Brian Hall

Brian Hall was born on Nov 20, 1937 in UK. Brian Hall's big-screen debut came with Take a Girl Like You directed by Jonathan Miller in 1970, strarring Party Guest (uncredited). Brian Hall is known for Full Stretch directed by Jim Hill, Kevin McNally stars as Baz Levick and Sue Johnston as Grace Robbins. The upcoming new tvshow Brian Hall plays is Full Stretch - Season 1 which will be released on Jan 05, 1993.

Actor Brian Hall was best known for his role as Terry the cook in the BBC comedy series L'hôtel en folie (1975). He began acting while still in his teens in amateur shows where his burly frame made him ideal casting for villains and heavies.After leaving school he worked as a taxi driver before he was spotted by theatrical agent Richard Ireson who persuaded him that his talent lay in theatre.He went on to appear in stage plays at The Royal Court Theatre in London, notably in Peter Gill's production of Crete and Sergeant Pepper and at the Royal Shakespeare Company he starred in Afore Night Comes, directed by Ron Daniels.With John Chapman he co-wrote Made It Mad (based on the famous James Cagney line in the film White Heat) which was staged at the Royal Court as well as Bit of Business, co-written and directed with John Burgess at the National Theatre.He had a highly successful TV career, notably in series such as Softly Softly (1966) (as the corrupt police officer Sergeant Ted Drake).He played a bodyguard to Bob Hoskins in the cult gangster classic film Racket (1980), the same year he was cast as a villain in McVicar (1980).He struck up a close friendship with the actor John Cleese when they appeared in the BBC comedy series Fawlty Towers. Some years after the series had finished Cleese sent Hall a personally signed autographed picture as a joke. Hall wrote back and demanded a signed Rolls-Royce car instead. Three day later, one arrived in the post - it was a children's toy.In 1994 he was diagnosed as having cancer.