Raymond Hatton

Raymond Hatton
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 placeJoshua Memorial Park
OccupationActor
Years active1909–1967
Spouse
Frances Hatton
(m. 1909; died 1971)

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

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

Lobby card

References

  1. ^ a b "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. ^ a b "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.