Hal Skelly
Acting
1891-05-31 · Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA
Dancer Hal Skelly was born in Pennsylvania in 1891. He left home at 15 to join a circus, at 17 went into comedy, toured with light opera in China and Japan, joined after that Dockstader's Minstrels, made his Broadway debut in 1918 in "Fiddlers Three." His biggest success was the Broadway play, "Burlesque," in which he played opposite future movie star Barbara Stanwyck. He also starred in the film version of it, "The Dance of Life." He died in 1934, when his friend's car, in which he was traveling, was hit by a train on a crossing.
Filmography(8)
movieThe Shadow Laughs
as Robin Dale · 1933 · 5.5
movieHotel Variety
as · 1933 · 7.0
movieThe Struggle
as Jimmie Wilson · 1931 · 6.7
movieMen Are Like That
as J. Aubrey Piper · 1930 · 8.5
movieBehind the Make-Up
as Hap Brown · 1930 · 6.8
movieWoman Trap
as Dan Malone · 1929 · 5.3
movieThe Dance of Life
as Ralph 'Skid' Johnson · 1929 · 5.8
movieThe Dancing Town
as Tom Kinch · 1928 · 7.5