Screen Directors Playhouse Ernie's Friend 1 episode
1956 Navy Log Air Officer 1 episode
1956 The 20th Century-Fox Hour Prison Guard 1 episode
1957 Death Valley Days Sergeant 1 episode
1957 The Life of Riley Grocer 1 episode
1957 Perry Mason Police Officer Bill Duggan 1 episode
1958 The Adventures of Jim Bowie 1st Policeman / Constable 2 episodes
1958 The Californians Bosun's Mate 1 episode
1959 Fury Jack 1 episode
1959 M Squad Nick Anson 1 episode
1960 The Chevy Mystery Show Hannegan 1 episode
1961 Dennis the Menace Fire Chief 1 episode
1962 Surfside 6 Coach Rice 1 episode
1962 Lawman Sheriff Parker 1 episode
1962 The New Breed Bus Clerk 1 episode
1963 Route 66 Deputy 1 episode
1964 No Time for Sergeants Sheriff 1 episode
1965 The Andy Griffith Show Farley Thurston 1 episode

References

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  1. ^ Room, Adrian (January 10, 2014). Dictionary of Pseudonyms: 13,000 Assumed Names and Their Origins, 5th Ed. McFarland. p. 276. ISBN 9780786457632 – via Google Books.
  2. ^ Robert Parish, James (November 19, 2001). The Hollywood Book of Death: The Bizarre, Often Sordid, Passings of More Than 125 American Movie and TV Idols. McGraw-Hill Education. p. 362. ISBN 9780809222278 – via Google Books.
  3. ^ Doyle, Billy; Slide, Anthony (1999). The Ultimate Directory of Silent and Sound Era Performers: A Necrology of Actors and Actresses. Scarecrow Press. p. 316. ISBN 9780810835474 – via Google Books.
  4. ^ Willis, John (1983). Screen World 1968. Biblio & Tannen Publishers. p. 235. ISBN 9780819603098 – via Google Books.
  5. ^ "Mary Foy Wed to Actor Lyle Latell". Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. February 18, 1947. p. 7. Retrieved November 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  6. ^ "Lyle T. Latell". Valley Times. North Hollywood, California. October 26, 1967. p. 17. Retrieved November 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com. Closed access icon
  7. ^ Wilson, Scott. Resting Places: The Burial Sites of More Than 14,000 Famous Persons, 3d ed.: 2 (Kindle Locations 25047-25048). McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers. Kindle Edition.
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