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Herbert Heyes

1889–1958 · Actor

Biography

Washington born, Herbert Heyes was an American screen and television actor who starred in an array of movies during his career which spanned from 1915 to 1958. (His earlier stage career began sometime circa 1906-1908.) He appeared in approximately 100 films, including the 1947 holiday classic Miracle on 34th Street.

Heyes died in 1958 in California, USA.

Notable Noir Roles

T-Men

1947Dir. Anthony Mann · Chief Carson

Two U.S. Treasury ("T-men") agents go undercover in Detroit, and then Los Angeles, in an attempt to break a U.S. currency counterfeiting ring.

Behind Locked Doors

1948Dir. Budd Boetticher · Judge Finlay Drake

Behind the locked doors of a mental institution resides crooked politico Judge Drake, free from prosecution so long as he pretends to be crazy. To get the goods on Drake, private detective Ross Stewar…

Union Station

1950Dir. Rudolph Maté · Henry Murchison

Police catch a break when suspected kidnappers are spotted on a train heading towards Union Station. Police, train station security and a witness try to piece together the crime and get back the blind…

Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye

1950Dir. Gordon Douglas · Ezra Dobson

Ralph Cotter, a ruthless criminal, escapes violently from a farm prison. Then, he seduces a dead inmate’s sister, gets back quickly into the crime business, faces corrupt local cops who run the city’s…

Full Noir Filmography

4 films · 1947–1950