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Hal B. Wallis

Production Born Sep 13, 1899 Died Oct 5, 1986 Chicago, Illinois, USA 288 credits
288
Total Credits
1931–2018
88 Years Career Span
69
Vault Titles
10
Key Co-Stars

Biography

Hal B. Wallis was an American film producer. He was born on October 19, 1898, and died on October 5, 1986. Wallis produced several major films for Warner Bros., including Casablanca, The Adventures of Robin Hood, and True Grit. He was honored with the Academy Awards' Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award twice and received the Golden Globe Cecil B. DeMille Award for lifetime achievement in motion pictures in 1975. Wallis was also nominated for seven Golden Globe awards, with two wins for Best Picture. He produced many films featuring notable actors such as Humphrey Bogart, Bette Davis, and Errol Flynn.

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Career

Career overview

Hal B. Wallis was an American film producer. He produced several major films for Warner Bros. featuring notable film stars. His work includes the production of Casablanca, The Adventures of Robin Hood, and True Grit. Wallis was a prominent figure in the film industry, producing a large number of films throughout his career.

Wallis's work in film production earned him recognition, including the Academy Awards' Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award, which he received twice. He was also nominated for seven Golden Globe awards, winning twice for Best Picture. Additionally, Wallis received the Golden Globe Cecil B. DeMille Award for lifetime achievement in motion pictures in 1975.

Wallis's career spanned multiple decades, during which he produced a significant number of films. His work in the film industry had a lasting impact, with many of his productions becoming iconic in the world of cinema.

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Known for

Film

Rooster Cogburn

1975
Film

The Don Is Dead

1973
Film

Follow Me!

1972
Film

The Fugitive Kind

as Self
Film

Mary, Queen of Scots

1971
Film

True Grit

1969
Film

Anne of the Thousand Days

1969
Film

5 Card Stud

1968
Film

Barefoot in the Park

1967
Film

Easy Come, Easy Go

1967
Film

Paradise, Hawaiian Style

1966
Film

The Sons of Katie Elder

1965

Frequent co-stars

John Astin 33 shared titles
Jessica Walter 29 shared titles
Stewart Granger 22 shared titles
Ron Moody 16 shared titles
Judy Geeson 15 shared titles
John Ericson 15 shared titles
Fernando Allende 10 shared titles
Jim Cummings 4 shared titles
Maurice LaMarche 4 shared titles
Rob Paulsen 4 shared titles

Career timeline

Elvis Presley: The Searcher
You Must Remember This: The Warner Bros. Story
The Adventures of Errol Flynn
Errol Flynn: Portrait of a Swashbuckler
Rooster Cogburn · Producer
The Don Is Dead · ProducerBequest to the Nation · Producer
Follow Me! · Producer
Film '72Mary, Queen of Scots · ProducerRed Sky at Morning · Producer
Norwood · Producer
True Grit · ProducerAnne of the Thousand Days · Producer
5 Card Stud · Producer
Barefoot in the Park · ProducerEasy Come, Easy Go · Producer
Paradise, Hawaiian Style · Producer
The Sons of Katie Elder · ProducerBoeing, Boeing · Producer
Becket · ProducerRoustabout · Producer
Fun in Acapulco · Producer
Girls! Girls! Girls! · ProducerA Girl Named Tamiko · Producer
Blue Hawaii · ProducerSummer and Smoke · ProducerAll in a Night's Work · Producer
G.I. Blues · ProducerVisit to a Small Planet · Producer
Last Train from Gun Hill · ProducerCareer · ProducerDon't Give Up the Ship · Producer
King Creole · ProducerHot Spell · Producer
Gunfight at the O.K. Corral · ProducerLoving You · ProducerThe Sad Sack · ProducerWild Is the Wind · Producer
The Rainmaker · ProducerHollywood or Bust · Producer
The Rose TattooThe Rose Tattoo · ProducerArtists and Models · Producer
3 Ring Circus · ProducerAbout Mrs. Leslie · Producer
Scared Stiff · ProducerMoney from Home · ProducerCome Back, Little Sheba · ProducerCease Fire! · Producer
Sailor Beware · ProducerJumping Jacks · Producer
Red Mountain · ProducerThat's My Boy · ProducerThe Stooge · ProducerPeking Express · Producer
My Friend Irma Goes West · ProducerThe Furies · ProducerDark City · ProducerSeptember Affair · ProducerPaid in Full · Producer
The File on Thelma Jordon · ProducerThe Accused · ProducerMy Friend Irma · ProducerRope of Sand · Producer

