Hal Moores

Character Information
Hal Moores is a main character in AMC's The Green Mile. He is the warden of the Cold Mountain Penitentiary in Louisiana. Hal is married to a much younger Melinda Moores. He is shown to be a caring man, but can be hard on some decisions.

Biography
Not much is known about Hal is life before the events of the show, only that he is married to Melinda Moores and that he has a very strong friendship with prison guard Paul Edgecomb.
 * -|Season 1=

Pilot

After prison guard Arnold Kneller shot a prisoner in the leg in the death row cellblock, Paul goes by warden Hal Moores his office and shares his concerns about Arnold his behavior. Hal asks him not to tell anything about the incident to anyone, because it would only bring the prison in a bad daylight. He promises Paul that he will talk to Arnold. Later it is revealed that Hal transferred Arnold to another cellblock.

Only the Lonely

Hal visits the infirmary of the prison, where dr. Simmons patched up Samuel, the prisoner who was shot. He assures Hal that Samuel is going to be fine and he will be able to return to his cell the next day. A guard enters the infirmary and tells Hal that Paul is waiting in his office. He greets Paul in his office and asks him what the problem is. Paul tells him about the phone call from Arnold. He is shocked to hear the news and promises Paul to talk with Arnold later on the day.

Hal enters cellblock A and talks with Arnold about the phone call to Paul. Arnold denies everything, but Hal warns him to stop lying and never do it again or he will be fired for good.

Season 1

 * "Pilot"
 * "Only the Lonely"
 * "The Missing"

Trivia

 * Warden Hal Moores is portrayed by James Cromwell in the 1999 film of the same name.