Winter Hall

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
References
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1872 births
1947 deaths
New Zealand male film actors
New Zealand male silent film actors
New Zealand emigrants to the United States
Actors from Christchurch
20th-century New Zealand male actors
20th-century American male actors