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