Porter Hall
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- September 18, 1888
- Died
- October 6, 1953 (aged 65)
- Birthplace
- 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 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.
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Filmography
Return to Treasure Island
Movie · as Maximillian 'Maxie' Harris
Vice Squad
Movie · as Jack Hartrampf
Pony Express
Movie · as Jim Bridger
Holiday for Sinners
Movie · as Louie
The Half-Breed
Movie · as Kraemer
Carbine Williams
Movie · as Sam Markley
Four Star Playhouse
TV · as J. R. Martin · 1 ep
Ace in the Hole
Movie · as Jacob Q. Boot
Intruder in the Dust
Movie · as Nub Gowrie
Chicken Every Sunday
Movie · as Sam Howell
The Beautiful Blonde from Bashful Bend
Movie · as Judge O'Toole
That Wonderful Urge
Movie · as Attorney Ketchell
You Gotta Stay Happy
Movie · as Mr. Caslon
Miracle on 34th Street
Movie · as Granville Sawyer
Unconquered
Movie · as Leach
Singapore
Movie · as Mr. Bellows
Blood on the Sun
Movie · as Arthur Bickett
Week-End at the Waldorf
Movie · as Stevens
Murder, He Says
Movie · as Mr. Johnson
Kiss and Tell
Movie · as Bill Franklin
Bring on the Girls
Movie · as Dr. Efrington
Double Indemnity
Movie · as Mr. Jackson
The Great Moment
Movie · as President Franklin Pierce
The Mark of the Whistler
Movie · as Joe Sorsby
The Miracle of Morgan's Creek
Movie · as Jacob Woodson, Justice of the Peace
Going My Way
Movie · as Mr. Belknap
Standing Room Only
Movie · as Hugo Farenhall
A Stranger in Town
Movie · as Judge Austin Harkley
The Desperadoes
Movie · as Banker Clanton
The Woman of the Town
Movie · as Mayor Dog Killey
Butch Minds the Baby
Movie · as Brandy Smith
The Remarkable Andrew
Movie · as Chief Clerk Art Slocumb
Mr. and Mrs. North
Movie · as George Heyler
Sullivan's Travels
Movie · as Mr. Hadrian
The Parson of Panamint
Movie · as Jonathan Randall
His Girl Friday
Movie · as Murphy
Dark Command
Movie · as Angus McCloud
Arizona
Movie · as Lazarus Ward
Trail of the Vigilantes
Movie · as Sheriff Korley
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
Movie · as Senator Monroe
They Shall Have Music
Movie · as Mr. Flower
Henry Goes Arizona
Movie · as Banker Edward G. Walsh (uncredited)
Grand Jury Secrets
Movie · as Anthony Pelton
Bulldog Drummond's Secret Police
Movie · as Man in Drummond's Dream
Bulldog Drummond's Peril
Movie · as Dr. Botulian
Stolen Heaven
Movie · as 'Von' Offer
The Arkansas Traveler
Movie · as Mayor Daniels
Men with Wings
Movie · as Hiram F. Jenkins
Tom Sawyer, Detective
Movie · as Uncle Silas Phelps
Dangerous to Know
Movie · as Mayor Bradley
Prison Farm
Movie · as Chiston R. Bradby
Scandal Street
Movie · as James Wilson
King of Alcatraz
Movie · as Matthew Talbot
Make Way for Tomorrow
Movie · as Harvey Chase
Bulldog Drummond Escapes
Movie · as Norman Merridew
This Way Please
Movie · as S.J. Crawford
Wells Fargo
Movie · as James Oliver
True Confession
Movie · as Mr. Hartman
Souls at Sea
Movie · as Court Prosecutor
Wild Money
Movie · as Bill Court
King of Gamblers
Movie · as George Kramer
The Princess Comes Across
Movie · as Darcy
Satan Met a Lady
Movie · as Milton Ames
The Petrified Forest
Movie · as Jason Maple
The Story of Louis Pasteur
Movie · as Dr. Rossignol
The General Died at Dawn
Movie · as Peter Perrie
Too Many Parents
Movie · as Mrs. Saunders
Snowed Under
Movie · as Arthur Layton
The Plainsman
Movie · as Jack McCall
And Sudden Death
Movie · as District Attorney
Let's Make a Million
Movie · as Spencer
The Case of the Lucky Legs
Movie · as Col. Bradbury
The Thin Man
Movie · as Herbert MacCaulay
Murder in the Private Car
Movie · as Alden Murray
Secrets of a Secretary
Movie · as Drunk
The Cheat
Movie · as Leslie (uncredited)