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Brett Halsey is a Actor, Scriptwriter and Producer American born on 20 june 1933 at Santa Ana (USA)
Brett Halsey (born Charles Oliver Hand on June 20, 1933, in Santa Ana, California) is an American film actor, sometimes credited as Montgomery Ford. He had a prolific career in B pictures and in European-made feature films. He originated the role of John Abbott on the soap opera The Young and the Restless, a role he filled only from May 1980 to March 1981, when he was replaced by Jerry Douglas.
Halsey is a great-nephew of the United States Navy Admiral William F. Halsey, Jr.,
aka Bull Halsey, commander of the Pacific Allied naval forces during WWII. Universal Pictures selected Brett Halsey's acting name from the admiral.
From 1960 to 1962, Halsey was married to Italian actress Luciana Paluzzi. They had one son, Christian. In 1961, the two co-starred as a newlywed couple in the film, Return to Peyton Place. In 1964, Halsey married the popular German actress and singer Heidi Brühl. They had two children, son Clayton Alexander Siegfried and daughter Nicole. They were divorced in 1976. Toward the end of the 1990s, Halsey moved to San José, Costa Rica, to teach film acting. He now resides in Laguna Hills with his fourth wife, Victoria (née Korda), granddaughter of Alexander Korda. He writes and makes occasional film appearances.
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Brett Halsey
Brett Halsey (born Charles Oliver Hand on June 20, 1933, in Santa Ana, California) is an American film actor, sometimes credited as Montgomery Ford. He had a prolific career in B pictures and in European-made feature films. He originated the role of John Abbott on the soap opera The Young and the Restless, a role he filled only from May 1980 to March 1981, when he was replaced by Jerry Douglas.
Halsey is a great-nephew of the United States Navy Admiral William F. Halsey, Jr.,
aka Bull Halsey, commander of the Pacific Allied naval forces during WWII. Universal Pictures selected Brett Halsey's acting name from the admiral.
Biography
In 1954, Halsey married Renate Hoy, an actress who had won the Miss Germany contest that year, and who appeared in such films as The Sea Chase with John Wayne. They had two children, son Charles Oliver Hand, Jr. (a.k.a. Rock Halsey or Rock Bottom of the notorious Los Angeles punk rock band, Rock Bottom and the Spys) and daughter, Tracy Leigh. Halsey and Hoy divorced in 1959.From 1960 to 1962, Halsey was married to Italian actress Luciana Paluzzi. They had one son, Christian. In 1961, the two co-starred as a newlywed couple in the film, Return to Peyton Place. In 1964, Halsey married the popular German actress and singer Heidi Brühl. They had two children, son Clayton Alexander Siegfried and daughter Nicole. They were divorced in 1976. Toward the end of the 1990s, Halsey moved to San José, Costa Rica, to teach film acting. He now resides in Laguna Hills with his fourth wife, Victoria (née Korda), granddaughter of Alexander Korda. He writes and makes occasional film appearances.
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Filmography of Brett Halsey (56 films)
| Year | Name | Job | Roles |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | The Scarlet Worm | Actor | Mr. Paul (as Montgomery Ford) |
| 2009 | The Brooklyn Heist | Actor, Scriptwriter, Producer | |
| 1999 | Free Fall | Actor | Chief of Security Tom Mason |
| 1995 | Expect No Mercy | Actor | Bromfield |
| 1992 | To Catch a Killer | Actor | Stan Wilder |
| 1992 | Beyond Justice | Actor | Sal Cuomo |
| 1992 | To Catch a Killer | Actor | Stan Wilder |
| 1990 | The Godfather Part III | Actor | Douglas Michelson |
| 1990 | A Cat in the Brain | Actor | Human Monster |
| 1990 | Demonia | Actor | Professor Paul Evans |
| 1988 | Touch of Death | Actor | Lester Parson |
| 1986 | Ratboy | Actor | Mr. Manes |
| 1986 | The Devil's Honey | Actor | Dr. Wendell Simpson |
| 1972 | Where Does It Hurt? | Actor | Dr. Paolo Quagliomo |
| 1971 | Four Times That Night | Actor | John Price |
| 1970 | Roy Colt and Winchester Jack | Actor | Roy Colt |
| 1969 | Twenty Thousand Dollars for Seven | Actor | Fred Leinster |
| 1968 | The Movie Orgy | Actor | Self (archive footage) |
| 1968 | Today We Kill, Tomorrow We Die! | Actor | Bill Kiowa |
| 1968 | All on the Red | Actor | Mike Chapman |
| 1967 | Bang Bang | Actor | Inspector Dan |
| 1967 | Anyone Can Play | Actor | Norma's husband |
| 1966 | Congress of Love | Actor | Baron Stefan Abonyi |
| 1966 | Kill Johnny Ringo | Actor | Johnny Ringo |
| 1965 | Spy in Your Eye | Actor | Bert Morris |
| 1965 | Espionage in Lisbon | Actor | George Farrell |
| 1965 | L'heure de la vérité | Actor | Fred Blythe |
| 1964 | The Magnificent Cuckold | Actor | Maria Grazia's Partner in Nightclub (uncredited) |
| 1963 | Twice-Told Tales | Actor | Giovanni Guasconti |
| 1963 | The Magnificent Adventurer | Actor | Benvenuto Cellini |
| 1962 | The Seventh Sword | Actor | Don Carlos de Bazan |
| 1961 | Return to Peyton Place | Actor | Theodore "Ted" Carter |
| 1960 | The Girl in Lovers Lane | Actor | Bix Dugan |
| 1960 | Desire in the Dust | Actor | Dr. Ned Thomas |
| 1959 | The Atomic Submarine | Actor | Carl Neilson Jr. |
| 1959 | The Best of Everything | Actor | Eddie Harris |
| 1959 | Jet Over The Atlantic | Actor | Dr. Vanderbird |
| 1959 | The Last Blitzkrieg | Actor | Captain Levin |
| 1959 | Return of the Fly | Actor | Philippe Delambre |
| 1959 | Blood and Steel | Actor | Jim |
| 1958 | The Cry Baby Killer | Actor | Manny Cole |
| 1958 | I Want to Live! | Actor | Sailor at party (uncredited) |
| 1958 | High School Hellcats | Actor | Mike Landers |
| 1958 | Lafayette Escadrille | Actor | Frank Baylies |
| 1958 | Submarine Seahawk | Actor | Lt. (J. G.) David Shore |
| 1957 | Hot Rod Rumble | Actor | Jim Lawrence |
| 1956 | Three Bad Sisters | Actor | Carlos |
| 1955 | To Hell and Back | Actor | Saunders |
| 1955 | Revenge of the Creature | Actor | Pete (uncredited) |
| 1954 | The Black Shield of Falworth | Actor | Young Squire / Apprentice Knight (uncredited) |
| 1954 | Ma and Pa Kettle at Home | Actor | Elwin Kettle |
| 1954 | Naked Alibi | Actor | |
| 1953 | All I Desire | Actor | |
| 1953 | The Man from the Alamo | Actor | Courier |
| 1953 | Walking My Baby Back Home | Actor | Soldier |
| 1953 | The Glass Web | Actor | Lou, TBC Receptionist |