Hal August (1890–1918) was a silent film actor born as Frank T. Halleck or Frank T. Hallock or Frank T. Hallack. He performed mostly in westerns and dramas.
He appeared in numerous short films directed by Edwin August and produced by Edwin's production company Eaco Films. He worked also for the Bison Film Company, Balboa Amusement Producing Company and Powers Picture Plays. Contemporary references often list him and Edwin August as brothers or half-brothers.
August married Corinne M. Hooker in 1915, in a ceremony that was kept secret until she sued for divorce later that year.
He joined the US Navy Reserve during the Great War, but died from pneumonia on base in Great Lakes naval station, Illinois in September 1918. He was buried at the Hollywood Forever Cemetery.Who Was Who on the Screen 2nd edition c.1977 Evelyn Mack Truitt ISBN 0-8352-0914-8Silent Film Necrology 2nd edition c.2001 Eugene Michael Vazzana ISBN 0-7864-1059-0"Illinois Deaths and Stillbirths, 1916-1947," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N3RF-DFX : 8 March 2018), Frank Thomas Hallack, 21 Sep 1918; Public Board of Health, Archives, Springfield; FHL microfilm 1,544,184.
Selected filmography His Own Blood (1913) *short An evil of the Slums (1914) *short A Coincidental Bridegroom (1914) *short Into the Lion's Pit (1914) *short Withered Hands (1914) *short My Mother's Irish Shawls (1914) *short The Hand That Rules the World (1914) *short Hands Invisible (1914) *short The Romance of an Actor (1914) *short Pitfalls (1914) *short The Taint of an Alien (1914) *short The Two Gun Man (1914) *short The Great Secret (1914) *short A Double Haul (1914) *short A Strange Adventure (1914) *short Beyond the Trail (1916) *short
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External links Hal August Internet Movie Database KinoTV Hal August