Albert Hall Biography
Albert Hall is an American actor. He played Chief Phillips in the 1979 war film Apocalypse Now, and Judge Seymore Walsh in Ally McBeal and The Practice. He also portrayed Brother Baines in Spike Lee’s 1992 film Malcolm X.
Albert Hall Age
Hall was born on 10 November 1937, in Brighton, Alabama, United States of America. He is 86 years old as of November 2023.
Albert Hall Height
He stands at a height of 5′ 11″ (1.80 m).
Albert Hall Education- Family
Hall was born and raised in Brighton, Alabama, United States. He graduated from the Columbia University School of the Arts.
Albert Hall Wife
He is confidential when it comes to matters concerning his personal life. He has not yet shared his relationship or marital status with the public.
Albert Hall Career
After portraying Pointer in Willie Dynamite (1974), Hall appeared in the 1976 movie Leadbelly. He appeared as a co-pilot in the 1978 film The Bermuda Triangle. Hall played a minor role in the 1979 miniseries Roots: The Next Generations. Hall rose to prominence for his role as Chief Phillips in Francis Ford Coppola’s 1979 war film Apocalypse Now, in which his character leads the rest of the crew upriver from Vietnam to Cambodia so that Captain Willard (Martin Sheen) can complete his mission to assassinate Colonel Kurtz (Marlon Brando). To prepare for the part, Hall conducted study to authentically depict someone who witnessed the Vietnam War firsthand. The actor described filming in the Philippines as “exotic” and said that “it was all fun.”
When Hall’s Separate but Equal (1991) co-star Jeffrey Wright told him that Apocalypse Now is his favorite film, he gave him a book with the words, “Jeffrey, evolution is when a young actor comes up to you and says, ‘I’ve seen your work, you know, a hundred so times, and it has meaning to me.'”According to Slate, part of Hall’s dialogue in Apocalypse Now Redux was semi-improvised. Hall’s performance in both versions was lauded by the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette and Variety, respectively. Hall starred in the 1981 miniseries The Sophisticated Gents. Hall’s first regular role was in 1983, on the short-lived sitcom Ryan’s Four. Hall also starred alongside Sidney Poitier in the 1991 television film Separate but Equal.
Throughout the 1990s, Hall featured in a variety of films, beginning with prominent roles in Malcolm X (1992) and Rookie of the Year (1993). He worked with Spike Lee, the director of the previous film, again for Get on the Bus (1996). Hall became well-known in the late 1990s for his recurrent role as Judge Seymore Walsh on David E. Kelley’s television shows The Practice and Ally McBeal. He played the character of a judge in soap operas including The Young. Hall has played real-life individuals including Hank Aaron in the 1998 television drama The Tiger Woods Story. Hall had a recurring role as Bruce in the television series Men of a Certain Age.
Albert Hall Net Worth
He has an estimated net worth of 2 million dollars.