I'm a lil' bit of a history buff and have been fascinated with the history of the legendary Hatfields & McCoys Feud (1863–1891) which spanned for decades.
My interest had taken me to Google photo searches related to this feud and my I would constantly run into the following photo of a couple with the man I found to have been a member of the Hatfield family.
The man shown in the photo above I found to be identified as:
Tennyson "Tennis" Hatfield (1891-1953), was born in Jul 1890 in Logan Co,WV. He died on 12 Aug 1953. He was the son of William Anderson "Devil Anse" Hatfield, patriarch head of the Hatfield family, from the Hatfields & McCoys feud.
This photo of Tennyson "Tennis" Hatfield, reminded me of someone but it took me awhile to even figure out who this man reminded me of.
Then it hit me, Actor Kurt Fuller, that's it!
I've always been a fan of Kurt Fuller's work as an actor but only one character he played, kept coming to mind, which was the character Russell Finley from the 1992 film "Wayne's World".
I knew that during the 20th century, there have been movies made related to the Hatfield & McCoy feud, so I thought it might be a modern reproduction photo taken for a Hatfield & McCoy movie made, that may have starred actor Kurt Fuller.
After some more research, I finally realized that it wasn't actor Kurt Fuller but actually Tennyson "Tennis" Hatfield, the son of the "Devil Anse" Hatfield.
Here following are the photos which I actually placed side by side for comparison of:
Tennis Hatfield (on left) and actor Kurt Fuller (on right).
I wasn't sure if it was just me that was seeing this uncanny resemblance so I decided to tweet a message along with this photo shown above to Kurt Fuller's twitter page.
He then tweeted back with some excitement, so I'm guessing by the tweet that he was most agreeable with my extraordinary find.
Anyways, here following are some other photos of the Tennis Hatfield with other members of the legendary Hatfield family clan.
Below: Hatfield Brothers
Tennis Hatfield (center):
Below: Devil Anse Hatfield (seated left) and family
Tennis Hatfield is standing 2nd from left:
Below: Tennis Hatfield (left):
Below: Death of Devil Anse Hatfield - 1921
Tennis Hatfield (2nd from left):
Here following is a lil' history on the legendary
Hatfields & McCoys Feud:
The Hatfield–McCoy feud (1863–1891) involved two families of the West Virginia–Kentucky area along the Tug Fork of the Big Sandy River. The Hatfields of West Virginia were led by William Anderson "Devil Anse" Hatfield while the McCoys of Kentucky were under the leadership of Randolph "Ole Ran'l" McCoy. Those involved in the feud were descended from Ephraim Hatfield (born c. 1765) and William McCoy (born c. 1750). The feud has entered the American folklore lexicon as a metonym for any bitterly feuding rival parties. More than 100 years later, the story of the feud has become a modern symbol of the perils of family honor, justice, and vengeance.
Here following is a lil' bio information on actor Kurt Fuller:
Kurt Fuller (born September 16, 1953) is a great, long-time, American character actor. He has appeared in a number of television, film, and stage projects. He graduated from Lincoln High School in Stockton, California in 1971.
Filmography:
The Running Man (1987) - Tony
Miracle Mile (1988)- Gerstead
Elvira, Mistress of the Dark (1988) - Mr. Glotter
Ghostbusters II (1989) - Jack Hardemeyer
No Holds Barred (1989) - Brell
Capital News (1990) - Miles Plato
Eve of Destruction (1991)
Marilyn & Me (1991) - Harry Lipton
Bingo (1991) - Lennie
Laurie Hill (1992) - Dr. Spencer Kramer
Wayne's World (1992) - Russell Finley
Calendar Girl (1993) - Arturo Gallo
Reflections on a Crime (1994) - Howard
Stuart Saves His Family (1995)
NewsRadio (1995) - Ed Harlow
Virus (1995)
Twisted Desire (1996) - Detective Becker
Swearing Allegiance (1997)
Moonbase (1997) - Deckert
Principal Takes a Holiday (1998) - Frank Hockenberry
Diamonds (1999) - Moses Agency
Red Dog Squadron (1999) - Kaiser Wilhelm
Pushing Tin (1999) - Ed Clabes
The Jack Bull (1999) - Conrad
Angels in the Infield (2000) - Simon
Scary Movie (2000) - The Sheriff
That's My Bush! (2001) - Deputy Chief of Staff Karl Rove
The Tick (2001 TV series) (2001) - Destroyo a.k.a. Leonid Kasparov Destroyovitch (guest appearance)
Joshua (2002) - Father Pat Hayes
The New Guy (2002) - Mr. Undine
Auto Focus (2002) - Werner Klemperer
Anger Management (2003) - Frank Head
Monk (2003) - Dennis Gammill
The Guardian (2003) - Frank
Ray (2004) - Sam Clark
Don't Come Knocking (2005) - Mr. Daily
The Pursuit of Happyness (2006) - Walter Ribbon
Superhero Movie (2008) - Mr. Thompson
Grey's Anatomy (2008) - Jerry
Hollywood Residential (2008) - Chet
Supernatural (2008–2010) - Zachariah
Legally Mad (2009) - Lou Peable
Glee (2009) - Mr. McClung
National Lampoon's Van Wilder: Freshman Year (2009) - Dean Reardon
Group Sex (2010) - Bloom
Psych (2009 on) - Woodrow "Woody" Strode
Better with You (2010–11) - Joel Putney
Midnight in Paris (2011) - John
L.A. Noire (2011) - Richard Coombs (Video Game Role)
Scandal (2013) - Grayden Osborne
The Frozen Ground (2013) - D.A. Pat Clives
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