Hal K. Dawson

Hal K. Dawson (October 17, 1896^{[citation needed]} – February 17, 1987) was an American actor.

Hal K. Dawson
Dawson in Hi Diddle Diddle (1943)
Born	(1896-10-17)October 17, 1896
Died	February 17, 1987(1987-02-17) (aged 90) Loma Linda, California, U.S.
Resting place	Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1930–1980

Death

Dawson died on February 17, 1987, in Loma Linda, California aged 90.^[1] He was buried in Forest Lawn Memorial Park Cemetery in Glendale, California.^[2]

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)^[3] 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) ^[4] as Bo Kerry
• The Touch of Satan (1971) as Mr. Gentry

Selected television

Year	Title	Role	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"
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"

References

1. "Hal K. Dawson, Stage, Film and TV Character Actor, Dead at 90". Articles.latimes.com. March 2, 1987. Retrieved May 20, 2018.
2. Resting Places: The Burial Places of 14,000 Famous Persons, by Scott Wilson
3. Great Movie Musicals on DVD - A Classic Movie Fan's Guide by John Howard Reid - Google search with book preview
4. Hal Erickson. "Hal K. Dawson". AllMovie. Retrieved May 20, 2018.

External links

• Hal K. Dawson at IMDb
• Hal K. Dawson at the Internet Broadway Database