Emerson Treacy

Emerson Treacy
Treacy from the film Bedtime Worries
Born	September 17, 1900(1900-09-17) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania U.S.
Died	January 10, 1967(1967-01-10) (aged 66) Hollywood, California U.S.
Years active	1930-1962
Spouse	Ann McKay

Emerson Treacy (September 17, 1900 — January 10, 1967) was a film, Broadway and radio actor.

Career

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 programs such as The Lone Ranger, Alfred Hitchcock Presents and Perry Mason.

Death

Treacy died after undergoing surgery on January 10, 1967.

Selected filmography

• High Time (1960)
• The Prowler (1951)
• Fort Worth (1951)
• California Straight Ahead! (1937)
• Wild Poses (1933)
• Bedtime Worries (1933)
• Once a Hero (1931)

External links

• Emerson Treacy at the Internet Movie Database
• Emerson Treacy at the Internet Broadway Database
• Emerson Treacy at Find a Grave