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Porter Hall

Porter Hall

Actor

Born September 18, 1888 in Cincinnati, Ohio, USA

Died October 6, 1953

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Clifford Porter Hall (September 19, 1888 – October 6, 1953) was an American character actor known for appearing in a number of films in the 1930s and 1940s. Hall played movie villains or comedic incompetent characters. Hall was born in Cincinnati, Ohio and began his career touring as a stage actor with roles in productions of The Great Gatsby and Naked in 1926. Hall made his film debut in the 1931 drama Secrets of a Secretary. He made his last onscreen appearance in the 1954 film Return to Treasure Island, which was released after his death.

He was probably best remembered for four roles: a senator in Mr. Smith Goes to Washington, an atheist in Going My Way, the nervous, ill-tempered Granville Sawyer, who administers a psychological test to Kris Kringle in Miracle on 34th Street, and a train passenger who encounters a man (Fred MacMurray) who has just committed a murder in Double Indemnity.

On October 6, 1953, Hall died of a heart attack in Los Angeles, California at the age of 65. His interment was at Forest Lawn - Hollywood Hills Cemetery. Hall had two children, David and Sarah Jane.

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Blood on the Sun 1945

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Hollywood Mavericks Poster

Hollywood Mavericks Documentary1990Mr. Hadrian

Return to Treasure Island Poster

Return to Treasure Island Feature Film1954Maximillian 'Maxie' Harris

Pony Express Poster

Pony Express Feature Film1953Jim Bridger

Vice Squad Poster

Vice Squad Feature Film1953Jack Hartrampf

Carbine Williams Poster

Carbine Williams Feature Film1952Sam Markley

Chevron Theatre Poster

Chevron Theatre TV Series19521 episode, 1953

Four Star Playhouse Poster

Four Star Playhouse TV Series1952J. R. Martin

Holiday for Sinners Poster

Holiday for Sinners Feature Film1952Louie

Life with Luigi Poster

Life with Luigi TV Series1952Mr. Thurston

The Half-Breed Poster

The Half-Breed Feature Film1952Kraemer

Ace in the Hole Poster

Ace in the Hole Feature Film1951Jacob Q. Boot

The Bigelow Theatre Poster

The Bigelow Theatre TV Series19501 episode, 1950

Chicken Every Sunday Poster

Chicken Every Sunday Feature Film1949Sam Howell

Fireside Theatre Poster

Fireside Theatre TV Series1949Mr. Aiken

Intruder in the Dust Poster

Intruder in the Dust Feature Film1949Nub Gowrie

The Beautiful Blonde from Bashful Bend Poster

The Beautiful Blonde from Bashful Bend Feature Film1949Judge Alfalfa J. O'Toole

That Wonderful Urge Poster

That Wonderful Urge Feature Film1948Attorney Ketchell

You Gotta Stay Happy Poster

You Gotta Stay Happy Feature Film1948Mr. Caslon

Miracle on 34th Street Poster

Miracle on 34th Street Feature Film1947Granville Sawyer

Singapore Poster

Singapore Feature Film1947Mr. Gerald Bellows

Unconquered Poster

Unconquered Feature Film1947Leach

Blood on the Sun Poster

Blood on the Sun Feature Film1945Arthur Bickett

Bring on the Girls Poster

Bring on the Girls Feature Film1945Dr. Efrington

Kiss and Tell Poster

Kiss and Tell Feature Film1945Bill Franklin

Murder, He Says Poster

Murder, He Says Feature Film1945Mr. Johnson

Week-End at the Waldorf Poster

Week-End at the Waldorf Feature Film1945Stevens

Double Indemnity Poster

Double Indemnity Feature Film1944Mr. Jackson

Going My Way Poster

Going My Way Feature Film1944Mr. Belknap

Standing Room Only Poster

Standing Room Only Feature Film1944Hugo Farenhall

The Great Moment Poster

The Great Moment Feature Film1944President Franklin Pierce

The Mark of the Whistler Poster

The Mark of the Whistler Feature Film1944Joe Sorsby

The Miracle of Morgan's Creek Poster

The Miracle of Morgan's Creek Feature Film1944Justice of the Peace

