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Hal Walker(1896-1972)

  • Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
  • Director
  • Animation Department
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Hal Walker was born on 20 March 1896 in Ottumwa, Iowa, USA. He was an assistant director and director, known for The Stork Club (1945), Sailor Beware (1952) and Duffy's Tavern (1945). He was married to Irene Walker. He died on 3 July 1972 in Tracy, California, USA.
BornMarch 20, 1896
DiedJuly 3, 1972(76)
BornMarch 20, 1896
DiedJuly 3, 1972(76)
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  • Nominated for 1 Oscar
    • 1 nomination total

Known for

Betty Hutton, Don DeFore, and Barry Fitzgerald in The Stork Club (1945)
The Stork Club
6.3
  • Director
  • 1945
Sailor Beware (1952)
Sailor Beware
6.2
  • Director
  • 1952
Alan Ladd, Veronica Lake, Bing Crosby, Paulette Goddard, Betty Hutton, Arturo de Córdova, Cass Daley, Barry Fitzgerald, Ed Gardner, Dorothy Lamour, Victor Moore, and Sonny Tufts in Duffy's Tavern (1945)
Duffy's Tavern
5.8
  • Director
  • 1945
Bing Crosby, Bob Hope, and Dorothy Lamour in Road to Utopia (1945)
Road to Utopia
7.1
  • Director
  • 1945

Credits

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Second Unit or Assistant Director

  • Ray Milland, Donald Crisp, Ruth Hussey, Alan Napier, and Gail Russell in The Uninvited (1944)
    The Uninvited
    7.2
    • second unit director (uncredited)
    • 1944
  • Alan Ladd, William Bendix, and Loretta Young in China (1943)
    China
    6.6
    • second unit director (uncredited)
    • 1943
  • Bing Crosby, Bob Hope, and Dorothy Lamour in Road to Morocco (1942)
    Road to Morocco
    7.0
    • assistant director (uncredited)
    • 1942
  • Mary Astor, Claudette Colbert, Joel McCrea, and Rudy Vallee in The Palm Beach Story (1942)
    The Palm Beach Story
    7.4
    • assistant director (uncredited)
    • 1942
  • William Bendix, Brian Donlevy, Macdonald Carey, Albert Dekker, and Robert Preston in Wake Island (1942)
    Wake Island
    6.6
    • second unit director
    • 1942
  • Dorothy Lamour in The Fleet's In (1942)
    The Fleet's In
    6.5
    • assistant director (uncredited)
    • 1942
  • Bing Crosby, Brian Donlevy, Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson, Carolyn Lee, and Mary Martin in Birth of the Blues (1941)
    Birth of the Blues
    6.3
    • assistant director (uncredited)
    • 1941
  • Bob Hope and Paulette Goddard in Nothing But the Truth (1941)
    Nothing But the Truth
    7.1
    • assistant director (uncredited)
    • 1941
  • Bing Crosby, Bob Hope, and Dorothy Lamour in Road to Zanzibar (1941)
    Road to Zanzibar
    6.7
    • assistant director (uncredited)
    • 1941
  • Cordell Hickman, Billy Lee, and Tiverton Invader in The Biscuit Eater (1940)
    The Biscuit Eater
    7.2
    • assistant director (uncredited)
    • 1940
  • Barbara Stanwyck and Fred MacMurray in Remember the Night (1939)
    Remember the Night
    7.6
    • assistant director (uncredited)
    • 1939
  • Bing Crosby in The Star Maker (1939)
    The Star Maker
    6.2
    • assistant director (uncredited)
    • 1939
  • Don Ameche and Claudette Colbert in Midnight (1939)
    Midnight
    7.8
    • assistant director
    • second unit director (uncredited)
    • 1939
  • Claudette Colbert and Herbert Marshall in Zaza (1938)
    Zaza
    6.3
    • assistant director
    • 1938
  • John Barrymore, John Boles, and Gladys Swarthout in Romance in the Dark (1938)
    Romance in the Dark
    7.6
    • assistant director (uncredited)
    • 1938

Director

  • Four Star Playhouse (1952)
    Four Star Playhouse
    7.5
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1953
  • Bing Crosby, Bob Hope, and Dorothy Lamour in Road to Bali (1952)
    Road to Bali
    6.4
    • Director (directed by)
    • 1952
  • Jim Backus and Joan Davis in I Married Joan (1952)
    I Married Joan
    7.7
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1952
  • Sailor Beware (1952)
    Sailor Beware
    6.2
    • Director
    • 1952
  • Polly Bergen, Jerry Lewis, Dean Martin, and Marion Marshall in That's My Boy (1951)
    That's My Boy
    6.1
    • Director
    • 1951
  • Polly Bergen, Jerry Lewis, and Dean Martin in At War with the Army (1950)
    At War with the Army
    5.5
    • Director (directed by)
    • 1950
  • Jerry Lewis, Dean Martin, Corinne Calvet, John Lund, Diana Lynn, and Marie Wilson in My Friend Irma Goes West (1950)
    My Friend Irma Goes West
    6.0
    • Director
    • 1950
  • Betty Hutton, Don DeFore, and Barry Fitzgerald in The Stork Club (1945)
    The Stork Club
    6.3
    • Director
    • 1945
  • Bing Crosby, Bob Hope, and Dorothy Lamour in Road to Utopia (1945)
    Road to Utopia
    7.1
    • Director
    • 1945
  • Alan Ladd, Veronica Lake, Bing Crosby, Paulette Goddard, Betty Hutton, Arturo de Córdova, Cass Daley, Barry Fitzgerald, Ed Gardner, Dorothy Lamour, Victor Moore, and Sonny Tufts in Duffy's Tavern (1945)
    Duffy's Tavern
    5.8
    • Director
    • 1945
  • Veronica Lake, Eddie Bracken, Cass Daley, and Diana Lynn in Out of This World (1945)
    Out of This World
    6.3
    • Director
    • 1945

Personal details

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  • Born
    • March 20, 1896
    • Ottumwa, Iowa, USA
  • Died
    • July 3, 1972
    • Tracy, California, USA(undisclosed)
  • Spouse
    • Irene Walker? - 1972 (his death)

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    Wife Irene was a contestant on Match Game in 1979. She was 81 at the time, and won $250. Played the first of two Super-Matches.

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