Huntz Hall
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| Born |
Henry Richard Hall August 15, 1920 New York, New York, United States |
| Died | January 30, 1999 (aged 78) North Hollywood, California, United States |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1935–1994 |
| Spouse(s) |
Elsie May Anderson (m. 1940–44) (divorced) Leslie Wright (m. 1948–53) (divorced) Leah Hall (m. 1966–99) (his death) |
| Children | Reverend Gary Hall & Stevie Hall |
Henry Richard "Huntz" Hall (August 15, 1920 – January 30, 1999) was an American radio, theatrical, and motion picture performer noted primarily for his roles in the "Dead End Kids" movies, such as Angels with Dirty Faces (1938), which gave way to the "The Bowery Boys" movie franchise, a prolific and highly successful series of comedies in the 1940s and 1950s.
Hall was born in 1920 in New York City to Joseph Patrick Hall, an Irish immigrant air-conditioner repairman, and his wife Mary Ellen (Mullen). The 14th of 16 children, he was nicknamed "Huntz" because of his Teutonic-looking nose.
Hall attended Catholic schools and started performing on radio at age 5.
He appeared on Broadway in the 1935 production of Dead End, a play written and directed by Sidney Kingsley. Hall was then cast along with the other Dead End Kids in the 1937 film Dead End, directed by William Wyler and starring Humphrey Bogart.
Hall has a cameo in the movie Yankee Doodle Dandy.
Hall also served in the United States Army during World War II.
In 1943, he appeared in the USN training film "Don't Kill your Friends" as the moronic Ensign Dilbert the Pilot who, because of his carelessness and cavalier attitude, manages to kill a civilian and three servicemen!
In 1948, Hall was arrested for possession of marijuana, but his 1949 trial resulted in a hung jury.
Hall later played the increasingly buffoonish Horace DeBussy "Sach" Jones in 48 "Bowery Boys" films, gaining top billing when his longtime partner, Leo Gorcey, left the series in 1956. Hall and Gorcey reunited in Second Fiddle to a Steel Guitar (1966) and The Phynx (1969).
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