Hal Gordon was a British film actor. A character actor

Character actor

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, he appeared in over 90 films in both comic and straight roles.

He started off as a lawyer's clerk but finding it dull he decided on the stage, making his music hall debut in 1912. He toured England

England

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 and South Africa

South Africa

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 in pantomime and comedy before entering films in 1928, his first being Adam's Apple

Adam's apple

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.

Selected filmography

• Up for the Cup (1931)
• Lord Camber's Ladies
  Lord Camber's Ladies
  Lord Camber's Ladies is a British drama film directed by Benn W. Levy, produced by Alfred Hitchcock, and starring Gerald du Maurier, Gertrude Lawrence, Benita Hume, and Nigel Bruce.-Plot:...
  
  (1932)
• Let Me Explain, Dear
  Let Me Explain, Dear
  Let Me Explain, Dear is a 1932 British comedy film directed by Gene Gerrard and Frank Miller and starring Gerrard, Viola Lyel and Claude Hulbert. It was adapted from the play A Little Bit of Fluff by Walter Ellis. It was made by British International Pictures...
  
  (1932)
• The Pride of the Force
  The Pride of the Force
  The Pride of the Force is a 1933 British comedy film directed by Norman Lee and starring Patrick Aherne, Nancy Bates, Leslie Fuller and Hal Gordon...
  
  (1933)
• Crime on the Hill
  Crime on the Hill
  Crime on the Hill is a 1933 British mystery film directed by Bernard Vorhaus and starring Sally Blane, Nigel Playfair and Lewis Casson. The plot was based on a successful play by Jack de Leon and Jack Celestin...
  
  (1933)
• A Southern Maid
  A Southern Maid (film)
  A Southern Maid is a 1933 British musical film directed by Harry Hughes and starring Bebe Daniels, Clifford Mollison and Hal Gordon. It is based on the operetta A Southern Maid by Harold Fraser-Simson...
  
  (1933)
• Hawley's of High Street
  Hawley's of High Street
  Hawley's of High Street is a 1933 British comedy film directed by Thomas Bentley and starring Leslie Fuller, Judy Kelly, Francis Lister and Moore Marriott. A butcher and a draper stand for election to the local council...
  
  (1933)
• The Outcast
  The Outcast (1934 film)
  The Outcast is a 1934 British comedy crime film directed by Norman Lee and starring Leslie Fuller, Mary Glynne and Hal Gordon. A travelling theatre troupe have to take up gambling to make a living.-Cast:* Leslie Fuller - Bill Potter...
  
  (1934)
• Captain Bill
  Captain Bill
  Captain Bill is a 1936 British comedy film directed by Ralph Ceder and starring Leslie Fuller, Judy Kelly and Hal Gordon. A barge operator helps a schoolteacher tackle a gang of criminals.-Cast:* Leslie Fuller - Bill* Judy Kelly - Polly...
  
  (1936)
• The Divorce of Lady X
  The Divorce of Lady X
  The Divorce of Lady X is a 1938 British romantic comedy film made by London Films and distributed by United Artists. It was directed by Tim Whelan and produced by Alexander Korda from a screenplay by Ian Dalrymple and Arthur Wimperis, adapted by Lajos Biró from the play Counsel's Opinion by Gilbert...
  
  (1938)
• Spare a Copper
  Spare a Copper
  Spare a Copper is a 1940 British, black-and-white, musical comedy war film, directed by John Paddy Carstairs and starring Ronald Shiner, as the Piano Mover and Tuner, and George Formby. It was produced by Associated Talking Pictures...
  
  (1940)

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