Winter Amos Hall (21 June 1872 – 10 February 1947) was a New Zealand actor of the silent era who later appeared in sound films. He performed in more than 120 films between 1916 and 1938. Prior to that, he had a career as a stage actor in Australia and the United States. In sound films, he was frequently typecast as a clergyman.
Biography
Hall was born in Christchurch, New Zealand, and died in Los Angeles, California. Hall was married to fellow-New Zealander, Katherine Young, a concert pianist. Their Australian-born son, Desmond Winter Hall, was a science fiction writer, magazine editor, and the author of I Give You Oscar Wilde (1965), a novel about the nineteenth century dramatist and wit.[1]
Filmography
The Money Corral, 1919
- The Pioneers (1916) – Dan Farrell (film debut)
- The Joan of Arc of Loos (1916)
- The Gift Girl (1917) – Usun Hassan
- The Bronze Bride (1917) – Mr. Carter
- Sacrifice (1917) – Stephen Stephani
- The Primrose Ring (1917) – Dr. Ralph MacLean
- A Romance of the Redwoods (1917) – John Lawrence, Uncle To Jenny
- The Spindle of Life (1917) – James Bradshaw
- The Cricket (1917) – Pinglet
- The Silent Lady (1917) – Philemon
- My Little Boy (1917) – Uncle Oliver
- New Love for Old (1918) – Ben Sawyer
- The Kaiser, the Beast of Berlin (1918) – Dr.Von Gressler
- Beauty in Chains (1918) – Don Cayetano
- The House of Silence (1918) – Dr. Henry Rogers
- Rich Man, Poor Man (1918)
- The Bravest Way (1918) – Moreby Nason
- Missing (1918) – Dr. Howson
- The Firefly of France (1918) – Dunham
- The City of Dim Faces (1918) – Brand Matthews
- Till I Come Back to You (1918) – King Albert
- The Vanity Pool (1918) – Uncle Penny
- Hitting the High Spots (1918) – Morgan Randolph
- The Squaw Man (1918) – Fletcher
- The Mystery Girl (1918) – Prince Sebasatian
- The Dub (1919) – Burley Hadden
- Alias Mike Moran (1919) – Mr. Vandecar
- The Turn in the Road (1919) – Reverend Matthew Barker
- Captain Kidd, Jr. (1919) – John Brent
- The Money Corral (1919) – Gregory Collins
- For Better, for Worse (1919) – Doctor
- The Red Lantern (1919) – Rev. Alex Templeton
- The Hushed Hour (1919) – Judge Robert
- The Right to Happiness (1919) – Henry Forrester
- Why Smith Left Home (1919) – The General
- When Bearcat Went Dry (1919) – Lone Stacy
- A Girl in Bohemia (1919) – McMain, Publisher
- The Beauty Market (1919) – Ashburton Gaylord
- The Woman Thou Gavest Me (1919)
- The Thirteenth Commandment (1920) – Roger Kip Sr.
- The Tree of Knowledge (1920) – Siur Mostyn Hollingsworth
- The Forbidden Woman (1920) – Edward Harding
- Faith (1920) – Adam Harden
- The Deadlier Sex (1920) – Henry Willard
- Alias Jimmy Valentine (1920) – William Lane
- The Third Woman (1920) – Judson Halliday
- The Woman in His House (1920) – Hilda’s Father, Andrew Martin
- Behold My Wife! (1920) – General Armour
- Hearts Are Trumps (1920) – Lord Altcar
- The Jucklins (1921) – General Lundsford
- Forbidden Fruit (1921) – Minor Role (uncredited)
- The Breaking Point (1921) – Dr. Hillyer
- What Every Woman Knows (1921) – Charles Venables
- The Little Clown (1921) – Colonel Beverley
- The Witching Hour (1921) – Judge Prentice
- The Child Thou Gavest Me (1921) – Her Father
- The Affairs of Anatol (1921) – Dr. Johnston (uncredited)
- The Great Impersonation (1921) – Duke of Oxford
- Her Social Value (1921) – Shipley
- Cheated Hearts (1921) – Nathanial Beekman
- Saturday Night (1922) – The Professor
- Burning Sands (1922) – Governor
- On the High Seas (1922) – John Deveraux
- Skin Deep (1922) – Dr. Langdon
- East Is West (1922) – Mr. Benson
- Wasted Lives (1923) – Dr. Wentworth
- The Voice from the Minaret (1923) – Bishop Ellsworth
- Little Church Around the Corner (1923) – Doc
- Ashes of Vengeance (1923) – The Bishop
- Her Reputation (1923) – John Mansfield
- The Day of Faith (1923) – Bland Hendricks
- Thundering Dawn (1923) – The Elder Standish
- Name the Man (1924) – Gov. Stanley
- Secrets (1924) – Dr. Arbuthnot
- The Right of the Strongest (1924) – Austin Lee Sr.
