Emerson Treacy

Personal Info

Know For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

1900-09-17 (67 years old)

Deathday

1967-01-10

Place of Birth

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Emerson Treacy

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Emerson Treacy (September 17, 1900 – January 10, 1967) was a film, Broadway, and radio actor. Treacy was teamed with comedienne Gay Seabrook to form the double-act Treacy and Seabrook. The team was very successful on radio and in theater during the early 1930s, with routines similar to those of real husband-and-wife team Burns and Allen. Modern audiences will remember Treacy as the flustered father of Spanky McFarland in the Our Gang short films Bedtime Worries and Wild Poses. Treacy played in dozens of other feature films, including small roles in Adam's Rib and The Wrong Man, as well as television p...

Acting

1951

The Prowler

as William Gilvray

1930

1949

Adam's Rib

as Jules Frikke

1956

The Wrong Man

as Mr. Wendon - Insurance Manager (uncredited)

1950

1932

The Mouthpiece

as Robert Wilson (Uncredited)

1952

Just This Once

as Mr. Black

1960

1937

Stand-In

as Tommy

1933

Dream Stuff

as Clarence

1935

Dr. Socrates

as Young Man

1952

Mutiny

as Council Speaker

1934

Two Alone

as Milt Pollard

1961

Lover Come Back

as Magnuson, Ad Council Member (uncredited)

1932

Over the Counter

as Frederick 'Freddy' Drake

1937

The Grand Bounce

as Jimmy Clark (uncredited)

1939

The Long Shot

as Henry Knox

1935

Eight Bells

as Sparks

1954

A Star Is Born

as Justice of the Peace (uncredited)

1939

Invitation to Happiness

as Photographer (uncredited)

1939

Gone with the Wind

as Minor Role (uncredited)

1951

Fort Worth

as Ben Garvin

1933

Bedtime Worries

as Emerson Treacy

1933

Wild Poses

as Emerson Treacy (Spanky's Dad)

1935

Honeymoon Limited

as Bridegroom

1959

The Sound and the Fury

as Selby (uncredited)

1932

Okay, America!

as Jerry Robbins

1937

California Straight Ahead

as Charlie Porter

1957

A Hatful of Rain

as Mr. Wagner - Celia's Office Manager (uncredited)

1960

All the Fine Young Cannibals

as Minister (uncredited)

1952

Deadline - U.S.A.

as City Editor (uncredited)

1938

Give Me a Sailor

as Meryl (uncredited)

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