Full Filmography

288 titles
  • Elvis Presley: The Searcher (2018) as Self (archive footage)
  • You Must Remember This: The Warner Bros. Story (2008) as Self (archive footage)
  • The Adventures of Errol Flynn (2005) as Self - Producer (archive footage)
  • Errol Flynn: Portrait of a Swashbuckler (1983) as Self
  • Rooster Cogburn (1975) Producer
  • The Don Is Dead (1973) Producer
  • Bequest to the Nation (1973) Producer
  • Follow Me! (1972) Producer
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  • Film '72 (1971) as Self
  • Mary, Queen of Scots (1971) Producer
  • Red Sky at Morning (1971) Producer
  • Norwood (1970) Producer
  • True Grit (1969) Producer
  • Anne of the Thousand Days (1969) Producer
  • 5 Card Stud (1968) Producer
  • Barefoot in the Park (1967) Producer
  • Easy Come, Easy Go (1967) Producer
  • Paradise, Hawaiian Style (1966) Producer
  • The Sons of Katie Elder (1965) Producer
  • Boeing, Boeing (1965) Producer
  • Becket (1964) Producer
  • Roustabout (1964) Producer
  • Fun in Acapulco (1963) Producer
  • Girls! Girls! Girls! (1962) Producer
  • A Girl Named Tamiko (1962) Producer
  • Blue Hawaii (1961) Producer
  • Summer and Smoke (1961) Producer
  • All in a Night's Work (1961) Producer
  • G.I. Blues (1960) Producer
  • Visit to a Small Planet (1960) Producer
  • Last Train from Gun Hill (1959) Producer
  • Career (1959) Producer
  • Don't Give Up the Ship (1959) Producer
  • King Creole (1958) Producer
  • Hot Spell (1958) Producer
  • Gunfight at the O.K. Corral (1957) Producer
  • Loving You (1957) Producer
  • The Sad Sack (1957) Producer
  • Wild Is the Wind (1957) Producer
  • The Rainmaker (1956) Producer
  • Hollywood or Bust (1956) Producer
  • The Rose Tattoo (1955) as Man at Mardi Gras Club (uncredited)
  • The Rose Tattoo (1955) Producer
  • Artists and Models (1955) Producer
  • 3 Ring Circus (1954) Producer
  • About Mrs. Leslie (1954) Producer
  • Scared Stiff (1953) Producer
  • Money from Home (1953) Producer
  • Come Back, Little Sheba (1953) Producer
  • Cease Fire! (1953) Producer
  • Sailor Beware (1952) Producer
  • Jumping Jacks (1952) Producer
  • Red Mountain (1951) Producer
  • That's My Boy (1951) Producer
  • The Stooge (1951) Producer
  • Peking Express (1951) Producer
  • My Friend Irma Goes West (1950) Producer
  • The Furies (1950) Producer
  • Dark City (1950) Producer
  • September Affair (1950) Producer
  • Paid in Full (1950) Producer
  • The File on Thelma Jordon (1949) Producer
  • The Accused (1949) Producer
  • My Friend Irma (1949) Producer
  • Rope of Sand (1949) Producer
  • Sorry, Wrong Number (1948) Producer
  • So Evil My Love (1948) Producer
  • I Walk Alone (1947) Producer
  • Desert Fury (1947) Producer
  • The Perfect Marriage (1947) Producer
  • The Strange Love of Martha Ivers (1946) Producer
  • Rhapsody in Blue (1945) Executive Producer
  • The Affairs of Susan (1945) Producer
  • Love Letters (1945) Producer
  • You Came Along (1945) Producer
  • Passage to Marseille (1944) Producer
  • Casablanca (1943) Producer
  • This Is the Army (1943) Producer
  • Air Force (1943) Producer
  • Princess O'Rourke (1943) Producer
  • Watch on the Rhine (1943) Producer
  • The Constant Nymph (1943) Executive Producer
  • Show-Business at War (1943) as Self
  • Yankee Doodle Dandy (1942) Executive Producer
  • Now, Voyager (1942) Producer
  • In This Our Life (1942) Executive Producer
  • Kings Row (1942) Executive Producer
  • All Through the Night (1942) Executive Producer
  • Larceny, Inc. (1942) Executive Producer
