Caption: Will Hay in Convict 99 (1938)
Actor, Writer, Director
Born: December 6, 1888
Star sign: Sagittarius
Height: 5' 9½" (1.77 m)
Known for: Oh, Mr. Porter! (1937), The Goose Steps Out (1942), Boys Will Be Boys (1935), My Learned Friend (1943)
Source: IMDB
William Thompson Hay was probably one of the most versatile of entertainers. He was not only a character comedian of the first rank, but was also an astronomer of high repute - he discovered the spot on the planet Saturn in 1933 - and a fully qualified air pilot; he was once an engineer. Born at Stockton on Tees in 1888, he became interested in ...