Hal Stalmaster
| Hal Stalmaster | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Harry Lapidus Stalmaster March 29, 1940 Los Angeles, California, United States |
| Residence | Sherman Oaks, California, United States |
| Alma mater | University of California, Los Angeles |
| Occupation | Former actor, talent agent |
| Spouse(s) | Caryl S. Stalmaster Nancy E. Stalmaster Lynne Stalmaster Nobles |
| Children | Cyndy Stalmaster |
Harry Lapidus Stalmaster, known as Hal Stalmaster (born March 29, 1940), is an American former actor, known for his lead role in the 1957 Walt Disney film of the American Revolution Johnny Tremain, based on the 1943 Esther Forbes novel of the same name.
He was born in Los Angeles, California. Stalmaster attended Beverly Hills High School, located in Beverly Hills, California, and went on to attend the University of California, Los Angeles, located in Los Angeles.
In the dramatization, Stalmaster is an apprentice silversmith who burns his hand and requires surgery for proper healing from the noted physician Joseph Warren, played by Walter Coy. Spurred to fight the British for colonial independence, young Tremain joins the Sons of Liberty and participates in the Boston Tea Party and Paul Revere's ride.
Walt Disney dedicated Johnny Tremain "to the youth of the world . . . in whose spirit and courage rests the hope of eventual freedom for all mankind." Disney continued, "Johnny Tremain is about the nameless, unsung patriots whose hunger for freedom made possible the independence that is enjoyed in America today."
Stalmaster is the younger brother of former actor and casting director Lynn A. Stalmaster, a native of Omaha, Nebraska. Stalmaster said that his brother "didn't help me one bit [in landing the role of Johnny Tremain]. He thought I was too young to start acting and besides, he didn't think I could act!"
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