  • Captains of the Clouds (1942) Executive Producer
  • Juke Girl (1942) Executive Producer
  • The Male Animal (1942) Executive Producer
  • Desperate Journey (1942) Producer
  • The Gay Sisters (1942) Executive Producer
  • The Maltese Falcon (1941) Executive Producer
  • Sergeant York (1941) Producer
  • They Died with Their Boots On (1941) Executive Producer
  • High Sierra (1941) Executive Producer
  • Affectionately Yours (1941) Executive Producer
  • The Man Who Came to Dinner (1941) Executive Producer
  • Blues in the Night (1941) Executive Producer
  • Out of the Fog (1941) Executive Producer
  • Manpower (1941) Executive Producer
  • Footsteps in the Dark (1941) Executive Producer
  • The Strawberry Blonde (1941) Executive Producer
  • Nine Lives Are Not Enough (1941) Executive Producer
  • The Great Lie (1941) Executive Producer
  • Dive Bomber (1941) Executive Producer
  • Four Mothers (1941) Executive Producer
  • Honeymoon for Three (1941) Executive Producer
  • Underground (1941) Executive Producer
  • Navy Blues (1941) Executive Producer
  • Knute Rockne All American (1940) Executive Producer
  • The Sea Hawk (1940) Executive Producer
  • All This, and Heaven Too (1940) Executive Producer
  • They Drive by Night (1940) Executive Producer
  • Santa Fe Trail (1940) Executive Producer
  • Gambling on the High Seas (1940) Executive Producer
  • The Letter (1940) Executive Producer
  • The Fighting 69th (1940) Executive Producer
  • City for Conquest (1940) Executive Producer
  • Virginia City (1940) Executive Producer
  • Castle on the Hudson (1940) Executive Producer
  • Brother Orchid (1940) Executive Producer
  • No Time for Comedy (1940) Executive Producer
  • Dr. Ehrlich's Magic Bullet (1940) Executive Producer
  • It All Came True (1940) Executive Producer
  • Murder in the Air (1940) Executive Producer
  • A Fugitive from Justice (1940) Executive Producer
  • Brother Rat and a Baby (1940) Executive Producer
  • Cavalcade of the Academy Awards (1940) as Self (archive footage)
  • Tear Gas Squad (1940) Executive Producer
  • Torrid Zone (1940) Executive Producer
  • Saturday's Children (1940) Producer
  • Dodge City (1939) Executive Producer
  • The Roaring Twenties (1939) Producer
  • Dark Victory (1939) Executive Producer
  • On Dress Parade (1939) Executive Producer
  • Invisible Stripes (1939) Executive Producer
  • Juarez (1939) Executive Producer
  • Confessions of a Nazi Spy (1939) Executive Producer
  • The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex (1939) Executive Producer
  • Yes, My Darling Daughter (1939) Producer
  • The Oklahoma Kid (1939) Executive Producer
  • Daughters Courageous (1939) Executive Producer
  • Angels Wash Their Faces (1939) Executive Producer
  • Nancy Drew... Reporter (1939) Executive Producer
  • Code of the Secret Service (1939) Executive Producer
  • The Return of Doctor X (1939) Executive Producer
  • They Made Me a Criminal (1939) Executive Producer
  • The Old Maid (1939) Executive Producer
  • Nancy Drew... Trouble Shooter (1939) Executive Producer
  • We Are Not Alone (1939) Executive Producer
  • The Adventures of Jane Arden (1939) Executive Producer
  • Dust Be My Destiny (1939) Executive Producer
  • You Can't Get Away with Murder (1939) Executive Producer
  • Four Wives (1939) Executive Producer
  • Each Dawn I Die (1939) Executive Producer
  • Smashing the Money Ring (1939) Executive Producer
  • Espionage Agent (1939) Executive Producer
  • Nancy Drew and the Hidden Staircase (1939) Executive Producer
