Hal Le Roy’s first professional job was in “Hoboken Heroes” at the Lyric Theater, Hoboken, New Jersey, in 1928. He was young, tall, thin as a pole and had a distinctive, dazzling, eccentric style that was acclaimed by audiences and dancers alike. In 1931 he attracted the attention of Broadway producers, who engaged him in the short-livedBroadway show “The Gang’s All Here.” Later that year he and partner Mitzi Mayfair stole the spotlight from big stars such as Harry Richman and Ruth Etting in the “Ziegfeld Follies of 1931.” His first film appearance is in the 1932 RKO film “Is My Face Red,” which led to numerous dazzling film shorts, made in the Vitaphone Brooklyn Studios. He was a feature of several Broadway shows, including “The Gang’s All Here” (1931, with Eunice Healy), “Ziegfeld Follies of 1931” (with Mitzi Mayfair), “Thumbs Up” (1935, again with Healy), a brilliant college dance scene in “Start Cheering” (1938) and Rodgers & Hart’s “Too Many Girls” (1939, with partner Mildred Law). His biggest feature film was Warner Bros. “Harold Teen” in which he performs an elongated solo (to the song “Collegiate Wedding”) in the last reel.

In vaudeville, he appeared throughout the 1930s and ’40s in such venues as Radio City Music Hall, the Capitol Theatre (with the Woody Herman band), the State Theatre (with Smith & Dale) and the Earle Theatre (Philadelphia) with Clyde McCoy’s band. He appeared on television and summer stock, including Guy Lombardo’s production of “Show Boat” (1956) at Marine Stadium, Jones Beach, New York. In 1966 he directed the off-Broadway show “Summer’s Here.” He died in 1985 following heart surgery. There were no survivors.