Porter Hall

Porter Hall

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

18/09/1888

Day of Death

06/10/1953
(65) years old

Place of Birth

Cincinnati, Ohio, USA

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 beg... Read More

Filmography

Cast

1954

Return to Treasure Island

as Maximillian 'Maxie' Harris

1953

Vice Squad

as Jack Hartrampf

1953

Pony Express

as Jim Bridger

1952

The Half-Breed

as Kraemer

1952

Carbine Williams

as Sam Markley

1951

Ace in the Hole

as Jacob Q. Boot

1949

Intruder in the Dust

as Nub Gowrie

1949

Chicken Every Sunday

as Sam Howell

1948

That Wonderful Urge

as Attorney Ketchell

1948

You Gotta Stay Happy

as Mr. Caslon

1947

Unconquered

as Leach

1947

Singapore

as Mr. Bellows

1947

Miracle on 34th Street

as Granville Sawyer

1945

Kiss and Tell

as Bill Franklin

1945

Murder, He Says

as Mr. Johnson

1945

Blood on the Sun

as Arthur Bickett

1945

Bring on the Girls

as Dr. Efrington

1944

The Mark of the Whistler

as Joe Sorsby

1944

The Miracle of Morgan’s Creek

as Jacob Woodson, Justice of the Peace

1944

The Great Moment

as President Franklin Pierce

1944

Double Indemnity

as Mr. Jackson

1944

Standing Room Only

as Hugo Farenhall

1944

Going My Way

as Mr. Belknap

1943

The Woman of the Town

as Mayor Dog Killey

1943

The Desperadoes

as Banker Clanton

1943

A Stranger in Town

as Judge Austin Harkley

1942

Butch Minds the Baby

as Brandy Smith

1942

The Remarkable Andrew

as Chief Clerk Art Slocumb

1942

Mr. and Mrs. North

as George Heyler

1941

Sullivan's Travels

as Mr. Hadrian

1941

The Parson of Panamint

as Jonathan Randall

1940

Arizona

as Lazarus Ward

1940

Trail of the Vigilantes

as Sheriff Korley

1940

Dark Command

as Angus McCloud

1940

His Girl Friday

as Murphy

1939

Henry Goes Arizona

as Banker Edward G. Walsh (uncredited)

1939

Mr. Smith Goes to Washington

as Senator Monroe

1939

They Shall Have Music

as Mr. Flower

1939

Grand Jury Secrets

as Anthony Pelton

1939

Bulldog Drummond's Secret Police

as Man in Drummond's Dream

1938

Tom Sawyer, Detective

as Uncle Silas Phelps

1938

The Arkansas Traveler

as Mayor Daniels

1938

King of Alcatraz

as Matthew Talbot

1938

Men with Wings

as Hiram F. Jenkins

1938

Prison Farm

as Chiston R. Bradby

1938

Stolen Heaven

as 'Von' Offer

1938

Bulldog Drummond's Peril

as Dr. Botulian

1938

Dangerous to Know

as Mayor Bradley

1938

Scandal Street

as James Wilson

1937

Wells Fargo

as James Oliver

1937

True Confession

as Mr. Hartman

1937

This Way Please

as S.J. Crawford

1937

Souls at Sea

as Court Prosecutor

1937

Wild Money

as Bill Court

1937

Make Way for Tomorrow

as Harvey Chase

1937

King of Gamblers

as George Kramer

1937

Bulldog Drummond Escapes

as Norman Merridew

1936

The General Died at Dawn

as Peter Perrie

1936

The Plainsman

as Jack McCall

1936

Let's Make a Million

as Spencer

1936

Satan Met a Lady

as Milton Ames

1936

And Sudden Death

as District Attorney

1936

Snowed Under

as Arthur Layton

1936

Too Many Parents

as Mrs. Saunders

1936

The Story of Louis Pasteur

as Dr. Rossignol

1936

The Petrified Forest

as Jason Maple

1935

The Case of the Lucky Legs

as Col. Bradbury

1934

Murder in the Private Car

as Alden Murray

1934

The Thin Man

as Herbert MacCaulay

1931

The Cheat

as Leslie (uncredited)