Guy Hedlund

{{Short description|American actor (1884–1964)}}

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| birthname = Guy Elmer Hedlund

| birth_date = {{birth date|1884|08|21|mf=y}}

| birth_place = Portland, Connecticut, U.S.

| death_date = {{death date and age|1964|12|29|1884|08|21|mf=y}}

| death_place = Culver City, California, U.S.

| occupation = Actor

| yearsactive = 1906-1947

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Guy Elmer Hedlund (August 21, 1884 – December 29, 1964) was an American actor of the silent era. He appeared in more than 120 films between 1906 and 1947.

Born in Portland, Connecticut, on August 21, 1884, worked with newspapers, on a cattle boat, and as a lumberjack before he began acting. His father was the captain of a yacht.{{cite web |title=Portland's Guy Hedlund: Actor and Activist |url=https://connecticuthistory.org/portlands-guy-hedlund-actor-and-activist/ |date=December 29, 2020 |website=connecticuthistory.org |access-date=October 13, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140908033128/http://connecticuthistory.org/portlands-guy-hedlund-actor-and-activist/ |archive-date=September 8, 2014}}

Hedlund began entertaining in England, and he went on to perform in Ireland and Scotland. He returned to the United States, initially acting on stage before he went into films. Hedlund directed the 1920 industrial film The Making of an American.

Beginning in 1931, Hedlund spent a decade at WTIC radio in Hartford, Connecticut, managing The Guy Hedlund Players.

Hedlund was married to actress Edith Randle. He died in Culver City in a road accident.