Huntz Hall

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Huntz Hall (* 15. August 1920 in New York City as Henry Richard Hall , † the 30th January 1999 in Hollywood , California ) was an American actor .

Life

Huntz Hall was already active as a child on vaudeville stages and in radio productions as an actor. He was the fourteenth of 16 children of an Irish Einwandererf in 1935 through its participation in the play Dead End of Sidney Kingsley on Broadway is known in which he played a member of a youth gang. He then played this role in William Wyler's filming Dead End again. Hall and his teenage co-actors in the play and film adaptation became known as the " Dead End Kids " - the cul-de-sac children , as these characters have no future in their lives. The Dead End Kids played at Warner Brothers in the late 1930s in prestigious crime dramas such as Chicago - Angels with Dirty Faces at James Cagney's Side or Convicted with John Garfield . Later they had their own B-movie series at Universal Studios and Monogram Pictures , the tone of which slipped more and more from initial social criticism to the cheeky one. Most recently, the film series ran under the name Bowery Boys , in which Hall (in the role of the idiot Horace Debussy 'Sach' Jones ) and his co-actor Leo Gorcey were the figureheads. When the last of over 80 films about the youth clique, entitled In the Money, came out in theaters in 1958, Hall was already in his late thirties. Hall explained the films' long-lasting popularity in 1990 as follows:

You are americana . They were also very entertaining. After seeing our films, you got rid of your problems. ( "They're Americana. They were also pretty entertaining. After seeing our pictures, you got rid of your problems." )

In addition to the film series, Hall also took on other roles in theater productions and other Hollywood films, for example, his appearance as a soldier in the war film Landing in Salerno in 1945 earned him a critical award . In addition to acting, Hall opened a used car dealership in the 1950s, which, however, had to file for bankruptcy. He also faced multiple charges and alcohol problems. From the 1970s onwards he again received some notable roles in film and television productions such as Herbie tall in Fahrt (1974), Valentino (1977) and TV - Totally crazy (1984). He appeared in around 120 film and television productions up to 1993.

With a share of 10% in the income of the film series, which was regularly broadcast on American television for a long time, and investments in the oil business, he was able to live in prosperity until his death in 1999. One son's father was divorced three times and widowed once. Hall is featured with other celebrities on the iconic cover of the Beatles album Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band .

Filmography (selection)

  • 1937: Dead End (Dead End)
  • 1938: Chicago Angels with Dirty Faces
  • 1938: Crime School
  • 1939: Sentenced to a criminal (They Made Me a Criminal)
  • 1939: The second life of Dr. X (The Return of Dr. X)
  • 1941: Spooks Run Wild
  • 1941: Bowery Blitzkrieg
  • 1942: 'Neath Brooklyn Bridge
  • 1943: Ghosts on the Loose
  • 1945: Landing in Salerno (A Walk in the Sun)
  • 1945: The Wonder Man
  • 1954: Who Laughs - Flies Out (The Bowery Boys Meet the Monsters)
  • 1966: Flipper (TV series, 2 episodes)
  • 1971: The Chicago Teddy Bears (TV series, 5 episodes)
  • 1974: Herbie Rides Again (Herbie Rides Again)
  • 1976: Won Ton Ton - The Dog Who Saved Hollywood (Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood)
  • 1977: Valentino
  • 1978: CHiPs (TV series, 1 episode)
  • 1979: The Gas Pump Girls
  • 1982: The Escape Artist
  • 1984: TV - Totally Crazy ( The Ratings Game ; TV movie)
  • 1987: Tornado (Cyclone)
  • 1988: In the Heat of the Night ( In the Heat of the Night , television series, 1 episode)
  • 1993: Daddy Dearest (TV series, 1 episode)

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Guardian Staff: Huntz Hall obituary . In: The Guardian . February 16, 1999, ISSN  0261-3077 ( theguardian.com [accessed June 3, 2020]).
  2. ^ Guardian Staff: Huntz Hall obituary . In: The Guardian . February 16, 1999, ISSN  0261-3077 ( theguardian.com [accessed June 3, 2020]).
  3. ^ Huntz Hall. Retrieved June 3, 2020 .
  4. ^ Obituary: Huntz Hall. February 3, 1999, accessed June 3, 2020 .
  5. ^ Obituary: Huntz Hall. February 3, 1999, accessed June 3, 2020 .
  6. ^ Obituary: Huntz Hall. February 3, 1999, accessed June 3, 2020 .
  7. ↑ Jim Manago: Behind Sach - The Huntz Hall Story . BearManor Media, January 7, 2015 ( google.de [accessed June 3, 2020]).
  8. ^ Guardian Staff: Huntz Hall obituary . In: The Guardian . February 16, 1999, ISSN  0261-3077 ( theguardian.com [accessed June 3, 2020]).
  9. ^ Obituary: Huntz Hall. February 3, 1999, accessed June 3, 2020 .
personal data
SURNAME Hall, Huntz
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Hall, Henry Richard (maiden name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION US-American actor
DATE OF BIRTH August 15, 1920
PLACE OF BIRTH New York City , New York , United States
DATE OF DEATH January 30, 1999
Place of death Hollywood , California , United States