Hal Baylor | |
|---|---|
 Hal Baylor in 1956. | |
| Born | December 10, 1918 San Antonio, Texas, U.S. |
| Died | January 15, 1998 (aged 79) |
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation(s) | Actor, boxer |
Hal Harvey Fieberling (born Hal David Britton; December 10, 1918 – January 15, 1998) known professionally as Hal Baylor, was an American actor, probably best known for his role as Pvt. 'Sky' Choynski in the film Sands of Iwo Jima.[1][2]
Biography
Born in San Antonio, Texas, Baylor served in the US Marine Corps on Saipan and Tinian.[3]
Following the war he began professional boxing in 1947 with a record of 52-5 as an amateur and 16-8-3 as a professional.[1]
He began his acting career under the name Hal Fiberling in the boxing films Joe Palooka in Winner Take All followed by The Set-Up (1949).
In 1956, he portrayed “Dolph Timble” in James Arness's TV Western Series Gunsmoke in the episode “Hack Prine” (S1E26).
From 1959 he made television commercials for Kellogg's OK breakfast cereal as Big Otis the Scotsman until he was replaced by Yogi Bear.[4]
Baylor died in Los Angeles in 1998.[5]
Partial filmography
- Joe Palooka in Winner Take All (1948) - Sammy Talbot
- The Set-Up (1949) - Tiger Nelson (as Hal Fieberling)
- The Crooked Way (1949) - Coke
- Yes Sir, That's My Baby (1949) - Pudge Flugeldorfer
- Sands of Iwo Jima (1949) - Pvt. 'Sky' Choynski (as Hal Fieberling)
- Destination Big House (1950) - Bill Storm (uncredited)
- Dial 1119 (1950) - Lt. 'Whitey' Tallman
- Joe Palooka in the Squared Circle (1950) - Pinky Thompson
- For Heaven's Sake (1950) - Expectant Father (uncredited)
- Inside Straight (1951) - Foreman (uncredited)
- Up Front (1951) - Smitty (uncredited)
- The Guy Who Came Back (1951) - Navy Man (uncredited)
- Jim Thorpe – All-American (1951) - player (uncredited)
- The Wild Blue Yonder (1951) - Sgt. Eric Nelson
- Fort Osage (1952) - Olaf Christensen (uncredited)
- Down Among the Sheltering Palms (1952) - Soldier (uncredited)
- Breakdown (1952) - Joe Thompson - champ
- Big Jim McLain (1952) - Poke
- One Minute to Zero (1952) - Pvt. Jones (uncredited)
- The Sun Shines Bright (1953) - Rufe Ramseur Jr.
- Woman They Almost Lynched (1953) - Zed (uncredited)
- Champ for a Day (1953) - "Soldier" Freeman
- 99 River Street (1953) - Boxer Sailor Braxton (uncredited)
- Island in the Sky (1953) - Stankowski
- Hot News (1953) - Augie Grotz
- Flight Nurse (1953) - Sgt. Jimmy Case
- Prince Valiant (1954) - Prison Guard (uncredited)
- River of No Return (1954) - Young Punk (uncredited)
- Tobor the Great (1954) - Max
- This Is My Love (1954) - Eddie Collins
- Black Tuesday (1954) - Lou Mehrtens
- Outlaw Treasure (1955) - Ace Harkey
- Away All Boats (1956) - Chaplain Hughes
- The Burning Hills (1956) - Braun
- Kiss Them for Me (1957) - Big Marine in Nightclub (uncredited)
- The Young Lions (1958) - Pvt. Burnecker
- Operation Petticoat (1959) - Military Police Sergeant (uncredited)
- Johnny Cool (1963) - Gambler (uncredited)
- Quick, Before It Melts (1964) - Prison Guard
- The Gnome-Mobile (1967) - Male Nurse (uncredited)
- Fitzwilly (1967) - Motorcycle Cop (uncredited)
- The Cheyenne Social Club (1970) - Barkeep - Lady of Egypt
- WUSA (1970) - Shorty
- The Barefoot Executive (1971) - Policeman
- The Grissom Gang (1971) - Chief McLaine
- Evel Knievel (1971) - Sheriff
