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Charles Hallahan

Charles Hallahan
Charles Hallahan
Born: Jul 29, 1943 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Died: Nov 25, 1997 in Los Angeles, California
Occupation: Actor
Active: '70s-'90s
Major Genres: Drama, Comedy
Career Highlights: Going in Style, Dante's Peak, P.K. and the Kid
First Major Screen Credit: Going in Style (1979)
19 Videos for Charles Hallahan
Dante's Peak (1997) Warlock: The Armageddon (1993) Fatal Beauty (1987)
Executive Decision (1996) Wild Palms (1993) Hunter: Season 03 (1986)
The Fan (1996) Nails (1992) Pale Rider (1985)
The Pest (1996) Cast a Deadly Spell (1991) Vision Quest (1985)
Roswell (1994) Capone (1989) Twilight Zone: The Movie (1983)
Body of Evidence (1993) True Believer (1989) The Thing (1982)
Dave (1993)
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Biography:

Supporting actor Charles Hallahan played character roles on stage, television and in feature films. Fans of the Stephen J. Cannell police drama Hunter will know Hallahan for playing Captain Charlie Devane between 1986 and 1991. A Philadelphia native, Hallahan earned an undergraduate degree at Rutgers and a master's from Temple University six years before heading to Los Angeles in 1977.

Hallahan had little trouble finding acting jobs. His stage credits include playing the lead in a long-running San Francisco production of One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest during the late '90s, roles in plays ranging from Equus to {~The Threepenny Opera}. In 1976, Hallahan toured the Soviet Union in two classic plays.

On television, Hallahan guest-starred on over 200 episodes of shows ranging from Lou Grant to The Paper Chase. He made his feature film debut in Nightwing (1979). He made his last film appearance playing Paul Dreyfuss in Dante's Peak (1997). Hallahan died during a car crash in which he apparently suffered a heart attack on November 25, 1997.

He was 54. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide.