Hal Munson was played by Benjamin Hendrickson from 1985 to 2004 and 2005 to 2006.
19 Facts About Hal Munson
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Hal Munson was described as a "tough-but-gentle" police chief by People magazine.
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Hal Munson returned to the show in 2005 with his character now being thrust into storylines which involved his children.
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Hal Munson, upon arriving in Oakdale, immediately started investigating James Stenbeck.
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Hal Munson was especially angry with Barbara and felt betrayed by her since she had known the truth.
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Hal Munson decided to let, Adam be raised by the Hughes family and he decided to give Barbara another chance when she returned.
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The marriage ended when Hal Munson learned that Barbara lied about being stalked.
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Hal Munson lived alone for a while, until he learned of the existence of a daughter he never knew about, Nikki.
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Meanwhile, Hal Munson started to suspect that Carly was still in love with her old boyfriend, Hal Munson's friend and subordinate, Jack Snyder.
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Later, Hal Munson was shocked to learn that Carly lied about the paternity of her baby and quickly divorced her.
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When Jen started dating Bryant Montgomery, Hal Munson vehemently objected and was overprotective of her.
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When Bryant's father, Craig, returned to town, Hal Munson was convinced that Craig was involved in illegal activities and put all his energies into the investigation.
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Soon Hal Munson's investigation drew a wedge between him and Barbara and she began spending time with Craig.
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Suddenly realizing that James was controlling him, a still unstable Hal Munson went to James and decided to make him pay.
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Free of Stenbeck's influence, Hal Munson was deprogrammed at the hospital and, during his recovery, was reunited with Emily who had escaped with Barbara's help.
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Hal Munson was there to support Jennifer when she gave birth to Craig's child and comforted her when it was believed the child was dead.
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Hal Munson rejoiced when it was discovered that Craig had switched babies and Jen's son, whom she later named Johnny, was alive and being raised by Gwen Norbeck.
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Emotionally distraught, Hal Munson nonetheless kept it together to be strong for Jennifer.
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At Jen's funeral, Hal Munson sent Parker back to live with his mother.