# Winter Hall

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{{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](/source/Christchurch), New Zealand
| death_date         = {{death date and age|1947|02|10|1872|06|21|df=yes}}
| death_place        = [Los Angeles, California](/source/Los_Angeles%2C_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](/source/silent_film) 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](/source/Christchurch), [New Zealand](/source/New_Zealand), and died in [Los Angeles, California](/source/Los_Angeles%2C_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](/source/William_S._Hart) in<br>''The Money Corral'', 1919]]
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* ''[The Pioneers](/source/The_Pioneers_(1916_film))'' (1916) - Dan Farrell (film debut)
* ''[The Joan of Arc of Loos](/source/The_Joan_of_Arc_of_Loos)'' (1916)
* ''[The Gift Girl](/source/The_Gift_Girl)'' (1917) - Usun Hassan
* ''[The Bronze Bride](/source/The_Bronze_Bride)'' (1917) - Mr. Carter
* ''[Sacrifice](/source/Sacrifice_(1917_film))'' (1917) - Stephen Stephani
* ''[The Primrose Ring](/source/The_Primrose_Ring_(film))'' (1917) - Dr. Ralph MacLean
* ''[A Romance of the Redwoods](/source/A_Romance_of_the_Redwoods)'' (1917) - John Lawrence, Uncle To Jenny
* ''[The Spindle of Life](/source/The_Spindle_of_Life)'' (1917) - James Bradshaw
* ''[The Cricket](/source/The_Cricket_(1917_film))'' (1917) - Pinglet
* ''[The Silent Lady](/source/The_Silent_Lady)'' (1917) - Philemon
* ''[My Little Boy](/source/My_Little_Boy)'' (1917) - Uncle Oliver
* ''[New Love for Old](/source/New_Love_for_Old)'' (1918) - Ben Sawyer
* ''[The Kaiser, the Beast of Berlin](/source/The_Kaiser%2C_the_Beast_of_Berlin)'' (1918) - Dr.Von Gressler
* ''[Beauty in Chains](/source/Beauty_in_Chains)'' (1918) - Don Cayetano
* ''[The House of Silence](/source/The_House_of_Silence)'' (1918) - Dr. Henry Rogers
* ''[Rich Man, Poor Man](/source/Rich_Man%2C_Poor_Man_(1918_film))'' (1918)
* ''[The Bravest Way](/source/The_Bravest_Way)'' (1918) - Moreby Nason
* ''[Missing](/source/Missing_(1918_film))'' (1918) - Dr. Howson
* ''[The Firefly of France](/source/The_Firefly_of_France)'' (1918) - Dunham
* ''[The City of Dim Faces](/source/The_City_of_Dim_Faces)'' (1918) - Brand Matthews
* ''[Till I Come Back to You](/source/Till_I_Come_Back_to_You)'' (1918) - King Albert
* ''[The Vanity Pool](/source/The_Vanity_Pool)'' (1918) - Uncle Penny
* ''[Hitting the High Spots](/source/Hitting_the_High_Spots)'' (1918) - Morgan Randolph
* ''[The Squaw Man](/source/The_Squaw_Man_(1918_film))'' (1918) - Fletcher
* ''[The Mystery Girl](/source/The_Mystery_Girl)'' (1918) - Prince Sebasatian
* ''[The Dub](/source/The_Dub)'' (1919) - Burley Hadden
* ''[Alias Mike Moran](/source/Alias_Mike_Moran)'' (1919) - Mr. Vandecar
* ''The Turn in the Road'' (1919) - Reverend Matthew Barker
* ''[Captain Kidd, Jr.](/source/Captain_Kidd%2C_Jr.)'' (1919) - John Brent
* ''[The Money Corral](/source/The_Money_Corral)'' (1919) - Gregory Collins
* ''[For Better, for Worse](/source/For_Better%2C_for_Worse_(1919_film))'' (1919) - Doctor
* ''[The Red Lantern](/source/The_Red_Lantern)'' (1919) - Rev. Alex Templeton
* ''The Hushed Hour'' (1919) - Judge Robert
* ''The Right to Happiness'' (1919) - Henry Forrester
* ''[Why Smith Left Home](/source/Why_Smith_Left_Home)'' (1919) - The General
* ''[When Bearcat Went Dry](/source/When_Bearcat_Went_Dry)'' (1919) - Lone Stacy
* ''A Girl in Bohemia'' (1919) - McMain, Publisher
* ''[The Beauty Market](/source/The_Beauty_Market)'' (1919) - Ashburton Gaylord
* ''[The Woman Thou Gavest Me](/source/The_Woman_Thou_Gavest_Me_(film))'' (1919)
* ''[The Thirteenth Commandment](/source/The_Thirteenth_Commandment)'' (1920) - Roger Kip Sr.
