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Hal Reid is a Actor, Director and Scriptwriter American born on 14 april 1862

Hal Reid

Hal Reid
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Birth name James Halleck Reid
Nationality USA
Birth 14 april 1862
Death 22 may 1920 (at 58 years) at New York City (USA)

Hal Reid (1863-1920) born James Halleck Reid was a playwright and stage and screen actor. Many of his plays saw Broadway openings. He entered the film business in 1910 as an actor, director and writer bringing along his teen son Wallace who had aspirations to be a director or cameraman. In 1912 Hal was appointed Censor to the Universal Film Corporation.

Reid was at one time said to be actually Harry Preston and that he had served a prison sentence for an unspecified crime.

His parents were Hugh McMillan Reid(1836-1911) and America Elizabeth Reid(1840-1903). Hal was married three times with each woman bearing him a child. His first wife Marylee Withers(1866-1943)m.1879 who at 16 produced a daughter Hazel Withers Reid in 1882. Hazel died in 1921 a year after her father. Wife two was Bertha Westbrook(1867-1939)m.1889 who produced son Wallace in 1891. Wife three was the much younger Marcella(1899-1993)m.1916 who also produced a son James Halleck Reid(1918-1969).

Usually with

Wallace Reid
Wallace Reid
(6 films)
Vivian Rich
Vivian Rich
(4 films)
Charles Kent
Charles Kent
(1 films)
Adolph Zukor
Adolph Zukor
(2 films)
Source : Wikidata

Filmography of Hal Reid (12 films)

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Actor

Little Miss Hoover, 50minutes
Directed by John S. Robertson
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Romance
Actors Marguerite Clark, Eugene O'Brien, Alfred Hickman, Hal Reid, John Tansey
Roles Major Jonathan Craddock
Rating55% 2.778392.778392.778392.778392.77839
Becket
Becket (1910)

Directed by Charles Kent
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Historical
Themes Poésie, Adaptation d'un poème
Actors Charles Kent, William Shea, Hal Reid, Maurice Costello
Roles le cardinal Wolsey

Au XII siècle, dans le royaume d'Angleterre, l'archevêque Thomas Becket entre en conflit avec le roi Henri II. Quelques années plus tard, il est assassiné dans sa cathédrale par des chevaliers proches du roi.

Director

Scriptwriter

A Rose of Old Mexico, 10minutes
Directed by Wallace Reid
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Romance
Actors Wallace Reid, Edward Coxen, Chester Withey
Roles Scenario Writer

When Luck Changes, 10minutes
Directed by Wallace Reid
Origin USA
Genres Romance, Western
Actors Wallace Reid, Vivian Rich, Chester Withey
Roles Scenario Writer

Via Cabaret, 10minutes
Directed by Wallace Reid
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Romance
Actors Wallace Reid, Vivian Rich, Chester Withey
Roles Scenario Writer

Hearts and Horses, 10minutes
Directed by Wallace Reid
Origin USA
Genres Romance, Western
Actors Wallace Reid, Vivian Rich, Chester Withey
Roles Scenario Writer