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Danny Seagren | |
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| Born | Daniel Morley Seagren November 15, 1943 |
| Died | November 10, 2025 (aged 81) |
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| Years active | 1969–1996 |
Daniel Morley Seagren (November 15, 1943 – November 10, 2025) was an American puppeteer and actor.[1]
Life and career
[edit]Seagren was born in Minneapolis on November 15, 1943, the son of Morley R. Seagren and Carol C. (Linner).[2]
Seagren was notably the first person to portray Spider-Man in recorded live-action, appearing in the Spidey Super Stories sketches[3] in the 1970s children's television series The Electric Company.[4]
Seagren also portrayed Big Bird on Sesame Street for a number of episodes during the 1960s.[5]
Seagren died on November 10, 2025, at the age of 81, five days short of his 82nd birthday.[6]
References
[edit]- ↑ Browning, John Edgar; Picart, Caroline Joan (Kay) (January 10, 2014). Dracula in Visual Media: Film, Television, Comic Book and Electronic Game Appearances, 1921-2010. McFarland. ISBN 978-0-7864-6201-8.
- ↑ "Danny Seagren Obituary (1943 – 2025) - Legacy Remembers". Legacy.com. Retrieved December 3, 2025.
- ↑ Sacks, Jason; Dallas, Keith (2014). American Comic Book Chronicles: The 1970s. TwoMorrows Publishing. p. 146. ISBN 978-1605490564.
- ↑ Jacobs, Dale (August 29, 2013). Graphic Encounters: Comics and the Sponsorship of Multimodal Literacy. Bloomsbury Publishing USA. ISBN 978-0-8264-4424-0.
- ↑ White, Peter (November 27, 2025). "Danny Seagren Dies: 'Sesame Street' Star & First Live-Action Spider-Man, Was 81". Deadline. Retrieved December 3, 2025.
- ↑ Barnes, Mike (November 27, 2025). "Danny Seagren, 'Electric Company' Star and the First Live-Action Spider-Man, Dies at 81". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved December 3, 2025.