Louis Hayward
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Louis Hayward (March 19 1909 – February 21 1985), was a British actor born in South Africa.
Born Seafield Grant in Johannesburg, Hayward was a slight man, 154 pounds, a trifle over 5'10" with dark brown hair and blue eyes.
His screen work began in British films. His most notable role possibly is Leslie Charteris' The Saint in The Saint in New York. In 1939, he played a dual role in The Man in the Iron Mask.
During World War II, Hayward enlisted in the U.S. Marine Corps and commanded a photographic unit that filmed the Battle of Tarawa in a documentary titled With the Marines at Tarawa. Hayward was awarded the Bronze Star.
He also played the role of Philip Lombard in the 1945 version of And Then There Were None. In 1954, Hayward starred in the brief but impressive television series The Lone Wolf. Other work on television included his playing a judge in the episode of The Alfred Hitchcock Hour entitled "Day of Reckoning" (original air date 11/22/62).
Hayward died in Palm Springs, California of lung cancer at the age of 75.
Selected Filmography
- Anthony Adverse (1936)
- The Son of Monte Cristo (1940)
- And Then There Were None (1945)
- Fortunes of Captain Blood (1950)
- House by the River (1950)
