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Louis Jean Heydt

Louis Jean Heydt

It was once said of the versatile Louis Jean Heydt that he played everything except a woman. Born in New Jersey, the blonde, chiseled-featured Heydt attended Worcester Academy and Dartmouth College. He briefly served as a reporter on the New YorkWorld before opting for a stage career. Among his Broadway appearances was the lead in Preston Sturges' Strictly Dishonorable, establishing a long working relationship with Sturges that would extend to the latter's film productions The Great McGinty (1940) and The Great Moment (1942). Heydt's film characters often seemed destined to be killed off before the fourth reel, either because they were hiding something or because they'd just stumbled upon important information that could prove damaging to the villains. He was knocked off in the first three minutes of Charlie Chan at Treasure Island (1939) and was shot full of holes just before revealing an important plot point to Humphrey Bogart in The Big Sleep (1946) (this after an unforgettable interrogation scene in which Heydt is unable to look Bogart straight in the eye). Heydt's many other assignments include the hungry soldier in Gone with the Wind (1939), Mentor Graham in Abe Lincoln in Illinois (1940), a frustrated general practitioner in Tortilla Flat (1941), a squadron leader in Gung Ho (1943) and a loquacious rural family man in Come to the Stable (1949). Our Gang fans will recall Heydt as Bobby Blake's stepfather in the MGM "Gang" shorts Dad For a Day (1939) and All About Hash (1940). A ubiquitous TV actor, Louis Jean Heydt was seen on many anthology series, and as a semi-regular on the 1958 syndicated adventure weekly MacKenzie's Raiders. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide


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Louis Jean Heydt Trivia

When was Louis Jean Heydt born?
Louis Jean Heydt date of birth: April 17, 1905

Who did Louis Jean Heydt play in The Old West?
Louis Jean Heydt was Jeff Blecker in The Old West

Who did Louis Jean Heydt portray in Spoilers of the North?
Louis Jean Heydt was Inspector Winters in Spoilers of the North

Who did Louis Jean Heydt portray in Dive Bomber?
Louis Jean Heydt was Swede Larson in Dive Bomber

Who did Louis Jean Heydt portray in The Big Sleep?
Louis Jean Heydt was Joe Brody in The Big Sleep

Who did Louis Jean Heydt play in The Furies?
Louis Jean Heydt was Bailey in The Furies

What role did Louis Jean Heydt portray in Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo?
Louis Jean Heydt played Lt. Miller in Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo

Who did Louis Jean Heydt portray in Ten Wanted Men?
Louis Jean Heydt was Tom Baines in Ten Wanted Men

Who did Louis Jean Heydt portray in Gung Ho!?
Louis Jean Heydt was Lt. Roland Browning in Gung Ho!

What role did Louis Jean Heydt play in The Commandos Strike at Dawn?
Louis Jean Heydt played Karl Arnesen in The Commandos Strike at Dawn

Who did Louis Jean Heydt portray in They Made Me a Criminal?
Louis Jean Heydt was Smith in They Made Me a Criminal

Who did Louis Jean Heydt play in Island in the Sky?
Louis Jean Heydt was Fitch in Island in the Sky

Who did Louis Jean Heydt play in They Were Expendable?
Louis Jean Heydt was Ohio, flyer in hospital in They Were Expendable

Who did Louis Jean Heydt portray in Captains of the Clouds?
Louis Jean Heydt was Provost Marshal in Captains of the Clouds

Who did Louis Jean Heydt play in Gone With the Wind?
Louis Jean Heydt was A Hungry Soldier in Gone With the Wind

Who did Louis Jean Heydt portray in The Wings of Eagles?
Louis Jean Heydt was Dr. John Keye in The Wings of Eagles

What role did Louis Jean Heydt portray in Santa Fe Trail?
Louis Jean Heydt played Farmer in Santa Fe Trail

Who did Louis Jean Heydt play in Mutiny?
Louis Jean Heydt was Capt. Herwig in Mutiny

Who did Louis Jean Heydt play in Mr. Smith Goes to Washington?
Louis Jean Heydt was Soapbox speaker in Mr. Smith Goes to Washington

Who did Louis Jean Heydt play in How Green Was My Valley?
Louis Jean Heydt was Miner in How Green Was My Valley

Who did Louis Jean Heydt play in High Sierra?
Louis Jean Heydt was Man in High Sierra

Who did Louis Jean Heydt play in Each Dawn I Die?
Louis Jean Heydt was Joe Lassiter in Each Dawn I Die


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