* ''[The Tree of Knowledge](/source/The_Tree_of_Knowledge_(1920_film))'' (1920) - Siur Mostyn Hollingsworth
* ''[The Forbidden Woman](/source/The_Forbidden_Woman_(1920_film))'' (1920) - Edward Harding
* ''[Faith](/source/Faith_(1920_film))'' (1920) - Adam Harden
* ''[The Deadlier Sex](/source/The_Deadlier_Sex)'' (1920) - Henry Willard
* ''[Alias Jimmy Valentine](/source/Alias_Jimmy_Valentine_(1920_film))'' (1920) - William Lane
* ''The Third Woman'' (1920) - Judson Halliday
* ''[The Woman in His House](/source/The_Woman_in_His_House_(1920_film))'' (1920) - Hilda's Father, Andrew Martin
* ''[Behold My Wife!](/source/Behold_My_Wife!_(1920_film))'' (1920) - General Armour
* ''[Hearts Are Trumps](/source/Hearts_Are_Trumps_(1920_American_film))'' (1920) - Lord Altcar
* ''[The Jucklins](/source/The_Jucklins_(film))'' (1921) - General Lundsford
* ''[Forbidden Fruit](/source/Forbidden_Fruit_(1921_film))'' (1921) - Minor Role (uncredited)
* ''[The Breaking Point](/source/The_Breaking_Point_(1921_film))'' (1921) - Dr. Hillyer
* ''[What Every Woman Knows](/source/What_Every_Woman_Knows_(1921_film))'' (1921) - Charles Venables
* ''[The Little Clown](/source/The_Little_Clown)'' (1921) - Colonel Beverley
* ''[The Witching Hour](/source/The_Witching_Hour_(1921_film))'' (1921) - Judge Prentice
* ''[The Child Thou Gavest Me](/source/The_Child_Thou_Gavest_Me)'' (1921) - Her Father
* ''[The Affairs of Anatol](/source/The_Affairs_of_Anatol)'' (1921) - Dr. Johnston (uncredited)
* ''[The Great Impersonation](/source/The_Great_Impersonation_(1921_film))'' (1921) - Duke of Oxford
* ''[Her Social Value](/source/Her_Social_Value)'' (1921) - Shipley
* ''[Cheated Hearts](/source/Cheated_Hearts_(film))'' (1921) - Nathanial Beekman
* ''[Saturday Night](/source/Saturday_Night_(1922_film))'' (1922) - The Professor
* ''[Burning Sands](/source/Burning_Sands_(1922_film))'' (1922) - Governor
* ''[On the High Seas](/source/On_the_High_Seas)'' (1922) - John Deveraux
* ''[Skin Deep](/source/Skin_Deep_(1922_film))'' (1922) - Dr. Langdon
* ''[East Is West](/source/East_Is_West_(1922_film))'' (1922) - Mr. Benson
* ''Wasted Lives'' (1923) - Dr. Wentworth
* ''[The Voice from the Minaret](/source/The_Voice_from_the_Minaret)'' (1923) - Bishop Ellsworth
* ''[Little Church Around the Corner](/source/Little_Church_Around_the_Corner_(film))'' (1923) - Doc
* ''[Ashes of Vengeance](/source/Ashes_of_Vengeance)'' (1923) - The Bishop
* ''[Her Reputation](/source/Her_Reputation_(1923_film))'' (1923) - John Mansfield
* ''[The Day of Faith](/source/The_Day_of_Faith)'' (1923) - Bland Hendricks
* ''[Thundering Dawn](/source/Thundering_Dawn)'' (1923) - The Elder Standish
* ''[Name the Man](/source/Name_the_Man)'' (1924) - Gov. Stanley
* ''[Secrets](/source/Secrets_(1924_film))'' (1924) - Dr. Arbuthnot
* ''[The Right of the Strongest](/source/The_Right_of_the_Strongest_(film))'' (1924) - Austin Lee Sr.
