Guy Usher
Guy Usher | |
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.png) Usher in The Devil Bat (1940) | |
| Born | James Guy Usher May 9, 1883 Mason City, Iowa, U.S. |
| Died | June 16, 1944 (aged 61) San Diego, California, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1932–1943 |
James Guy Usher (May 9, 1883 – June 16, 1944)[1] was an American film actor.[2] He appeared in more than 190 films between 1932 and 1943.
Born in Mason City, Iowa, Usher acted on stage before venturing into films. Billed as James Guy Usher, he often worked with the Echkhardt Players.[3] In films, Usher often portrayed characters in business or industry.[4]
Usher died of a heart attack in San Diego, California, at age 61.[1]
Selected filmography
[edit]- The Penguin Pool Murder (1932)
- Face in the Sky (1933)
- Fast Workers (1933)
- Hell Bent for Love (1934)
- Flirting with Danger (1934)
- Little Big Shot (1935)
- Grand Exit (1935)
- Justice of the Range (1935)
- Make a Million (1935)
- The Mystery Man (1935)
- Charlie Chan at the Opera (1936) as Inspector Regan
- The President's Mystery (1936)
- Postal Inspector (1936)
- Counsel for Crime (1937)
- Marked Woman (1937) as Detective Ferguson (uncredited)
- Crashing Through Danger (1938)
- Prison Break (1938)
- Buck Rogers (1939, Serial)
- Rough Riders' Round-up (1939)
- Wolf Call (1939)
- The Devil Bat (1940)
- Doomed to Die (1940)
- I Take This Oath (1940)
- Laughing at Danger (1940)
- Passport to Alcatraz (1940)
- Hold That Woman! (1940)
- Ridin' on a Rainbow (1941)
- King of the Zombies (1941)
- No Greater Sin (1941)
- West of Cimarron (1941)
- Borrowed Hero (1941)
- The Great Train Robbery (1941)
- Bells of Capistrano (1942)
- Lady for a Night (1942)
- Man from Cheyenne (1942)
- I Was Framed (1942)
- Sin Town (1942)
- The Affairs of Jimmy Valentine (1942)
- The Mummy's Tomb (1942)
- Lost Canyon (1942)
- The Avenging Rider (1943)
References
[edit]- ^ a b Wilson, Scott (2016). Resting Places: The Burial Sites of More Than 14,000 Famous Persons, 3d ed. McFarland. p. 766. ISBN 9781476625997. Retrieved January 15, 2019.
- ^ Hal Erickson (2014). "Guy Usher". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Baseline & All Movie Guide. Archived from the original on December 16, 2014. Retrieved December 6, 2014.
- ^ "Mr. James Guy Usher". Star-Phoenix. Canada, Saskatchewan, Saskatoon. April 30, 1915. p. 6. Retrieved January 15, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Raw, Laurence (2012). Character Actors in Horror and Science Fiction Films, 1930-1960. McFarland. p. 191. ISBN 9780786490493. Retrieved January 15, 2019.
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