Henry Richard "Huntz" Hall (August 15, 1920 – January 30, 1999) was an American radio, stage, and movie performer who appeared in the popular "Dead End Kids" movies, including Angels with Dirty Faces (1938), and in the later "Bowery Boys" movies, during the late 1930s to the late 1950s.

Life and career Hall was born in 1920 in New York CitySocial Security Death Index to Joseph Patrick Hall, an engineer from Ireland, and his wife, Mary Ellen ( Mullen) Hall.Leonard Getz in his 2006 book From Broadway to the Bowery published by McFarland & Company uses August 15, but the more authoritative Social Security Death Index uses August 18, 1920. The Independent uses August 15, 1919, and the New York Times lists his age as 78, which would make his birth year 1920. Walker and Roat's biography uses 1919. As was the case with many actors, their resumes often conflict with official documents submitted to the government. The fourteenth of sixteen children, he was nicknamed "Huntz" because of his nose. He attended Catholic schools and started performing on radio at five years of age.

He appeared on Broadway in the 1935 production of Dead End, a play written and directed by Sidney Kingsley. Hall was then cast along with the other Dead End Kids in the 1937 film Dead End, directed by William Wyler and starring Humphrey Bogart.

Hall served in the United States Army during World War II. In 1943, he appeared in the USN training film "Don't Kill Your Friends" as moronic Ensign Dilbert the Pilot, who carelessly causes the death of a civilian and three servicemen.

In 1948, Hall was arrested for possession of marijuana. His trial, held in 1949, resulted in a hung jury.

Hall later played the increasingly buffoonish Horace DeBussy "Sach" Jones in 48 of "The Bowery Boys" films, gaining top billing when his longtime partner, Leo Gorcey, left the series in 1956. Hall and Gorcey reunited in Second Fiddle to a Steel Guitar (1966) and The Phynx (1969).

He was one of the celebrities featured on the cover of The Beatles' 1967 album, Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band. In 1971, he co-starred with Art Metrano and Jamie Farr in the CBS situation comedy The Chicago Teddy Bears. His plans to produce a movie series, "The Ghetto Boys" (a take on the "Bowery Boys"), fell through. In 1973, Hall took part in Princess Grace of Monaco's Council for Drug Abuse, part of the Catholic Office of Drug Education.David Ragan. "Who's Who in Hollywood 1900-1976", Arlington House, 1976, p. 176.

In 1976, he appeared in Won Ton Ton, the Dog Who Saved Hollywood, and in 1977 he played Jesse Lasky in Ken Russell's film Valentino. His later films included Gas Pump Girls (1979) and The Escape Artist (1982), the latter reuniting him with Gabriel Dell. His final film appearance was in Auntie Lee's Meat Pies in 1993.

Behind Sach: The Huntz Hall Story by Jim Manago, published by BearManor Media in 2015, is the first biography of Hall.

Death Hall died from cardiac disease on January 30, 1999, at the age of 78 in Los Angeles, California.

