Winter Hall

New Zealand actor

Winter Hall
Hall in 1920
Born
Winter Amos Hall

(1872-06-21)21 June 1872
Christchurch, New Zealand
Died10 February 1947(1947-02-10) (aged 74)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
OccupationActor
Years active1916–1938
SpouseKatherine Young
Children1

Winter Amos Hall (21 June 1872 – 10 February 1947) was a New Zealand actor of the silent era who later appeared in sound films. He performed in more than 120 films between 1916 and 1938. Prior to that, he had a career as a stage actor in Australia and the United States. In sound films, he was frequently typecast as a clergyman.

Biography

Hall was born in Christchurch, New Zealand, and died in Los Angeles, California. Hall was married to fellow-New Zealander, Katherine Young, a concert pianist. Their Australian-born son, Desmond Winter Hall, was a science fiction writer, magazine editor, and the author of I Give You Oscar Wilde (1965), a novel about the nineteenth century dramatist and wit.[1]

Filmography

Hall (left) and William S. Hart in
The Money Corral, 1919
  • The Pioneers (1916) - Dan Farrell (film debut)
  • The Joan of Arc of Loos (1916)
  • The Gift Girl (1917) - Usun Hassan
  • The Bronze Bride (1917) - Mr. Carter
  • Sacrifice (1917) - Stephen Stephani
  • The Primrose Ring (1917) - Dr. Ralph MacLean
  • A Romance of the Redwoods (1917) - John Lawrence, Uncle To Jenny
  • The Spindle of Life (1917) - James Bradshaw
  • The Cricket (1917) - Pinglet
  • The Silent Lady (1917) - Philemon
  • My Little Boy (1917) - Uncle Oliver
  • New Love for Old (1918) - Ben Sawyer
  • The Kaiser, the Beast of Berlin (1918) - Dr.Von Gressler
  • Beauty in Chains (1918) - Don Cayetano
  • The House of Silence (1918) - Dr. Henry Rogers
  • Rich Man, Poor Man (1918)
  • The Bravest Way (1918) - Moreby Nason
  • Missing (1918) - Dr. Howson
  • The Firefly of France (1918) - Dunham
  • The City of Dim Faces (1918) - Brand Matthews
  • Till I Come Back to You (1918) - King Albert
  • The Vanity Pool (1918) - Uncle Penny
  • Hitting the High Spots (1918) - Morgan Randolph
  • The Squaw Man (1918) - Fletcher
  • The Mystery Girl (1918) - Prince Sebasatian
  • The Dub (1919) - Burley Hadden
  • Alias Mike Moran (1919) - Mr. Vandecar
  • The Turn in the Road (1919) - Reverend Matthew Barker
  • Captain Kidd, Jr. (1919) - John Brent
  • The Money Corral (1919) - Gregory Collins
  • For Better, for Worse (1919) - Doctor
  • The Red Lantern (1919) - Rev. Alex Templeton
  • The Hushed Hour (1919) - Judge Robert
  • The Right to Happiness (1919) - Henry Forrester
  • Why Smith Left Home (1919) - The General
  • When Bearcat Went Dry (1919) - Lone Stacy
  • A Girl in Bohemia (1919) - McMain, Publisher
  • The Beauty Market (1919) - Ashburton Gaylord
  • The Woman Thou Gavest Me (1919)
  • The Thirteenth Commandment (1920) - Roger Kip Sr.
  • The Tree of Knowledge (1920) - Siur Mostyn Hollingsworth
  • The Forbidden Woman (1920) - Edward Harding
  • Faith (1920) - Adam Harden
  • The Deadlier Sex (1920) - Henry Willard
  • Alias Jimmy Valentine (1920) - William Lane
  • The Third Woman (1920) - Judson Halliday
  • The Woman in His House (1920) - Hilda's Father, Andrew Martin
  • Behold My Wife! (1920) - General Armour
  • Hearts Are Trumps (1920) - Lord Altcar
  • The Jucklins (1921) - General Lundsford
  • Forbidden Fruit (1921) - Minor Role (uncredited)
  • The Breaking Point (1921) - Dr. Hillyer
  • What Every Woman Knows (1921) - Charles Venables
  • The Little Clown (1921) - Colonel Beverley
  • The Witching Hour (1921) - Judge Prentice
  • The Child Thou Gavest Me (1921) - Her Father
  • The Affairs of Anatol (1921) - Dr. Johnston (uncredited)
