Porter Hall
male
Born on September 18, 1888 (137 years old)
Passed Away on October 06, 1953
From Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
Known for Acting
Biography
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.
Cast Credits
- 1954
- 1953
- 1952
- 1951
- 1949
- 1948
- 1947
- 1945
- 1944
- 1943
- 1942
- 1941
- 1940
- 1939
- 1938
Bulldog Drummond's Peril
as
Dr. Botulian
1938
Stolen Heaven
as
'Von' Offer
1938
The Arkansas Traveler
as
Mayor Daniels
1938
Men with Wings
as
Hiram F. Jenkins
1938
Tom Sawyer, Detective
as
Uncle Silas Phelps
1938
Dangerous to Know
as
Mayor Bradley
1938
Prison Farm
as
Chiston R. Bradby
1938
Scandal Street
as
James Wilson
1938
King of Alcatraz
as
Matthew Talbot
1938
- 1937
- 1936
The Princess Comes Across
as
Darcy
1936
Satan Met a Lady
as
Milton Ames
1936
The Petrified Forest
as
Jason Maple
1936
The Story of Louis Pasteur
as
Dr. Rossignol
1936
The General Died at Dawn
as
Peter Perrie
1936
Too Many Parents
as
Mrs. Saunders
1936
Snowed Under
as
Arthur Layton
1936
The Plainsman
as
Jack McCall
1936
And Sudden Death
as
District Attorney
1936
Let's Make a Million
as
Spencer
1936
- 1935
- 1934
- 1931