Filmography Film Year Film Role Notes 1937 Dead End Dippy Dead End Kids film 1938 Crime School Goofy Dead End Kids film 1938 Little Tough Guy Pig Dead End Kids film 1938 Angels with Dirty Faces Crab Dead End Kids film 1938 Swingtime in the Movies Himself Dead End Kids film / Short / Uncredited 1939 They Made Me a Criminal Dippy Dead End Kids film 1939 Hell's Kitchen Bingo Dead End Kids film 1939 The Angels Wash Their Faces Huntz Dead End Kids film 1939 Call a Messenger Pig Little Tough Guys film 1939 On Dress Parade Cadet Johnny Cabot Little Tough Guys film 1939 The Return of Doctor X Pinky 1940 You're Not So Tough Albert 'Pig' Little Tough Guys film 1940 Junior G-Men Gyp Little Tough Guys film / Serial 1940 Give Us Wings Pig Little Tough Guys film 1941 Hit the Road Pig Grogan Little Tough Guys film 1941 Bowery Blitzkrieg Limpy East Side Kids film 1941 Sea Raiders Toby Nelson Little Tough Guys film / Serial 1941 Spooks Run Wild Glimpy East Side Kids film 1941 Mob Town Pig Little Tough Guys film 1941 Zis Boom Bah Skeets Skillhorn 1942 Mr. Wise Guy Glimpy Stone East Side Kids film 1942 Junior G-Men of the Air 'Bolts' Larson Little Tough Guys film / Serial 1942 Let's Get Tough! Glimpy East Side Kids film 1942 Private Buckaroo Cpl. Anemic 1942 Tough As They Come Albert "Pig" Little Tough Guys film 1942 Smart Alecks Glimpy East Side Kids film 1942 'Neath Brooklyn Bridge Glimpy East Side Kids film 1942 Junior Army Bushy Thomas 1942 Mug Town Pig Little Tough Guys film 1943 Kid Dynamite Glimpy McGleavey East Side Kids film 1943 Clancy Street Boys Glimpy Freedhoff East Side Kids film 1943 Ghosts on the Loose Glimpy Freedhoff East Side Kids film 1943 Keep 'Em Slugging Pig Little Tough Guys film 1943 Mr. Muggs Steps Out Glimpy Freedhoff East Side Kids film 1943 Dilbert, Don't Kill Your Friends Ensign Dilbert Short / U.S. Navy training film 1944 Million Dollar Kid Glimpy Freedhoff East Side Kids film 1944 Follow the Leader Glimpy Freedhoff East Side Kids film 1944 Block Busters Glimpy East Side Kids film 1944 Bowery Champs Glimpy McClusky East Side Kids film 1945 Docks of New York Glimpy East Side Kids film 1945 Bring on the Girls Sailor 1945 Wonder Man Sailor 1945 Mr. Muggs Rides Again Glimpy East Side Kids film 1945 Come Out Fighting Glimpy East Side Kids film 1945 A Walk in the Sun Pvt. Carraway 1946 Live Wires Horace Debussy 'Sach' Jones Bowery Boys film 1946 In Fast Company Horace Debussy 'Sach' Jones Bowery Boys film 1946 Bowery Bombshell Horace Debussy 'Sach' Jones Bowery Boys film 1946 Spook Busters Horace Debussy 'Sach' Jones Bowery Boys film 1946 Mr. Hex 'Sach' Sullivan Bowery Boys film 1947 Hard Boiled Mahoney Horace Debussy 'Sach' Jones Bowery Boys film 1947 News Hounds Horace Debussy 'Sach' Jones Bowery Boys film 1947 Bowery Buckaroos Horace Debussy 'Sach' Jones Bowery Boys film 1948 Angels' Alley Sach 'Turkey' Horace Debussy Jones Bowery Boys film 1948 Jinx Money Horace Debussy 'Sach' Jones Bowery Boys film 1948 Smugglers' Cove Horace Debussy 'Sach' Jones Bowery Boys film 1948 Trouble Makers Horace Debussy 'Sach' Jones "Chopper McGee" Bowery Boys film 1949 Fighting Fools Horace Debussy 'Sach' Jones Bowery Boys film 1949 Hold That Baby! Horace Debussy 'Sach' Jones Bowery Boys film 1949 Angels in Disguise Horace Debussy 'Sach' Jones Bowery Boys film 1949 Master Minds Horace Debussy 'Sach' Jones "Ali Ben Sachmo" Bowery Boys film 1950 Blonde Dynamite Horace Debussy 