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Hal Baylor
Age
79 (passed away Jan. 5th, 1998)
Birthday
Dec. 10th, 1918
Born in
Height
6' 4"
Hal Baylor's Main TV Roles
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Main Movie Roles1975 - A Boy and His Dog1975 - Hustle 1974 - Herbie Rides Again 1973 - Emperor of the North Pole 1972 - Ulzana's Raid 1970 - The Cheyenne Social Club 1967 - The Gnome-Mobile 1959 - Operation Petticoat 1958 - The Young Lions 1954 - River of No Return 1954 - Prince Valiant 1954 - Black Tuesday 1953 - Hot News 1953 - 99 River Street 1950 - Dial 1119 1949 - Sands Of Iwo Jima 1949 - The Crooked Way 1949 - The Set-Up 1938 - The Adventures of Robin Hood |
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TRIVIA:
- Held the California Heavyweight Boxing Championship, posting a professional record of 52-5.
- In one scene from _Sands of Iwo Jima (1949)_ (qv), combat veteran Sgt. Stryker ('John Wayne (I)' (qv)) instructs bumbling recruit Pvt. Choynski (Baylor) on the correct way to march and hold a rifle. In real life Baylor was an ex-Marine who fought in the battles of Saipan and Tinian in WW II; Wayne had never served in the military.
- His fight with 'Robert Ryan (I)' (qv) in _The Set-Up (1949)_ (qv) is still considered one of the best-choreographed boxing scenes in film history.
- His great-great grandfather was the original founder of Baylor University.
- Attended Washington State on an athletic scholarship.
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