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Personal Info

Known For

Production

Known Credits

41

Gender

Male

Birthday

1921-03-06

Day of Death

2012-01-01 (91 years old)

Place of Birth

Brooklyn, NY

Also Known As

Hal E. Chester

Biography

Hal Chester started his career as a child actor in the United States, but in the mid-1950s moved to Britain, where he is remembered as the producer of films including the classic horror Night of the Demon (1957), as well as School for Scoundrels (1960).

Known For

Acting

East Side Kids

1940

East Side Kids

as

Fred "Dutch" Kuhn

Boys of the City

1940

Boys of the City

as

Buster

Hit the Road

1941

Hit the Road

as

Trusty

Off the Record

1939

Off the Record

as

Reform School Inmate

Sea Raiders

1941

Sea Raiders

as

Swab

Newsboys' Home

1938

Newsboys' Home

as

Murphy

Little Tough Guy

1938

Little Tough Guy

as

Dopey

You're Not So Tough

1940

You're Not So Tough

as

Second Newsboy

Crime School

1938

Crime School

as

Boy (uncredited)

The Witness Vanishes

1939

The Witness Vanishes

as

Copy Boy (uncredited)

Junior G-Men

1940

Junior G-Men

as

Murph (uncredited)

Juvenile Court

1938

Juvenile Court

as

Lefty

Production

Crew

Directing