{{Short description|New Zealand actor (1872–1947)}} {{Use Australian English|date=October 2020}} {{Use dmy dates|date=October 2020}} {{Infobox person | name = Winter Hall | image = Silent film actor Winter Hall (SAYRE 3674).jpg | imagesize = | caption = Hall in 1920 | birth_name = Winter Amos Hall | birth_date = {{birth date|1872|06|21|df=yes}} | birth_place = Christchurch, New Zealand | death_date = {{death date and age|1947|02|10|1872|06|21|df=yes}} | death_place = Los Angeles, California, U.S. | occupation = Actor | years_active = 1916–1938 | spouse = Katherine Young | children = 1 }}
'''Winter Amos Hall''' (21 June 1872 – 10 February 1947) was a New Zealand actor of the silent era who later appeared in sound films. He performed in more than 120 films between 1916 and 1938. Prior to that, he had a career as a stage actor in Australia and the United States. In sound films, he was frequently typecast as a clergyman.
==Biography== Hall was born in Christchurch, New Zealand, and died in Los Angeles, California. Hall was married to fellow-New Zealander, Katherine Young, a concert pianist. Their Australian-born son, Desmond Winter Hall, was a science fiction writer, magazine editor, and the author of ''I Give You Oscar Wilde'' (1965), a novel about the nineteenth century dramatist and wit.<ref>"Desmond W. Hall, 82, Author and Ex-Editor", ''The New York Times'', 2 November 1992</ref>
==Filmography== [[File:The Money Corral (1919) - 1.jpg |thumb| Hall (''left'') and William S. Hart in<br>''The Money Corral'', 1919]] {{Div col|colwidth=25em}} * ''The Pioneers'' (1916) - Dan Farrell (film debut) * ''The Joan of Arc of Loos'' (1916) * ''The Gift Girl'' (1917) - Usun Hassan * ''The Bronze Bride'' (1917) - Mr. Carter * ''Sacrifice'' (1917) - Stephen Stephani * ''The Primrose Ring'' (1917) - Dr. Ralph MacLean * ''A Romance of the Redwoods'' (1917) - John Lawrence, Uncle To Jenny * ''The Spindle of Life'' (1917) - James Bradshaw * ''The Cricket'' (1917) - Pinglet * ''The Silent Lady'' (1917) - Philemon * ''My Little Boy'' (1917) - Uncle Oliver * ''New Love for Old'' (1918) - Ben Sawyer * ''The Kaiser, the Beast of Berlin'' (1918) - Dr.Von Gressler * ''Beauty in Chains'' (1918) - Don Cayetano * ''The House of Silence'' (1918) - Dr. Henry Rogers * ''Rich Man, Poor Man'' (1918) * ''The Bravest Way'' (1918) - Moreby Nason * ''Missing'' (1918) - Dr. Howson * ''The Firefly of France'' (1918) - Dunham * ''The City of Dim Faces'' (1918) - Brand Matthews * ''Till I Come Back to You'' (1918) - King Albert * ''The Vanity Pool'' (1918) - Uncle Penny * ''Hitting the High Spots'' (1918) - Morgan Randolph * ''The Squaw Man'' (1918) - Fletcher * ''The Mystery Girl'' (1918) - Prince Sebasatian * ''The Dub'' (1919) - Burley Hadden * ''Alias Mike Moran'' (1919) - Mr. Vandecar * ''The Turn in the Road'' (1919) - Reverend Matthew Barker * ''Captain Kidd, Jr.'' (1919) - John Brent * ''The Money Corral'' (1919) - Gregory Collins * ''For Better, for Worse'' (1919) - Doctor * ''The Red Lantern'' (1919) - Rev. Alex Templeton * ''The Hushed Hour'' (1919) - Judge Robert * ''The Right to Happiness'' (1919) - Henry Forrester * ''Why Smith Left Home'' (1919) - The General * ''When Bearcat Went Dry'' (1919) - Lone Stacy * ''A Girl in Bohemia'' (1919) - McMain, Publisher * ''The Beauty Market'' (1919) - Ashburton Gaylord * ''The Woman Thou Gavest Me'' (1919) * ''The Thirteenth Commandment'' (1920) - Roger Kip Sr. * ''The Tree of Knowledge'' (1920) - Siur Mostyn Hollingsworth * ''The Forbidden Woman'' (1920) - Edward Harding * ''Faith'' (1920) - Adam Harden * ''The Deadlier Sex'' (1920) - Henry Willard * ''Alias Jimmy Valentine'' (1920) - William Lane * ''The Third Woman'' (1920) - Judson Halliday * ''The Woman in His House'' (1920) - Hilda's Father, Andrew Martin * ''Behold My Wife!'' (1920) - General Armour * ''Hearts Are Trumps'' (1920) - Lord Altcar * ''The Jucklins'' (1921) - General Lundsford * ''Forbidden Fruit'' (1921) - Minor Role (uncredited) * ''The Breaking Point'' (1921) - Dr. Hillyer * ''What Every Woman Knows'' (1921) - Charles Venables * ''The Little Clown'' (1921) - Colonel Beverley * ''The Witching Hour'' (1921) - Judge Prentice * ''The Child Thou