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Louis Hayward

Louis Hayward
Birth Name: Seafield Grant
Born: Mar 19, 1909
Johannesburg, South Africa
Career: 1932-1977
Countries: USA
Genre/Type: Action
Adventure
Drama
Mystery
Romance
Biography by Hal Erickson
Born in South Africa, roguishly handsome leading man Louis Hayward was educated in England and the Continent. Hayward briefly managed a London nightclub before he went on stage as a protégé of playwright Noel Coward. He co-starred in the London stage productions of several Broadway plays, among them Dracula and Another Language, and in 1933 made his screen bow in the British Self Made Lady. Hayward came to Broadway in 1935 to star in Point Verlaine (1935), which won him a Hollywood contract. His first American film role of note was as the hero's father in the prologue of Warner Bros.' Anthony Adverse (1936). Hayward went on to play both heroes and heels, and sometimes a charming combination thereof. He starred as Leslie Charteris' soldier-of-fortune Simon Templar in the first and the last entries in the "Saint" "B"-picture series. He also thrived in costume swashbucklers, appearing twice as the Count of Monte Cristo and once each as D'Artagnan, Captain Blood and Dick Turpin. In 1941, he was cast in a pivotal role in Orson Welles' The Magnificent Ambersons, but his part ended up on the cutting room floor. Serving as a Marine during World War II, Hayward supervised the filming of the battle of Tarawa, winning a Bronze Star for his courage under fire. After the war, he developed one of first percentage-of-profits deals, ensuring him a steady income in perpetuity for both the theatrical and TV releases of his post-1949 films. In 1954, Hayward produced and starred in the 39-week TV series The Lone Wolf (aka Streets of Danger), after buying exclusive rights to several of Louis Joseph Vance's original "Lone Wolf" stories. His later TV projects included the British series The Pursuers (1966) and the American The Survivors (1970). The first of Louis Hayward's three wives was actress Ida Lupino; the others were Peggy Morrow and June Blanchard.

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Filmography

Movie/Film Released Rating Role Buy
Climax!: Promise to Murder 1977 Actor [Starring]
Terror in the Wax Museum 1973 Actor [Starring]
The Christmas Kid 1968 Actor [Starring]
Chuka 1967 Actor [Starring]
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour: Day of Reckoning 1962 Actor [Starring]
Promise to Murder 1956 Actor [Starring]
The Search for Bridey Murphy 1956 Actor [Starring]
Duffy of San Quentin 1954 Actor [Starring]
Lone Wolf 1954 Actor [Starring]
The Saint's Girl Friday 1954 Actor [Starring]
The Steel Cage 1954 Actor [Starring]
The Royal African Rifles 1953 Actor [Starring]
Captain Pirate 1952 Actor [Starring]
Lady in the Iron Mask 1952 Actor [Starring]
The Lady and the Bandit 1951 Actor [Starring]
The Son of Dr. Jekyll 1951 Actor [Starring]
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UCLA’s Festival of Preservation: Fredric March, Edgar G. Ulmer (From Alternative Film Guide. 14 April 2009, 3:05 PM, PDT)
Louis Hayward was born in Johannesburg, South Africa
Louis Hayward (19 March 1909 – 21 February 1985) was a British actor born in South Africa.

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