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Charlie Hall (19 August 1899 – 7 December 1959) was an English film actor. He is best known as the "Little Nemesis" of Laurel and Hardy and appeared in nearly 50 films with them, so that Hall was the most frequent supporting actor of their films.
Hall was born in Ward End, Birmingham, Warwickshire, and learned carpentry as a trade, but as a teenager, he became a member of the Fred Karno troupe of stage comedians. In his late teens, he visited his sister in New York and stayed there, finding employment as a stagehand. While working behind the scenes, he met the comic actor Bobby Dunn and they became friends; Dunn convinced Hall to take a stab again at acting, which he did. By the mid-1920s, Hall was working for Hal Roach. Stan Laurel, one of Roach's comedy stars, was also a graduate of the Karno troupe.
As an actor, Hall worked with such comedians as Buster Keaton and Charley Chase, but is best remembered as a comic foil for Laurel and Hardy. He appeared in nearly 50 of their films, sometimes in bit parts, but often as a mean landlord or opponent in many of their memorable tit-for-tat sequences. Unlike the usual villains in Laurel and Hardy films, who were big and burly, Charlie Hall (billed as "Charley" Hall in the Roach comedies) was of short stature, standing 5 ft 5 in tall. His height and slight English accent allowed him to be convincingly cast as a college student, despite being 40 years old, in Laurel and Hardy's A Chump at Oxford.
Hall almost never played starring roles; the exception was in 1941, when he was teamed with character comedian Frank Faylen by Monogram Pictures. Hall continued to play bits and supporting roles in short subjects and features through the 1940s and 1950s, occasionally on TV, appearing very briefly in Charlie Chaplin's final American film, Limelight (1952).
In 1956 he played a small but important part in the TV show Cheyenne, season 1, episode 11, "Quicksand", starring Clint Walker, with Dennis Hopper, John Alderson, Wright King and Peggy Webber. His last role was in a Joe McDoakes short film starring George O'Hanlon, So You Want to Play the Piano, in 1956.
Hall died in North Hollywood, California, on 7 December 1959. A J D Wetherspoon's public house in Erdington, is named The Charlie Hall as a tribute to him.
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Filmography (Movies)
Laurel & Hardy: Year Two
Character:(archive footage) (uncredited)
Release Date:29/10/2024
Dance of the Cookoos
Character:Receptionist / Postman / Delivery Man
Release Date:01/01/1982
The Best of Laurel and Hardy
Character:Annoyed Shopkeeper (archive footage) (uncredited)
Release Date:14/12/1968
The Further Perils of Laurel and Hardy
Character:
Release Date:01/12/1967
So You Want to Play the Piano
Character:
Release Date:05/05/1956
Illegal
Character:Bellhop (uncredited)
Release Date:09/10/1955
Limelight
Character:Newsboy (uncredited)
Release Date:16/10/1952
The Milkman
Character:Ed (uncredited)
Release Date:17/10/1950
Abie's Irish Rose
Character:Hotel Porter (as Charles Hall)
Release Date:27/12/1946
Sister Kenny
Character:Airport Attendant (uncredited)
Release Date:10/10/1946
Dressed to Kill
Character:Cab Driver (uncredited)
Release Date:24/05/1946
Without Reservations
Character:Window-Washer (uncredited)
Release Date:13/05/1946
On Stage Everybody
Character:Painter (uncredited)
Release Date:13/07/1945
Hi, Beautiful
Character:Milkman (uncredited)
Release Date:18/12/1944
In Society
Character:Mugg (uncredited)
Release Date:16/08/1944
Girls! Girls! Girls!
