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Henry Watterson Hull (October 3, 1890 – March 8, 1977) was an American character actor with a unique voice, best remembered for playing the lead in Universal Pictures's ''Werewolf of London'' (1935).〔(IMDb bio on Hull )〕 ==Life and career== Hull was born in Louisville, Kentucky, the son of William Madison Hull and Elinor Bond Vaughn. Early in his career, Hull appeared frequently on Broadway; he created the role of Jeeter Lester in the long-running play ''Tobacco Road'' (1933), based on the novel by Erskine Caldwell.〔 Hull appeared in 74 films between 1917 and 1966, often playing supporting characters like the uncle of Tyrone Power's love interest Nancy Kelly in ''Jesse James'' (1939). He appeared as Charles Rittenhouse, a wealthy industrialist in Alfred Hitchcock's ''Lifeboat'' (1944). Other notable roles were as Abel Magwitch in the 1934 version of ''Great Expectations'' and in the last film of director Tod Browning, ''Miracles for Sale'' (1939). He appeared in ''Werewolf of London'' in 1935.〔 Hull memorably portrayed a doctor who Humphrey Bogart goes to for help in ''High Sierra'', then also was cast in ''Colorado Territory'', a western remake of the ''High Sierra'' story that starred Joel McCrea. He played a desert prospector who comes to Robert Ryan's rescue in ''Inferno'' in 1953. In 1955, Hull appeared as a college professor forced to retire at sixty-five in an episode of CBS's sitcom, ''Meet Mr. McNutley'', later renamed ''The Ray Milland Show''. He guest starred on CBS's ''Appointment with Adventure'', John Payne's NBC western series, ''The Restless Gun'', and the syndicated crime drama, ''U.S. Marshal''. In 1960, Hull appeared on ''Bonanza,'' portraying a scout for General John Charles Fremont (who, in real life, was the grandfather of Hull's wife). In 1961, Hull played an elderly man befriended by a young outlaw, portrayed by James Coburn, in NBC's ''Outlaws''.〔 On December 13, 1960, Hull guest-starred on NBC's ''Laramie'' as an embittered rancher, Ben Parkison, who challenges Slim Sherman, played by series star John Smith, to a duel after Parkison's youngest son accidentally kills himself on Sherman ranch land. Ron Harper portrays Parkison's other son, Tom.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Duel at Parkison Town )〕 Hull also guest starred in the series finale of ''Laramie'', the episode "The Road to Helena" (May 21, 1963). Series character Slim Sherman, while in Cody, Wyoming, is hired by David Franklin, played by Hull, and his barmaid daughter, Ruth, portrayed by Maggie Pierce, to guide the pair to Helena, Montana, so that Franklin can return money that he had previously stolen. John M. Pickard also appears in this episode.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=''Laramie'': "The Road to Helena", May 21, 1963 )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=''Laramie'': "The Road to Helena" )〕 Hull's last film was ''The Chase'' (1966) with Marlon Brando and Robert Redford.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Henry Hull」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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