Charlie Hall

Charlie Hall

Date of Birth:

Aug 18, 1899

Place of Birth:

Birmingham, Warwickshire, England, UK

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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.

filmography:

Blotto Blotto

1930

The Panic Is On The Panic Is On

1931

Come Clean Come Clean

1931

Let's Go Native Let's Go Native

1930

Top Sergeant Mulligan Top Sergeant Mulligan

1941

A Ten-Minute Egg A Ten-Minute Egg

1924

College College

1927

Bonnie Scotland Bonnie Scotland

1935

Vigil in the Night Vigil in the Night

1940

Mexican Spitfire Mexican Spitfire

1940

Eve's Love Letters Eve's Love Letters

1927

Rough Necking Rough Necking

1934

Cockeyed Cavaliers Cockeyed Cavaliers

1934

Keg o' My Heart Keg o' My Heart

1933

Love Pains Love Pains

1932

Mama Loves Papa Mama Loves Papa

1931

One Night in the Tropics One Night in the Tropics

1940

Any Old Port! Any Old Port!

1932

A Chump at Oxford A Chump at Oxford

1940

Rhapsody in Brew Rhapsody in Brew

1933

The Kick-Off! The Kick-Off!

1931

Too Many Women Too Many Women

1932

Wild Babies! Wild Babies!

1932

You're Darn Tootin' You're Darn Tootin'

1928

With Love and Hisses With Love and Hisses

1927

The Pip from Pittsburg The Pip from Pittsburg

1931

The Hunchback of Notre Dame The Hunchback of Notre Dame

1939

The Cowboy Sheik The Cowboy Sheik

1924

Sister Kenny Sister Kenny

1946

Bachelor Mother Bachelor Mother

1939

Man About Town Man About Town

1939

The Hoose-Gow The Hoose-Gow

1929

Scratch-As-Catch-Can Scratch-As-Catch-Can

1931

Five Came Back Five Came Back

1939

Ocean Swells Ocean Swells

1934

Angora Love Angora Love

1929

Niagara Falls Niagara Falls

1941

The Battle of the Century The Battle of the Century

1927

That's My Wife That's My Wife

1929

Wrong Again Wrong Again

1929

The Second Hundred Years The Second Hundred Years

1927

Love 'Em and Weep Love 'Em and Weep

1927

Should Married Men Go Home? Should Married Men Go Home?

1928

Babes in Toyland Babes in Toyland

1934

Bacon Grabbers Bacon Grabbers

1929

The Night Life The Night Life

1930

Duck Soup Duck Soup

1927

Fifty Million Husbands Fifty Million Husbands

1930

The Best of Laurel and Hardy The Best of Laurel and Hardy

1968

Girls! Girls! Girls! Girls! Girls! Girls!

1944

Honeymoon Lodge Honeymoon Lodge

1943

Radio Rampage Radio Rampage

1944

Two Tars Two Tars

1928

Hellzapoppin' Hellzapoppin'

1941

So's Your Uncle So's Your Uncle

1943

His Butler's Sister His Butler's Sister

1943

Million Dollar Legs Million Dollar Legs

1932

A Trailer Tragedy A Trailer Tragedy

1940

Night of Goblins Night of Goblins

1930

Haunted at Midnight Haunted at Midnight

1931

King Kong King Kong

1933

In Society In Society

1944

The Big Street The Big Street

1942

What Fur What Fur

1933

Hi'–Neighbor! Hi'–Neighbor!

