Henry Paul "Hal" Walters (29 January 1892 – 7 September 1940) was a British actor. He was best known for his role in ''The Four Feathers'' (1939). He was killed by a bomb in an air raid during the

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Selected filmography

* ''Just Plain Folks'' (1925) * '' Mistaken Orders'' (1925) - Vince Barton * ''Riding for Life'' (1925) - Bud Williams * ''The Danger Zone'' (1925) - Jimmy Duff) * ''

Dangerous Traffic ''Dangerous Traffic'' is a 1926 American dramatic, action silent film directed by Bennett Cohen and starring Francis X. Bushman Jr. and Mildred Harris. A preserved film available on DVD. Plot A young reporter for the small coastal California ...

'' (1926) - Harvey Leonard * ''

West of the Law ''West of the Law'' is a 1942 American Western film directed by Howard Bretherton and written by Adele Buffington. This is the eighth film in Monogram Pictures' ''Rough Riders'' series, and stars Buck Jones as Marshal Buck Roberts, Tim McCoy ...

'' (1926) - Dick Walton * ''Where North Holds Sway'' (1927) - Harvey Raine * '' Tonight's the Night'' (1931) - Alf Hawkins * ''Come Into My Parlour'' (1932) - Burglar * '' Verdict of the Sea'' (1932) - Shorty * ''

The Last Coupon ''The Last Coupon'' is a 1932 British comedy film directed by Frank Launder and starring Leslie Fuller, Mary Jerrold and Molly Lamont. It was based on a play by Ernest Bryan and was a success at the box office.Shafer p.153 It was shot at the Els ...

'' (1932) - Second in Boxing Match (uncredited) * ''

Old Spanish Customers ''Old Spanish Customers'' is a 1932 British comedy film directed by Lupino Lane and starring Leslie Fuller, Binnie Barnes and Drusilla Wills. Plot British couple Bill and Martha (Leslie Fuller and Drusilla Wills) win a trip to Spain and enjoy ...

'' (1932) - Fuller's partner in comic dance * ''

Little Fella ''Little Fella'' is a 1933 British comedy film directed by William C. McGann and starring John Stuart, Joan Marion and Hal Walters. It was made at Teddington Studios as a quota quickie.Chibnall p.268 Cast * Marie Ault as Mrs. Turner * Glyn Ja ...

'' (1932) - Dawes * '' The River House Ghost'' (1932) - Walter * '' Yes, Madam'' (1933) - Catlett * '' That's My Wife'' (1933) - Bertie Griggs * ''

Going Straight ''Going Straight'' is a BBC sitcom created and written by Dick Clement and Ian La Frenais, and starring Ronnie Barker and Richard Beckinsale. The programme was a direct spin-off to the sitcom ''Porridge'', which all four were involved in, with ...

'' (1933) * ''

Great Stuff ''Great Stuff'' is a 1933 British comedy film directed by Leslie S. Hiscott and starring Henry Kendall, Betty Astell and Alfred Wellesley. In the film, a woman's parents became robbers in a desperate effort to prevent her marrying an unsuitab ...

'' (1933) - Spud * '' Dora'' (1933, Short) - Newsagent * ''

Enemy of the Police ''Enemy of the Police'' is a 1933 British comedy film directed by George King and starring John Stuart, Viola Keats and A. Bromley Davenport. It was made at Teddington Studios as a quota quickie by Warner Brothers.Chibnall p.271 Cast * John St ...

'' (1933) - Bagshaw * '' Strike It Rich'' (1933) - (uncredited) * ''

Marooned Marooned may refer to: * Marooning, the intentional act of abandoning someone in an uninhabited area Film and television * ''Marooned'' (1933 film), a British drama film * ''Marooned'' (1969 film), an American science-fiction film * ''Marooned ...

'' (1933) - Joe * ''

I'll Stick to You ''I'll Stick to You'' is a 1933 British comedy film directed by Leslie S. Hiscott and starring Jay Laurier, Betty Astell, Louis Hayward and Hal Walters. It was made at Beaconsfield Studios as a quota quickie.Chibnall, Steve. ''Quota Quickies: ...

'' (1933) - Wilkins * '' Keep It Quiet'' (1934) - Harry * ''

The Man I Want ''The Man I Want'' is a 1934 British comedy film directed by Leslie S. Hiscott and starring Henry Kendall, Wendy Barrie and Betty Astell. The screenplay concerns a man who accidentally comes across some stolen jewels. The film was made at Beacon ...

