Hal Roach, Jr. | |
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Born | June 15, 1918 Los Angeles, California United States |
Died | March 29, 1972 Santa Monica, California United States |
(aged 53)
Occupation | Director/Producer |
Hal Roach, Jr. (June 15, 1918 - March 29, 1972) was primarily a film and television producer and very occasional director, with 41 production credits listed in the Internet Movie Database. Born in Los Angeles, California, the son of legendary comedy producer Hal Roach, Roach, Jr. co-directed One Million B.C. with his father.
Roach, Jr. produced individual episodes of many early television series but no well-known films aside from those directly involving his father. He died in Santa Monica, California in 1972, aged 53. His father outlived him for an additional two decades.