Hal Le Roy


Hal Le Roy was an American dancer, actor, and singer appearing on stage, in film, and on television.

Life and career

Le Roy was born John LeRoy Schotte in Cincinnati, Ohio, on December 10, 1913.
He broke into New York theater as a dancer. His dancing teacher, Ned Wayburn, got him his first job, in Hoboken Hoboes in 1928. He quickly worked his way into Broadway roles, where his dance style created a sensation in the 1931 Ziegfeld Follies. On April 12, 1934, he married Ruth Hedwig Dod, who had been one of his dance partners.
He also began doing a series of musical film shorts for Vitaphone and Warner Brothers Pictures. Aside from his work on Broadway and in film, he performed in revues, vaudeville, and as a featured entertainer in New York's nightclub scene. He was selected as a feature performer by Bob Hope for Hope's TV Premier appearance.
Le Roy died on May 2, 1985, in Hackensack, New Jersey, of complications following heart surgery. He left no survivors.

Broadway


  • The High School Hoofer as Hal Le Roy
  • Tip Tap Toe as Hal Evans
  • The Way of All Freshmen as Hal
  • Use Your Imagination as Hal
  • Mr. Broadway as Hal Le Roy
  • Picture Palace as Hal
  • Hollywood Newsreel as Himself
  • Wonder Bar as dancer in blackface
  • Harold Teen as Harold Teen
  • Private Lessons as Hal Le Roy
  • Syncopated City as Hal Le Roy
  • In the Spotlight as Hal
  • Main Street Follies as Hal
  • Oh, Evaline! as Hal
  • Wash Your Step as Hal Rogers
  • Rhythmitis as Hal
  • Swing for Sale
  • Ups and Downs as Hal Smith
  • Start Cheering as 'Tarzan' Biddle
  • The Prisoner of Swing as Rudolph, King of Sulvania, and Mr. Razzenstill
  • The Knight Is Young as Hal
  • Public Jitterbug No. 1 as Hal Sturges
  • Too Many Girls as Al Terwilliger
  • The Star-Spangled Revue as Himself