Biography

Hal Schaffel started his career as a lawyer and segued into show business as the Producer of the N.Y.C. radio show "Author Meet Critics". He went on to television to Produce "The Patti Page Show" and the famous "Howdy Doody" for NBC. He became Head Of Business Affairs for Screen Gems, the TV arm of Columbia Pictures. From there, he gained fame as the Production Supervisor/Location Manager for the seminal TV series "Naked City". "The Defenders" was next as Production Supervisor (for which he was cited by the Television Academy for his work), with "The Nurses" "Hawk" and "Coronet Blue" finishing out his televison career of the '60's. He started his feature career with "The Angel Levine" and moved on to the Oscar winning "Midnight Cowboy", returning to television in the '80's as Unit Production Manager for many pilots, "Movie of The Week" shows and TV series such as "Movin'On" and "Hawaii 5-0" and finished his illustrious career as the loved and respected Production Executive for The Completion Bond Company...overseeing productions such as "Silence Of The Lambs", "Dances With Wolves", "Code Of Silence" and many more right up to his death in 1993.
- IMDb mini biography by: Kenny Morse <kminla@aol.com>

Father of Kenny Morse.