Gavest Me'' (1921) - Her Father * ''The Affairs of Anatol'' (1921) - Dr. Johnston (uncredited) * ''The Great Impersonation'' (1921) - Duke of Oxford * ''Her Social Value'' (1921) - Shipley * ''Cheated Hearts'' (1921) - Nathanial Beekman * ''Saturday Night'' (1922) - The Professor * ''Burning Sands'' (1922) - Governor * ''On the High Seas'' (1922) - John Deveraux * ''Skin Deep'' (1922) - Dr. Langdon * ''East Is West'' (1922) - Mr. Benson * ''Wasted Lives'' (1923) - Dr. Wentworth * ''The Voice from the Minaret'' (1923) - Bishop Ellsworth * ''Little Church Around the Corner'' (1923) - Doc * ''Ashes of Vengeance'' (1923) - The Bishop * ''Her Reputation'' (1923) - John Mansfield * ''The Day of Faith'' (1923) - Bland Hendricks * ''Thundering Dawn'' (1923) - The Elder Standish * ''Name the Man'' (1924) - Gov. Stanley * ''Secrets'' (1924) - Dr. Arbuthnot * ''The Right of the Strongest'' (1924) - Austin Lee Sr. * ''The Turmoil'' (1924) - Henry Vertrees * ''The Only Woman'' (1924) - William Brinnsley * ''Husbands and Lovers'' (1924) - Robert Stanton * ''The Boomerang'' (1925) - Gordon * ''Raffles, the Amateur Cracksman'' (1925) - Lord Amersteth * ''The Girl Who Wouldn't Work'' (1925) - District Attorney * ''Graustark'' (1925) - Ambassador * ''Compromise'' (1925) - Joan's Father * ''Free to Love'' (1925) - Judge Orr * ''The Pleasure Buyers'' (1925) - General Ripley * ''Ben-Hur'' (1925) - Joseph * ''Paradise'' (1928) - Rev. Cranston * ''The Forger'' (1928) - John Leith * ''After the Verdict'' (1929) - Lord Dartry * ''High Seas'' (1929) - Lord Bracklethorpe * ''Kitty'' (1929) - John Furnival * ''The Wrecker'' (1929) - Sir Gerald Bartlett * ''Woman to Woman'' (1929) - Dr. Gavron * ''The Racketeer'' (1929) - Mr. Chapman * ''The Love Parade'' (1929) - Priest (uncredited) * ''The Lost Zeppelin'' (1929) - Mr. Wilson * ''Road to Paradise'' (1930) - Brewster - the Butler * ''Passion Flower'' (1930) - Leroy Pringle * ''Girls Demand Excitement'' (1931) - The Dean * ''Confessions of a Co-Ed'' (1931) - Dean Winslow * ''Tomorrow and Tomorrow'' (1932) - President Adee * ''The Strange Case of Clara Deane'' (1932) - Minister (uncredited) * ''The Man Called Back'' (1932) - Judge * ''Madame Racketeer'' (1932) - Minister (uncredited) * ''Cavalcade'' (1933) - Minister on the Pulpit (uncredited) * ''The Monkey's Paw'' (1933) - Mr. Hartigan * ''Professional Sweetheart'' (1933) - Minister (uncredited) * ''The World Moves On'' (1934) - Minister (uncredited) * ''The Barretts of Wimpole Street'' (1934) - Clergyman (uncredited) * ''Judge Priest'' (1934) - Judge Floyd Fairleigh (uncredited) * ''British Agent'' (1934) - Cabinet Member (uncredited) * ''The Pursuit of Happiness'' (1934) - Uncle (uncredited) * ''The Merry Widow'' (1934) - Priest (uncredited) * ''What Every Woman Knows'' (1934) - Cabinet Member (uncredited) * ''Mills of the Gods'' (1934) - Bevins * ''Don't Bet on Blondes'' (1935) - Minister at Wedding (uncredited) * ''The Crusades'' (1935) - Archbishop (uncredited) * ''Rendezvous'' (1935) - Chaplain (uncredited) * ''Mutiny on the Bounty'' (1935) - Chaplain (uncredited) * ''A Tale of Two Cities'' (1935) - Aristocrat (uncredited) * ''The Invisible Ray'' (1936) - Minister (uncredited) * ''The Bohemian Girl'' (1936) - Servant (uncredited) * ''Champagne Charlie'' (1936) - Board Member (uncredited) * ''The Crime of Dr. Forbes'' (1936) - Faculty Doctor (uncredited) * ''Mary of Scotland'' (1936) - Minor Role (uncredited) * ''Two in a Crowd'' (1936) - Judge (uncredited) * ''Lloyd's of London'' (1936) - Dr. Beatty (uncredited) * ''Slave Ship'' (1937) - Minister * ''Bulldog Drummond's Revenge'' (1937) - Ferry Captain (uncredited) * ''The Toast of New York'' (1937) - Board of Directors Member (uncredited) * ''Four Men and a Prayer'' (1938) - Judge * ''If I Were King'' (1938) - Major Domo {{div col end}}
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Hall, Winter}} Category:1872 births Category:1947 deaths Category:New Zealand male film actors Category:New Zealand male silent film actors Category:New Zealand emigrants to the United States Category:Actors from Christchurch Category:20th-century New Zealand male actors Category:20th-century American male actors