Character:Apartment House Waiter
Release Date:09/06/1944
Radio Rampage
Character:Jack - Radio Repairman
Release Date:28/03/1944
The Lodger
Character:Comedian
Release Date:19/01/1944
His Butler's Sister
Character:Porter
Release Date:26/11/1943
So's Your Uncle
Character:Waiter
Release Date:01/09/1943
Honeymoon Lodge
Character:Hotel Handyman
Release Date:23/07/1943
The Ape Man
Character:Barney
Release Date:05/03/1943
The Big Street
Character:Caviar Waiter in New York (Uncredited)
Release Date:13/08/1942
The Falcon Takes Over
Character:Louie (Uncredited)
Release Date:29/05/1942
Framing Father
Character:Silver Slipper Waiter
Release Date:15/05/1942
Man From Headquarters
Character:Newspaper Photographer
Release Date:23/01/1942
Hellzapoppin'
Character:Taxi Driver (uncredited)
Release Date:25/12/1941
A Quiet Fourth
Character:Edgar's Neighbor
Release Date:19/12/1941
The Mexican Spitfire's Baby
Character:Nightclub Waiter
Release Date:28/11/1941
Niagara Falls
Character:Bellhop (uncredited)
Release Date:17/10/1941
Top Sergeant Mulligan
Character:Budd Doolittle
Release Date:16/10/1941
I'll Fix It
Character:The Laundry Man
Release Date:07/10/1941
Father Steps Out
Character:Short Hobo 'Nap', aka Napoleon
Release Date:19/07/1941
San Antonio Rose
Character:Waitress
Release Date:20/06/1941
An Apple in His Eye
Character:Dan - Edgar's Neighbor
Release Date:06/06/1941
One Night in the Tropics
Character:Second S.S. Atlantica Steward (uncredited)
Release Date:15/11/1940
Mexican Spitfire Out West
Character:Elevator Boy
Release Date:29/10/1940
A Trailer Tragedy
Character:Homeless Thief in Washroom
Release Date:17/10/1940
Millionaires in Prison
Character:Cockney Convict Heckler (uncredited)
Release Date:12/07/1940
You Can't Fool Your Wife
Character:Ritz Amsterdam Bellboy
Release Date:21/05/1940
Saps at Sea
Character:Desk Clerk (uncredited)
Release Date:29/04/1940
Curtain Call
Character:Second Waiter
Release Date:18/04/1940
Primrose Path
Character:Man in Diner (uncredited)
Release Date:22/03/1940
Vigil in the Night
Character:Courtroom Spectator
Release Date:05/02/1940
A Chump at Oxford
Character:Student
Release Date:25/01/1940
Mexican Spitfire
Character:Elevator Operator
Release Date:12/01/1940
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
Character:Mercury (uncredited)
Release Date:31/08/1939
Bachelor Mother
Character:Dance Hall Official (uncredited)
Release Date:30/06/1939
Man About Town
Character:Bob's Assistant (uncredited)
Release Date:29/06/1939
Five Came Back
Character:Airport Worker (uncredited)
Release Date:23/06/1939
Captain Fury
Character:Gossiping Citizen
Release Date:26/05/1939
Hey! Hey! USA
Character:Leary's pal
Release Date:01/10/1938
Shall We Dance
Character:Bartender (uncredited)
Release Date:07/05/1937
Our Relations
Character:Man in Pawnshop (uncredited)
Release Date:15/09/1936
An All American Toothache
Character:(uncredited)
Release Date:25/01/1936
Hot Money
Character:Tenant (uncredited)
Release Date:16/11/1935
Twin Triplets
Character:Ambulance Attendant (uncredited)
Release Date:12/10/1935
Top Hat
Character:(uncredited)
Release Date:29/08/1935
In Love at 40
Character:Man Getting Shave
Release Date:29/08/1935
Bonnie Scotland
Character:Native Henchman (uncredited)
Release Date:23/08/1935
Thicker Than Water
Character:Bank Teller (uncredited)
Release Date:16/03/1935
Sing Sister Sing
Character:Porter (uncredited)
