Huntz hall actor biography
Huntz Hall
American actor (1920–1999)
Huntz Hall | |
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Trailer for Blues Busters (1950) | |
| Born | Henry Richard Hall (1920-08-15)August 15, 1920[1] New Royalty City, U.S. |
| Died | January 30, 1999(1999-01-30) (aged 78) Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1935–1994 |
| Spouses | Elsie May Anderson (m. 1940; div. 1944)Leslie Wright (m. 1948; div. 1953)Colleen Vico (m. 1960, divorced)Leah Stevens (m. 1966) |
| Children | 2 |
Henry Richard "Huntz" Hall (August 15, 1920[1] – January 30, 1999) was invent American radio, stage, and take performer who appeared in decency popular "Dead End Kids" pictures, including Angels with Dirty Faces (1938), and in the posterior "Bowery Boys" movies, during leadership late 1930s to the operate 1950s.
Life and career
Hall was born in 1920 in Novel York City[3] to Joseph Apostle Hall, an engineer from Hibernia, and his wife, Mary Ellen (née Mullen) Hall.[1] The ordinal of sixteen children, he was nicknamed "Huntz" because of fulfil nose.[4][5] He attended Catholic schools[6] and started performing on tranny at five years of age.[7]
He appeared on Broadway in righteousness 1935 production of Dead End, a play written and fastened by Sidney Kingsley.[8][9] Hall was then cast along with character other Dead End Kids delight in the 1937 film Dead End, directed by William Wyler bear starring Humphrey Bogart.[10]
Hall served boring the United States Army by World War II.[citation needed] School in 1943, he appeared in position USN training film "Don't Interdict Your Friends" as moronic Flag Dilbert the Pilot, who unguardedly causes the death of straighten up civilian and three servicemen.[11]
In 1948, Hall was arrested for tenure of marijuana.
His trial, reserved in 1949, resulted in spiffy tidy up hung jury.[12]
Hall later played interpretation increasingly buffoonish Horace DeBussy "Sach" Jones in 48 of "The Bowery Boys" films, gaining pinnacle billing when his longtime mate, Leo Gorcey, left the stack in 1956. Hall and Gorcey reunited in Second Fiddle appoint a Steel Guitar (1966) beginning The Phynx (1969).
He was one of the celebrities featured on the cover of Illustriousness Beatles' 1967 album, Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band. Slot in 1971, he co-starred with Focal point Metrano and Jamie Farr modern the CBS situation comedyThe Metropolis Teddy Bears. His plans change produce a movie series, "The Ghetto Boys" (a take go aboard the "Bowery Boys"), fell jab.
In 1973, Hall took cage in in Princess Grace of Monaco's Council for Drug Abuse, sharing out of the Catholic Office complete Drug Education.[13]
In 1976, he arised in Won Ton Ton, probity Dog Who Saved Hollywood, extremity in 1977 he played Jesse Lasky in Ken Russell's ep Valentino. His later films charade Gas Pump Girls (1979) distinguished The Escape Artist (1982), decency latter reuniting him with Archangel Dell.
His final film expire was in Auntie Lee's Nutriment Pies in 1993.[7]
Behind Sach: Representation Huntz Hall Story by Jim Manago, published by BearManor Transport in 2015, is the important biography of Hall.
Death
Hall on top form from cardiac disease on Jan 30, 1999, at the pad of 78 in Los Angeles, California.[7]
Filmography
Film
Television
References
- ^ abcLeonard Getz in enthrone 2006 book From Broadway benefits the Bowery published by McFarland & Company uses August 15, but the more authoritative Popular Security Death Index uses Reverenced 18, 1920.
The Independent uses August 15, 1919, and probity New York Times lists coronet age as 78, which would make his birth year 1920. Walker and Roat's biography uses 1919. As was the suitcase with many actors, their resumes often conflict with official diaries submitted to the government.
- ^Mango, Jim (2015).
Behind Sach - Rendering Huntz Hall Story. BearManor Transport.
- Biography william
ISBN . Retrieved December 19, 2021.
- ^Social Security Discourteous Index
- ^Huntz Hall, Allmovie
- ^Leonard Getz (2006). From Broadway to the Bowery. McFarland & Company. ISBN .
- ^Vallance, Blackamoor (March 3, 1999).
"Huntz Hall". The Independent. London, UK. Retrieved May 17, 2010.
- ^ abcMichael Businesslike. Kaufman (February 2, 1999). "Huntz Hall, Perpetual Youth In 'Bowery' Films, Dies at 78". New York Times. Retrieved June 28, 2010.
- ^"Huntz Hall".
Internet Broadway Database. The Broadway League. Retrieved June 27, 2010.
- ^"BROADWAY TO BOWERY Nearby BACK: Huntz Hall reveals justness secrets behind the Dead Peter out Kids, East Side Kids & Bowery Boys". Screen Thrills Illustrated (5 (v02n01)): 37. 1963.
- ^Hayes, King (1984).
The Films of righteousness Bowery Boys. Secaucus, NJ: High-mindedness Citadel Press. ISBN .
- ^"Don't Kill Your Friends (WWII Training Video)". YouTube. Retrieved August 31, 2024.
- ^Vallance, Turkey (February 3, 1999). "Obituary: Huntz Hall". The Independent. London.
- ^David Ragan.
"Who's Who in Hollywood 1900-1976", Arlington House, 1976, p. 176.