Hugh Fay

Hugh Fay (June 9, 1882 – December 4, 1925) was a comedic actor and director.[1] He appeared in vaudeville and silent films.

Hugh Fay
c. 1917
Born	July 9, 1882 New York City, U.S.
Died	December 4, 1925 (aged 43) Los Angeles, U.S.
Nationality	American
Occupation	Actor, director
Years active	1915–1925

He was the son of Irish vaudevillian Henry "Hugh" Fay and comedic actress Elfie Fay was his sister.[1][2]

Filmography

Actor

• Crooked to the End (1915)[1]
• A Hash House Fraud (1915)
• Mabel Lost and Won (1915) as the vamp's friend
• An Oily Scoundrel (1916)[3]
• Her Donkey Love (1917)
• A Matrimonial Accident (1917)
• Stars and Bars (1917)
• Son of a Gun (1918)[4]
• Are Married Policemen Safe? (1918)[4]
• A Neighbor's Keyhole (1918)[4]
• The Failed Marriage (1918)[4]
• A Lady Bellhop's Secret (1919)[4]
• Better Times (1919) as Jack Ransom
• Almost Married) (1919) as Manny Morrison
• A Favor to a Friend (1919) as Danny Abbott
• Please Get Married (1919) as Soapy Higgins
• Hired and Fired (1920)[5]
• A Kick in the High Life (1920)[4]
• Little Annie Rooney (1925) as Spider
• Spuds (1927) as Spy

Director

• Won By a Foot (1917)
• The Rainmaker (1922)
• Glad Rags (1922)
• It's a Gift (1923)
• Tour Service (1926)[4]

References

1. Walker, Brent E. (13 January 2010). "Mack Sennett's Fun Factory: A History and Filmography of His Studio and His Keystone and Mack Sennett Comedies, with Biographies of Players and Personnel". McFarland – via Google Books.
2. Briscoe, Johnson (30 November 1909). "The Actors' Birthday Book: First -third Series. An Authoritative Insight Into the Lives of the Men and Women of the Stage Born Between January First and December Thirty-first". Moffat, Yard – via Google Books.
3. "Actors Hugh Fay and Charles Arling tie Louella Maxam to a railroad..." Getty Images.
4. Massa, Steve (4 April 2013). "Lame Brains and Lunatics". BearManor Media – via Google Books.
5. "Hugh Fay, Harry McCoy, 1920". Getty Images.