  • The Great Impersonation (1921) - Duke of Oxford
  • Her Social Value (1921) - Shipley
  • Cheated Hearts (1921) - Nathanial Beekman
  • Saturday Night (1922) - The Professor
  • Burning Sands (1922) - Governor
  • On the High Seas (1922) - John Deveraux
  • Skin Deep (1922) - Dr. Langdon
  • East Is West (1922) - Mr. Benson
  • Wasted Lives (1923) - Dr. Wentworth
  • The Voice from the Minaret (1923) - Bishop Ellsworth
  • Little Church Around the Corner (1923) - Doc
  • Ashes of Vengeance (1923) - The Bishop
  • Her Reputation (1923) - John Mansfield
  • The Day of Faith (1923) - Bland Hendricks
  • Thundering Dawn (1923) - The Elder Standish
  • Name the Man (1924) - Gov. Stanley
  • Secrets (1924) - Dr. Arbuthnot
  • The Right of the Strongest (1924) - Austin Lee Sr.
  • The Turmoil (1924) - Henry Vertrees
  • The Only Woman (1924) - William Brinnsley
  • Husbands and Lovers (1924) - Robert Stanton
  • The Boomerang (1925) - Gordon
  • Raffles, the Amateur Cracksman (1925) - Lord Amersteth
  • The Girl Who Wouldn't Work (1925) - District Attorney
  • Graustark (1925) - Ambassador
  • Compromise (1925) - Joan's Father
  • Free to Love (1925) - Judge Orr
  • The Pleasure Buyers (1925) - General Ripley
  • Ben-Hur (1925) - Joseph
  • Paradise (1928) - Rev. Cranston
  • The Forger (1928) - John Leith
  • After the Verdict (1929) - Lord Dartry
  • High Seas (1929) - Lord Bracklethorpe
  • Kitty (1929) - John Furnival
  • The Wrecker (1929) - Sir Gerald Bartlett
  • Woman to Woman (1929) - Dr. Gavron
  • The Racketeer (1929) - Mr. Chapman
  • The Love Parade (1929) - Priest (uncredited)
  • The Lost Zeppelin (1929) - Mr. Wilson
  • Road to Paradise (1930) - Brewster - the Butler
  • Passion Flower (1930) - Leroy Pringle
  • Girls Demand Excitement (1931) - The Dean
  • Confessions of a Co-Ed (1931) - Dean Winslow
  • Tomorrow and Tomorrow (1932) - President Adee
  • The Strange Case of Clara Deane (1932) - Minister (uncredited)
  • The Man Called Back (1932) - Judge
  • Madame Racketeer (1932) - Minister (uncredited)
  • Cavalcade (1933) - Minister on the Pulpit (uncredited)
  • The Monkey's Paw (1933) - Mr. Hartigan
  • Professional Sweetheart (1933) - Minister (uncredited)
  • The World Moves On (1934) - Minister (uncredited)
  • The Barretts of Wimpole Street (1934) - Clergyman (uncredited)
  • Judge Priest (1934) - Judge Floyd Fairleigh (uncredited)
  • British Agent (1934) - Cabinet Member (uncredited)
  • The Pursuit of Happiness (1934) - Uncle (uncredited)
  • The Merry Widow (1934) - Priest (uncredited)
  • What Every Woman Knows (1934) - Cabinet Member (uncredited)
  • Mills of the Gods (1934) - Bevins
  • Don't Bet on Blondes (1935) - Minister at Wedding (uncredited)
  • The Crusades (1935) - Archbishop (uncredited)
  • Rendezvous (1935) - Chaplain (uncredited)
  • Mutiny on the Bounty (1935) - Chaplain (uncredited)
  • A Tale of Two Cities (1935) - Aristocrat (uncredited)
  • The Invisible Ray (1936) - Minister (uncredited)
  • The Bohemian Girl (1936) - Servant (uncredited)
  • Champagne Charlie (1936) - Board Member (uncredited)
  • The Crime of Dr. Forbes (1936) - Faculty Doctor (uncredited)
  • Mary of Scotland (1936) - Minor Role (uncredited)
  • Two in a Crowd (1936) - Judge (uncredited)
  • Lloyd's of London (1936) - Dr. Beatty (uncredited)
  • Slave Ship (1937) - Minister
  • Bulldog Drummond's Revenge (1937) - Ferry Captain (uncredited)
  • The Toast of New York (1937) - Board of Directors Member (uncredited)
  • Four Men and a Prayer (1938) - Judge
  • If I Were King (1938) - Major Domo

References

  1. ^ "Desmond W. Hall, 82, Author and Ex-Editor", The New York Times, 2 November 1992

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