Hal K. Dawson Explained

Hal K. Dawson
Birth Date:	17 October 1896
Death Place:	Loma Linda, California, U.S.
Resting Place:	Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale
Occupation:	Actor
Years Active:	1930 - 1980

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.^[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"

Notes and References

1. Web site: Hal K. Dawson, Stage, Film and TV Character Actor, Dead at 90 . Articles.latimes.com . 1987-03-02 . 2018-05-20.
2. Resting Places: The Burial Places of 14,000 Famous Persons, by Scott Wilson
3. https://books.google.com/books?id=GP7GAwAAQBAJ&dq=I%27m+always+chasing+rainbows+alice+faye+Rose+of+Washington+square+DVD&pg=PA65 Great Movie Musicals on DVD - A Classic Movie Fan's Guide
4. Web site: Hal Erickson . Hal K. Dawson . AllMovie . 2018-05-20.