Alan Dinehart

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Alan Dinehart, Sr.
File:AlanDinehart Scarlet.jpg
Born(1889-10-03)October 3, 1889
St. Paul, Minnesota, U.S.
DiedJuly 17, 1944(1944-07-17) (aged 54)
Hollywood, California, U.S.
Other namesAllan Dinehart
OccupationFilm, stage actor
Years active19311944
Spouse(s)
Children2, including Mason Alan Dinehart

Alan Mason Dinehart, Sr. (October 3, 1889 in St. Paul, Minnesota – July 17, 1944, in Hollywood, California) was an American actor, director, writer, and stage manager.

Biography[edit]

Dinehart left school to appear on stage with a repertory company and had no screen experience when he signed a contract with Fox in May 1931. He became a character actor and supporting player in at least eighty-eight films between 1931 and 1944. Earlier, he appeared in more than twenty Broadway plays.

Dinehart's likeness was drawn in caricature by Alex Gard for Sardi's, the New York City theater district restaurant. The picture is now part of the collection of the New York Public Library.[1]

Dinehart's second son, Mason Alan Dinehart, was cast in several 1950s television series, including the role of a young Bat Masterson in the ABC/Desilu Studios western, The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp, starring Hugh O'Brian in the title role.

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  • "Alan Dinehart". Find a Grave. Retrieved September 3, 2010.