Albert Hall
Biography
Albert Hall is an American retired actor who was born and raised in Brighton, Alabama, and studied at the Columbia University School of the Arts. Early parts included Pointer in Willie Dynamite (1974), a role in the 1976 biopic Leadbelly and a small one in the miniseries Roots: The Next Generations. He gained attention as Chief Phillips, who leads a patrol boat crew in Francis Ford Coppola's Apocalypse Now (1979), a performance praised by Variety and the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. He appeared in Malcolm X (1992) as Brother Baines and worked with Spike Lee again on Get on the Bus (1996); other films include Rookie of the Year (1993), Major Payne (1995), Devil in a Blue Dress (1995) and Beloved (1998). On television he was Judge Seymore Walsh in The Practice and Ally McBeal, and he portrayed real figures including Hank Aaron and Elijah Muhammad. His final screen work came in a 2011 episode of Men of a Certain Age.
88years old
Turns 89 on November 10in 28 days
- Born Brighton
- Star sign: ScorpioThe sign runs October 23 to November 21
- Also credited as Albert W. Hall
Movie Career
- Films
- 17
- Career span
- 33 years1974 to 2007
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Getting ready for a role
Albert Hall played Chief Phillips in Francis Ford Coppola's 1979 war classic Apocalypse Now. To get ready for the part, Hall did research so he could truthfully show what someone going through the Vietnam War first hand was like.
Albert Hall movies on Netflix
Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
Most often with
Spike Lee directed two of these films, Costa-Gavras two. Frederic Forrest appears in three of them, more than any other actor. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
Frederic Forrest's page
Dennis Hopper's page
Laurence Fishburne's page
Robert Duvall's page
Martin Sheen's page
Jon Voight's page
All films by Spike Lee
Also two films together8 more actors
- Denzel WashingtonDevil in a Blue Dress (1995) and Malcolm X (1992)
- Jamie FoxxAli (2001) and The Great White Hype (1996)
- Ted LevineAli (2001) and Betrayed (1988)
- Joe MortonAli (2001) and Trouble in Mind (1985)
- Barry Shabaka HenleyAli (2001) and Devil in a Blue Dress (1995)
- Hill HarperBeloved (1998) and Get on the Bus (1996)
- Damon WayansThe Great White Hype (1996) and Major Payne (1995)
- Sam BottomsHearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker's Apocalypse (1991) and Apocalypse Now (1979)
When several people share the same number of films, the ones with the most films on Netflix are in the chart.
Box office
What Albert Hall's films earned in cinemas worldwide.
Combined worldwide box office
$903 million
13 of the 17 films have a worldwide figure.
Of the 17 films: 13 worldwide figure; 3 us gross only; 1 never in cinemas.
- 13Worldwide figure
- 3US gross only
- 1Never in cinemas
Highest grossing
The eight biggest films earned 97% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.
- 1$459M50.9% of the total
- 2$150M16.6% of the total
- 3$88M9.7% of the total
- 4$57M6.3% of the total
- 5$48M5.3% of the total
- 6$30M3.3% of the total
- 7$23M2.5% of the total
- 8$18M2.0% of the total
$29.5 millionfrom the other 5 films with a worldwide figure, 3% of the total
Online
Official profiles and reference pages.