"In 2009 Douglas told The New York Times: "I'm not outstanding in any way. Hal Douglas, who died on March 7 (local time) at 89 on his Lovettsville, Virginia, farm, was less visible than the celebrity LaFontaine but no less prolific, well-regarded or vocally seductive. Hal Douglas, owner of the iconic voice that narrated thousands of film trailers from Forrest Gump to Coneheads, has died at the age of 89. ∞ Hal Douglas was born on January 12 1924 in Stamford, Connecticut, the son of Latvian and Russian émigrés. RIP Hal Douglas, one of Hollywood’s greats. Hal Douglas, one of the top voiceover artists in Hollywood, has died at the age of 89.Douglas had a voice that will be instantly recognisable to anyone who has ever sat through the trailers:Among his most famous trailers are 1990s classics Forrest Gump, Philadelphia and Lethal Weapon – but he worked consistently until two years ago.He was famous for the phrase “In a world…”, although there was some controversy over whether he was the first to use it. You may change your settings at any time but this may impact on the functionality of the site. Michael Freeman Trailer Narrated By Hal Douglas (25) Airplane (24) Doctor (24) Los Angeles California (24) Love (24) Male Nudity (24) Marriage (24) Punched In The Face (24) Race Against Time (24) Wedding (24) Christmas (23) Opening Action Scene (23) Rain (23) Train (23) Sort by: View: 188 titles 1. He was the iconic voice and narrator of movie trailers, and at the age of 89 he has sadly passed away. " But that didn’t stop Douglas parodying himself in the classic trailer for Jerry Seinfeld’s movie Comedian – which features a hard-pressed producer trying to stop him from saying “In a world…”To embed this post, copy the code below on your sitePlease note that TheJournal.ie uses cookies to improve your experience and to provide services and advertising. 1. He was well-known for the phrase "In a world". For more information on cookies please refer to our Journal Media does not control and is not responsible for user created content, posts, comments, submissions or preferences.
http://dailyedge.ie/1360966 Harold "Hal" Douglas was born Harold Cohen in Stamford, Connecticut, on September 1, 1924, the son of Jewish immigrants from Eastern Europe, Samuel and Miriam Levenson Cohen. He was famous for the phrase “In a world…”, although there was some controversy over whether he was the first to use it.
That was Hal. During the Second World War he served … By continuing to browse, you agree to the use of cookies described in our Cookies Policy. Douglas retired only two years ago – providing the voice-overs for action films, romance films and flat-out comedies.He was well-known for the phrase "In a world". This site uses cookies to improve your experience and to provide services and advertising. To learn more see our You sit down in the theatre and sometimes in three out of four trailers I’d be on them. Rate. 0. Rate. Douglas and his brother Edwin were primarily raised by their grandparents Sarah and Tevya Levenson after their mother died when Douglas was only nine. 2. The Silence of the Lambs (1991) R | 118 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller . He didn't walk the red carpet, and you probably didn't know his name, but Hal Douglas rubbed shoulders with the biggest stars on the planet, helping bring the vision of directors to audiences around the world, and made a lasting impact on the moviegoing experience. 8.6. 3. Users are reminded that they are fully responsible for their own created content and their own posts, comments and submissions and fully and effectively warrant and indemnify Journal Media in relation to such content and their ability to make such content, posts, comments and submissions available.
And I just consider myself a good shoemaker." It's a craft that you learn, like making a good pair of shoes. Mar 13th 2014, 5:11 PM The origin of the popular phrase remains debatable with LaFontaine claiming to have uttered it first.Douglas even starred in his own trailer, which proved to be more memorable than the film it was promoting – Comedian, a documentary about Jerry Seinfeld and Chris Rock.
YOU MAY NOT know his name, but you know his voice. Rate. In a world... where Hollywood movie trailers just got a little bit worse.Hal Douglas, owner of the iconic voice that narrated thousands of film trailers from Forrest Gump to Coneheads, has died at the age of 89.He was one of a trio of iconic voice-over artists alongside Don LaFontaine and Don Morrow, who monopolised the industry for decades with their unforgettable baritone. In the trailer he plays a voice-over artist called Jack, who only speaks in trailer clichés and who isn't particularly liked by the studio director on the other side of the glass.Hollywood voice coach Marice Tobias called him a "one-man phenomenon", adding: "When you go past superstar status, you reach icon status in this business, where people know you by one name only. Journal Media does not control and is not responsible for the content of external websites.