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