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Hal K. Dawson (October 17, 1896 – February 17, 1987) was an American actor. The films he performed in include: Dr. Socrates, My American Wife, Libeled Lady, Wells Fargo,, Broadway Melody of 1940, Star Dust, The Doctor Takes a Wife, Washington Melodrama, Week-End in Havana,, Guest Wife, Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House, Chicken Every Sunday, Bonzo Goes to College and The Benny Goodman Story.
He died on February 17, 1987, in Loma Linda, California aged 90.
Known For
Funny Girl
(1968)
Doorman at Keeney's (uncredited)
Hellzapoppin'
(1941)
Photographer at Pool (uncredited)
The Best Years of Our Lives
(1946)
Man at Airport (uncredited)
The Tin Star
(1957)
Andy Miller
The Last Hurrah
(1958)
Managing Editor (uncredited)
Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House
(1948)
Harry Selby (uncredited)
Libeled Lady
(1936)
Harvey Allen
Easy Living
(1937)
Jeweler (uncredited)
Teacher's Pet
(1958)
Bill (uncredited)
Greenwich Village
(1944)
Cashier
The Glenn Miller Story
(1954)
Used Car Salesman (uncredited)
Lillian Russell
(1940)
Chauffeur
Wells Fargo
(1937)
Ormsby - N.Y. Herald Correspondent
The Alligator People
(1959)
Conductor
Hi Diddle Diddle
(1943)
Minister
Mr. Lucky
(1943)
Draft Board Doctor (uncredited)
Full Filmography
Acting
The Firebird
(1934)
Assistant Stage Manager
Dr. Socrates
(1935)
Mel Towne
Music Is Magic
(1935)
Jim Watson (uncredited)
Public Enemy's Wife
(1936)
Daugherty
My American Wife
(1936)
Stephen Cantillon
Paddy O'Day
(1936)
Motorist
Libeled Lady
(1936)
Harvey Allen
China Clipper
(1936)
Airplane Designer (uncredited)
Wedding Present
(1936)
Danger – Love at Work
(1937)
Mike, the chauffeur
On Again—Off Again
(1937)
Sanford
Love and Hisses
(1937)
Music store clerk
Vogues of 1938
(1937)
Jim - Ticket Seller in Boston
Wells Fargo
(1937)
Ormsby - N.Y. Herald Correspondent
A Night at the Movies
(1937)
Mr. Pennelly (uncredited)
Wife, Doctor and Nurse
(1937)
Dr. Tom Hedges
One Mile from Heaven
(1937)
Information Clerk
We're on the Jury
(1937)
John Weatherman
Second Honeymoon
(1937)
Andy
She Had to Eat
(1937)
Mr. McIntire - Telegraph Clerk (uncredited)
Café Metropole
(1937)
Arthur Cleveland Thorndyke
Easy Living
(1937)
Jeweler (uncredited)
Mama Runs Wild
(1937)
Bank Robber (uncredited)
Rich Man, Poor Girl
(1938)
Mr. Allen
The Nurse from Brooklyn
(1938)
Tommy Tucker
Boy Meets Girl
(1938)
Wardrobe Attendant
Kentucky
(1938)
Auction Clerk
International Settlement
(1938)
Master of Ceremonies
How to Read
(1938)
Annoying Club Member (uncredited)
Gateway
(1938)
Reporter
Safety in Numbers
(1938)
Cameraman
Keep Smiling
(1938)
Casting Director
The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse
(1938)
Pedestrian at Burglary Site (uncredited)
There Goes My Heart
(1938)
Camera Clerk (uncredited)
The Great Victor Herbert
(1939)
George Faller
The Ice Follies of 1939
(1939)
Publicity Man (Uncredited)
The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle
(1939)
Man in Balcony (uncredited)
Rose of Washington Square
(1939)
Chump
