Henry Richard "Huntz" Hall (August 15, 1920; – January 30, 1999) was an American radio, theatrical, and motion picture performer noted primarily for his roles in the "Dead End Kids" movies, such as Angels with Dirty Faces (1938), which gave way to the "The Bowery Boys" movie franchise, a prolific and highly successful series of comedies in the 1940s and 1950s.
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| 1 | [on working with Bela Lugosi in Spooks Run Wild (1941)] I decided to go over to his dressing room and say "hello". I knocked on the door and introduced myself. Bela was extremely cordial and we spent some time talking to together. "Well, Mr. Lugosi, what do you think of the East Side Kids?" I asked. Lugosi raised his eyebrows theatrically and said, "Scum!". But Bela was only kidding. [He] took his work very seriously and did not like to clown around on the set. But Bela had a great sense of humor! He loved to laugh, but not to be laughed at. That would make him more angry than anything! |
| 2 | [in 1972, on the "Dead End" films] I think, to a point, they did influence some kids to be bullies. But those pictures really weren't made for American kids. They were made for American adults. They were some of the first social dramas. The public was seeing the dirty laundry, the slums, the garbage. It hurt. |
| 3 | [on the consequences of being one of the "Dead End Kids"] Everywhere we went, genuine tough guys would challenge us. I've been slugged at least 25 times by guys who wanted to find out if I was as tough as I made out. I've had more black eyes than a prizefighter. |
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
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| Trouble Makers | 1948 | Sach, also called 'Chopper' McGee |
| Smugglers' Cove | 1948 | Sach |
| Jinx Money | 1948 | Horace Debussy 'Sach' Jones |
| Angels' Alley | 1948 | Sach 'Turkey' Horace Debussy Jones |
| Bowery Buckaroos | 1947 | Horace Debussy 'Sach' Jones |
| News Hounds | 1947 | Horace Debussy 'Sach' Jones |
| Hard Boiled Mahoney | 1947 | Horace Debussy 'Sach' Jones |
| Mr. Hex | 1946 | Sach Sullivan |
| Spook Busters | 1946 | Horace Debussy 'Sach' Jones |
| Bowery Bombshell | 1946 | Horace Debussy 'Sach' Jones |
| In Fast Company | 1946 | Horace Debussy 'Sach' Jones |
| Live Wires | 1946 | 'Sach' Jones |
| A Walk in the Sun | 1945 | Pvt. Carraway |
| Come Out Fighting | 1945 | Glimpy |
| Mr. Muggs Rides Again | 1945 | Glimpy |
| Wonder Man | 1945 | Sailor |
| Docks of New York | 1945 | Glimpy |
| Bring on the Girls | 1945 | Sailor |
| Bowery Champs | 1944 | Glimpy McClusky |
| Block Busters | 1944 | Glimpy |
| Follow the Leader | 1944 | Glimpy Freedhoff |
| Million Dollar Kid | 1944 | Glimpy McClosky |
| Mr. Muggs Steps Out | 1943 | Glimpy Freedhoff |
| Ghosts on the Loose | 1943 | Glimpy |
| Clancy Street Boys | 1943 | Glimpy Freedhoff |
| Keep 'Em Slugging | 1943 | Pig |
| Kid Dynamite | 1943 | Glimpy McGleavey |
| Mug Town | 1942 | Pig |
| Junior Army | 1942 | Bushy Thomas |
| 'Neath Brooklyn Bridge | 1942 | Glimpy |
| Smart Alecks | 1942 | Glimpy |
| Tough As They Come | 1942 | Pig - aka Albert |
| Let's Get Tough! | 1942 | Glimpy |
| Private Buckaroo | 1942 | Cpl. Anemic |
| Junior G-Men of the Air | 1942 | 'Bolts' Larson |
| Mr. Wise Guy | 1942 | Glimpy Stone |
| Zis Boom Bah | 1941 | Skeets Skillhorn |
| Spooks Run Wild | 1941 | Glimpy |
| Sea Raiders | 1941 | Toby Nelson |
| Mob Town | 1941 | Pig |
| Bowery Blitzkrieg | 1941 | Limpy |
| Hit the Road | 1941 | Pig Grogan |
| Give Us Wings | 1940 | Pig |
| Junior G-Men | 1940 | Gyp |
| You're Not So Tough | 1940 | Albert 'Pig' |
| The Return of Doctor X | 1939 | Pinky |
| Call a Messenger | 1939 | 'Pig' |
| On Dress Parade | 1939 | Cadet Johnny Cabot |
| Angels Wash Their Faces | 1939 | Huntz |
| Hell's Kitchen | 1939 | Bingo |
| They Made Me a Criminal | 1939 | Dippy |
| Swingtime in the Movies | 1938 | Short | Crime School Kid (uncredited) |
| Angels with Dirty Faces | 1938 | Crab |
| Little Tough Guy | 1938 | 'Pig' |
| Crime School | 1938 | Goofy |
| Dead End | 1937 | Dippy |
| Daddy Dearest | 1993 | TV Series | Pretzel Man |
| Auntie Lee's Meat Pies | 1992 | Farmer |
