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{{short description|American actor}}
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{{Infobox person
{{Infobox person
| name = Hal K. Dawson
| name = Hal K. Dawson
| image =
| image = Hal K. Dawson in Hi Diddle Diddle (1943) (cropped).jpg
| alt =
| alt =
| caption =
| caption = Dawson in ''[[Hi Diddle Diddle]]'' (1943)
| birth_name =
| birth_name =
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1896|10|17}}
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1896|10|17}}
| birth_place = [[Rockville, Connecticut]]
| birth_place =
| death_date = {{Death date and age|1987|2|17|1896|10|17}}
| death_date = {{Death date and age|1987|2|17|1896|10|17}}
| death_place = [[Loma Linda, California]]
| death_place = [[Loma Linda, California]], U.S.
| resting_place = [[Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale]]
| occupation = Actor
| occupation = Actor
| years_active =
| years_active = 1930–1980
}}
}}


'''Hal K. Dawson''' (October 17, 1896 – February 17, 1987) was an American actor.
'''Hal K. Dawson''' (October 17, 1896{{Citation needed |date=April 2023}} – February 17, 1987) was an American actor.

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==Death==
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Dawson died on February 17, 1987, in [[Loma Linda, California]] aged 90.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://articles.latimes.com/1987-03-02/local/me-4315_1_character-actor |title=Hal K. Dawson, Stage, Film and TV Character Actor, Dead at 90 |publisher=Articles.latimes.com |date=1987-03-02 |accessdate=2018-05-20}}</ref> He was buried in [[Forest Lawn Memorial Park (Glendale)|Forest Lawn Memorial Park Cemetery]] in [[Glendale, California]].<ref>Resting Places: The Burial Places of 14,000 Famous Persons, by Scott Wilson</ref>