* ''[The Turmoil](/source/The_Turmoil_(1924_film))'' (1924) - Henry Vertrees
* ''[The Only Woman](/source/The_Only_Woman)'' (1924) - William Brinnsley
* ''[Husbands and Lovers](/source/Husbands_and_Lovers)'' (1924) - Robert Stanton
* ''[The Boomerang](/source/The_Boomerang_(1925_film))'' (1925) - Gordon
* ''[Raffles, the Amateur Cracksman](/source/Raffles%2C_the_Amateur_Cracksman_(1925_film))'' (1925) - Lord Amersteth
* ''[The Girl Who Wouldn't Work](/source/The_Girl_Who_Wouldn't_Work)'' (1925) - District Attorney
* ''[Graustark](/source/Graustark_(1925_film))'' (1925) - Ambassador
* ''[Compromise](/source/Compromise_(film))'' (1925) - Joan's Father
* ''[Free to Love](/source/Free_to_Love)'' (1925) - Judge Orr
* ''[The Pleasure Buyers](/source/The_Pleasure_Buyers)'' (1925) - General Ripley
* ''[Ben-Hur](/source/Ben-Hur_(1925_film))'' (1925) - [Joseph](/source/Saint_Joseph)
* ''[Paradise](/source/Paradise_(1928_film))'' (1928) - Rev. Cranston
* ''[The Forger](/source/The_Forger_(1928_film))'' (1928) - John Leith
* ''[After the Verdict](/source/After_the_Verdict_(film))'' (1929) - Lord Dartry
* ''[High Seas](/source/High_Seas_(film))'' (1929) - Lord Bracklethorpe
* ''[Kitty](/source/Kitty_(1929_film))'' (1929) - John Furnival
* ''[The Wrecker](/source/The_Wrecker_(1929_film))'' (1929) - Sir Gerald Bartlett
* ''[Woman to Woman](/source/Woman_to_Woman_(1929_film))'' (1929) - Dr. Gavron
* ''[The Racketeer](/source/The_Racketeer)'' (1929) - Mr. Chapman
* ''[The Love Parade](/source/The_Love_Parade)'' (1929) - Priest (uncredited)
* ''[The Lost Zeppelin](/source/The_Lost_Zeppelin)'' (1929) - Mr. Wilson
* ''[Road to Paradise](/source/Road_to_Paradise_(film))'' (1930) - Brewster - the Butler
* ''[Passion Flower](/source/Passion_Flower_(1930_film))'' (1930) - Leroy Pringle
* ''[Girls Demand Excitement](/source/Girls_Demand_Excitement)'' (1931) - The Dean
* ''[Confessions of a Co-Ed](/source/Confessions_of_a_Co-Ed)'' (1931) - Dean Winslow
* ''[Tomorrow and Tomorrow](/source/Tomorrow_and_Tomorrow_(film))'' (1932) - President Adee
* ''[The Strange Case of Clara Deane](/source/The_Strange_Case_of_Clara_Deane)'' (1932) - Minister (uncredited)
* ''[The Man Called Back](/source/The_Man_Called_Back)'' (1932) - Judge
* ''[Madame Racketeer](/source/Madame_Racketeer)'' (1932) - Minister (uncredited)
* ''[Cavalcade](/source/Cavalcade_(1933_film))'' (1933) - Minister on the Pulpit (uncredited)
* ''[The Monkey's Paw](/source/The_Monkey's_Paw_(1933_film))'' (1933) - Mr. Hartigan
* ''[Professional Sweetheart](/source/Professional_Sweetheart)'' (1933) - Minister (uncredited)