Release Date:02/03/1935
Treasure Blues
Character:Moving Man (uncredited)
Release Date:26/01/1935
Tit for Tat
Character:Mr. Hall
Release Date:05/01/1935
Babes in Toyland
Character:Townsman (uncredited)
Release Date:14/12/1934
The Live Ghost
Character:Sailor at Table (as Charles Hall)
Release Date:08/12/1934
Kentucky Kernels
Character:Cigarette Stand Owner (uncredited)
Release Date:02/11/1934
Opened by Mistake
Character:Intern (uncredited)
Release Date:05/10/1934
Mike Fright
Character:Elevator Operator
Release Date:25/08/1934
Ocean Swells
Character:Sailor
Release Date:08/08/1934
One-Horse Farmers
Character:Subway Passenger (uncredited)
Release Date:01/08/1934
Them Thar Hills
Character:Mr. Hall
Release Date:21/07/1934
Cockeyed Cavaliers
Character:Coach Driver
Release Date:29/06/1934
Another Wild Idea
Character:Man Pushed into Fountain
Release Date:16/06/1934
Maid in Hollywood
Character:Cameraman (uncredited)
Release Date:19/05/1934
Rough Necking
Character:Postman
Release Date:24/04/1934
The Undie-World
Character:T.N.T. Room Busboy
Release Date:03/04/1934
Soup and Fish
Character:Second Butler, Announcing Guests (uncredited)
Release Date:30/03/1934
Love on a Ladder
Character:Pool Hall Patron
Release Date:18/03/1934
Hi'–Neighbor!
Character:Window Washer
Release Date:02/03/1934
Babes in the Goods
Character:Spectator (uncredited)
Release Date:10/02/1934
Bridal Bail
Character:Irate Movie Patron
Release Date:09/02/1934
Sons of the Desert
Character:Waiter (uncredited)
Release Date:29/12/1933
Air Fright
Character:Pilot (uncredited)
Release Date:23/12/1933
Hold Your Temper
Character:
Release Date:15/12/1933
Backs to Nature
Character:Hunter (uncredited)
Release Date:14/11/1933
Keg o' My Heart
Character:Waiter (uncredited)
Release Date:11/11/1933
What Fur
Character:
Release Date:03/11/1933
Busy Bodies
Character:Shop Worker (uncredited)
Release Date:07/10/1933
Rhapsody in Brew
Character:Waiter (uncredited)
Release Date:29/09/1933
Beauty and the Bus
Character:Theatre Usher (uncredited)
Release Date:16/09/1933
Morning Glory
Character:Actor (uncredited)
Release Date:18/08/1933
The Midnight Patrol
Character:Tire thief's partner
Release Date:03/08/1933
The Druggist's Dilemma
Character:Charlie Zeno
Release Date:22/05/1933
One Track Minds
Character:Train Passenger (uncredited)
Release Date:20/05/1933
Diplomaniacs
Character:Shaffner the Valet (uncredited)
Release Date:28/04/1933
Me and My Pal
Character:Delivery Boy (uncredited)
Release Date:22/04/1933
Nature in the Wrong
Character:Organ Grinder
Release Date:18/03/1933
King Kong
Character:Member of Ship's Crew (uncredited)
Release Date:15/03/1933
Maids a la Mode
Character:Party Guest (uncredited)
Release Date:04/03/1933
Twice Two
Character:Delivery Boy
Release Date:25/02/1933
Cynara
Character:Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
Release Date:24/12/1932
Mr. Bride
Character:Tipsy Ship Passenger
Release Date:24/12/1932
Sneak Easily
Character:Page
Release Date:10/12/1932
The Soilers
Character:Elevator Operator (uncredited)
Release Date:29/10/1932
Pack Up Your Troubles
Character:Janitor (uncredited)
Release Date:16/09/1932
Show Business
Character:Train Passenger (uncredited)
Release Date:20/08/1932
A Slip at the Switch
Character:Second Tramp
Release Date:08/08/1932
Million Dollar Legs
Character:Klopstokian Athlete (uncredited)
Release Date:08/07/1932
What Price Hollywood?
