Hal England

Hal England
Hal England in Bewitched, 1969
Born
Harold Franklin England

October 2, 1932
Kings Mountain, North Carolina, U.S.
DiedNovember 6, 2003(2003-11-06) (aged 71)
Burbank, California, U.S.
Alma materUniversity of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
OccupationActor

Harold Franklin England[1] (October 2, 1932 – November 6, 2003) was an American actor.

Personal life

He was born on October 2, 1932[1][2] to W. F. England[1] and Della Irene England[3] in Kings Mountain, North Carolina.[1][3][4][5][6] He attended Kings Mountain High School and graduated with honors.[1] After graduating from high school, he enrolled at Mars Hill Junior College to study for the ministry, but left a year later to study pre-law[1] at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.[7] After a year of pre-law, he switched to dramatics and joined the campus theater group Carolina Playmakers.[1] He graduated with a bachelor of arts degree in dramatic arts.[1] He died on November 6, 2003, of heart failure at Providence Saint Joseph Medical Center.[8] Fred W. Bennett, a producer, was his life partner for forty years.[3]

Career

After graduating from university, England went to New York and starred in a number of off-Broadway productions, including Candide and The Seagull.[9] He understudied Robert Morse for two years in the Broadway production How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying,[10] and then starred in several Broadway productions including Love Me Little, Say Darling,[8] and The Beggars Opera.[11] He was a life member of the Actors Studio.[3]

England also had over 100 guest starring roles in television,[3] and appeared in over 200 TV commercials.[7] He once had a lawsuit brought against him for $25,000 by Kentucky Fried Chicken, which he had completed a commercial for, for breach of contract, because he had also completed a commercial for their rival McDonald's; it was later settled out of court.[7]

On November 5, 1970, he played the character warlock, Waldo, in the Bewitched episode, "Samantha's Bad Day in Salem."

Filmography

Year Title Role Notes
1968 Hang 'Em High Brother
1972 Deadhead Miles Driver of Wrecked Car
1972 The Dirt Gang Sidney
1990 The Bonfire of the Vanities French Restaurant Patron
1991 Going Under General Telephone

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h "TV's Good To N. C. Lad". The Charlotte News. April 14, 1962. Retrieved December 13, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ Wilson, Scott (2016). Resting Places: The Burial Sites of More Than 14,000 Famous Persons (3 ed.). McFarland & Company. p. 227. ISBN 978-0-7864-7992-4.
  3. ^ a b c d e "Hal England". Los Angeles Daily News. November 30, 2003. Retrieved December 8, 2020 – via Legacy.com.
  4. ^ Broady, Joe (January 2, 1964). "Young Hal England 'Succeeds' Also". The Daily Oklahoman. p. 10. Retrieved November 24, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ Miller, Margo (June 7, 1964). "How Actor Hal England Succeeds in Business". The Boston Sunday Globe. Retrieved December 20, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ Springer, Marylyn (December 9, 1963). "They're On The Road To Success". Fort Lauderdale News. Retrieved December 20, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ a b c Morrison, Bill (July 14, 1974). "Hal England: 'The Clorox Commercial' Returns to Carolina". The News and Observer. Retrieved December 20, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ a b "Hal England". Variety. November 10, 2003. Retrieved November 24, 2020.
  9. ^ Burroughs, Betty (October 23, 1963). "'Succeed' Star Fights Accent". Wilmington Morning News. p. 40. Retrieved December 20, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ Hoppes, Stephanie (April 10, 1964). "Devoted Hal England Is Striving For Top". The Indianapolis Star. Retrieved December 20, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ Raymond, Robert (July 17, 1961). "Camden TV Watchers Will Say, 'Look, There's Hal'". The Charlotte Observer. Retrieved December 20, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.