'Sach' Jones Bowery Boys film 1950 Lucky Losers Horace Debussy 'Sach' Jones "Sacramento Jones" Bowery Boys film 1950 Triple Trouble Horace Debussy 'Sach' Jones Bowery Boys film 1950 Blues Busters Horace Debussy 'Sach' Jones Bowery Boys film 1951 Bowery Battalion Horace Debussy 'Sach' Jones Bowery Boys film 1951 Ghost Chasers Horace Debussy 'Sach' Jones Bowery Boys film 1951 Let's Go Navy! Horace Debussy 'Sach' Jones Bowery Boys film 1951 Crazy Over Horses Horace Debussy 'Sach' Jones Bowery Boys film 1952 Hold That Line Horace Debussy 'Sach' Jones Bowery Boys film 1952 Here Come the Marines Horace Debussy 'Sach' Jones Jr. Bowery Boys film 1952 Feudin' Fools Horace Debussy 'Sach' Jones Bowery Boys film 1952 No Holds Barred Horace Debussy 'Sach' Jones Bowery Boys film 1953 Jalopy Horace Debussy 'Sach' Jones Bowery Boys film 1953 Loose in London Horace Debussy 'Sach' Jones Bowery Boys film 1953 Clipped Wings Horace Debussy 'Sach' Jones Bowery Boys film 1953 Private Eyes Horace Debussy 'Sach' Jones Bowery Boys film 1954 Paris Playboys Horace Debussy 'Sach' Jones / Prof. Maurice Gaston Le Beau Bowery Boys film 1954 The Bowery Boys Meet the Monsters Horace Debussy 'Sach' Jones Bowery Boys film 1954 Jungle Gents Horace Debussy 'Sach' Jones Bowery Boys film 1955 Bowery to Bagdad Horace Debussy 'Sach' Jones Bowery Boys film 1955 High Society Horace Debussy 'Sach' Jones Bowery Boys film 1955 Spy Chasers Horace Debussy 'Sach' Jones Bowery Boys film 1955 Jail Busters Horace Debussy 'Sach' Jones Bowery Boys film 1955 Dig That Uranium Horace Debussy 'Sach' Jones Bowery Boys film 1956 Crashing Las Vegas Horace Debussy 'Sach' Jones Bowery Boys film 1956 Fighting Trouble Horace Debussy 'Sach' Jones Bowery Boys film 1956 Hot Shots Horace Debussy 'Sach' Jones Bowery Boys film 1957 Hold That Hypnotist Horace Debussy 'Sach' Jones Bowery Boys film 1957 Spook Chasers Horace Debussy 'Sach' Jones Bowery Boys film 1957 Looking for Danger Horace Debussy 'Sach' Jones Bowery Boys film 1957 Up in Smoke Horace Debussy 'Sach' Jones Bowery Boys film 1958 In the Money Horace Debussy 'Sach' Jones Bowery Boys film 1965 Second Fiddle to a Steel Guitar Huntz 1967 Gentle Giant Dink Smith 1970 The Phynx Himself 1974 Herbie Rides Again Judge 1975 The Manchu Eagle Murder Caper Mystery Deputy Roy 1976 Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood Moving Man 1977 Valentino Jesse Lasky 1979 Gas Pump Girls Uncle Joe 1982 The Escape Artist Turnkey 1987 Cyclone Long John 1992 Auntie Lee's Meat Pies Farmer Final film role

Television Year Series Role Notes 1966 Flipper Barney 2 Episodes: "Disaster in the Everglades, Parts 1 and 2" 1970 Barefoot in the Park Fellows Episode: "Disorder in the Court" 1971 Escape Gilbert TV movie 1971 The Chicago Teddy Bears Dutch 5 Episodes 1972 The Corner Bar Sparky Schnauzer Episode: "The Navy Reunion" 1975 The Ghost Busters Gronk 2 Episodes: "Which Witch Is Which?" & "Merlin the Magician" 1975 The Sky's the Limit Hitchhiker TV movie 1976 Matt Helm Willy Episode: "Die Once, Die Twice" 1976 Good Heavens Barney Episode: "Good Neighbor Maxine" 1978 CHiPs Armored car driver Episode: "Crack-Up" 1982 Diff'rent Strokes The Happy Wanderer Episode: "Big Brother" 1984 The Ratings Game Benny Bentson TV movie 1988 Night Heat Father O'Malley Episode: "Bless Me Father" 1993 Daddy Dearest The Pretzel Man Episode: "American We"; final role

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