  • Torchy Runs for Mayor (1939) Executive Producer
  • Torchy Blane in Chinatown (1939) Executive Producer
  • Private Detective (1939) Executive Producer
  • Torchy Blane... Playing with Dynamite (1939) Executive Producer
  • No Place to Go (1939) Executive Producer
  • Waterfront (1939) Executive Producer
  • Sweepstakes Winner (1939) Executive Producer
  • The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938) Producer
  • Angels with Dirty Faces (1938) Executive Producer
  • Jezebel (1938) Executive Producer
  • The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse (1938) Executive Producer
  • A Slight Case of Murder (1938) Executive Producer
  • Gold Is Where You Find It (1938) Executive Producer
  • Torchy Gets Her Man (1938) Executive Producer
  • Four Daughters (1938) Producer
  • Hollywood Hotel (1938) Executive Producer
  • The Dawn Patrol (1938) Executive Producer
  • The Sisters (1938) Executive Producer
  • Over the Wall (1938) Executive Producer
  • Four's a Crowd (1938) Executive Producer
  • Boy Meets Girl (1938) Executive Producer
  • Gold Diggers in Paris (1938) Executive Producer
  • Crime School (1938) Executive Producer
  • Mystery House (1938) Executive Producer
  • Accidents Will Happen (1938) Executive Producer
  • Broadway Musketeers (1938) Executive Producer
  • Torchy Blane in Panama (1938) Producer
  • Men Are Such Fools (1938) Executive Producer
  • Blondes at Work (1938) Executive Producer
  • That Certain Woman (1937) Executive Producer
  • Another Dawn (1937) Executive Producer
  • Slim (1937) Executive Producer
  • The Go-Getter (1937) Producer
  • Love Is on the Air (1937) Executive Producer
  • Marked Woman (1937) Executive Producer
  • Kid Galahad (1937) Executive Producer
  • Black Legion (1937) Executive Producer
  • It's Love I'm After (1937) Producer
  • Ready, Willing and Able (1937) Executive Producer
  • The Adventurous Blonde (1937) Executive Producer
  • The Cherokee Strip (1937) Executive Producer
  • Stolen Holiday (1937) Executive Producer
  • Fly Away Baby (1937) Executive Producer
  • Once a Doctor (1937) Executive Producer
  • West of Shanghai (1937) Executive Producer
  • The Perfect Specimen (1937) Producer
  • Talent Scout (1937) Executive Producer
  • Green Light (1937) Executive Producer
  • Confession (1937) Executive Producer
  • Public Wedding (1937) Executive Producer
  • Tovarich (1937) Executive Producer
  • Missing Witnesses (1937) Executive Producer
  • Draegerman Courage (1937) Executive Producer
  • Melody for Two (1937) Executive Producer
  • That Man's Here Again (1937) Executive Producer
  • Bullets or Ballots (1936) Executive Producer
  • The Charge of the Light Brigade (1936) Executive Producer
  • The Walking Dead (1936) Executive Producer
  • The Petrified Forest (1936) Executive Producer
  • Road Gang (1936) Executive Producer
  • The Story of Louis Pasteur (1936) Executive Producer
  • The Case of the Black Cat (1936) Executive Producer
  • China Clipper (1936) Executive Producer
  • Colleen (1936) Executive Producer
  • Cain and Mabel (1936) Executive Producer
  • Gold Diggers of 1937 (1936) Executive Producer
  • Earthworm Tractors (1936) Executive Producer
  • Jailbreak (1936) Executive Producer
  • Down the Stretch (1936) Executive Producer
  • Hearts Divided (1936) Executive Producer
  • The Golden Arrow (1936) Executive Producer
  • Give Me Your Heart (1936) Producer
  • Snowed Under (1936) Executive Producer
  • Murder by an Aristocrat (1936) Executive Producer
  • The Big Noise (1936) Executive Producer
