Hal John Norman
Hal John Norman , actually Harold L. Norman, Sr. (born August 27, 1911 in Wichita , Kansas , † July 14, 2011 in Andover , Kansas) was an American actor , presenter and radio play speaker . Norman starred in numerous supporting roles in westerns and television series such as Bonanza , West of Santa Fe , A Thousand Miles of Dust , Wagon Train , High Chaparral and Lassie . He received because of his frequent depiction of Indians the nickname "Chief" ( Chief ).
Life
Hal John Norman grew up in Kansas and learned early the riding of horses . In 1930 he lost his right leg in a train accident, but recovered and learned to walk with a prosthesis without any noticeable limp. In the 1930s he was an announcer and presenter on a radio station in Wichita and in the late 1930s he played in radio plays on the radio stations KFH and KFBI in Wichita.
From 1957 he began his career as a film actor in the Hollywood film industry , using the stage name Hal Jon Norman until his last film in 1990. He played in particular in western films and series and portrayed characters such as Buffalo Bill , Frost in West of Santa Fé (1960), Kimki in Island of the Blue Dolphins (1964) and a Koso chief in High Chaparral (1968) During his thirty-year acting career, he played alongside Clint Eastwood , Lee Marvin and Ernest Borgnine , although he was versatile due to his numerous accents such as German , Swedish , French , Italian , Spanish and several American dialects, but always only supporting roles played.
Norman, nicknamed because of its frequent depiction of Indians and chiefs "Chief" Gotta last met in 1990 as a grandfather in Deadly greed of Harvey Keith alongside Katherine Barrese and Malcolm McDowell on.
Hal John Norman died on July 14, 2011 in Andover, Kansas, at the age of 99.
Filmography
- TV Shows
- 1957: Studio 57 (one episode)
- 1958–1963: Wagon Train (two episodes)
- 1958: The Restless Gun (an episode)
- 1959, 1960: West of Santa Fe ( The Rifleman , two episodes)
- 1960: Tales of Wells Fargo (an episode)
- 1960–1962: Bonanza (three episodes)
- 1961: Lawyer for Justice ( Lock Up , an episode)
- 1962: The Tall Man (an episode)
- 1962–1964: Cowboys (four episodes)
- 1963: Grindl (one episode)
- 1964: Lassie (an episode)
- 1965–1967: Daniel Boone (four episodes)
- 1966: Lost in Space (an episode)
- 1966: Shane (an episode)
- 1967: The Wild Wild West , an episode
- 1967: Colonel Custer (an episode)
- 1968: High Chaparral (an episode)
- 1985: MacGyver (an episode)
- Feature films
- 1964: Island of the Blue Dolphins (Iceland of the Blue Dolphins)
- 1970: Escape to Passion
- 1972: The Loners
- 1973: A train for two scoundrels (Emperor of the North Pole)
- 1990: Deadly Greed (Jezebel's Kiss)
Web links
- Hal John Norman in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- THE WICHITA EAGLE: Western actor Harold Norman dies at 99 (July 15, 2011)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Norman, Hal John |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Norman, Harold L. senior (real name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American actor, presenter and radio play speaker |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 27, 1911 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Wichita , Kansas , USA |
| DATE OF DEATH | July 14, 2011 |
| Place of death | Andover , Kansas , USA |