Albert P. Hall was born November 10, 1937 in the small town of Brighton, Alabama. He attended Columbia University and graduated in 1971. His most famous film role was probably in 1979 as Chief Phillips in Francis Ford Coppola’s Apocalypse Now (1979). Contemporary audiences will probably recognize Hall as stern judge Seymore Walsh, a recurring guest-role on both Ally McBeal (1997) and The Practice (1997).
Albert Hall
Movies
Knock Out
When the champ’s promoter, Reverend Sultan, decides something new is needed to boost the marketability of the boxing matches, he searches and finds the only man to ever beat the champ. The problem is that he isn’t a boxer anymore and he’s white. However, once Reverend Sultan convinces him to…
Fun Facts
In the late 1960s he performed with the Richmond Shepard Mime Troup.
His most famous film role was probably in 1979 as Chief Phillips in Apocalypso Now, directed by Francis Ford Coppola.
Albert P. Hall was born November 10, 1937 in the small town of Brighton, Alabama. He attended Columbia University, graduating in 1971.
Appeared in Spike Lee's Malcolm X (1992). He later appeared in Michael Mann's Ali (2001) as Elijah Muhammad, Malcolm X's mentor.