Arch Hall Sr.
Acting
Biography
Archibald Williams Hall (December 21, 1908 – April 28, 1978), known as Arch Hall was an American actor and filmmaker, best known for making a series of B-movies made in the early 1960s starring his son, Arch Hall Jr. Hall used various names throughout his career including Nicholas Merriwether, William Waters, and Archie Hall.
Born: December 21, 1908
Place of Birth: St. Louis, Missouri, USA
Known For
Thieves Like Us
Three criminals escape from prison and embark on a robbery spree across USA. Along the way, one of them falls in love while they plan a final heist before going their separate ways.
The Sadist
Three people driving into Los Angeles for a Dodgers game have car trouble and pull off into an old wrecking yard where they are held at bay by a bloodthirsty psycho and his crazy girlfriend.
The Mysterious Rider
Ben Wade and his partner Frosty return to Bellounds' ranch where twenty years earlier Wade was wanted for murder. Unrecognized, he gets a job on the ranch and soon becomes involved in Folsom's cattle rustling and a chance to settle an old score.
Two Gun Sheriff
A notorious outlaw is recruited by a cattle buyer, secret boss of a gang of cattle rustlers, to impersonate the town sheriff, who is the outlaw's twin brother; and complications ensue, as the sheriff, now a hostage, is on the eve of his marriage while the outlaw's cantina-dancer girlfriend has followed him to town and is at risk of exposing him.
Billy the Kid Wanted
Billy the Kid and his pal Jeff help their friend Fuzzy Jones escape from jail, and the trio heads for Paradise Valley, where they find the Paradise Land Development Company, ran by Matt Brawley and Jack Saunders, is somewhat less than honest in their dealings with the homesteaders. They devise a plan to cause a split between Brawley and Saunders.
The Choppers
A gang of teenage delinquents terrorize a small community by stealing cars and stripping them for parts, then selling the parts to a crooked junkyard owner. The police and an insurance company investigator set out to break up the gang.
His Brother's Ghost
When a group of gunmen are running sharecroppers off their land, rancher Andy Jones sends for his friend Billy Carson to organise the sharecroppers to fight. Andy is soon mortally wounded by the gunmen, but before his death schemes for his no good twin brother Fuzzy to be sent for to impersonate him. The gunmen, witnessing Andy's funeral fear that Fuzzy is Andy's avenging ghost.
The Thrill Killers
Three psychotic murderers escape from a mental institution and stalk women in Los Angeles.
The Lone Rider in Ghost Town
Tom and Fuzzy investigate a ghost town which, in this case, is supposedly haunted by real ghosts. The town is an outlaw gang's hideout, and they scare folks away to protect their mine.
The Lone Rider in Frontier Fury
A honest cowboy is falsely accused of the murder of a rancher.
Filmography
as Alvin
as Morrison Whales
as Boone May (as William Watters)
as Marshall Malout / Malcolm McKinley
as Himself (uncredited)
as Radio Announcer / Narrator (voice)
as Mike McCauley (as William Watters)
as TV Director (uncredited)
as Robert Miller
as Jim Bradford
as Banker Gillan (as Archie Hall)
as Paul (as Archie Hall)
as Deputy Sheriff Bentley
as Fake Padre Tremmer
as Henchman
as Clyde Barton (as Archie Hall)
as Roper
as Dunn - Henchman (as Archie Hall)
as Jim Barton
as Rusty - Henchman in Stage
as Rancher Andrews
as Joe Waddell