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Known For
Acting
Birthday
October 17, 1896
Died
February 17, 1987
Place of Birth
Rockville, Connecticut, USA
Also Known As
- Hal Dawson
Hal K. Dawson
0.3 Popularity
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Hal K. Dawson (October 17, 1896 – February 17, 1987) was an American actor. The films he performed in include: Dr. Socrates, My American Wife, Libeled Lady, Wells Fargo,, Broadway Melody of 1940, Star Dust, The Doctor Takes a Wife, Washington Melodrama, Week-End in Havana,, Guest Wife, Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House, Chicken Every Sunday, Bonzo Goes to College and The Benny Goodman Story. He died on February 17, 1987, in Loma Linda, California aged 90.
Known For
2.9
Mr. Gentry
The Touch of Satan
1971
7.0
Watchman
Adam-12
1968
7.2
Doorman at Keeney's (uncredited)
Funny Girl
1968
4.7
Apartment House Guard
An American Dream
1966
7.0
Stage Doorman
Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.
1964
6.6
Bo Kerry
The Rat Race
1960
5.6
Conductor
The Alligator People
1959
5.6
Jackson (uncredited)
Face of a Fugitive
1959
7.2
Managing Editor (uncredited)
The Last Hurrah
1958
5.6
Fane
Lawman
1958
Credits
The Touch of Satan
as Mr. Gentry
1971
2.9
Adam-12
as Watchman
1968
7.0
Funny Girl
as Doorman at Keeney's (uncredited)
1968
7.2
An American Dream
as Apartment House Guard
1966
4.7
Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.
as Stage Doorman
1964
7.0
The Rat Race
as Bo Kerry
1960
6.6
The Alligator People
as Conductor
1959
5.6
Face of a Fugitive
as Jackson (uncredited)
1959
5.6
The Last Hurrah
as Managing Editor (uncredited)
1958
7.2
Lawman
as Fane
1958
5.6
Teacher's Pet
as Bill (uncredited)
1958
6.8
The Female Animal
as Assistant Director Eddie (uncredited)
1958
5.8
The Tin Star
as Andy Miller
1957
7.0
A Lawless Street
as Hotel Clerk (uncredited)
1955
5.3
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
as Secretary
1955
7.8
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
as Graham
1955
7.8
The Adventures of Champion
as Jim Custer
1955
5.3
Foxfire
as Tourist (uncredited)
1955
6.0
Three for the Show
as Theatre Treasuer (uncredited)
1955
6.0
The Country Girl
as Actor in Play (uncredited)
1954
6.9
The Yellow Mountain
as Sam Torrence
1954
5.2
The Glenn Miller Story
as Used Car Salesman (uncredited)
1954
6.9
Park Row
as Mr. Wiley
1952
6.5
Young Man with Ideas
as Mr. Cumberly (uncredited)
1952
4.7
The Captive City
as Clyde Nelson
1952
6.1
Superman and the Mole Men
as Chuck Weber
1951
5.3
Rhubarb
as Mr. Fisher
1951
5.3
You're My Everything
as Ticket Seller (uncredited)
1949
3.8
Slightly French
as Whitaker (uncredited)
1949
7.2
Chicken Every Sunday
as Jake Barker
1949
6.0
You Gotta Stay Happy
as Night Clerk
1948
6.4
Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House
as Harry Selby (uncredited)
1948
7.0
Blondie in the Dough
as Mr. Tyler, the Grocer (uncredited)
1947
6.5
Merton of the Movies
as Gus Blanchard - Agent (uncredited)
1947
6.8
Danger Street
as Stevens
1947
4.0
A Likely Story
as Dr. Fraser (uncredited)
1947
4.2
Blondie's Big Moment
as Mr. Little (uncredited)
1947
4.8
The Best Years of Our Lives
as Man at Airport (uncredited)
1946
7.8
Guest Wife
as Dennis
1945
6.0
Greenwich Village
as Cashier
1944
6.0
Hi Diddle Diddle
as Minister
1943
6.4
Mr. Lucky
as Draft Board Doctor (uncredited)
1943
7.0
Life Begins at Eight-Thirty
as Producer
1942
6.5
Baby Face Morgan
as J.B. Brown
1942
4.0
The Magnificent Dope
as Charlie
1942
7.2
My Favorite Spy
as Eberle
1942
5.2
Meet the Stewarts
as Waiter (uncredited)