| Night Heat | 1988 | TV Series | Father O'Malley |
| Cyclone | 1987 | Long John |
| The Ratings Game | 1984 | TV Movie | Benny Bentson |
| Diff'rent Strokes | 1982 | TV Series | The Happy Wanderer |
| The Escape Artist | 1982 | Turnkey |
| Gas Pump Girls | 1979 | Uncle Joe |
| CHiPs | 1978 | TV Series | Driver |
| Valentino | 1977 | Jesse Lasky |
| Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood | 1976 | Moving Man |
| Good Heavens | 1976 | TV Series | Barney |
| Matt Helm | 1976 | TV Series | Willy |
| The Ghost Busters | 1975 | TV Series | Gronk |
| The Manchu Eagle Murder Caper Mystery | 1975 | Deputy Roy |
| Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color | 1975 | TV Series | Hitchhiker |
| The Sky's the Limit | 1975 | Hitchhiker |
| Herbie Rides Again | 1974 | Judge |
| The Corner Bar | 1972 | TV Series | Sparky Schnauzer |
| The Chicago Teddy Bears | 1971 | TV Series | Dutch |
| Escape | 1971 | TV Movie | Gilbert |
| Barefoot in the Park | 1970 | TV Series |
| The Phynx | 1970 | Huntz Hall |
| Gentle Giant | 1967 | Dink Smith |
| Flipper | 1966 | TV Series | Barney |
| Dr. Rock and Mr. Roll | 1965 |
| Second Fiddle to a Steel Guitar | 1965 | Huntz |
| In the Money | 1958 | Horace Debussy 'Sach' Jones |
| Up in Smoke | 1957 | Horace Debussy 'Sach' Jones |
| Looking for Danger | 1957 | Horace Debussy 'Sach' Jones |
| Spook Chasers | 1957 | Horace Debussy 'Sach' Jones |
| Hold That Hypnotist | 1957 | Horace Debussy 'Sach' Jones |
| Hot Shots | 1956 | Horace DeBussy 'Sach' Jones |
| Fighting Trouble | 1956 | Horace Debussy 'Sach' Jones |
| Crashing Las Vegas | 1956 | Horace Debussy 'Sach' Jones |
| Dig That Uranium | 1955 | Horace Debussy 'Sach' Jones |
| Jail Busters | 1955 | Horace Debussy 'Sach' Jones |
| Spy Chasers | 1955 | Horace Debussy 'Sach' Jones |
| High Society | 1955 | Horace Debussy 'Sach' Jones |
| Bowery to Bagdad | 1955 | Horace Debussy 'Sach' Jones |
| Jungle Gents | 1954 | 'Sach' Jones |
| The Bowery Boys Meet the Monsters | 1954 | Sach |
| Paris Playboys | 1954 | Horace Debussy 'Sach' Jones / Prof. Maurice Gaston Le Beau |
| Private Eyes | 1953 | Horace Debussy 'Sach' Jones |
| Clipped Wings | 1953 | Horace Debussy 'Sach' Jones |
| Loose in London | 1953 | Horace Debussy 'Sach' Jones |
| Jalopy | 1953 | Horace Debussy 'Sach' Jones |
| No Holds Barred | 1952 | Horace Debussy 'Sach' Jones |
| Feudin' Fools | 1952 | Horace Debussy 'Sach' Jones |
| Here Come the Marines | 1952 | Horace Debussy 'Sach' Jones Jr. |
| Hold That Line | 1952 | Horace Debussy 'Sach' Jones, a.k.a. Hurricane Jones |
| Crazy Over Horses | 1951 | Horace Debussy 'Sach' Jones |
| Let's Go Navy! | 1951 | Horace Debussy 'Sach' Jones |
| Ghost Chasers | 1951 | Horace Debussy 'Sach' Jones |
| Bowery Battalion | 1951 | Horace Debussy 'Sach' Jones |
| Blues Busters | 1950 | Horace DeBussy 'Sach' Jones, aka The Bowery Thrush |
| Triple Trouble | 1950 | Horace Debussy 'Sach' Jones |
| Lucky Losers | 1950 | Horace Debussy 'Sach' / 'Sacramento' Jones |
| Blonde Dynamite | 1950 | Horace Debussy 'Sach' Jones |
| Master Minds | 1949 | Sach, aka Ali Ben Sachmo |
| Angels in Disguise | 1949 | Horace Debussy 'Sach' Jones |
| Hold That Baby! | 1949 | Sach Debussy Jones |
| Fighting Fools | 1949 | Sach |
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
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| Blues Busters | 1950 | "Bluebirds Keep Singin' in the Rain", "Let's Have a Heart to Heart Talk", uncredited / performer: "Wasn't It You?", "Bluebirds Keep Singin' in the Rain", "Let's Have a Heart to Heart Talk", "You Walk By" - uncredited |
| Bowery Buckaroos | 1947 | performer: "Oh Susanna" - uncredited |
| Smart Alecks | 1942 | performer: "When You and I Were Young, Maggie" 1866 |
| Zis Boom Bah | 1941 | performer: "Annabella", "It Makes No Difference When You're in the Army" |
| Bowery Blitzkrieg | 1941 | performer: "Jeanie With the Light Brown Hair" 1854 |
| On Dress Parade | 1939 | performer: "Home on the Range" - uncredited |
| They Made Me a Criminal | 1939 | performer: "By a Waterfall" 1933 - uncredited |
| Crime School | 1938 | performer: "Rain, Rain, Go Away!" - uncredited |
| Dead End | 1937 | performer: "Boo-Hoo" 1937 - uncredited |
