Jon Hall (actor)
Jon Hall (born February 23, 1915 in Fresno , California - † December 13, 1979 in Los Angeles , California; actually Charles Hall Locher ) was an American film actor .
Life
Charles Hall Locher was born as the son of a native Swiss Felix Locher (1882-1969) and spent his childhood in Tahiti . Father Felix also became an actor at the age of 73 after visiting his son on the film set and was discovered there by a director .
Jon Hall made his film debut in Woman Must Dress , initially under the name Charles Locher, but initially only played minor roles, around 1935 in Mutiny on the Bounty or Charlie Chan in Shanghai . The actor became famous in 1937 for John Ford's film drama ... then came the hurricane alongside Dorothy Lamour . ... then came the hurricane based on a novel by the writer duo Charles Bernard Nordhoff and James Norman Hall , where James Norman Hall was the uncle of Jon Hall. Hall's cousins also included cinematographer Conrad L. Hall and actor Ben Chapman .
Jon Hall's career peaked in the 1940s, starring in numerous adventure films at Universal Studios . His most successful films of this type include Arabian Nights (1942) and Ali Baba and the Forty Robbers (1944). In the 1944 horror film The Invisible Man Takes Vengeance , Hall also played the role of scientist Dr. Griffin, who is gradually becoming invisible and insane. Two years earlier he had played another Invisible Man in The Invisible Agent , directed by Edwin L. Marin . After his popularity in the cinema decreased from the late 1940s, Hall switched to television: In the series Ramar of the Jungle from 1952 to 1954, he played the lead role for 52 episodes. The Beach-Girls and the Monster , which he also directed, was his last film in 1965.
In 1934 he married Frances Langford , and the marriage was divorced the following year. In 1959, he married the actress Raquel Torres , the couple divorced and later remarried and then divorced again. 1979 committed Jon Hall with 64 years due to a painful cancer suffering suicide . He has two stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame .
Filmography (selection)
- 1935: Women Must Dress
- 1935: Charlie Chan in Shanghai
- 1937: ... then came the hurricane (The Hurricane)
- 1940: Sailor's Lady
- 1940: The Pearl Raiders of Pago-Pago (South of Pago Pago)
- 1940: Red Devils for Kit Carson (Kit Carson)
- 1941: Aloma, the daughter of the South Seas (Aloma of the South Seas)
- 1942: The Tuttles of Tahiti
- 1942: Eagle Squadron
- 1942: Invisible Agent (Invisible Agent)
- 1942 Arabian Nights (Arabian Nights)
- 1943: Curse of the Temple Gods (White Savage)
- 1944: Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves
- 1944: A Woman's Dreams (Lady in the Dark)
- 1944: The Serpent (Cobra Woman)
- 1944: The Invisible Man's Revenge (The Invisible Man's Revenge)
- 1944: Gypsy Wildcat
- 1944: San Diego I Love You (San Diego I Love You)
- 1945: Sudan
- 1947: Michigan Kid
- 1947: Uncas, the last of his tribe (Last of the Redmen)
- 1948: Robin Hood's great love (The Prince of Thieves)
- 1949: Zamba, the horror of the jungle (Zamba)
- 1949: Texas Police clean up (Deputy Marshal)
- 1951: When the Redskins Rode (When the Redskins Rode)
- 1953: Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves
- 1953–1954: Ramar of the Jungle (TV series, 52 episodes)
- 1963/1965: Perry Mason (TV series, 2 episodes)
- 1965: The Beach Girls and the Monster (also director)
Web links
- Jon Hall at the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ^ HW Schneider: Swiss film actor takes Hollywood by storm. Schweizer Film = Film Suisse: official organ of Switzerland, accessed on June 10, 2020 .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Hall, Jon |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Hall Locher, Charles (real name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | US-American actor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 23, 1915 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Fresno , California |
| DATE OF DEATH | December 13, 1979 |
| Place of death | Los Angeles , California |