Hal Skelly Movies, TV Shows, and Filmography

Hal Skelly

Hal Skelly

Acting

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.

Filmography Movies

Acting

The Dance of Life movie poster
MOVIE

The Dance of Life

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The Dance of Life
Ralph 'Skid' Johnson
Men Are Like That movie poster
MOVIE

Men Are Like That

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Men Are Like That
J. Aubrey Piper
Woman Trap movie poster
MOVIE

Woman Trap

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Woman Trap
Dan Malone
Behind the Make-Up movie poster
MOVIE

Behind the Make-Up

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Behind the Make-Up
Hap Brown
The Struggle movie poster
MOVIE

The Struggle

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The Struggle
Jimmie Wilson
The Dancing Town movie poster
MOVIE

The Dancing Town

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The Dancing Town
Tom Kinch
The Shadow Laughs movie poster
MOVIE

The Shadow Laughs

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The Shadow Laughs
Robin Dale
Hotel Variety movie poster
MOVIE

Hotel Variety

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Hotel Variety

Gallery

Hal Skelly portrait
Hal Skelly portrait