Early life
Halop was born to Benjamin Cohen Halop and Lucille Elizabeth Halop on February 11, 1920. Halop came from a theatrical family; his mother was a dancer, and his sister, Florence Halop, was an actress who worked on radio and in television. Additionally, he had a much younger brother, Joel Tucker Halop (1934-2006).Acting career
In 1933, he was given the lead as Bobby Benson in the popular new radio show '' The H-Bar-O Rangers''. From 1934 to 1937, he starred in one of his first radio series, playing Dick Kent, the son of Fred and Lucy Kent, in "Home Sweet Home". While studying at the Professional Children's School in New York, he was cast as Tommy Gordon in the 1935 Broadway production of Sidney Kingsley's ''Dead End'' and traveled to Hollywood with the rest of the Dead End Kids when Samuel Goldwyn produced a film version of the play in 1937. Usually called Tommy in the films, he had the recurring role of a gang leader in a series of films that featured the Dead End Kids, later billed the Little Tough Guys. In his later years, he claimed that he was paid more than the other Dead End actors, which had contributed to bad feelings in the group, and that he was tired of the name "Dead End Kids". He played with James Cagney in '' Angels with Dirty Faces'' (1938). He played the bully Harry Flashman, speaking with an English accent, in the 1940 film '' Tom Brown's School Days'' oppositePersonal life
Halop was married at least four times, according to interviews given near the end of his life. Helen Tupper was his first wife from 1946 until their divorce in 1947. On Valentine's Day, 1948, he married Barbara Hoon. Their marriage lasted ten years until their divorce in 1958. His third marriage in 1960 to Suzanne Roe, who had multiple sclerosis, lasted until their divorce in 1967. The nursing skills he learned while taking care of his third wife led him to steady work as a registered nurse at St. John's Hospital inFilmography
Films (partial)
*'' Dead End'' (1937) as Tommy *'' Crime School'' (1938) as Frankie Warren *'' Little Tough Guy'' (1938) as Johnny Boylan *'' Angels with Dirty Faces'' (1938) as Soapy *'' They Made Me a Criminal'' (1939) as Tommy *'' You Can't Get Away with Murder'' (1939) as Johnny Stone *'' Hell's Kitchen'' (1939) as Tony *'' The Angels Wash Their Faces'' (1939) as Billy Shafter *'' Dust Be My Destiny'' (1939) as Hank Glenn *'' On Dress Parade'' (1939) as Cadet Maj. Rollins *'' Call a Messenger'' (1939) as Jimmy Hogan *'' Tom Brown's School Days'' (1940) as Flashman *'' You're Not So Tough'' (1940) as Tommy Abraham Lincoln *'' Junior G-Men'' (1940, serial) as Billy Barton *'' Give Us Wings'' (1940) as Tom *'' Sky Raiders'' (1941, serial) as Tim Bryant *'' Hit the Road'' (1941) as Tom *'' Mob Town'' (1941) as Tom Barker *'' Sea Raiders'' (1941, serial) as Billy Adams *'' Blues In The Night'' (1941) as Peppi *'' Junior G-Men of the Air'' (1942, Serial) as Billy 'Ace' Holden *'' Tough As They Come'' (1942) as Tommy Clark *'' Junior Army'' (1942) as James 'Jimmie' Fletcher *'' Mug Town'' (1942) as Tommy Davis *'' Gas House Kids'' (1946) as Tony Albertini *'' Dangerous Years'' (1947) as Danny Jones *'' Challenge of the Range'' (1949) as Reb Matson *'' Too Late for Tears'' (1949) as Boat Attendant (uncredited) *'' Air Strike'' (1955) as Lt. Cmdr. Orville Swanson *'' Boys' Night Out'' (1962) as Elevator Operator (uncredited) *'' The Courtship of Eddie's Father'' (1963) as Milkman (uncredited) *'' For Love or Money'' (1963) as Elevator Operator *'' The Wheeler Dealers'' (1963) as Subpoena Server (uncredited) *'' A Global Affair'' (1964) as Cab Driver *'' Mister Buddwing'' (1966) as Fredrick Calabrese 2nd Cab Driver *'' Fitzwilly'' (1967) as Restaurant Owner (uncredited)Television
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