Hal K. Dawson
Born: 1896-10-17 in Rockville, Connecticut, USA
Died: 1987-02-17
Known For: Acting
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.
Filmography
1976
- What's Happening!! as Louie
1973
- Wicked, Wicked as Grandpa Blake (uncredited)
1972
- Emergency! as Old Man
1971
- The Touch of Satan as Mr. Gentry
1968
- Adam-12 as Watchman
- Funny Girl as Doorman at Keeney's (uncredited)
1966
- An American Dream as Apartment House Guard
1964
- Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C. as Stage Doorman
1960
- The Tall Man as The Clerk
- The Rat Race as Bo Kerry
1959
- Face of a Fugitive as Jackson (uncredited)
- The Alligator People as Conductor
1958
- Lawman as Fane
- Teacher's Pet as Bill (uncredited)
- The Last Hurrah as Managing Editor (uncredited)
- The Female Animal as Assistant Director Eddie (uncredited)
1957
- Trackdown as Gus
- The Tin Star as Andy Miller
1955
- Cheyenne as Truckee Charlie
- Alfred Hitchcock Presents as Secretary
- Crossroads as American Legion Member (uncredited)
- The Adventures of Champion as Jim Custer
- A Lawless Street as Hotel Clerk (uncredited)
- Three for the Show as Theatre Treasuer (uncredited)
- Foxfire as Tourist (uncredited)
1954
- The Glenn Miller Story as Used Car Salesman (uncredited)
- The Country Girl as Actor in Play (uncredited)
- The Yellow Mountain as Sam Torrence
1952
- Young Man with Ideas as Mr. Cumberly (uncredited)
- The Captive City as Clyde Nelson
- Park Row as Mr. Wiley
1951
- The Adventures of Kit Carson as Outpost Clerk
- Superman and the Mole Men as Chuck Weber
- Rhubarb as Mr. Fisher
1949
- You're My Everything as Ticket Seller (uncredited)
- Slightly French as Whitaker (uncredited)
- Chicken Every Sunday as Jake Barker
1948
- Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House as Harry Selby (uncredited)
- You Gotta Stay Happy as Night Clerk
1947
- Merton of the Movies as Gus Blanchard - Agent (uncredited)
- Blondie's Big Moment as Mr. Little (uncredited)
- Blondie in the Dough as Mr. Tyler, the Grocer (uncredited)
- A Likely Story as Dr. Fraser (uncredited)
- Danger Street as Stevens
1946
- The Best Years of Our Lives as Man at Airport (uncredited)
1945
- Guest Wife as Dennis
1944
- Greenwich Village as Cashier
1943
- Mr. Lucky as Draft Board Doctor (uncredited)
- Hi Diddle Diddle as Minister
1942
- The Fleet's In as Bert
- Song of the Islands as John Rodney
- Meet the Stewarts as Waiter (uncredited)
- Obliging Young Lady as Bore in Pullman Car with Linda (uncredited)
- My Favorite Spy as Eberle
- Life Begins at Eight-Thirty as Producer
- The Magnificent Dope as Charlie
- The Mad Martindales as Hotel clerk
- Baby Face Morgan as J.B. Brown
1941
- Hellzapoppin' as Photographer at Pool (uncredited)
- Three Girls About Town as Guest
- Week-End in Havana as Mr. Marks
- You're the One as Male Secretary
- Lydia as Hotel Desk Clerk
- Washington Melodrama as Logan
- Cracked Nuts as Sawhorse Man
1940
- Broadway Melody of 1940 as O'Grady (uncredited)
- This Thing Called Love
- We Who Are Young as Salesman
- Blondie on a Budget as Bank Teller (uncredited)
- Public Deb No. 1 as Layout Man
- The Doctor Takes a Wife as Charlie
- Lillian Russell as Chauffeur
- The Great Profile as Ticket Seller
- Two Girls on Broadway as License Bureau Clerk (uncredited)
- Millionaires in Prison as Mike, a Reporter (uncredited)
- Tin Pan Alley as Hotel Clerk
- Little Men as Telegraph Operator
- Star Dust as Cargo, Wellman's Assistant
1939
- The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle as Man in Balcony (uncredited)
- Rose of Washington Square as Chump
- I Stole a Million as (uncredited)
- Joe and Ethel Turp Call on the President as Bill
- The Ice Follies of 1939 as Publicity Man (uncredited)
- Pack Up Your Troubles as Booking Agent
- The Great Victor Herbert as George Faller
- Swanee River as Drunken Man on Riverboat
- Blackmail as Hotel Desk Clerk (uncredited)
- Two Bright Boys as Boswell
- How to Sub-Let as Real Estate Agent
- Hotel for Women as Dave Moore
1938
- Too Hot to Handle as Film Cutter (uncredited)
- The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse as Pedestrian at Burglary Site (uncredited)
- You and Me as Information Clerk (uncredited)
- There Goes My Heart as Camera Clerk (uncredited)
- Rich Man, Poor Girl as Mr. Allen
- International Settlement as Master of Ceremonies
- Gateway as Reporter
- The Nurse from Brooklyn as Tommy Tucker
- Kentucky as Auction Clerk
- Safety in Numbers as Cameraman
- Keep Smiling as Casting Director
- Boy Meets Girl as Wardrobe Attendant
- How to Read as Annoying Club Member (uncredited)
1937
- Walter Wanger's Vogues of 1938 as Jim - Ticket Seller in Boston
- Easy Living as Jeweler (uncredited)
- She Had to Eat as Mr. McIntire - Telegraph Clerk (uncredited)
- Wells Fargo as Ormsby - N.Y. Herald Correspondent
- Wife, Doctor and Nurse as Dr. Tom Hedges
- One Mile from Heaven as Information Clerk
- Danger – Love at Work as Mike, the chauffeur
- Café Metropole as Arthur Cleveland Thorndyke
- A Night at the Movies as Mr. Pennelly (uncredited)
- We're on the Jury as John Weatherman
- On Again—Off Again as Sanford
- Love and Hisses as Music store clerk
- Second Honeymoon as Andy
- Mama Runs Wild as Bank Robber (uncredited)
1936
- Libeled Lady as Harvey Allen
- Everybody's Old Man as Jameson
- Public Enemy's Wife as Daugherty
- Paddy O'Day as Motorist
- Wedding Present
- My American Wife as Stephen Cantillon
- China Clipper as Airplane Designer (uncredited)
1935
- Dr. Socrates as Mel Towne
- Music Is Magic as Jim Watson (uncredited)
1934
- The Firebird as Assistant Stage Manager