Winter Hall

Winter Hall
Hall in 1920
Born	Winter Amos Hall (1872-06-21)21 June 1872 Christchurch, New Zealand
Died	10 February 1947(1947-02-10) (aged 74) Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1916–1938
Spouse	Katherine Young
Children	1

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

External links

• Winter Hall at IMDb