Hal E. Chester

Personal Info

Known For Producer

Gender Male

Birthday 1921-03-06

Deathday 2012-01-01 (90 years old)

Place of Birth Brooklyn, NY

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

Producer

2006
School for Scoundrels

as Executive Producer

2000
Take a Girl Like You

as Executive Producer

1970
1967
The Double Man

as Producer

1961
His and Hers

as Executive Producer

1960
School for Scoundrels

as Executive Producer

1957
Night of the Demon

as Executive Producer

1956
1956
The Weapon

as Producer

1955
Crashout

as Producer

1950
1948
Smart Woman

as Producer

1946
Joe Palooka, Champ

as Producer

Actor

1941
Sea Raiders

as Swab

1941
Hit the Road

as Trusty

1940
Junior G-Men

as Murph (uncredited)

1940
You're Not So Tough

as Second Newsboy

1940
1940
East Side Kids

as Fred "Dutch" Kuhn

1939
The Witness Vanishes

as Copy Boy (uncredited)

1939
1939
Off the Record

as Reform School Inmate

1938
Newsboys' Home

as Murphy

1938
1938
1938
Crime School

as Boy (uncredited)

Writer

2006
School for Scoundrels

as Original Film Writer

1960
School for Scoundrels

as Screenplay

1957
Night of the Demon

as Screenplay

1956
The Weapon

as Original Story

1956
The Weapon

as Story

1955
Crashout

as Writer