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."Desmond W. Hall, 82, Author and Ex-Editor", The New York Times, 2 November 1992

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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