JIMMY HAYESON PAGE

James H.Hayes (AEA SAG AFTRA Stage-Screen Name "JIMMY HAYESON")

James H. Hayes, actor of screen,stage,and television is a native of Carthage, NC. He was educated in the then,union school Pinckney High School in 1941, where he was an outstanding student-athlete and singer in the choral group.
His college career at North Carolina College, now North Carolina Central University, was interrupted after his second year by his Uncle Sam. He completed 3 years in the US army, and upon his return to civilian life picked up and completed his college degree-The Batchelor Of Science In Commerce,1948.
Jimmy was employed with The National Bureau Of Economic Research in New York and retired from that job after distinguished service for 43 years. It was during those years that he developed his intense desire to become an actor. It was rather a natural extension of him, since he had always showed an uninhibited abilty to dramatically express himself. His mix of humor,wit, charm and oratorical ability combined with his determination to succeed and his devotion to the theater endeared him to his fellow actors and caught the attention of many top producers. There are not many people who maintain a full time job and devote all of their spare moments to a very low paying avocation. These attributes became the essence of Jimmy's success. Look at his accomplishments. Are you sure you haven't seen him some where before?
On Broadway Jimmy played the character Dozens in Ain't Supposed To Die A Natural Death.

There were many plays Off Broadway. The Characters and Plays follow: The Black -Understudied The Valet; Melting Pot Whimpy; The Black Quartet Nasty Old Man And Atty. Breck; Black Girl Mr. Herbert
IN REGIONAL STOCK AND RESIDENT THEATER The Black Quartet (Los Angeles) Nasty Old Man And Atty. Breck; Ain't Supposed To Die A Natural Death(Detroit Dozens; Ceremonies in Dark Old Men (Washington Theater Club) Mr. Jenkins; Don't Play us Cheap (Locus Theater, Philadelphia) David-The(Devil)
IN OFF-BROADWAY AND EQUITY SHOWCASES RopeGranillo Mr. Belvedere (Sitting Pretty) Mr. Belvedere The Leader Johnson The Black Quartet ( the Chelsea Theater at theBrooklyn Academy of Music) Nasty Old Man and Atty Breck Of Mice And Men(Theater At St. Clement) Nasty Old Man and Atty Breck-Crooks
Stivers Row Professor Hennypest The Blacks (Theater at Riverside Church) The Valet Orpheus Descending The Conjur Man Tut-Ankh-Amen King Shuppiluliuma Monnsieur Baptiste, The Con Man Don Pascal Alverez Reunion in Bartersville Perry Rousell Ms.Hazel,s House of Heavenly Rest Jonathan
IN FILMS Cotton Comes To Harlem The Wino Shaft's Big Score The Caretaker Across 110th Street Hymie Night People Tramp Appeared as Background Actor in over 100 Films
COMMERCIALS NYNEX Man On The Beach AMERITECH Man On The Beach McDONALDS Grandfather
TELEVISION

1972 Tony Awards; Kojak; Law And Order; NY Under Cover; Another World

TRAINING
He studied with Kurt Cerf, Hayes & Hall TV Commercial,and The Workshop.

With all his talents and busy schedule in the theater and movies, Jimmy remains a devoted family member. He has become the family story teller. He never misses a reunion of any kind if it held in or near his beloved Carthage. He was just delighted to hear that Carthage now has street lights and a computer store. At our next reunion he will regale us with his stories of what this means to the town.

OH yes, why "HAYESON"? Well, when Jimmy broke into the big time, someone else already had "Hayes". So, Jimmy used a contraction of his mother's maiden name TYSON with his family name HAYES to become "HAYESON".
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