  • Stage Struck (1936) Executive Producer
  • Fugitive in the Sky (1936) Executive Producer
  • The Green Pastures (1936) Executive Producer
  • Trailin' West (1936) Executive Producer
  • I Married a Doctor (1936) Executive Producer
  • Two Against the World (1936) Executive Producer
  • California Mail (1936) Executive Producer
  • Bengal Tiger (1936) Executive Producer
  • Love Begins at Twenty (1936) Executive Producer
  • Captain Blood (1935) Executive Producer
  • 'G' Men (1935) Executive Producer
  • A Midsummer Night's Dream (1935) Executive Producer
  • Bordertown (1935) Executive Producer
  • Dangerous (1935) Executive Producer
  • Black Fury (1935) Executive Producer
  • Miss Pacific Fleet (1935) Executive Producer
  • A Dream Comes True (1935) as Himself (uncredited)
  • Devil Dogs of the Air (1935) Producer
  • Hi, Nellie! (1934) Executive Producer
  • Jimmy the Gent (1934) Executive Producer
  • The Merry Frinks (1934) Executive Producer
  • Journal of a Crime (1934) Producer
  • Flirtation Walk (1934) Producer
  • Dames (1934) Executive Producer
  • The St. Louis Kid (1934) Executive Producer
  • Here Comes the Navy (1934) Executive Producer
  • The Man with Two Faces (1934) Executive Producer
  • Dark Hazard (1934) Executive Producer
  • 42nd Street (1933) Supervising Producer
  • Mystery of the Wax Museum (1933) Producer
  • Central Airport (1933) Producer
  • Heroes for Sale (1933) Producer
  • The Life of Jimmy Dolan (1933) Producer
  • Private Detective 62 (1933) Supervising Producer
  • The Narrow Corner (1933) Producer
  • Ever in My Heart (1933) Executive Producer
  • The Mind Reader (1933) Producer
  • Doctor X (1932) Executive Producer
  • I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang (1932) Producer
  • Man Wanted (1932) Producer
  • Miss Pinkerton (1932) Producer
  • The Strange Love of Molly Louvain (1932) Producer
  • They Call It Sin (1932) Producer
  • One Way Passage (1932) Producer
  • Lawyer Man (1932) Producer
  • Scarlet Dawn (1932) Producer
  • Street of Women (1932) Producer
  • Two Seconds (1932) Supervising Producer
  • The Match King (1932) Producer
  • Little Caesar (1931) Producer
  • Five Star Final (1931) Producer
  • Blonde Crazy (1931) Executive Producer

Frequently Asked Questions

What movies or TV shows is Hal B. Wallis best known for?

Hal B. Wallis is widely recognized for notable roles and projects including Rooster Cogburn (1975), The Don Is Dead (1973), Follow Me! (1972), The Fugitive Kind (1960).

When and where was Hal B. Wallis born?

Hal B. Wallis was born on September 13, 1899 in Chicago, Illinois, USA. They passed away on October 5, 1986.

How many credits does Hal B. Wallis have?

Hal B. Wallis has accumulated over 288 film and television credits across a career spanning from 1931 to 2018.

What is Hal B. Wallis's background in cinema and television?

Hal B. Wallis was an American film producer. He was born on October 19, 1898, and died on October 5, 1986. Wallis produced several major films for Warner Bros., including Casablanca, The Adventures of Robin Hood, and True Grit. He was honored with the Academy Awards' Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award twice and received...

Hal B. Wallis by the numbers

288credits
286films
2TV series
1931–2018active years

Age in their best-rated roles

  • The Rose Tattoo (1955) as Man at Mardi Gras Club (uncredited) — aged about 55
  • Film '72 (1971) as Self — aged about 71

Full filmography (288) Born on September 13 In memoriam 1986

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