Roy Saeger

born: 20 March 1883 Kansas City, Missouri, United States of America

died: 14 January 1945 Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California, United States of America (congestive heart failure, age 61)

Heavyset, light-haired American actor. His surname has also been variously spelled "Seegar," "Seager," and "Saegar," among possible other spellings. The spelling of "Saeger" is confirmed by various vital records.

Real name: Roy Lee Saeger Height: 5'10½"

Films listed on this page: complete Hal Roach filmography.

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1926 Buried Treasure [?] 1927 Forgotten Sweeties Bus passenger 1927 Bigger And Better Blondes Chef 1927 The Old Wallop Wheezer's victim 1928 The Ol' Gray Hoss Pedestrian 1929 Election Day Shoeshine customer 1929 Snappy Sneezer Streetcar passenger 1936 The Lucky Corner [?] Acknowledgements: https://www.familysearch.org/a rk:/61903/1:1:FWLZ-MQG (1908 marriage) https://www.familysearch.org/a rk:/61903/1:1:M2YD-Y1V (1910 Census) https://www.familysearch.org/a rk:/61903/1:1:KZVF-X3Y (WWI draft reg. card) https://www.familysearch.org/a rk:/61903/1:1:XCVK-YSC (1930 Census) https://www.familysearch.org/a rk:/61903/1:1:K9CH-WJN (1940 Census) https://www.familysearch.org/a rk:/61903/1:1:V4DW-CXR (WWII draft reg. card) https://www.familysearch.org/a rk:/61903/1:1:VP81-RXS (CA Death Index) https://www.familysearch.org/a rk:/61903/1:1:QGRH-VW6T (death certificate) https://www.familysearch.org/a rk:/61903/1:1:6K4C-L6V8 (Social Security Numident File) https://www.theluckycorner.com/rps/047.html (Robert Demoss/The Lucky Corner) https://www.theluckycorner.com/rms/081.html (Robert Demoss/The Lucky Corner) Jesse Brisson (research; identification in Forgotten Sweeties, Snappy Sneezer, The Old Wallop, Bigger And Better Blondes, Election Day) This page was last updated on: 11 November 2025