Harry Franklin "Hal" Price (June 24, 1886 – April 15, 1964) was an American film and stage actor. He appeared in more than 260 films between 1930 and 1952. He is the father of character actress and comedian
Lu Leonard.
On stage, Price toured for three months with
Will Rogers
William Penn Adair Rogers (November 4, 1879 – August 15, 1935) was an American vaudeville performer, actor, and humorous social commentator. He was born as a citizen of the Cherokee Nation, in the Indian Territory (now part of Oklaho ...
in a production of ''
Ah, Wilderness!
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''. He also performed with
Leo Carillo
Leopoldo Antonio Carrillo (; August 6, 1880 – September 10, 1961), known professionally as Leo Carrillo, was an American actor, vaudevillian, political cartoonist, and conservationist.
He was best known for playing Pancho in the televisio ...
and
William Gillette
William Hooker Gillette (July 24, 1853 – April 29, 1937) was an American actor-manager, playwright, and stage-manager in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. He is best remembered for portraying Sherlock Holmes on stage and in a 1916 ...
. He had the role of Willem in the Broadway production of ''
The Red Mill'' (1945).
Personal life
Price was born in
Wauseon, Ohio
Wauseon ( ) is a city in and the county seat of Fulton County, Ohio, approximately 31 mi (51 km) west of Toledo. The population was 7,332 at the time of the 2010 census.
History
Wauseon was platted 1853 when the Michigan Southern Air ...
, and died in
Los Angeles, California
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, from
arteriosclerosis
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. His daughter
Mary Lou was an actress, known as Lu Leonard.
Partial filmography
* ''
Night Ride'' (1930)
* ''
See America Thirst'' (1930)
* ''
The Lawyer's Secret'' (1931)
* ''
The Last Man
''The Last Man'' is an apocalyptic, dystopian science fiction novel by Mary Shelley, first published in 1826. The narrative concerns Europe in the late 21st century, ravaged by a mysterious plague pandemic that rapidly sweeps across the entir ...
'' (1932)
* ''
Sin's Pay Day'' (1932)
* ''
The Widow in Scarlet'' (1932)
* ''
Lady and Gent
''Lady and Gent'' is a 1932 American pre-Code drama film directed by Stephen Roberts for Paramount, featuring a young Charles ("Durango Kid") Starrett, Syd ("Three Mesquiteers") Saylor and an early supporting role by John Wayne.
Plot
A young b ...
'' (1932)
* ''
This Sporting Age'' (1932)
* ''
Vanity Street'' (1932)
* ''
The Final Edition'' (1932)
* ''
Ride Him, Cowboy'' (1932)
* ''
Breed of the Border'' (1933)
* ''
Galloping Romeo'' (1933)
* ''
Riders of Destiny'' (1933)
* ''
Sagebrush Trail'' (1933)
* ''
Hell Bent for Love'' (1934)
* ''
One in a Million'' (1934)
* ''
Westward Ho'' (1935)
* ''
Sea Spoilers'' (1936)
* ''
The Fugitive Sheriff'' (1936)
* ''
Born to Fight
Born may refer to:
* Childbirth
* Born (surname), a surname (see also for a list of people with the name)
* ''Born'' (comics), a comic book limited series
Places
* Born, Belgium, a village in the German-speaking Community of Belgium
* Born, Luxe ...
'' (1936)
* ''
Melody of the Plains'' (1937)
* ''
Valley of Terror'' (1937)
* ''
Where Trails Divide'' (1937)
* ''
Pioneer Trail'' (1938)
* ''
Call the Mesquiteers'' (1938)
* ''
Across the Plains'' (1939)
* ''
The Night Riders'' (1939)
* ''
Man from Texas'' (1939)
* ''
Overland Mail'' (1939)
* ''
New Frontier'' (1939)
* ''
Billy the Kid Outlawed
''Billy the Kid Outlawed'' is a 1940 American Western film directed by Sam Newfield and written by Oliver Drake. It stars Bob Steele as gunfighter " Billy the Kid", Al St. John as his sidekick "Fuzzy" Jones and Carleton Young as Jeff Travis ...
'' (1940)
* ''
Lone Star Raiders'' (1940)
* ''
Frontier Crusader'' (1940)
* ''
Gangs of Sonora'' (1941)
* ''
The Lone Rider Ambushed'' (1941)
* ''
Billy the Kid in Santa Fe'' (1941)
* ''
Raiders of the Range'' (1942)
* ''
War Dogs
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'' (1942)
* ''
Sheriff of Sage Valley'' (1942)
* ''
The Blocked Trail'' (1943)
* ''
Two Fisted Justice'' (1943)
* ''
Fugitive of the Plains'' (1943)
* ''
Western Cyclone'' (1943)
* ''
Law Men'' (1944)
*''
Fuzzy Settles Down'' (1944)
* ''
Harmony Trail'' (1944)
* ''
Wild Horse Phantom'' (1944)
* ''
Oath of Vengeance'' (1944)
* ''
Rustlers' Hideout'' (1944)
* ''
The Lone Ranger
The Lone Ranger is a fictional masked former Texas Ranger who fought outlaws in the American Old West with his Native American friend Tonto. The character has been called an enduring icon of American culture.
He first appeared in 1933 in ...
'' (1950 TV episode #21)
References
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1886 births
1964 deaths
Male actors from Ohio
American male film actors
20th-century American male actors
Deaths from arteriosclerosis
People from Wauseon, Ohio
American male stage actors
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