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.

Filmography

• 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)

• Mils 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

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