- Pickup on 101 (1972) - Railroad cop
- Ulzana's Raid (1972) - Curtis (uncredited)
- Emperor of the North (1973) - Yardman's Helper
- One Little Indian (1973) - Branigan
- Herbie Rides Again (1974) - Demolition Truck Driver
- The Bears and I (1974) - Foreman
- A Boy and His Dog (1975) - Michael
- Cornbread, Earl and Me (1975) - Mr. Wilson
- Hustle (1975) - Police Captain
Partial television credits
- The Lone Ranger (1950-1954) - Judd Collins / Notch Brice / Bert Devlin / Glenn Bolton / Gus
- Four Star Playhouse (1954-1955) - Cal / Jamison
- The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp (1955-1958) - Sam Wilson / Bill Thompson / Jeb Callum
- Cheyenne (1956-1960) - Rowdy Shane / Jed Rayner / Joe Barnum / Duke / Turk Moylan
- Gunsmoke (1957) - Mike
- The Silent Service (1957-1958) - Exec. Officer Bob Ison / Calhoun / Lieut. Robert L. Ison
- Have Gun – Will Travel (1958-1963) - Tagg - Farmer / Floyd Perrin / Bryan Sykes
- Death Valley Days (1958-1970) - Stokes LaFever / Captain Randolph / Wes Adams / Web Hardy / Trenner / Lance / Sheriff Ryan / Hughie Snow / Joe Sweigert / Ben Poole / Gus Mahoney / Jed / Buck Jarrico
- 26 Men (1958-1959) - Slats Scarsted / Roper / Charlie Daggett / Sykes
- Laramie (1959-1963) - Hub Ballard / Samson / Ben - Mountain Man / Beamer / 2nd Bar Patron / Kincaid / Cowboy Hill
- Rawhide (1959-1965)
- Rawhide (1959) – Blacksmith in S2:E1, "Incident of the Day of the Dead"
- Rawhide (1960) – Myles in S2:E25, "Incident of the Arana Sacar"
- Rawhide (1961) – Pool Player in S4:E7, "The Black Sheep"
- Rawhide (1962) – Jenkins in S5:E1, "Incident of El Toro"
- Rawhide (1962) – Jenkins in S5:E2, "Incident of the Hunter"
- Rawhide (1962) – Jenkins in S5:E12, "Incident of the Querencias"
- Rawhide (1965) – Barney in S7:E22, "Prairie Fire"
- Rawhide (1965) – Will Gufler in S8:E6, "Hostage for Hanging"
- Lawman (1959-1962) - Harlan Smith/ Poke / Mort Peters
- Maverick (1959) - Bimbo
- Bat Masterson (1960) - Eli Fisher
- 77 Sunset Strip (1960-1964) - Herky's Bouncer / Johnny Lace / Vic Felton / Hank Schmidt / Britt
- Stagecoach West (1961) - Saloon Brawler / Jim Horton / Big Jim
- Tales of Wells Fargo (1962) - Hondo
- Perry Mason (1963-1965) - Jack David / First Truck Driver / Proprietor
- The Virginian (1963-1970) - Jethro / Bert / Corporal Jobie / 1st Miner / Sgt. Costello / Gleason / Flake
- The Addams Family (1964) - Fred in episode "Morticia the Matchmaker"
- My Favorite Martian (1964-1966) - Red / Guard / Harold
- Laredo (1966) - Mott / Tattoo
- The Big Valley (1967) - Sam Driscoll / Gabe
- Batman (1967) - Mercury
- Star Trek (1967-1968) - Guard / Policeman
- The Real McCoys (1963) Goober Watson
- The Virginian (TV series) (1970) (The Men of Shiloh) – saison 9 episode 01 (The West vs.Colonel MacKenzie) :Jethro
References
- 1 2 Eder, Bruce. "Hal Baylor Biography". Fandango. Retrieved 17 April 2017.
- ↑ "Hal Baylor". British Film Institute. Archived from the original on April 18, 2017. Retrieved 17 April 2017.
- ↑ "Hal Baylor papers - Archives West".
- ↑ https://www.mrbreakfast.com/cereal_detail.asp?id=263
- ↑ "Hal Baylor". hollywood.com. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
External links
- Hal Baylor at IMDb
- Boxing record for Hal Baylor from BoxRec (registration required)
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