Porter Hall

Porter Hall

Date of Birth:

Sep 18, 1888

Place of Birth:

Cincinnati, Ohio, USA

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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.

filmography:

The Plainsman The Plainsman

1936

Dangerous to Know Dangerous to Know

1938

Pony Express Pony Express

1953

That Wonderful Urge That Wonderful Urge

1948

Arizona Arizona

1940

Grand Jury Secrets Grand Jury Secrets

1939

Henry Goes Arizona Henry Goes Arizona

1939

Prison Farm Prison Farm

1938

Murder in the Private Car Murder in the Private Car

1934

Souls at Sea Souls at Sea

1937

Standing Room Only Standing Room Only

1944

Snowed Under Snowed Under

1936

Chicken Every Sunday Chicken Every Sunday

1949

The Arkansas Traveler The Arkansas Traveler

1938

Men with Wings Men with Wings

1938

Tom Sawyer, Detective Tom Sawyer, Detective

1938

Kiss and Tell Kiss and Tell

1945

The Desperadoes The Desperadoes

1943

The Beautiful Blonde from Bashful Bend The Beautiful Blonde from Bashful Bend

1949

King of Alcatraz King of Alcatraz

1938

Scandal Street Scandal Street

1938

The Remarkable Andrew The Remarkable Andrew

1942

Bulldog Drummond's Secret Police Bulldog Drummond's Secret Police

1939

You Gotta Stay Happy You Gotta Stay Happy

1948

Carbine Williams Carbine Williams

1952

Mr. and Mrs. North Mr. and Mrs. North

1942

Let's Make a Million Let's Make a Million

1936

The Cheat The Cheat

1931

The Half-Breed The Half-Breed

1952

Trail of the Vigilantes Trail of the Vigilantes

1940

The Parson of Panamint The Parson of Panamint

1941

Wild Money Wild Money

1937

The Woman of the Town The Woman of the Town

1943

King of Gamblers King of Gamblers

1937

Bring on the Girls Bring on the Girls

1945

And Sudden Death And Sudden Death

1936

Too Many Parents Too Many Parents

1936

A Stranger in Town A Stranger in Town

1943

The Mark of the Whistler The Mark of the Whistler

1944

The Great Moment The Great Moment

1944

Make Way for Tomorrow Make Way for Tomorrow

1937

The Miracle of Morgan’s Creek The Miracle of Morgan’s Creek

1943

Bulldog Drummond Escapes Bulldog Drummond Escapes

1937

Going My Way Going My Way

1944

The Petrified Forest The Petrified Forest

1936

Sullivan's Travels Sullivan's Travels

1941

Dark Command Dark Command

1940

Satan Met a Lady Satan Met a Lady

1936

The Thin Man The Thin Man

1934

His Girl Friday His Girl Friday

1940

Mr. Smith Goes to Washington Mr. Smith Goes to Washington

1939

The Princess Comes Across The Princess Comes Across

1936

Miracle on 34th Street Miracle on 34th Street

1947

Holiday for Sinners Holiday for Sinners

1952

Ace in the Hole Ace in the Hole

1951

Intruder in the Dust Intruder in the Dust

1949

Unconquered Unconquered

1947

Return to Treasure Island Return to Treasure Island

1954

The General Died at Dawn The General Died at Dawn

1936

Wells Fargo Wells Fargo

1937

True Confession True Confession

1937

They Shall Have Music They Shall Have Music

1939

Stolen Heaven Stolen Heaven

1938

The Case of the Lucky Legs The Case of the Lucky Legs

1935

Bulldog Drummond's Peril Bulldog Drummond's Peril

1938

Murder, He Says Murder, He Says

1945

Butch Minds the Baby Butch Minds the Baby

1942

Blood on the Sun Blood on the Sun

1945

The Story of Louis Pasteur The Story of Louis Pasteur

1936

Singapore Singapore

1947

Vice Squad Vice Squad

1953

Week-End at the Waldorf Week-End at the Waldorf

1945

This Way Please This Way Please

1937

Secrets of a Secretary Secrets of a Secretary

1931

Double Indemnity Double Indemnity

1944

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