- Henry Hull
Henry Hull (
October 3 ,1890 –March 8 ,1977 ) was an American character actor with a unique voice, most noted for playing the lead in the first werewolf movie,Universal Pictures 's classic "Werewolf of London " (1935). The film flopped, possibly because audiences of the time found the movie too similar in some ways to Paramount's "Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde" (1932) withFredric March , but has since come to be highly regarded.Born Henry Vaughan in
Louisville, Kentucky , he appeared in 74 films between 1917 and 1966, a half-century span, often playing supporting characters like the father ofTyrone Power 's love interestNancy Kelly in "Jesse James" (1939). He appeared as Charles Rittenhouse, a wealthy industrialist inAlfred Hitchcock 's "Lifeboat" (1944). Two other notable roles were asAbel Magwitch in the 1934 version of "Great Expectations" and in the last film of veteran directorTod Browning , "Miracles for Sale " (1939).Hull's last movie was "The Chase" (1966) with
Marlon Brando andRobert Redford . An accomplished stage actor, Hull frequently appeared on Broadway early in his career and is credited with creating the role of Jeeter Lester in the long-running play "Tobacco Road" (1933), based on the novel byErskine Caldwell .External links
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* [http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=6842593 Henry Hull's Photo & Gravesite] atFind A Grave
* [http://www.preservehollywood.org/DungeonWebNew/In%20The%20Blood.html Henry Hull: Informative Biography]
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