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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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Filmography (Movies)
Return to Treasure Island
Character:Maximillian 'Maxie' Harris
Release Date:30/06/1954
Vice Squad
Character:Jack Hartrampf
Release Date:31/07/1953
Pony Express
Character:Jim Bridger
Release Date:15/06/1953
Holiday for Sinners
Character:Louie
Release Date:25/07/1952
The Half-Breed
Character:Kraemer
Release Date:03/05/1952
Carbine Williams
Character:Sam Markley
Release Date:01/05/1952
Ace in the Hole
Character:Jacob Q. Boot
Release Date:29/06/1951
Intruder in the Dust
Character:Nub Gowrie
Release Date:22/11/1949
The Beautiful Blonde from Bashful Bend
Character:Judge O'Toole
Release Date:27/05/1949
Chicken Every Sunday
Character:Sam Howell
Release Date:18/01/1949
That Wonderful Urge
Character:Attorney Ketchell
Release Date:20/11/1948
You Gotta Stay Happy
Character:Mr. Caslon
Release Date:28/10/1948
Unconquered
Character:Leach
Release Date:10/10/1947
Singapore
Character:Mr. Bellows
Release Date:13/08/1947
Miracle on 34th Street
Character:Granville Sawyer
Release Date:04/06/1947
Week-End at the Waldorf
Character:Stevens
Release Date:04/10/1945
Kiss and Tell
Character:Bill Franklin
Release Date:04/10/1945
Murder, He Says
Character:Mr. Johnson
Release Date:23/06/1945
Blood on the Sun
Character:Arthur Bickett
Release Date:26/04/1945
Bring on the Girls
Character:Dr. Efrington
Release Date:30/03/1945
The Mark of the Whistler
Character:Joe Sorsby
Release Date:09/10/1944
The Miracle of Morgan’s Creek
Character:Jacob Woodson, Justice of the Peace
Release Date:18/09/1944
The Great Moment
Character:President Franklin Pierce
Release Date:18/07/1944
Double Indemnity
Character:Mr. Jackson
Release Date:06/07/1944
Standing Room Only
Character:Hugo Farenhall
Release Date:07/01/1944
Going My Way
Character:Mr. Belknap
Release Date:01/01/1944
The Woman of the Town
Character:Mayor Dog Killey
Release Date:31/12/1943
The Desperadoes
Character:Banker Clanton
Release Date:25/05/1943
A Stranger in Town
Character:Judge Austin Harkley
Release Date:01/04/1943
Butch Minds the Baby
Character:Brandy Smith
Release Date:20/03/1942
The Remarkable Andrew
Character:Chief Clerk Art Slocumb
Release Date:05/03/1942
Mr. and Mrs. North
Character:George Heyler
Release Date:23/01/1942
Sullivan's Travels
Character:Mr. Hadrian
Release Date:30/11/1941
The Parson of Panamint
Character:Jonathan Randall
Release Date:25/07/1941
Arizona
Character:Lazarus Ward
Release Date:25/12/1940
Trail of the Vigilantes
Character:Sheriff Korley
Release Date:13/12/1940
Dark Command
Character:Angus McCloud
Release Date:15/04/1940
His Girl Friday
Character:Murphy
Release Date:18/01/1940
Henry Goes Arizona
Character:Banker Edward G. Walsh (uncredited)
Release Date:08/12/1939
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
Character:Senator Monroe
Release Date:19/10/1939
They Shall Have Music
Character:Mr. Flower
Release Date:18/08/1939
Grand Jury Secrets
Character:Anthony Pelton
Release Date:23/06/1939
Bulldog Drummond's Secret Police
Character:Man in Drummond's Dream
Release Date:29/03/1939
Tom Sawyer, Detective
Character:Uncle Silas Phelps
Release Date:24/12/1938
The Arkansas Traveler
Character:Mayor Daniels
Release Date:14/10/1938
King of Alcatraz
Character:Matthew Talbot
Release Date:30/09/1938
Men with Wings
Character:Hiram F. Jenkins
Release Date:16/07/1938
Prison Farm
Character:Chiston R. Bradby
Release Date:17/06/1938
Stolen Heaven
Character:'Von' Offer
Release Date:11/05/1938
Bulldog Drummond's Peril
Character:Dr. Botulian
Release Date:18/03/1938
Dangerous to Know
Character:Mayor Bradley
Release Date:11/03/1938
Scandal Street
Character:James Wilson
Release Date:11/02/1938
Wells Fargo
Character:James Oliver
Release Date:31/12/1937
True Confession
Character:Mr. Hartman
Release Date:24/12/1937
This Way Please
Character:S.J. Crawford
Release Date:15/10/1937
Souls at Sea
Character:Court Prosecutor
Release Date:03/09/1937
Wild Money
Character:Bill Court
Release Date:09/07/1937
Make Way for Tomorrow
Character:Harvey Chase
Release Date:09/05/1937
King of Gamblers
Character:George Kramer
Release Date:22/04/1937
Bulldog Drummond Escapes
Character:Norman Merridew
Release Date:22/01/1937
The General Died at Dawn
Character:Peter Perrie
Release Date:17/11/1936
The Plainsman
Character:Jack McCall
Release Date:16/11/1936
Let's Make a Million
Character:Spencer
Release Date:01/09/1936
Satan Met a Lady
Character:Milton Ames
Release Date:22/07/1936
And Sudden Death
Character:District Attorney
Release Date:16/06/1936
The Princess Comes Across
Character:Darcy
Release Date:22/05/1936
Snowed Under
Character:Arthur Layton
Release Date:29/03/1936
Too Many Parents
Character:Mrs. Saunders
Release Date:19/03/1936
The Story of Louis Pasteur
Character:Dr. Rossignol
Release Date:22/02/1936
The Petrified Forest
Character:Jason Maple
Release Date:08/02/1936
The Case of the Lucky Legs
Character:Col. Bradbury
Release Date:05/10/1935
Murder in the Private Car
Character:Alden Murray
Release Date:29/06/1934
The Thin Man
Character:Herbert MacCaulay
Release Date:25/05/1934
The Cheat
Character:Leslie (uncredited)
Release Date:28/11/1931
Secrets of a Secretary
Character:Drunk
Release Date:05/09/1931
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