Charlie Hall
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- August 18, 1899
- Died
- December 7, 1959 (aged 60)
- Birthplace
- Birmingham, Warwickshire, England, UK
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia 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.
Known For
Filmography
Laurel & Hardy: Year Two
Movie · as (archive footage) (uncredited)
Dance of the Cookoos
Movie · as Receptionist / Postman / Delivery Man
The Best of Laurel and Hardy
Movie · as Annoyed Shopkeeper (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Further Perils of Laurel and Hardy
Movie
No Hiding Place
TV · 2 eps
So You Want to Play the Piano
Movie
Illegal
Movie · as Bellhop (uncredited)
Cheyenne
TV · as Kevin · 1 ep
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
TV · as Man with Pool Cue (uncredited) · 1 ep
Topper
TV · as Man in lower bunk in jail (uncredited) · 1 ep
Limelight
Movie · as Newsboy (uncredited)
The Abbott and Costello Show
TV · as Jake - Roofer · 1 ep
The Milkman
Movie · as Ed (uncredited)
Without Reservations
Movie · as Window-Washer (uncredited)
Dressed to Kill
Movie · as Cab Driver (uncredited)
Abie's Irish Rose
Movie · as Hotel Porter (as Charles Hall)
Sister Kenny
Movie · as Airport Attendant (uncredited)
On Stage Everybody
Movie · as Painter (uncredited)
The Lodger
Movie · as Comedian
Girls! Girls! Girls!
Movie · as Apartment House Waiter
Radio Rampage
Movie · as Jack - Radio Repairman
In Society
Movie · as Mugg (uncredited)
Hi, Beautiful
Movie · as Milkman (uncredited)
The Ape Man
Movie · as Barney
His Butler's Sister
Movie · as Porter
So's Your Uncle
Movie · as Waiter
Honeymoon Lodge
Movie · as Hotel Handyman
Framing Father
Movie · as Silver Slipper Waiter
Man From Headquarters
Movie · as Newspaper Photographer
The Falcon Takes Over
Movie · as Louie (Uncredited)
The Big Street
Movie · as Waiter in New York (uncredited)
Police Bullets
Movie · as Rabbit
San Antonio Rose
Movie · as Waitress
Niagara Falls
Movie · as Bellhop (uncredited)
Top Sergeant Mulligan
Movie · as Budd Doolittle
An Apple in His Eye
Movie · as Dan - Edgar's Neighbor
I'll Fix It
Movie · as The Laundry Man
Father Steps Out
Movie · as Short Hobo 'Nap', aka Napoleon
The Mexican Spitfire's Baby
Movie · as Nightclub Waiter
A Quiet Fourth
Movie · as Edgar's Neighbor
Hellzapoppin'
Movie · as Taxi Driver (uncredited)
They Met in Argentina
Movie · as Sailor in Cantina Brawl (uncredited)
Saps at Sea
Movie · as Desk Clerk (uncredited)
Vigil in the Night
Movie · as Courtroom Spectator
Mexican Spitfire
Movie · as Elevator Operator
A Chump at Oxford
Movie · as Student
One Night in the Tropics
Movie · as Second S.S. Atlantica Steward (uncredited)
Primrose Path
Movie · as Man in Diner (uncredited)
Millionaires in Prison
Movie · as Cockney Convict Heckler (uncredited)
You Can't Fool Your Wife
Movie · as Ritz Amsterdam Bellboy
Curtain Call
Movie · as Second Waiter
Mexican Spitfire Out West
Movie · as Elevator Boy
A Trailer Tragedy
Movie · as Homeless Thief in Washroom
Five Came Back
Movie · as Airport Worker (uncredited)
Man About Town
Movie · as Bob's Assistant (uncredited)
Bachelor Mother
Movie · as Dance Hall Official (uncredited)
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
Movie · as Mercury (uncredited)
Captain Fury
Movie · as Gossiping Citizen
Hey! Hey! USA
Movie · as Leary's pal
Shall We Dance
Movie · as Bartender (uncredited)
An All American Toothache
Movie · as (uncredited)
Our Relations
Movie · as Man in Pawnshop (uncredited)
Tit for Tat
Movie · as Mr. Hall
Top Hat
Movie · as (uncredited)
Sing Sister Sing
Movie · as Porter (uncredited)
Hot Money
Movie · as Tenant (uncredited)
Treasure Blues