==Selected filmography==
==Selected filmography==
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* ''[[Public Enemy's Wife]]'' (1936)
* ''[[Public Enemy's Wife]]'' (1936)
* ''[[My American Wife (1936 film)|My American Wife]]'' (1936)
* ''[[My American Wife (1936 film)|My American Wife]]'' (1936)
* ''[[Down the Stretch]]'' (1936)
* ''[[Down the Stretch (1936 film)|Down the Stretch]]'' (1936)
* ''[[Libeled Lady]]'' (1936)
* ''[[Libeled Lady]]'' (1936)
* ''[[We're on the Jury]]'' (1937)
* ''[[We're on the Jury]]'' (1937)
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* ''[[Cafe Metropole]]'' (1937)
* ''[[Cafe Metropole]]'' (1937)
* ''[[She Had to Eat]]'' (1937)
* ''[[She Had to Eat]]'' (1937)
* ''[[On Again-Off Again]]''
* ''[[On Again-Off Again]]'' (1937)
*''[[Wife, Doctor and Nurse]]''
*''[[Wife, Doctor and Nurse]]'' (1937)
* ''[[Danger – Love at Work]]''
* ''[[Danger – Love at Work]]'' (1937)
*''[[Second Honeymoon (1937 film)|Second Honeymoon]]'' (1937)
*''[[Second Honeymoon (1937 film)|Second Honeymoon]]'' (1937)
* ''[[Wells Fargo (film)|Wells Fargo]]''
* ''[[Wells Fargo (film)|Wells Fargo]]'' (1937)
* ''[[The Nurse from Brooklyn]]''
* ''[[The Nurse from Brooklyn]]'' (1938)
* ''[[Always Goodbye]]''
* ''[[Always Goodbye (1938 film)|Always Goodbye]]'' (1938)
* ''[[Keep Smiling (1938 film)|Keep Smiling]]''
* ''[[Keep Smiling (1938 film)|Keep Smiling]]'' (1938)
* ''[[Sweethearts (1938 film)|Sweethearts]]''
* ''[[Sweethearts (1938 film)|Sweethearts]]'' (1938)
* ''[[Rose of Washington Square]]'' (1939)<ref name=google>[https://books.google.com/books?id=GP7GAwAAQBAJ&pg=PA65&lpg=PA65&dq=I%27m+always+chasing+rainbows+alice+faye+Rose+of+Washington+square+DVD&source=bl&ots=hGiISnXQ-_&sig=_YqFGxqYLP6Bo7h9Go5yDsUDjuA&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiP78v2x5TYAhXJKGMKHcuLCK8Q6AEILzAB#v=onepage&q=I'm%20always%20chasing%20rainbows%20alice%20faye%20Rose%20of%20Washington%20square%20DVD&f=false ''Great Movie Musicals on DVD'' - A Classic Movie Fan's Guide] by John Howard Reid - Google search with book preview</ref>
* ''[[Rose of Washington Square]]'' (1939)<ref name=google>[https://books.google.com/books?id=GP7GAwAAQBAJ&dq=I%27m+always+chasing+rainbows+alice+faye+Rose+of+Washington+square+DVD&pg=PA65 ''Great Movie Musicals on DVD'' - A Classic Movie Fan's Guide] by John Howard Reid - Google search with book preview</ref>
* ''[[Joe and Ethel Turp Call on the President]]''
* ''[[Joe and Ethel Turp Call on the President]]'' (1939)
* ''[[The Great Victor Herbert]]''
* ''[[The Great Victor Herbert]]'' (1939)
*''[[Broadway Melody of 1940]]'' (1940)
*''[[Broadway Melody of 1940]]'' (1940)
* ''[[Star Dust (film)|Star Dust]]''
* ''[[Star Dust (film)|Star Dust]]'' (1940)
* ''[[The Doctor Takes a Wife]]''
* ''[[The Doctor Takes a Wife]]'' (1940)
* ''[[Washington Melodrama]]''
* ''[[Washington Melodrama]]'' (1941)
* ''[[Week-End in Havana]]''
* ''[[Week-End in Havana]]'' (1941)
* ''[[Song of the Islands]]''
* ''[[Song of the Islands]]'' (1942)
* ''[[The Magnificent Dope]]''
* ''[[The Magnificent Dope]]'' (1942)
* ''[[Baby Face Morgan]]''
* ''[[Baby Face Morgan]]'' (1942)
* ''[[Hi Diddle Diddle]]''
* ''[[Obliging Young Lady]]'' (1942)
* ''[[Guest Wife]]''
* ''[[Hi Diddle Diddle]]'' (1943)
* ''[[Guest Wife]]'' (1945)
* ''[[Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House]]''
* ''[[Chicken Every Sunday]]''
* ''[[Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House]]'' (1948)
* ''[[Wabash Avenue (film)|Wabash Avenue]]''
* ''[[Chicken Every Sunday]]'' (1949)
* ''[[Wabash Avenue (film)|Wabash Avenue]]'' (1950)
* ''[[Rhubarb (1951 film)|Rhubarb]]'' (1951)
* ''[[Rhubarb (1951 film)|Rhubarb]]'' (1951)
* ''[[Superman and the Mole Men]]''
* ''[[Superman and the Mole Men]]'' (1951)
* ''[[The Captive City (1952 film)|The Captive City]]'' (1952)
* ''[[The Captive City (1952 film)|The Captive City]]'' (1952)
* ''[[Park Row (film)|Park Row]]''* ''[[Bonzo Goes to College]]''
* ''[[Park Row (film)|Park Row]]'' (1952)
* ''[[Bonzo Goes to College]]'' (1952)
* ''[[The Yellow Mountain]]''
* ''[[The Yellow Mountain]]'' (1954)
* ''[[The Benny Goodman Story]]''
* ''[[The Benny Goodman Story]]'' (1956)
* ''[[The Tin Star]]''
* ''[[The Tin Star]]'' (1957)
* ''[[Cattle Empire]]''
* ''[[Cattle Empire]]'' (1958)
* ''[[The Rat Race]]''<ref>{{cite web|author=Hal Erickson |url=https://www.allmovie.com/artist/hal-k-dawson-p17506 |title=Hal K. Dawson |publisher=AllMovie |date= |accessdate=2018-05-20}}</ref>
* ''[[The Rat Race]]'' (1960) <ref>{{cite web|author=Hal Erickson |url=https://www.allmovie.com/artist/hal-k-dawson-p17506 |title=Hal K. Dawson |publisher=AllMovie |date= |accessdate=2018-05-20}}</ref>
* ''[[Bat Masterson (TV series)|Bat Masterson]]'' (1961)
* ''[[The Touch of Satan]]'' (1971)
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==Selected Television==
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==Death==
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable"