Blackmail
(1939)
Hotel Desk Clerk (uncredited)
Swanee River
(1939)
Drunken Man on Riverboat
Pack Up Your Troubles
(1939)
Booking Agent
Hotel for Women
(1939)
Dave Moore
How to Sub-Let
(1939)
Real Estate Agent
I Stole a Million
(1939)
(uncredited)
Joe and Ethel Turp Call on the President
(1939)
Bill
Two Bright Boys
(1939)
Boswell
The Great Profile
(1940)
Ticket Seller
The Doctor Takes a Wife
(1940)
Charlie
Blondie on a Budget
(1940)
Bank Teller (uncredited)
Broadway Melody of 1940
(1940)
O'Grady (uncredited)
We Who Are Young
(1940)
Salesman
Lillian Russell
(1940)
Chauffeur
Tin Pan Alley
(1940)
Hotel Clerk
Two Girls on Broadway
(1940)
License Bureau Clerk (uncredited)
Little Men
(1940)
Telegraph Operator
Millionaires in Prison
(1940)
Mike, a Reporter (uncredited)
This Thing Called Love
(1940)
Star Dust
(1940)
Cargo, Wellman's Assistant
Public Deb No. 1
(1940)
Layout Man
Washington Melodrama
(1941)
Logan
Cracked Nuts
(1941)
Sawhorse Man
Three Girls About Town
(1941)
Guest
Week-End in Havana
(1941)
Mr. Marks
Hellzapoppin'
(1941)
Photographer at Pool (uncredited)
Lydia
(1941)
Hotel Desk Clerk
The Fleet's In
(1942)
Bert
My Favorite Spy
(1942)
Eberle
Obliging Young Lady
(1942)
Bore in Pullman Car with Linda (uncredited)
Baby Face Morgan
(1942)
J.B. Brown
The Magnificent Dope
(1942)
Charlie
Meet the Stewarts
(1942)
Waiter (uncredited)
The Mad Martindales
(1942)
Hotel clerk
Song of the Islands
(1942)
John Rodney
Life Begins at Eight-Thirty
(1942)
Producer
Hi Diddle Diddle
(1943)
Minister
Mr. Lucky
(1943)
Draft Board Doctor (uncredited)
Greenwich Village
(1944)
Cashier
Guest Wife
(1945)
Dennis
The Best Years of Our Lives
(1946)
Man at Airport (uncredited)
Blondie's Big Moment
(1947)
Mr. Little (uncredited)
Danger Street
(1947)
Stevens
Merton of the Movies
(1947)
Gus Blanchard - Agent (uncredited)
Blondie in the Dough
(1947)
Mr. Tyler, the Grocer (uncredited)
A Likely Story
(1947)
Dr. Fraser (uncredited)
You Gotta Stay Happy
(1948)
Night Clerk
Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House
(1948)
Harry Selby (uncredited)
Chicken Every Sunday
(1949)
Jake Barker
Slightly French
(1949)
Whitaker (uncredited)
You're My Everything
(1949)
Ticket Seller (uncredited)
Superman and the Mole-Men
(1951)
Chuck Weber
Rhubarb
(1951)
Mr. Fisher
Park Row
(1952)
Mr. Wiley
The Captive City
(1952)
Clyde Nelson
Young Man with Ideas
(1952)
Mr. Cumberly (uncredited)
The Glenn Miller Story
(1954)
Used Car Salesman (uncredited)
The Yellow Mountain
(1954)
Sam Torrence
A Lawless Street
(1955)
Hotel Clerk (uncredited)
Foxfire
(1955)
Tourist (uncredited)
Three for the Show
(1955)
Theatre Treasuer (uncredited)
The Tin Star
(1957)
Andy Miller
The Female Animal
(1958)
Assistant Director Eddie (uncredited)
Teacher's Pet
(1958)
Bill (uncredited)
The Last Hurrah
(1958)
Managing Editor (uncredited)
The Alligator People
(1959)
Conductor
Face of a Fugitive
(1959)
Jackson (uncredited)
The Rat Race
(1960)
Bo Kerry
An American Dream
(1966)
Apartment House Guard
Funny Girl
(1968)
Doorman at Keeney's (uncredited)
The Touch of Satan
(1971)
Mr. Gentry