* ''[The World Moves On](/source/The_World_Moves_On)'' (1934) - Minister (uncredited)
* ''[The Barretts of Wimpole Street](/source/The_Barretts_of_Wimpole_Street_(1934_film))'' (1934) - Clergyman (uncredited)
* ''[Judge Priest](/source/Judge_Priest)'' (1934) - Judge Floyd Fairleigh (uncredited)
* ''[British Agent](/source/British_Agent)'' (1934) - Cabinet Member (uncredited)
* ''[The Pursuit of Happiness](/source/The_Pursuit_of_Happiness_(1934_film))'' (1934) - Uncle (uncredited)
* ''[The Merry Widow](/source/The_Merry_Widow_(1934_film))'' (1934) - Priest (uncredited)
* ''[What Every Woman Knows](/source/What_Every_Woman_Knows_(1934_film))'' (1934) - Cabinet Member (uncredited)
* ''Mills of the Gods'' (1934) - Bevins
* ''[Don't Bet on Blondes](/source/Don't_Bet_on_Blondes)'' (1935) - Minister at Wedding (uncredited)
* ''[The Crusades](/source/The_Crusades_(1935_film))'' (1935) - Archbishop (uncredited)
* ''[Rendezvous](/source/Rendezvous_(1935_film))'' (1935) - Chaplain (uncredited)
* ''[Mutiny on the Bounty](/source/Mutiny_on_the_Bounty_(1935_film))'' (1935) - Chaplain (uncredited)
* ''[A Tale of Two Cities](/source/A_Tale_of_Two_Cities_(1935_film))'' (1935) - Aristocrat (uncredited)
* ''[The Invisible Ray](/source/The_Invisible_Ray_(1936_film))'' (1936) - Minister (uncredited)
* ''[The Bohemian Girl](/source/The_Bohemian_Girl_(1936_film))'' (1936) - Servant (uncredited)
* ''[Champagne Charlie](/source/Champagne_Charlie_(1936_film))'' (1936) - Board Member (uncredited)
* ''[The Crime of Dr. Forbes](/source/The_Crime_of_Dr._Forbes)'' (1936) - Faculty Doctor (uncredited)
* ''[Mary of Scotland](/source/Mary_of_Scotland_(film))'' (1936) - Minor Role (uncredited)
* ''[Two in a Crowd](/source/Two_in_a_Crowd)'' (1936) - Judge (uncredited)
* ''[Lloyd's of London](/source/Lloyd's_of_London_(film))'' (1936) - Dr. Beatty (uncredited)
* ''[Slave Ship](/source/Slave_Ship_(1937_film))'' (1937) - Minister
* ''[Bulldog Drummond's Revenge](/source/Bulldog_Drummond's_Revenge)'' (1937) - Ferry Captain (uncredited)
* ''[The Toast of New York](/source/The_Toast_of_New_York)'' (1937) - Board of Directors Member (uncredited)
* ''[Four Men and a Prayer](/source/Four_Men_and_a_Prayer)'' (1938) - Judge
* ''[If I Were King](/source/If_I_Were_King)'' (1938) - Major Domo
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==References==
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==External links==
{{commons category|Winter Hall}}
*{{IMDb name|0356228}}
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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

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