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Hal E. Chester

Actor / Film Producer | * 03/06/1921 († 90, 01/01/2012) | Brooklyn, New York City, New York (United States of America (USA))
Hal E. Chester (born Harold Ribotsky; March 6, 1921 – March 25, 2012), was an American film producer, writer, director, and former juvenile actor. ()

Hal Chester started his career as a child actor in the United States, but in the mid-1950s moved to Britain, where he is remembered as the producer of films including the classic horror Night of the Demon (1957), as well as School for Scoundrels (1960).

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Most frequent genres for this person: Drama | Comedies | Crime

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Movies with Hal E. Chester as Actor(11)

as Swab1941 Sea Raiders
as Buster1940 Boys of the City
as Fred "Dutch" Kuhn1940 East Side Kids
as Second Newsboy1940 You're Not So Tough
as Murph1940 Junior G-Men
as Reform School Inmate1939 Off the Record
as Murph1939 Code of the Streets
as Lefty1938 Juvenile Court
as Dopey1938 Little Tough Guy
as Murphy1938 Newsboys' Home
as Murphy (as Hally Chester)1938 Little Tough Guys in Society

Movies with Hal E. Chester as Crew(24)

Production/Executive Producer2006 School for Scoundrels
Writing/Author2006 School for Scoundrels
Production/Producer1970 Take a Girl Like You
Production/Producer1967 The Double Man
Production/Executive Producer1960 School for Scoundrels
Writing/Screenplay1960 School for Scoundrels
Production/Executive Producer1957 Night of the Demon
Writing/Screenplay1957 Night of the Demon
Production/Producer1956 The Bold and the Brave
Production/Producer1956 The Weapon
Writing/Original Story1956 The Weapon
Writing/Story1956 The Weapon
Production/Producer1955 Crashout
Writing/Writer1955 Crashout
Production/Producer1953 The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms
Production/Producer1950 The Underworld Story
Production/Producer1950 Joe Palooka in the Squared Circle
Production/Producer1950 Joe Palooka Meets Humphrey
Production/Producer1949 Joe Palooka in the Counterpunch
Production/Producer1948 Smart Woman
Production/Producer1948 Joe Palooka in Fighting Mad
Production/Producer1948 Joe Palooka in Winner Take All
Production/Producer1946 Joe Palooka, Champ

Full Name: Hal Chester
Born: Sunday, 03/06 1921 (March) in Brooklyn, New York City, New York (United States of America (USA))
Died: Sunday, 01/01 2012 (January) in London (aged: 90)
Zodiac sign: Pisces (Chinese zodiac sign: Rooster)
Languages: English (EN, native language)
Hal E. Chester frequently works together with these people:
David Gorcey (8x, Actor)
Eddie Gribbon (7x, Actor)
Ham Fisher (7x, Crew)
Joe Kirkwood, Jr. (7x, Actor)
Harris Berger (6x, Cast)
Cy Endfield (5x, Crew)
Reginald Le Borg (5x, Crew)
Leon Errol (5x, Actor)
Lela Chambers (5x, Crew)
WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:75466, Added: 05/24/2018, Last updated: 03/14/2024