Hal Skelly
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- May 31, 1891
- Place of birth
- Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA
- Died
- June 16, 1934
Biography
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.
Movies with Hal Skelly
- The Dance of Life 1929 · ★ 5.8
- The Struggle 1931 · ★ 6.7
- Woman Trap 1929 · ★ 5.3
- Behind the Make-Up 1930 · ★ 6.9
- The Shadow Laughs 1933 · ★ 5.5
- Men Are Like That 1930 · ★ 8.5
- The Dancing Town 1928 · ★ 7.5
- Hotel Variety 1933 · ★ 7.0