# Winter Hall

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)
* 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