Weldon Heyburn
Biography
Weldon Heyburn was an American character actor who worked on stage and in film. Born in Washington, D.C., in 1903, he attended Central High School and Emerson Institute there before studying at the University of Alabama. In the mid-1920s he was a leading man with a stock company in Lansing, Michigan. His Broadway credits included The Mystery Man (1927), Troyka (1930), Good Men and True (1935), and I Want a Policeman (1936). He moved into film in 1931, after having been a leading man for stage stars including Jeanne Eagels, Lenore Ulric, and Mary Boland. Newspaper coverage described him as a feature screen player. During World War II, he served in the U.S. Army Signal Corps. He died in 1951.
47years old at death
- Born Washington, D.C.
- Died Los Angeles
- Star sign: VirgoThe sign runs August 23 to September 22
- Also credited as Weldon Heyburn Franks
Movie Career
- Films
- 4
- Career span
- 12 years1932 to 1944
Every film, newest first
- 1944Charlie Chan in The Chinese CatIMDb rating 6.4
- 1944The Yellow Rose of TexasIMDb rating 5.5
- 1932Call Her SavageIMDb rating 7.0
- 1932Chandu the MagicianIMDb rating 6.2
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Big break
Heyburn moved from the stage to films in 1931, after playing leading man for stage stars Jeanne Eagels, Lenore Ulric and Mary Boland, and became a feature screen player.
A change of course
During World War II, Heyburn was a member of the U.S. Army Signal Corps, serving in that branch of the military while the war was fought.
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Worked with
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Phil RosenDirector, 1 film, 1944
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John Francis DillonDirector, 1 film, 1932
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Marcel VarnelDirector, 1 film, 1932
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