Personal Info

Gender

Male

Birthday

1921-03-06 (104 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

Acting

1941

Hit the Road as Trusty

Sea Raiders as Swab

1940

East Side Kids as Fred "Dutch" Kuhn

Boys of the City as Buster

You're Not So Tough as Second Newsboy

Junior G-Men as Murph (uncredited)

1939

Off the Record as Reform School Inmate

The Witness Vanishes as Copy Boy (uncredited)

Code of the Streets as Murph

1938

Newsboys' Home as Murphy

Little Tough Guy as Dopey

Crime School as Boy (uncredited)

Little Tough Guys in Society as Murphy

Juvenile Court as Lefty

Production

2006

School for Scoundrels as Executive Producer

2000

Take a Girl Like You as Executive Producer

1970

Take a Girl Like You as Producer

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

The Bold and the Brave as Producer

The Weapon as Producer

1955

Crashout as Producer

1953

The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms as Producer

1951

Joe Palooka in Triple Cross as Producer

1950

The Underworld Story as Producer

Joe Palooka in Humphrey Takes a Chance as Producer

Joe Palooka Meets Humphrey as Producer

Joe Palooka in the Squared Circle as Producer

1949

Joe Palooka in the Counterpunch as Producer

1948

Joe Palooka in Winner Take All as Producer

Joe Palooka in Fighting Mad as Producer

Smart Woman as Producer

1946

Joe Palooka, Champ as Producer

Writing

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

The Weapon as Story

1955

Crashout as Writer