Movie · as Moving Man (uncredited)
Twin Triplets
Movie · as Ambulance Attendant (uncredited)
Thicker Than Water
Movie · as Bank Teller (uncredited)
Bonnie Scotland
Movie · as Native Henchman (uncredited)
In Love at 40
Movie · as Man Getting Shave
The Live Ghost
Movie · as Sailor at Table (as Charles Hall) (uncredited)
Them Thar Hills
Movie · as Mr. Hall
Soup and Fish
Movie · as Second Butler, Announcing Guests (uncredited)
Opened by Mistake
Movie · as Intern (uncredited)
One-Horse Farmers
Movie · as Subway Passenger (uncredited)
Babes in the Goods
Movie · as Spectator (uncredited)
Maid in Hollywood
Movie · as Cameraman (uncredited)
Kentucky Kernels
Movie · as Cigarette Stand Owner (uncredited)
Ocean Swells
Movie · as Sailor
Babes in Toyland
Movie · as Townsman (uncredited)
Rough Necking
Movie · as Postman
Cockeyed Cavaliers
Movie · as Coach Driver
Another Wild Idea
Movie · as Man Pushed into Fountain
The Undie-World
Movie · as T.N.T. Room Busboy
Bridal Bail
Movie · as Irate Movie Patron
Love on a Ladder
Movie · as Pool Hall Patron
Hi'–Neighbor!
Movie · as Window Washer
Mike Fright
Movie · as Elevator Operator
Next Week-End
Movie
Hold Your Temper
Movie
The Midnight Patrol
Movie · as Tire thief's partner
Morning Glory
Movie · as Actor (uncredited)
Nature in the Wrong
Movie · as Organ Grinder
Maids a la Mode
Movie · as Party Guest (uncredited)
Backs to Nature
Movie · as Hunter (uncredited)
Beauty and the Bus
Movie · as Theatre Usher (uncredited)
One Track Minds
Movie · as Train Passenger (uncredited)
Air Fright
Movie · as Pilot (uncredited)
Busy Bodies
Movie · as Shop Worker (uncredited)
Sons of the Desert
Movie · as Waiter (uncredited)
Me and My Pal
Movie · as Delivery Boy (uncredited)
Twice Two
Movie · as Delivery Boy (uncredited)
Rhapsody in Brew
Movie · as Waiter (uncredited)
Keg o' My Heart
Movie · as Waiter (uncredited)
The Druggist's Dilemma
Movie · as Charlie Zeno
Diplomaniacs
Movie · as Shaffner the Valet (uncredited)
King Kong
Movie · as Member of Ship's Crew (uncredited)
What Fur
Movie
A Slip at the Switch
Movie · as Second Tramp
Just a Pain in the Parlor
Movie · as Servant
Sealskins
Movie · as Sealnapper's Accomplice (uncredited)
Show Business
Movie · as Train Passenger (uncredited)
The Music Box
Movie · as Postman (uncredited)
The Soilers
Movie · as Elevator Operator (uncredited)
Strictly Unreliable
Movie · as The Stage Manager (as Charley Hall)
Sneak Easily
Movie · as Page
Pack Up Your Troubles
Movie · as Janitor (uncredited)
Too Many Women
Movie · as Man on Street (uncredited)
Wild Babies!
Movie · as Explorer's Man, Wellington (as Charley Hall)
Any Old Port!
Movie · as Stan's Second (uncredited)
Love Pains
Movie · as Unimpressed Party Guest (uncredited)
Cynara
Movie · as Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
Mr. Bride
Movie · as Tipsy Ship Passenger
Million Dollar Legs
Movie · as Klopstokian Athlete (uncredited)
What Price Hollywood?
Movie · as Reporter (uncredited)
One of the Smiths
Movie · as Dancer (uncredited)
Be Big!
Movie · as Bellboy (uncredited)
War Mamas
Movie · as Doughboy (uncredited)
The Pajama Party
Movie · as Inebriated Party Guest (uncredited)
On the Loose
Movie · as Shooting Gallery Attendant (uncredited)
Let's Do Things
Movie · as Waiter (uncredited)
Sweepstakes
Movie · as Little Cook
Laughing Gravy
Movie · as Landlord (uncredited)
Playing at Politics
Movie · as Elevator Operator
The Skulls
Movie · as The Landlord
The Chiselers
Movie · as Bellboy / Landlord
Scratch-As-Catch-Can
Movie
The Pip from Pittsburg
Movie · as Kay's Dancing Partner (uncredited)
The Panic Is On
Movie · as Man on the Street (uncredited)
Come Clean
Movie · as Ice Cream Attendant
The Kick-Off!