1934

Mike Fright Mike Fright

1934

The Janitor The Janitor

1921

Zeb vs. Paprika Zeb vs. Paprika

1924

On Stage Everybody On Stage Everybody

1945

Do Me a Favor Do Me a Favor

1922

The Falcon Takes Over The Falcon Takes Over

1942

Dance of the Cookoos Dance of the Cookoos

1982

A Quiet Fourth A Quiet Fourth

1941

Love on a Ladder Love on a Ladder

1934

Diplomaniacs Diplomaniacs

1933

Cynara Cynara

1932

Snappy Sneezer Snappy Sneezer

1929

Shall We Dance Shall We Dance

1937

In Love at 40 In Love at 40

1935

The Druggist's Dilemma The Druggist's Dilemma

1933

An Apple in His Eye An Apple in His Eye

1941

Primrose Path Primrose Path

1940

Millionaires in Prison Millionaires in Prison

1940

Captain Swagger Captain Swagger

1928

Captain Fury Captain Fury

1939

Mr. Bride Mr. Bride

1932

Mexican Spitfire Out West Mexican Spitfire Out West

1940

The Mexican Spitfire's Baby The Mexican Spitfire's Baby

1941

The Undie-World The Undie-World

1934

Bridal Bail Bridal Bail

1934

Father Steps Out Father Steps Out

1941

Curtain Call Curtain Call

1940

Another Wild Idea Another Wild Idea

1934

I'll Fix It I'll Fix It

1941

Bromo and Juliet Bromo and Juliet

1926

You Can't Fool Your Wife You Can't Fool Your Wife

1940

Thicker Than Water Thicker Than Water

1935

Shivering and Shaking Shivering and Shaking

1930

Just a Pain in the Parlor Just a Pain in the Parlor

1932

A Slip at the Switch A Slip at the Switch

1932

Seeing the World Seeing the World

1927

Little Mother Little Mother

1929

Illegal Illegal

1955

The Further Perils of Laurel and Hardy The Further Perils of Laurel and Hardy

1967

Nature in the Wrong Nature in the Wrong

1933

San Antonio Rose San Antonio Rose

1941

Mighty Like a Moose Mighty Like a Moose

1926

Boxing Gloves Boxing Gloves

1929

Isn't Life Terrible? Isn't Life Terrible?

1925

Top Hat Top Hat

1935

Man From Headquarters Man From Headquarters

1942

A Pair of Tights A Pair of Tights

1929

Movie Night Movie Night

1929

Mother's Joy Mother's Joy

1923

Soup and Fish Soup and Fish

1934

Show Business Show Business

1932

Sealskins Sealskins

1932

The Lodger The Lodger

1944

Hey! Hey! USA Hey! Hey! USA

1938

The Ape Man The Ape Man

1943

Bear Shooters Bear Shooters

1930

So You Want to Play the Piano So You Want to Play the Piano

1956

The Milkman The Milkman

1950

The Midnight Patrol The Midnight Patrol

1933

Sugar Daddies Sugar Daddies

1927

One of the Smiths One of the Smiths

1931

Be Big! Be Big!

1931

Forgotten Sweeties Forgotten Sweeties

1927

Madame Sans Jane Madame Sans Jane

1925

Hold Your Temper Hold Your Temper

1933

Framing Father Framing Father

1942

Without Reservations Without Reservations

1946

Unfriendly Enemies Unfriendly Enemies

1925

Double Whoopee Double Whoopee

1929

Leave 'Em Laughing Leave 'Em Laughing

1928

Thundering Fleas Thundering Fleas

1926

Dressed to Kill Dressed to Kill

1946

Limelight Limelight

1952

Morning Glory Morning Glory

1933

Tit for Tat Tit for Tat

1935

Them Thar Hills Them Thar Hills

1934

Fluttering Hearts Fluttering Hearts

1927

The Live Ghost The Live Ghost

1934

The Second Hundred Years The Second Hundred Years

1927

They Go Boom! They Go Boom!

1929

Sing Sister Sing Sing Sister Sing

1935

The Real McCoy The Real McCoy

1930

Sweepstakes Sweepstakes

1931

Abie's Irish Rose Abie's Irish Rose

1946

Busy Bodies Busy Bodies

1933

Berth Marks Berth Marks

1929

Let's Do Things Let's Do Things

1931

Air Fright Air Fright

1933

Babes in the Goods Babes in the Goods

1934

One Track Minds One Track Minds

1933

Maid in Hollywood Maid in Hollywood

1934

An All American Toothache An All American Toothache

1936

Kentucky Kernels Kentucky Kernels

1934

Men O'War Men O'War

1929

Pack Up Your Troubles Pack Up Your Troubles

1932

The Skulls The Skulls

1931

The Chiselers The Chiselers

1931

Twice Two Twice Two

1933

Playing at Politics Playing at Politics

1931

Me and My Pal Me and My Pal

1933

Laughing Gravy Laughing Gravy

1931

Sons of the Desert Sons of the Desert

1933

Saps at Sea Saps at Sea

1940

Our Relations Our Relations

1936

Beauty and the Bus Beauty and the Bus

1933

On the Loose On the Loose

1931

One-Horse Farmers One-Horse Farmers

1934

Smithy Smithy

1924

Postage Due Postage Due

1924

Below Zero Below Zero

1930

Maids a la Mode Maids a la Mode

1933

Opened by Mistake Opened by Mistake

1934

Came the Dawn Came the Dawn

1928

Near Dublin Near Dublin

1924

Dollar Dizzy Dollar Dizzy

1930

Hot Money Hot Money

1935

Backs to Nature Backs to Nature

1933

The Fighting Parson The Fighting Parson

1930

Treasure Blues Treasure Blues

1935

Strictly Unreliable Strictly Unreliable

1932

Twin Triplets Twin Triplets

1935

Sneak Easily Sneak Easily

1932

The Soilers The Soilers

1932

The Pajama Party The Pajama Party

1931

The Music Box The Music Box

1932

Skirt Shy Skirt Shy

1929

Call of the Cuckoo Call of the Cuckoo

1927

War Mamas War Mamas

1931

Leaping Love Leaping Love

1929

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