Character:Reporter (uncredited)
Release Date:24/06/1932
Wild Babies!
Character:Explorer's Man, Wellington (as Charley Hall)
Release Date:17/06/1932
Too Many Women
Character:Man on Street (uncredited)
Release Date:14/05/1932
Strictly Unreliable
Character:The Stage Manager (as Charley Hall)
Release Date:30/04/1932
Just a Pain in the Parlor
Character:Servant
Release Date:25/04/1932
The Music Box
Character:Postman (uncredited)
Release Date:16/04/1932
Any Old Port!
Character:Stan's Second
Release Date:05/03/1932
Love Pains
Character:Unimpressed Party Guest (uncredited)
Release Date:13/02/1932
Sealskins
Character:Sealnapper's Accomplice (uncredited)
Release Date:06/02/1932
On the Loose
Character:Shooting Gallery Attendant (uncredited)
Release Date:26/12/1931
The Kick-Off!
Character:Man on the Street (uncredited)
Release Date:05/12/1931
War Mamas
Character:Doughboy (uncredited)
Release Date:14/11/1931
Scratch-As-Catch-Can
Character:
Release Date:06/11/1931
Mama Loves Papa
Character:Milkman (uncredited)
Release Date:23/10/1931
The Pajama Party
Character:Inebriated Party Guest (uncredited)
Release Date:03/10/1931
Come Clean
Character:Ice Cream Attendant
Release Date:02/09/1931
The Panic Is On
Character:Man on the Street (uncredited)
Release Date:14/08/1931
Sweepstakes
Character:Little Cook
Release Date:10/07/1931
Let's Do Things
Character:Waiter (uncredited)
Release Date:06/06/1931
One of the Smiths
Character:Dancer (uncredited)
Release Date:23/05/1931
Haunted at Midnight
Character:Man on Train
Release Date:21/05/1931
Playing at Politics
Character:Elevator Operator
Release Date:01/05/1931
The Skulls
Character:The Landlord
Release Date:18/04/1931
Laughing Gravy
Character:Landlord (uncredited)
Release Date:04/04/1931
The Pip from Pittsburg
Character:Kay's Dancing Partner (uncredited)
Release Date:21/03/1931
Be Big!
Character:Bellboy
Release Date:07/02/1931
The Chiselers
Character:Bellboy / Landlord
Release Date:07/02/1931
Only Saps Work
Character:Waiter (uncredited)
Release Date:05/12/1930
Los cazadores de osos
Character:Bootlegger
Release Date:30/10/1930
Night of Goblins
Character:Passenger
Release Date:16/10/1930
Dollar Dizzy
Character:Bellhop
Release Date:03/10/1930
Men of the North
Character:Townsman at Hearing (uncredited)
Release Date:27/09/1930
Let's Go Native
Character:Mover (uncredited)
Release Date:15/08/1930
Fifty Million Husbands
Character:Neighbor (uncredited)
Release Date:23/05/1930
Bear Shooters
Character:Charlie
Release Date:16/05/1930
Shivering and Shaking
Character:Street Cleaner (uncredited)
Release Date:28/04/1930
Below Zero
Character:
Release Date:26/04/1930
The Night Life
Character:Cabdriver (uncredited)
Release Date:19/04/1930
Blotto
Character:Cabdriver
Release Date:08/02/1930
The Fighting Parson
Character:The Waiter (uncredited)
Release Date:06/02/1930
The Real McCoy
Character:Mountain Man (uncredited)
Release Date:01/02/1930
Angora Love
Character:Neighbor
Release Date:14/12/1929
Skirt Shy
Character:Postman (uncredited)
Release Date:30/11/1929
The Hoose-Gow
Character:Treetop Lookout (uncredited)
Release Date:16/11/1929
Bacon Grabbers
Character:Truck Driver
Release Date:19/10/1929
They Go Boom!