'' (1934) - Crook * '' Virginia's Husband'' (1934) - Mechanic * ''

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'' (1934) - Spike * ''

Crazy People ''Crazy People'' is a 1990 American black comedy film starring Dudley Moore and Daryl Hannah, directed by Tony Bill, and music by Cliff Eidelman. Plot Emory Leeson is an advertising executive who experiences a nervous breakdown. He designs a s ...

'' (1934) * '' The Man Who Knew Too Much'' (1934) - Postman (uncredited) * ''

The Perfect Flaw ''The Perfect Flaw'' is a 1934 British crime film directed by H. Manning Haynes and starring Naomi Waters, Ralph Truman and William Hartnell. The screenplay concerns a clerk who is planning to murder a stockbroker but is foiled in the attempt. ...

'' (1934) - Jennings * ''

Department Store A department store is a retail establishment offering a wide range of consumer goods in different areas of the store, each area ("department") specializing in a product category. In modern major cities, the department store made a dramatic app ...

'' (1935) - Sam * '' The Right Age to Marry'' (1935) - Crowther * '' Death on the Set'' (1935) - Albert * ''

A Fire Has Been Arranged ''A Fire Has Been Arranged'' is a 1935 British comedy film directed by Leslie S. Hiscott and starring Chesney Allen, Bud Flanagan and Alastair Sim. After a spell in prison three criminals return to recover their loot only to find the place wher ...

'' (1935) - Hal * ''Can You Hear Me, Mother?'' (1935) - Taxi Driver * '' Blue Smoke'' (1935) - Stiffy Williams * ''

Mother, Don't Rush Me ''Mother, Don't Rush Me'' is a 1936 British comedy film directed by Norman Lee and starring Robb Wilton, Muriel Aked and Peter Haddon. It was made at the Riverside Studios in Hammersmith.Wood p.85 It is based on a sketch by the celebrated music ...

'' (1936) - Hal * ''

Music Hath Charms ''Music Hath Charms'' is a 1935 British musical comedy film directed by Thomas Bentley, Walter Summers, Arthur B. Woods and Alexander Esway. It stars Henry Hall with the BBC Dance Orchestra, Carol Goodner and Arthur Margetson. It was given a tr ...

'' (1936) - Assistant to B.B.C. Dance Orchestra (uncredited) * ''

They Didn't Know ''They Didn't Know'' is a 1936 British comedy film directed by Herbert Smith and starring Eve Gray, Leslie Perrins and Kenneth Villiers.Wood p.92 It was made at Beaconsfield Studios as a quota quickie. Cast * Eve Gray as Cutie * Leslie Perrin ...

'' (1936) - (uncredited) * '' The Interrupted Honeymoon'' (1936) - Valet * '' Where There's a Will'' (1936) - Nick * '' Educated Evans'' (1936) - Nobby * ''

Sabotage Sabotage is a deliberate action aimed at weakening a polity, effort, or organization through subversion, obstruction, disruption, or destruction. One who engages in sabotage is a ''saboteur''. Saboteurs typically try to conceal their identitie ...

'' (1936) - Man with Daughter at Aquarium (uncredited) * '' Beauty and the Barge'' (1937) - George Porter * ''

Feather Your Nest ''Feather Your Nest'' is a 1937 British musical comedy film directed by William Beaudine and starring George Formby, Polly Ward and Enid Stamp-Taylor. Plot A worker at a gramophone record factory surprisingly creates a hit song, " Leaning on a L ...

'' (1937) - Man Outside Furniture Shop (uncredited) * '' The Vulture'' (1937) - Stiffy Mason * ''

Pearls Bring Tears ''Pearls Bring Tears'' is a 1937 British comedy drama film directed by Manning Haynes and starring John Stuart, Dorothy Boyd and Googie Withers. Plot Madge Hart (Dorothy Boyd) borrows a pearl necklace to wear to a dance, but then accidental ...

'' (1937) - Herbert * ''

Song of the Forge ''Song of the Forge'' is a 1937 British musical film directed by Henry Edwards and starring Stanley Holloway, Lawrence Grossmith and Eleanor Fayre. The screenplay concerns an elderly blacksmith who refuses assistance from his wealthy son in spi ...

'' (1937) - Sam Tucker * '' Strange Adventures of Mr. Smith'' (1937) - Lobby * ''

Keep Fit ''Keep Fit'' is a 1937 British comedy film directed by Anthony Kimmins and starring George Formby, Kay Walsh and Guy Middleton. Formby was at his British top box-office peak when this comedy was made. Synopsis George Formby again plays his work ...

