James Hall (actor)

James Hall (October 22, 1900 – June 7, 1940) was an American film actor.

Career

Born James E. Brown in Dallas, Texas, he began his film career during the silent film era. He made his sound film debut in the 1929 film The Canary Murder Case, opposite William Powell and Louise Brooks.

In 1930, he co-starred in Howard Hughes' epic film, Hell's Angels. His last film role was in the 1932 drama Manhattan Tower. In the following years, he headlined in vaudeville at the Loew's State Theatres in 1932 and 1933 and in such independent stage productions as Ches Davis's 1934 edition of the Chicago Follies and in another show, the Showboat Follies at the Deadwood Theatre in South Dakota (1934).

At the time of his death, he had fallen into obscurity and had been earning his livelihood by performing in small nightclubs and cabarets in New Jersey and New York.

Death

Hall died of cirrhosis on June 7, 1940 in Jersey City, New Jersey. He is buried in Holy Cross Cemetery, North Arlington, New Jersey.

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James Hall

James Hall may refer to:

Authors

James Hall (writer) (1793–1868), American author

James Hall (philosopher) (born 1933), American academic

James Baker Hall (1935–2009), American author

James Norman Hall (1887–1951), American author

James W. Hall (born 1947), American author in Florida

Musicians

James Hall (singer) (born 1968), American rock singer and guitarist

James A. Hall (born 1947), jazz guitarist; professor at the University of South Carolina School of Music

Jim Hall (musician) (James Stanley Hall, 1930–2013), jazz guitarist

Jimmy Hall (born 1949), American musician, frontman of the band Wet Willie

James Hall (musician) (born 1971), American gospel musician

Sports

James Hall (1892–1953), British boxer better known as Seaman Nobby Hall

James Hall (athlete) (1903–1929), Indian sprinter

Jamie Hall (cricketer) (born 1968), former English cricketer

James Hall (American football) (born 1977), American football defensive end

James Hall (rugby union, born 1986), English rugby union player

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James Hall (athlete)

James Hall (2 January 1903 – 20 May 1929) was an Indian sprinter. He competed at the 1924 and 1928 Summer Olympics.

References

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James Hall (rugby union, born 1986)

James Stephen Hall is an English rugby union player born 1986, Stoke-on-Trent, England. He currently plays for Bristol Rugby in the Greene King IPA Championship.