Henry Hull
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Henry Hull, 1923
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Henry Watterson Hull October 3, 1890 Louisville, Kentucky, U.S. |
| Died | March 8, 1977 (aged 86) Cornwall, England, UK |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1917–1966 |
| Spouse(s) | Juliet van Wyck Fremont (1913-1971) (her death) |
| Children | Henry Hull Jr, Shelley Hull, and Joan Hull |
Henry Watterson Hull (October 3, 1890 – March 8, 1977) was an American character actor with a unique voice who is best remembered for playing the lead role in Universal Pictures's Werewolf of London (1935).
Hull was born in Louisville, Kentucky, the son of William Madison Hull and Elinor Bond Vaughn.
Early in his career, Hull appeared frequently on Broadway; he created the role of Jeeter Lester in the long-running play Tobacco Road (1933), based on the novel by Erskine Caldwell.
Hull appeared in 74 films between 1917 and 1966, often playing supporting characters like the uncle of Tyrone Power's love interest Nancy Kelly in Jesse James (1939). He appeared as Charles Rittenhouse, a wealthy industrialist in Alfred Hitchcock's Lifeboat (1944). Other notable roles were as Abel Magwitch in the 1934 version of Great Expectations and in the last film of director Tod Browning, Miracles for Sale (1939). He appeared in Werewolf of London in 1935.
Hull memorably portrayed a doctor who Humphrey Bogart goes to for help in High Sierra, then also was cast in Colorado Territory, a western remake of the High Sierra story that starred Joel McCrea. He played a desert prospector who comes to Robert Ryan's rescue in Inferno in 1953.
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