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Louis Jean Heydt (April 17, 1903, Montclair, New Jersey - January 29, 1960, Boston, Massachusetts) was an American character actor in film, television and theatre, most frequently seen in hapless, ineffectual, or fall-guy roles. Heydt was born in 1903 (not 1905, as many sources have it) in Montclair, New Jersey, the son of German parents George Frederick Heydt (a jeweler and the secretary and executor for Louis Comfort Tiffany and Emma Foerster Heydt, and educated at Worcester Academy and Dartmouth College. He initially wanted to be a journalist and worked as a reporter for The New York... MORE

Louis Jean Heydt (April 17, 1903, Montclair, New Jersey - January 29, 1960, Boston, Massachusetts) was an American character actor in film, television and theatre, most frequently seen in hapless, ineffectual, or fall-guy roles. Heydt was born in 1903 (not 1905, as many sources have it) in Montclair, New Jersey, the son of German parents George Frederick Heydt (a jeweler and the secretary and executor for Louis Comfort Tiffany and Emma Foerster Heydt, and educated at Worcester Academy and Dartmouth College. He initially wanted to be a journalist and worked as a reporter for The New York World. He got his start in the theatre while visiting a classmate backstage at the National Theatre, where The Trial of Mary Dugan was in rehearsal. As an actual reporter, he caught the attention of the producers and was offered the role of a reporter in the play. He made his stage debut therein and went on to appear in a dozen plays including Strictly Dishonorable, Before Morning and Happy Birthday. He also played in the London company of The Trial of Mary Dugan. In the 1930s, Heydt traveled to Hollywood where he appeared in over 100 films and TV series, most notably The Big Sleep, Gone With the LESS