'' (1937) - Racing Tough * ''

Non-Stop New York ''Non-Stop New York'' (also known as ''Lisbon Clipper Mystery'') is a 1937 British science fiction crime film directed by Robert Stevenson and starring John Loder, Anna Lee and Francis L. Sullivan. It is based on the 1936 novel ''Sky Stewar ...

'' (1937) - Porter (uncredited) * ''

Television Talent ''Television Talent'' is a 1937 British comedy film directed by Robert Edmunds and starring Richard Goolden, Hal Walters and Polly Ward. The film was a quota quickie.Chibnall p.Chibnall p.297 The plot concerns a music teacher who takes part in a ...

'' (1937) - Steve Bagley * ''Little Miss Somebody'' (1937) - Albert Sims * '' It's a Grand Old World'' (1937) - Jeff (uncredited) * '' The Viper'' (1938) - Stiffy Mason * '' Double or Quits'' (1938) - Alf * ''

Thank Evans ''Thank Evans'' is a 1938 British comedy film directed by Roy William Neill and starring Max Miller. The film is sequel to '' Educated Evans'' (1936), with Miller, Hal Walters and Albert Whelan all returning to reprise their roles as the haples ...

'' (1938) - Nobby * '' Meet Mr. Penny'' (1938) - Cecil * ''

Save a Little Sunshine ''Save a Little Sunshine'' is a 1938 British comedy film directed by Norman Lee and starring Dave Willis, Pat Kirkwood and Tommy Trinder. Plot After he is sacked from his job, Dave Smalley buys a share in a hotel, but has to resort to workin ...

'' (1938) - Stanley's Assistant (uncredited) * '' Crackerjack'' (1938) - Smithy * '' Everything Happens to Me'' (1938) * ''

Black Limelight ''Black Limelight'' is a 1936 play by Gordon Sherry that in 1938 became a British crime film directed by Paul L. Stein and starring Joan Marion and Raymond Massey. Plot "It concerns itself with the murder of a vulgar young woman ily Suspicio ...

'' (1939) - Rock Thrower (uncredited) * ''

Q Planes ''Q Planes'' (known as ''Clouds Over Europe'' in the United States) is a 1939 British comedy spy film starring Ralph Richardson, Laurence Olivier and Valerie Hobson. Olivier and Richardson were a decade into their fifty-year friendship and were ...

'' (1939) - Cornish Car Driver (uncredited) * ''

The Four Feathers ''The Four Feathers'' is a 1902 adventure novel by British writer A. E. W. Mason that has inspired many films of the same title. In December 1901, ''Cornhill Magazine'' announced the title as one of two new serial stories to be published in t ...

'' (1939) - Joe * '' A Girl Must Live'' (1939) - Barman at Party (uncredited) * ''

They Came by Night ''They Came by Night'' is a 1940 British crime film directed by Harry Lachman and starring Will Fyffe, Phyllis Calvert and Anthony Hulme. It was made at the Islington Studios by Gainsborough Pictures and released by 20th Century Fox. The fil ...

'' (1940) - Hopkins * '' Hoots Mon!'' (1940) - Chips * ''

The Second Mr. Bush ''The Second Mr. Bush'' is a 1940 British comedy film directed by John Paddy Carstairs and starring Wallace Evennett, Evelyn Roberts and Kay Walsh. It was made at Welwyn Studios by British National Films.Wood p.99 Cast * Wallace Evennett as ...

'' (1940) - Joe * '' The Good Old Days'' (1940) - Titch * ''

Spies of the Air ''Spies of the Air'' (also known as ''Spies in the Air'' and ''The Fifth Column'') is a 1939 British adventure film directed by David MacDonald and based on the play ''Official Secret'' by Jeffrey Dell. The film stars Barry K. Barnes, Roger Li ...

'' (1940) - Kingswell * ''

That's the Ticket ''That's the Ticket'' is a 1940 British comedy film directed by Redd Davis and starring Sid Field, Hal Walters and Betty Lynne.Murphy p.166 It was shot at Teddington Studios. The sets were designed by the art director Norman G. Arnold. Synopsi ...

'' (1940) - Nosey

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* 1892 births 1940 deaths English male film actors People from South Shields Male actors from Tyne and Wear 20th-century English male actors Deaths by airstrike during World War II British civilians killed in World War II {{england-film-actor-stub