by Hans J. Wollstein
biography
A member of Mack Sennett's stock company at Keystone in the mid-1910s (although as far as can be ascertained, never a "Keystone Kop"), tough-looking Hugh Fay directed several Snub Pollard comedies for Sennett in the early '20s. Returning to acting later in the decade, Fay surprisingly turned up as Spider a nasty Lower Eastside gangster in Mary Pickford's incredibly popular Little Annie Rooney (1925). The role, which Fay played with a permanent sneer, may have taken his career in a whole new direction had he lived. Sadly, Hugh Fay died of stomach cancer a little over a year later. His final film, Larry Semon's Spuds (1927), was released posthumously.
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Spuds
Actor |
1927 | |||
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Little Annie Rooney
Actor |
1925 | |||
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It's a Gift
Director |
1923 | |||
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Almost Married
Actor |
1919 | |||
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Better Times
Actor |
1919 | |||
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A Hash House Fraud
Actor |
1915 |