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Hal Skelly
Actor
Born May 31, 1891Died June 16, 1934 (43 years)
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
| 1933 | The Shadow Laughs · as Robin Dale |
| 1931 | The Struggle · as Jimmie Wilson |
| 1930 | The Gob · as Cast |
| 1930 | Men Are Like That · as J. Aubrey Piper |
| 1930 | Behind the Make-Up · as Hap Brown |
| 1929 | Woman Trap · as Dan Malone |
| 1929 | The Dance of Life · as Ralph 'skid' Johnson |