Character:Landlord
Release Date:21/09/1929
Boxing Gloves
Character:Sidewalk diner attendant
Release Date:09/09/1929
Snappy Sneezer
Character:Streetcar passenger (uncredited)
Release Date:29/07/1929
Men O' War
Character:Boater (uncredited)
Release Date:29/06/1929
Leaping Love
Character:Ambulance Attendant (uncredited)
Release Date:22/06/1929
Little Mother
Character:Taxi driver
Release Date:01/06/1929
Berth Marks
Character:Train Passenger (uncredited)
Release Date:01/06/1929
Double Whoopee
Character:Cabdriver
Release Date:18/05/1929
Movie Night
Character:Audience Member (uncredited)
Release Date:11/05/1929
That's My Wife
Character:Waiter (uncredited)
Release Date:23/03/1929
Wrong Again
Character:Neighbor
Release Date:23/02/1929
A Pair of Tights
Character:Man in Fender-Bender (uncredited)
Release Date:03/02/1929
Must We Marry?
Character:
Release Date:01/12/1928
Two Tars
Character:Shopkeeper
Release Date:03/11/1928
Captain Swagger
Character:Messenger
Release Date:13/10/1928
Should Married Men Go Home?
Character:Soda Jerk (uncredited)
Release Date:08/09/1928
You're Darn Tootin'
Character:Musician
Release Date:21/04/1928
Crooks Can't Win
Character:'Bull' Savage
Release Date:07/04/1928
Came the Dawn
Character:Little Moving Man (uncredited)
Release Date:03/03/1928
Leave 'Em Laughing
Character:The Landlord
Release Date:28/01/1928
The Battle of the Century
Character:Pie Delivery Man (uncredited)
Release Date:31/12/1927
Call of the Cuckoo
Character:Asylum Inmate
Release Date:15/10/1927
The Second 100 Years
Character:Convict
Release Date:08/10/1927
The Second 100 Years
Character:Convict (uncredited)
Release Date:08/10/1927
Sugar Daddies
Character:Hotel extra
Release Date:10/09/1927
College
Character:Coxswain (uncredited)
Release Date:10/09/1927
With Love and Hisses
Character:Soldier (uncredited)
Release Date:28/08/1927
Fluttering Hearts
Character:Man under car
Release Date:19/06/1927
Love 'Em and Weep
Character:Tillsbury's Butler
Release Date:12/06/1927
Eve's Love Letters
Character:Cab driver (uncredited)
Release Date:28/05/1927
Forgotten Sweeties
Character:
Release Date:10/04/1927
Duck Soup
Character:Moving man (uncredited)
Release Date:13/03/1927
Seeing the World
Character:English chauffeur
Release Date:13/02/1927
Bromo and Juliet
Character:Stagehand (uncredited)
Release Date:19/09/1926
Thundering Fleas
Character:Musician
Release Date:18/07/1926
Mighty Like a Moose
Character:Shoe Shine Man
Release Date:18/07/1926
Unfriendly Enemies
Character:First Soldier Over the Top
Release Date:13/09/1925
Madame Sans Jane
Character:Steward
Release Date:09/08/1925
Isn't Life Terrible?
Character:Steward Who Drops Plates
Release Date:05/07/1925
A Ten-Minute Egg
Character:First Bellhop (uncredited)
Release Date:19/07/1924
Near Dublin
Character:Villager
Release Date:10/05/1924
Zeb vs. Paprika
Character:
Release Date:16/03/1924
Postage Due
Character:Customer
Release Date:17/02/1924
The Cowboy Sheik
Character:Party guest
Release Date:03/02/1924
Smithy
Character:Worker
Release Date:19/01/1924
Mother's Joy
Character:
Release Date:23/12/1923
Do Me a Favor
Character:A Fireman
Release Date:21/05/1922
The Janitor
Character:
Release Date:16/12/1921
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