Hal Harvey Fieberling (born Hal David Britton); December 10, 1918[citation needed] – January 15, 1998[citation needed] known professionally as Hal Baylor, was an American actor, probably best known for his role as Pvt. ‘Sky’ Choynski in the film Sands of Iwo Jima.
In 1956, he portrayed “Dolph Timble” in James Arness’s TV Western Series Gunsmoke in the episode “Hack Prine” (S1E26).
In addition to his acting career, he was also a boxer, with a record of 52-5 as an amateur and 16-8-3 as a professional.
Baylor was born in San Antonio, Texas, and died in Los Angeles.
Partial filmography
Joe Palooka in Winner Take All (1948) – Sammy Talbot
The Set-Up (1949) – Tiger Nelson (as Hal Fieberling)
The Crooked Way (1949) – Coke
Yes Sir, That’s My Baby (1949) – Pudge Flugeldorfer
Sands of Iwo Jima (1949) – Pvt. ‘Sky’ Choynski (as Hal Fieberling)
Destination Big House (1950) – Bill Storm (uncredited)
Dial 1119 (1950) – Lt. ‘Whitey’ Tallman
Joe Palooka in the Squared Circle (1950) – Pinky Thompson
For Heaven’s Sake (1950) – Expectant Father (uncredited)
Inside Straight (1951) – Foreman (uncredited)
Up Front (1951) – Smitty (uncredited)
The Guy Who Came Back (1951) – Navy Man (uncredited)
Jim Thorpe – All-American (1951) – player (uncredited)
The Wild Blue Yonder (1951) – Sgt. Eric Nelson
Fort Osage (1952) – Olaf Christensen (uncredited)
Down Among the Sheltering Palms (1952) – Soldier (uncredited)
Breakdown (1952) – Joe Thompson – champ
Big Jim McLain (1952) – Poke
One Minute to Zero (1952) – Pvt. Jones (uncredited)
The Sun Shines Bright (1953) – Rufe Ramseur Jr.
Woman They Almost Lynched (1953) – Zed (uncredited)
Champ for a Day (1953) – “Soldier” Freeman
99 River Street (1953) – Boxer Sailor Braxton (uncredited)
Island in the Sky (1953) – Stankowski
Hot News (1953) – Augie Grotz
Flight Nurse (1953) – Sgt. Jimmy Case
Prince Valiant (1954) – Prison Guard (uncredited)
River of No Return (1954) – Young Punk (uncredited)
Tobor the Great (1954) – Max
This Is My Love (1954) – Eddie Collins
Black Tuesday (1954) – Lou Mehrtens
Outlaw Treasure (1955) – Ace Harkey
Away All Boats (1956) – Chaplain Hughes
The Burning Hills (1956) – Braun
Kiss Them for Me (1957) – Big Marine in Nightclub (uncredited)
The Young Lions (1958) – Pvt. Burnecker
Operation Petticoat (1959) – Military Police Sergeant (uncredited)
Johnny Cool (1963) – Gambler (uncredited)
Quick, Before It Melts (1964) – Prison Guard
The Gnome-Mobile (1967) – Male Nurse (uncredited)
Fitzwilly (1967) – Motorcycle Cop (uncredited)
The Cheyenne Social Club (1970) – Barkeep – Lady of Egypt
WUSA (1970) – Shorty
The Barefoot Executive (1971) – Policeman
The Grissom Gang (1971) – Chief McLaine
Evel Knievel (1971) – Sheriff
Pickup on 101 (1972) – Railroad cop
Ulzana’s Raid (1972) – Curtis (uncredited)
Emperor of the North (1973) – Yardman’s Helper
One Little Indian (1973) – Branigan
Herbie Rides Again (1974) – Demolition Truck Driver
The Bears and I (1974) – Foreman
A Boy and His Dog (1975) – Michael
Cornbread, Earl and Me (1975) – Mr. Wilson
Hustle (1975) – Police Captain
Partial television credits
The Lone Ranger (1950-1954) – Judd Collins / Notch Brice / Bert Devlin / Glenn Bolton / Gus
Four Star Playhouse (1954-1955) – Cal / Jamison
The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp (1955-1958) – Sam Wilson / Bill Thompson / Jeb Callum
Cheyenne (1956-1960) – Rowdy Shane / Jed Rayner / Joe Barnum / Duke / Turk Moylan
The Silent Service (1957-1958) – Exec. Officer Bob Ison / Calhoun / Lieut. Robert L. Ison
Have Gun – Will Travel (1958-1963) – Tagg – Farmer / Floyd Perrin / Bryan Sykes
Death Valley Days (1958-1970) – Stokes LaFever / Captain Randolph / Wes Adams / Web Hardy / Trenner / Lance / Sheriff Ryan / Hughie Snow / Joe Sweigert / Ben Poole / Gus Mahoney / Jed / Buck Jarrico
26 Men (1958-1959) – Slats Scarsted / Roper / Charlie Daggett / Sykes
Laramie (1959-1963) – Hub Ballard / Samson / Ben – Mountain Man / Beamer / 2nd Bar Patron / Kincaid / Cowboy Hill
Rawhide (1959-1965) – Jenkins / Will Gufler / Barney / Pool Player / Myles / Blacksmith
Lawman (1959-1962) – Harlan Smith/ Poke / Mort Peters
Bat Masterson (1960) – Eli Fisher
77 Sunset Strip (1960-1964) – Herky’s Bouncer / Johnny Lace / Vic Felton / Hank Schmidt / Britt
Stagecoach West (1961) – Saloon Brawler / Jim Horton / Big Jim
Tales of Wells Fargo (1962) – Hondo
Perry Mason (1963-1965) – Jack David / First Truck Driver / Proprietor
The Virginian (1963-1970) – Jethro / Bert / Corporal Jobie / 1st Miner / Sgt. Costello / Gleason / Flake
The Addams Family (1964) – Fred in episode “Morticia the Matchmaker”
My Favorite Martian (1964-1966) – Red / Guard / Harold
Laredo (1966) – Mott / Tatoo
The Big Valley (1967) – Sam Driscoll / Gabe
Batman (1967) – Mercury
Star Trek (1967-1968) – Guard / Policeman
External Links
Actor Hal Baylor – Wikipedia
