About Hal K. Dawson
Lived 1896 – 1987 (aged 90). Hal K. Dawson was an American actor.
Hal K. Dawson (October 17, 1896 – February 17, 1987) was an American actor.
Death Dawson died on February 17, 1987, in Loma Linda, California aged 90. He was buried in Forest Lawn Memorial Park Cemetery in Glendale, California.
Selected filmography Another Language (1933) as Walter Dr. Socrates (1935) as Mel Towne (uncredited) Music Is Magic (1935) as Jim Watson (uncredited) Everybody's Old Man (1936) as Jameson Public Enemy's Wife (1936) as Daugherty My American Wife (1936) as Stephen Cantillon Down the Stretch (1936) as Mr. Watson (uncredited) Libeled Lady (1936) as Harvey Allen We're on the Jury (1937) as Mr. John Weatherman Park Avenue Logger (1937) as Joe, Wrestling Manager (uncredited) Cafe Metropole (1937) as Arthur Cleveland Thorndyke She Had to Eat (1937) as Mr. McIntire, Telegraph Clerk (uncredited) On Again-Off Again (1937) as Sanford Wife, Doctor and Nurse (1937) as Dr. Hedges Danger – Love at Work (1937) as Mike, Chauffeur Second Honeymoon (1937) as Andy Wells Fargo (1937) as Ormsby, N.Y. Herald Correspondent (uncredited) The Nurse from Brooklyn (1938) as Tommy Tucker (uncredited) Always Goodbye (1938) as Al, Groom-to-Be (uncredited) Keep Smiling (1938) as Casting Director Sweethearts (1938) as Morty, Stage Manager Rose of Washington Square (1939) as Chump Joe and Ethel Turp Call on the President (1939) as Bill (uncredited) The Great Victor Herbert (1939) as George Faller Broadway Melody of 1940 (1940) as O'Grady (uncredited) Star Dust (1940) as Cargo, Wellman's Assistant The Doctor Takes a Wife (1940) as Charlie Washington Melodrama (1941) as Logan Week-End in Havana (1941) as Mr. Marks Song of the Islands (1942) as John Rodney The Magnificent Dope (1942) as Charlie Baby Face Morgan (1942) as J.B. Brown Obliging Young Lady (1942) as Bore in Pullman Car (uncredited) Hi Diddle Diddle (1943) as Dr. Agnew Guest Wife (1945) as Dennis Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House (1948) as Harry Selby (uncredited) Chicken Every Sunday (1949) as Jake Barker Wabash Avenue (1950) as Healy Rhubarb (1951) as Mr. Fisher Superman and the Mole Men (1951) as Chuck Weber The Captive City (1952) as Clyde Nelson Park Row (1952) as Mr. Wiley Bonzo Goes to College (1952) as Mr. Cox (uncredited) The Yellow Mountain (1954) as Sam Torrence The Benny Goodman Story (1956) as McHenshey, Columbus Pavilion Manager The Tin Star (1957) as Andy Miller Cattle Empire (1958) as George Washington Jeffrey The Rat Race (1960) as Bo Kerry The Touch of Satan (1971) as Mr. Gentry Prime Time a.k.a. American Raspberry as Grandpa
Selected television YearTitleRole Notes 1952 Death Valley Days Bill Season 1 Episode 6: "Self Made Man" 1953 Death Valley Days Jonah King Season 2 Episode 4: "Which Side of the Fence" 1955 Champion the Wonder Horse Jim Custer Season 1 Episode 3: "Salted Ground" 1956 Alfred Hitchcock Presents Secretary Season 1 Episode 16: "You Got to Have Luck" 1957 Alfred Hitchcock Presents Graham Season 2 Episode 22: "The End of Indian Summer" 1961 Bat Masterson Finnegan Season 3 Episode 24: "The Good and the Bad" 1961 Have Gun - Will Travel Bum Season 4 Episode 26: "The Gold Bar" 1960 Wanted Dead or Alive Henry Foster Season 3 Episode 8: "To the Victor"
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Frequently asked questions
Who was Hal K. Dawson?
American actor (1896-1987)
When was Hal K. Dawson born?
Hal K. Dawson was born on 17 October 1896 in Rockville.
When did Hal K. Dawson die?
Hal K. Dawson died on 17 February 1987 in Loma Linda.
What was Hal K. Dawson's occupation?
Hal K. Dawson was an actor.
What nationality was Hal K. Dawson?
Hal K. Dawson was American.
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