Hal Skelly
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
The Shadow Laughs
as Robin Dale
The Shadow Laughs
as Robin Dale
Hotel Variety
Hotel Variety
The Struggle
as Jimmie Wilson
The Struggle
as Jimmie Wilson
Men Are Like That
as J. Aubrey Piper
Men Are Like That
as J. Aubrey Piper
Behind the Make-Up
as Hap Brown
Behind the Make-Up
as Hap Brown
Woman Trap
as Dan Malone
Woman Trap
as Dan Malone
The Dance of Life
as Ralph 'Skid' Johnson
The Dance of Life
as Ralph 'Skid' Johnson
The Dancing Town
as Tom Kinch
The Dancing Town
as Tom Kinch