Movie · as Man on the Street (uncredited)
Mama Loves Papa
Movie · as Milkman (uncredited)
Haunted at Midnight
Movie · as Man on Train
Bear Shooters
Movie · as Charlie
The Real McCoy
Movie · as Mountain Man (uncredited)
Dollar Dizzy
Movie · as Bellhop
Below Zero
Movie
The Fighting Parson
Movie · as The Waiter (uncredited)
Shivering and Shaking
Movie · as Street Cleaner (uncredited)
The Night Life
Movie · as Cabdriver (uncredited)
Blotto
Movie · as Cabdriver
Fifty Million Husbands
Movie · as Neighbor (uncredited)
Night of Goblins
Movie · as Passenger
Only Saps Work
Movie · as Waiter (uncredited)
Men of the North
Movie · as Townsman at Hearing (uncredited)
Los cazadores de osos
Movie · as Bootlegger
Let's Go Native
Movie · as Mover (uncredited)
Leaping Love
Movie · as Ambulance Attendant (uncredited)
Double Whoopee
Movie · as Cabdriver
They Go Boom!
Movie · as Landlord
Boxing Gloves
Movie · as Sidewalk diner attendant
Little Mother
Movie · as Taxi driver
A Pair of Tights
Movie · as Man in Fender-Bender (uncredited)
Movie Night
Movie · as Audience Member (uncredited)
Skirt Shy
Movie · as Postman (uncredited)
Berth Marks
Movie · as Train Passenger (uncredited)
Men O' War
Movie · as Boater (uncredited)
The Hoose-Gow
Movie · as Treetop Lookout (uncredited)
Angora Love
Movie · as Neighbor
Bacon Grabbers
Movie · as Truck Driver
That's My Wife
Movie · as Waiter (uncredited)
Wrong Again
Movie · as Neighbor
Snappy Sneezer
Movie · as Streetcar passenger (uncredited)
Big Business
Movie · as Neighbor (uncredited)
Leave 'Em Laughing
Movie · as The Landlord
Came the Dawn
Movie · as Little Moving Man (uncredited)
Should Married Men Go Home?
Movie · as Soda Jerk (uncredited)
You're Darn Tootin'
Movie · as Musician
Captain Swagger
Movie · as Messenger
Two Tars
Movie · as Shopkeeper
Must We Marry?
Movie
Crooks Can't Win
Movie · as 'Bull' Savage
Forgotten Sweeties
Movie
Sugar Daddies
Movie · as Hotel extra
Fluttering Hearts
Movie · as Man under car
The Second Hundred Years
Movie · as Convict, Convict (uncredited)
Seeing the World
Movie · as English chauffeur
Call of the Cuckoo
Movie · as Asylum Inmate
Duck Soup
Movie · as Moving man (uncredited)
Love 'Em and Weep
Movie · as Tillsbury's Butler
The Battle of the Century
Movie · as Pie Delivery Man (uncredited)
With Love and Hisses
Movie · as Soldier (uncredited)
Eve's Love Letters
Movie · as Cab driver (uncredited)
College
Movie · as Coxswain (uncredited)
Are Brunettes Safe?
Movie · as Villager at Train Station (uncredited)
Thundering Fleas
Movie · as Musician
Mighty Like a Moose
Movie · as Shoe Shine Man
Bromo and Juliet
Movie · as Stagehand (uncredited)
Unfriendly Enemies
Movie · as First Soldier Over the Top
Madame Sans Jane
Movie · as Steward
Isn't Life Terrible?
Movie · as Steward Who Drops Plates
Near Dublin
Movie · as Villager
Smithy
Movie · as Worker
Postage Due
Movie · as Customer
The Cowboy Sheik
Movie · as Party guest
A Ten-Minute Egg
Movie · as First Bellhop (uncredited)
Zeb vs. Paprika
Movie
Mother's Joy
Movie
Do Me a Favor
Movie · as A Fireman
The Janitor
Movie