Hal E. Chester

Hal E. Chester

Personal Info

Known For

Production

Gender

Male

Birthday

06/03/1921

Day of Death

01/01/2012
(91) years old

Place of Birth

Brooklyn, NY

Biography

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).

Filmography

Cast

1941

Sea Raiders

as Swab

1941

Hit the Road

as Trusty

1940

Junior G-Men

as Murph (uncredited)

1940

You're Not So Tough

as Second Newsboy

1940

Boys of the City

as Buster

1940

East Side Kids

as Fred "Dutch" Kuhn

1939

The Witness Vanishes

as Copy Boy (uncredited)

1939

Off the Record

as Reform School Inmate

1938

Newsboys' Home

as Murphy

1938

Juvenile Court

as Lefty

1938

Little Tough Guy

as Dopey

1938

Crime School

as Boy (uncredited)

Crew

2006

School for Scoundrels

as Executive Producer

2006

School for Scoundrels

as Original Film Writer

1970

Take a Girl Like You

as Producer

1967

The Double Man

as Producer

1961

His and Hers

as Executive Producer

1960

School for Scoundrels

as Screenplay

1960

School for Scoundrels

as Executive Producer

1957

Night of the Demon

as Screenplay

1957

Night of the Demon

as Executive Producer

1956

The Weapon

as Original Story

1956

The Weapon

as Producer

1956

The Weapon

as Story

1956

The Bold and the Brave

as Producer

1955

Crashout

as Writer

1955

Crashout

as Producer

1950

The Underworld Story

as Producer

1948

Smart Woman

as Producer

1946

Joe Palooka, Champ

as Producer