|-
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He died on February 17, 1987, in [[Loma Linda, California]] aged 90.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://articles.latimes.com/1987-03-02/local/me-4315_1_character-actor |title=Hal K. Dawson, Stage, Film and TV Character Actor, Dead at 90 |publisher=Articles.latimes.com |date=1987-03-02 |accessdate=2018-05-20}}</ref>
!scope="col"|Year
!scope="col"|Title
!scope="col"|Role
!scope="col" class="unsortable" | Notes
|-
| 1952
| ''[[Death Valley Days]]''
| Bill
| Episode "Self Made Man"
|-
| 1953
| ''[[Death Valley Days]]''
| Jonah King
| Season 2, Episode 4, "Which Side of the Fence"
|-
| 1956
| ''[[Alfred Hitchcock Presents]]''
| Secretary
| Season 1 Episode 16: "You Got to Have Luck"
|-
| 1957
| ''[[Alfred Hitchcock Presents]]''
| Graham
| Season 2 Episode 22: "The End of Indian Summer"
|-
| 1961
| ''[[Bat Masterson (TV series)|Bat Masterson]]''
| Finnegan
| Episode "The Good and the Bad"
|-
| 1961
| ''[[Have Gun - Will Travel]]''
| Bum
| Episode "The Gold Bar"
|-
| 1960
| ''[[Wanted Dead or Alive (TV series)|Wanted Dead or Alive]]''
| Henry Foster
| Season 3 Episode 8 " To the Victor"
|}


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
{{Commons category}}
* {{IMDb name|0206141}}
* {{IMDb name|0206141}}
* {{IBDB name|67245}}
* {{IBDB name|67245}}
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[[Category:20th-century American male actors]]
[[Category:20th-century American male actors]]
[[Category:American male film actors]]
[[Category:American male film actors]]
[[Category:American male stage actors]]
[[Category:American male television actors]]
[[Category:Male actors from Connecticut]]



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Revision as of 05:54, 12 September 2023

Hal K. Dawson
Dawson in Hi Diddle Diddle (1943)
Born(1896-10-17)October 17, 1896
DiedFebruary 17, 1987(1987-02-17) (aged 90)
Loma Linda, California, U.S.
Resting placeForest Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale
OccupationActor
Years active1930–1980

Hal K. Dawson (October 17, 1896[citation needed] – February 17, 1987) was an American actor.

Death

Dawson died on February 17, 1987, in Loma Linda, California aged 90.[1] He was buried in Forest Lawn Memorial Park Cemetery in Glendale, California.[2]

Selected filmography

Selected Television

Year Title Role Notes
1952 Death Valley Days Bill Episode "Self Made Man"
1953 Death Valley Days Jonah King Season 2, Episode 4, "Which Side of the Fence"
1956 Alfred Hitchcock Presents Secretary Season 1 Episode 16: "You Got to Have Luck"
1957 Alfred Hitchcock Presents Graham Season 2 Episode 22: "The End of Indian Summer"
1961 Bat Masterson Finnegan Episode "The Good and the Bad"
1961 Have Gun - Will Travel Bum Episode "The Gold Bar"
1960 Wanted Dead or Alive Henry Foster Season 3 Episode 8 " To the Victor"

References

  1. ^ "Hal K. Dawson, Stage, Film and TV Character Actor, Dead at 90". Articles.latimes.com. March 2, 1987. Retrieved May 20, 2018.
  2. ^ Resting Places: The Burial Places of 14,000 Famous Persons, by Scott Wilson
  3. ^ Great Movie Musicals on DVD - A Classic Movie Fan's Guide by John Howard Reid - Google search with book preview
  4. ^ Hal Erickson. "Hal K. Dawson". AllMovie. Retrieved May 20, 2018.

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