- The Turmoil (1924) – Henry Vertrees
- The Only Woman (1924) – William Brinnsley
- Husbands and Lovers (1924) – Robert Stanton
- The Boomerang (1925) – Gordon
- Raffles, the Amateur Cracksman (1925) – Lord Amersteth
- The Girl Who Wouldn’t Work (1925) – District Attorney
- Graustark (1925) – Ambassador
- Compromise (1925) – Joan’s Father
- Free to Love (1925) – Judge Orr
- The Pleasure Buyers (1925) – General Ripley
- Ben-Hur (1925) – Joseph
- Paradise (1928) – Rev. Cranston
- The Forger (1928) – John Leith
- After the Verdict (1929) – Lord Dartry
- High Seas (1929) – Lord Bracklethorpe
- Kitty (1929) – John Furnival
- The Wrecker (1929) – Sir Gerald Bartlett
- Woman to Woman (1929) – Dr. Gavron
- The Racketeer (1929) – Mr. Chapman
- The Love Parade (1929) – Priest (uncredited)
- The Lost Zeppelin (1929) – Mr. Wilson
- Road to Paradise (1930) – Brewster – the Butler
- Passion Flower (1930) – Leroy Pringle
- Girls Demand Excitement (1931) – The Dean
- Confessions of a Co-Ed (1931) – Dean Winslow
- Tomorrow and Tomorrow (1932) – President Adee
- The Strange Case of Clara Deane (1932) – Minister (uncredited)
- The Man Called Back (1932) – Judge
- Madame Racketeer (1932) – Minister (uncredited)
- Cavalcade (1933) – Minister on the Pulpit (uncredited)
- The Monkey’s Paw (1933) – Mr. Hartigan
- Professional Sweetheart (1933) – Minister (uncredited)
- The World Moves On (1934) – Minister (uncredited)
- The Barretts of Wimpole Street (1934) – Clergyman (uncredited)
- Judge Priest (1934) – Judge Floyd Fairleigh (uncredited)
- British Agent (1934) – Cabinet Member (uncredited)
- The Pursuit of Happiness (1934) – Uncle (uncredited)
- The Merry Widow (1934) – Priest (uncredited)
- What Every Woman Knows (1934) – Cabinet Member (uncredited)
- Mills of the Gods (1934) – Bevins
- Don’t Bet on Blondes (1935) – Minister at Wedding (uncredited)
- The Crusades (1935) – Archbishop (uncredited)
- Rendezvous (1935) – Chaplain (uncredited)
- Mutiny on the Bounty (1935) – Chaplain (uncredited)
- A Tale of Two Cities (1935) – Aristocrat (uncredited)
- The Invisible Ray (1936) – Minister (uncredited)
- The Bohemian Girl (1936) – Servant (uncredited)
- Champagne Charlie (1936) – Board Member (uncredited)
- The Crime of Dr. Forbes (1936) – Faculty Doctor (uncredited)
- Mary of Scotland (1936) – Minor Role (uncredited)
- Two in a Crowd (1936) – Judge (uncredited)
- Lloyd’s of London (1936) – Dr. Beatty (uncredited)
- Slave Ship (1937) – Minister
- Bulldog Drummond’s Revenge (1937) – Ferry Captain (uncredited)
- The Toast of New York (1937) – Board of Directors Member (uncredited)
- Four Men and a Prayer (1938) – Judge
- If I Were King (1938) – Major Domo
References
- ^ “Desmond W. Hall, 82, Author and Ex-Editor”, The New York Times, 2 November 1992
External links
- Winter Hall at IMDb
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