Raymond Hatton

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Raymond Hatton
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Hatton in The Affairs of Anatol (1921)
Born
Raymond William Hatton

(1887-07-07)July 7, 1887
DiedOctober 21, 1971(1971-10-21) (aged 84)
Resting place Joshua Memorial Park
OccupationActor
Years active1909–1967
Spouse
Frances Hatton
(m. 1909;died 1971)
Hatton and Esther Ralston in the drama film Fashions for Women (1927) Esther Ralston Fashions for Women 1927.jpg
Hatton and Esther Ralston in the drama film Fashions for Women (1927)
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Hatton in Enemies of Children (1923)
Noah Beery, Raymond Hatton, Lois Wilson, and Jack Holt in The Thundering Herd (1925) Cast of The Thundering Herd in character.jpg
Noah Beery, Raymond Hatton, Lois Wilson, and Jack Holt in The Thundering Herd (1925)
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Hatton in The Thundering Herd (1925)

Raymond William Hatton (July 7, 1887[ citation needed ] – October 21, 1971) was an American film actor who appeared in almost 500 motion pictures.

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Biography

Hatton was born in Red Oak, Iowa. His physician father steered him toward a career in medicine. However, Hatton had become enamored of being on stage after he acted in a school play, and he left home to go into acting as a career. [1]

Hatton was part of a vaudeville act that went to Hollywood in 1911. [2] There, he established a successful silent film career, including a stint being paired in 1920s comedies with Wallace Beery. [2] During the sound era, though, his career soon skidded and he usually played smaller supporting roles, including the tobacco-chewing, rowdy character Rusty Joslin in The Three Mesquiteers Western B picture series. By the 1950s, Hatton's acting roles expanded into television, where he appeared in various series, including the Adventures of Superman .

He has a star in the Motion Picture section of the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 1708 Vine Street. [3]

Hatton died on October 21, 1971, in Palmdale, California, aged 84. He is interred at Joshua Memorial Park. [1]

Selected filmography

Film

Television

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"Beery and Hatton" lobby card

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References

  1. 1 2 "Raymond Hatton, Actor, Dead". The New York Times. October 23, 1971. p. 36. Archived from the original on May 18, 2021. Retrieved May 18, 2021.
  2. 1 2 "Hatton In Pictures 45 Years". Valley Times. California, North Hollywood. October 15, 1956. p. 11. Retrieved April 24, 2020 via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Raymond Hatton". Hollywood Walk of Fame. 25 October 2019. Retrieved April 22, 2020.