1942
4.3
The Mad Martindales
as Hotel clerk
1942
5.0
Obliging Young Lady
as Bore in Pullman Car with Linda (uncredited)
1942
5.0
Song of the Islands
as John Rodney
1942
6.2
The Fleet's In
as Bert
1942
7.0
Hellzapoppin'
as Photographer at Pool (uncredited)
1941
7.2
Three Girls About Town
as Guest
1941
5.3
Week-End in Havana
as Mr. Marks
1941
6.7
Lydia
as Hotel Desk Clerk
1941
6.5
Cracked Nuts
as Sawhorse Man
1941
0.0
Washington Melodrama
as Logan
1941
5.0
You're the One
as Male Secretary
1941
1.0
This Thing Called Love
1940
8.0
Tin Pan Alley
as Hotel Clerk
1940
5.1
Little Men
as Telegraph Operator
1940
5.6
Public Deb No. 1
as Layout Man
1940
4.4
The Great Profile
as Ticket Seller
1940
6.3
We Who Are Young
as Salesman
1940
5.8
Millionaires in Prison
as Mike, a Reporter (uncredited)
1940
6.0
Lillian Russell
as Chauffeur
1940
6.1
The Doctor Takes a Wife
as Charlie
1940
6.4
Two Girls on Broadway
as License Bureau Clerk (uncredited)
1940
6.6
Star Dust
as Cargo, Wellman's Assistant
1940
4.8
Blondie on a Budget
as Bank Teller (uncredited)
1940
6.0
Broadway Melody of 1940
as O'Grady (uncredited)
1940
6.7
Swanee River
as Drunken Man on Riverboat
1939
6.7
The Great Victor Herbert
as George Faller
1939
5.0
Joe and Ethel Turp Call on the President
as Bill
1939
2.0
Pack Up Your Troubles
as Booking Agent
1939
6.2
Two Bright Boys
as Boswell
1939
0.0
Blackmail
as Hotel Desk Clerk (uncredited)
1939
6.4
Hotel for Women
as Dave Moore
1939
6.0
I Stole a Million
as (uncredited)
1939
6.0
Rose of Washington Square
as Chump
1939
5.8
The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle
as Man in Balcony (uncredited)
1939
6.9
The Ice Follies of 1939
as Publicity Man (uncredited)
1939
5.6
How to Sub-Let
as Real Estate Agent
1939
3.5
Kentucky
as Auction Clerk
1938
5.8
There Goes My Heart
as Camera Clerk (uncredited)
1938
7.1
Too Hot to Handle
as Film Cutter (uncredited)
1938
5.8
Boy Meets Girl
as Wardrobe Attendant
1938
6.5
How to Read
as Annoying Club Member (uncredited)
1938
5.2
Keep Smiling
as Casting Director
1938
0.0
Rich Man, Poor Girl
as Mr. Allen
1938
5.9
Gateway
as Reporter
1938
6.5
The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse
as Pedestrian at Burglary Site (uncredited)
1938
7.1
You and Me
as Information Clerk (uncredited)
1938
6.5
Safety in Numbers
as Cameraman
1938
0.0
The Nurse from Brooklyn
as Tommy Tucker
1938
6.0
International Settlement
as Master of Ceremonies
1938
5.6
Wells Fargo
as Ormsby - N.Y. Herald Correspondent
1937
5.2
Mama Runs Wild
as Bank Robber (uncredited)
1937
0.0
Love and Hisses
as Music store clerk
1937
0.0
Second Honeymoon
as Andy
1937
5.8
A Night at the Movies
as Mr. Pennelly (uncredited)
1937
5.5
Danger – Love at Work
as Mike, the chauffeur
1937
7.3
Wife, Doctor and Nurse
as Dr. Tom Hedges
1937
6.0
One Mile from Heaven
as Information Clerk
1937
6.7
Vogues of 1938
as Jim - Ticket Seller in Boston
1937
5.4
Easy Living
as Jeweler (uncredited)
1937
7.1
On Again—Off Again
as Sanford
1937
7.0
She Had to Eat
as Mr. McIntire - Telegraph Clerk (uncredited)
1937
5.0
Café Metropole
as Arthur Cleveland Thorndyke
1937
7.0
We're on the Jury
as John Weatherman
1937
5.8
Wedding Present
1936
6.5
Libeled Lady
as Harvey Allen
1936
7.3
China Clipper
as Airplane Designer (uncredited)
1936
5.6
My American Wife
as Stephen Cantillon
1936
0.0
Public Enemy's Wife
as Daugherty
1936
5.8
Everybody's Old Man
as Jameson
1936
0.0
Paddy O'Day
as Motorist
1936
7.0
Music Is Magic
as Jim Watson (uncredited)
1935
4.0
Dr. Socrates
as Mel Towne
1935
6.4
The Firebird
as Assistant Stage Manager
1934
5.5