A Stranger in Town Poster

A Stranger in Town Feature Film1943Judge Austin Harkley

The Desperadoes Poster

The Desperadoes Feature Film1943Banker Clanton

The Woman of the Town Poster

The Woman of the Town Feature Film1943Mayor Dog Killey

Butch Minds the Baby Poster

Butch Minds the Baby Feature Film1942Brandy Smith

Mr. and Mrs. North Poster

Mr. and Mrs. North Feature Film1942George Heyler

The Remarkable Andrew Poster

The Remarkable Andrew Feature Film1942Chief Clerk Art Slocumb

Sullivan's Travels Poster

Sullivan's Travels Feature Film1941Mr. Hadrian

The Parson of Panamint Poster

The Parson of Panamint Feature Film1941Jonathan Randall

Arizona Feature Film1940Lazarus Ward

Dark Command Poster

Dark Command Feature Film1940Angus McCloud

His Girl Friday Poster

His Girl Friday Feature Film1940Murphy

Trail of the Vigilantes Poster

Trail of the Vigilantes Feature Film1940Sheriff Korley

Bulldog Drummond's Secret Police Poster

Bulldog Drummond's Secret Police Feature Film1939Man in Drummond's Dream

Grand Jury Secrets Poster

Grand Jury Secrets Feature Film1939Anthony Pelton

Henry Goes Arizona Poster

Henry Goes Arizona Feature Film1939Banker Edward G. Walsh

Mr. Smith Goes to Washington Poster

Mr. Smith Goes to Washington Feature Film1939Senator Monroe

They Shall Have Music Poster

They Shall Have Music Feature Film1939Flower

Bulldog Drummond's Peril Poster

Bulldog Drummond's Peril Feature Film1938Dr. Max Botulian

Dangerous to Know Poster

Dangerous to Know Feature Film1938Mayor Bradley

King of Alcatraz Poster

King of Alcatraz Feature Film1938Matthew Talbot

Men with Wings Poster

Men with Wings Feature Film1938Hiram F. Jenkins

Prison Farm Poster

Prison Farm Feature Film1938Chiston R. Bradby

Scandal Street Poster

Scandal Street Feature Film1938James Wilson

Stolen Heaven Poster

Stolen Heaven Feature Film1938Hermann 'Von' Offer

The Arkansas Traveler Poster

The Arkansas Traveler Feature Film1938Mayor Daniels

Tom Sawyer, Detective Poster

Tom Sawyer, Detective Feature Film1938Uncle Silas

Bulldog Drummond Escapes Poster

Bulldog Drummond Escapes Feature Film1937Norman Merridew

Hotel Haywire Poster

Hotel Haywire Feature Film1937Judge Newhall

King of Gamblers Poster

King of Gamblers Feature Film1937George Kramer

Make Way for Tomorrow Poster

Make Way for Tomorrow Feature Film1937Harvey Chase

Souls at Sea Poster

Souls at Sea Feature Film1937Court Prosecutor

This Way Please Poster

This Way Please Feature Film1937S.J. Crawford

True Confession Poster

True Confession Feature Film1937Mr. Hartman

Wells Fargo Poster

Wells Fargo Feature Film1937James Oliver

Wild Money Poster

Wild Money Feature Film1937Bill Court

And Sudden Death Poster

And Sudden Death Feature Film1936District Attorney

Let's Make a Million Poster

Let's Make a Million Feature Film1936Spencer

Satan Met a Lady Poster

Satan Met a Lady Feature Film1936Milton Ames

Snowed Under Poster

Snowed Under Feature Film1936Arthur Layton

The General Died at Dawn Poster

The General Died at Dawn Feature Film1936Peter Perrie

The Petrified Forest Poster

The Petrified Forest Feature Film1936Jason Maple

The Plainsman Poster

The Plainsman Feature Film1936Jack McCall

The Princess Comes Across Poster

The Princess Comes Across Feature Film1936Darcy

The Story of Louis Pasteur Poster

The Story of Louis Pasteur Feature Film1936Dr. Rossignol

Too Many Parents Poster

Too Many Parents Feature Film1936Mr. Saunders

The Case of the Lucky Legs Poster

The Case of the Lucky Legs Feature Film1935Col. Bradbury

Murder in the Private Car Poster

Murder in the Private Car Feature Film1934Alden Murray

The Thin Man Poster

The Thin Man Feature Film1934Herbert MacCaulay

Secrets of a Secretary Poster

Secrets of a Secretary Feature Film1931Drunk

The Cheat Poster

The Cheat Feature Film1931Leslie

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