Porter Hall

Porter Hall

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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Stage Name: Porter Hall

Peran: Acting

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Lokasi Lahir: Cincinnati, Ohio, USA

Riwayat Perfilman

1954

Return to Treasure Island

Maximillian 'Maxie' Harris

1953

Vice Squad

Jack Hartrampf

1953

Pony Express

Jim Bridger

1952

Four Star Playhouse

J. R. Martin

1952

The Half-Breed

Kraemer

1952

Carbine Williams

Sam Markley

1951

Ace in the Hole

Jacob Q. Boot

1949

Intruder in the Dust

Nub Gowrie

1949

Chicken Every Sunday

Sam Howell

1948

That Wonderful Urge

Attorney Ketchell

1948

You Gotta Stay Happy

Mr. Caslon

1947

Unconquered

Leach

1947

Singapore

Mr. Bellows

1947

Miracle on 34th Street

Granville Sawyer

1945

Kiss and Tell

Bill Franklin

1945

Murder, He Says

Mr. Johnson

1945

Blood on the Sun

Arthur Bickett

1945

Bring on the Girls

Dr. Efrington

1944

The Miracle of Morgan’s Creek

Jacob Woodson, Justice of the Peace

1944

The Great Moment

President Franklin Pierce

1944

Double Indemnity

Mr. Jackson

1944

Standing Room Only

Hugo Farenhall

1944

Going My Way

Mr. Belknap

1943

The Woman of the Town

Mayor Dog Killey

1943

The Desperadoes

Banker Clanton

1943

A Stranger in Town

Judge Austin Harkley

1942

Butch Minds the Baby

Brandy Smith

1942

The Remarkable Andrew

Chief Clerk Art Slocumb

1942

Mr. and Mrs. North

George Heyler

1941

Sullivan's Travels

Mr. Hadrian

1941

The Parson of Panamint

Jonathan Randall

1940

Arizona

Lazarus Ward

1940

Trail of the Vigilantes

Sheriff Korley

1940

Dark Command

Angus McCloud

1940

His Girl Friday

Murphy

1939

Henry Goes Arizona

Banker Edward G. Walsh (uncredited)

1939

Mr. Smith Goes to Washington

Senator Monroe

1939

They Shall Have Music

Mr. Flower

1939

Grand Jury Secrets

Anthony Pelton

1939

Bulldog Drummond's Secret Police

Man in Drummond's Dream

1938

Tom Sawyer, Detective

Uncle Silas Phelps

1938

The Arkansas Traveler

Mayor Daniels

1938

King of Alcatraz

Matthew Talbot

1938

Men with Wings

Hiram F. Jenkins

1938

Prison Farm

Chiston R. Bradby

1938

Stolen Heaven

'Von' Offer

1938

Bulldog Drummond's Peril

Dr. Botulian

1938

Dangerous to Know

Mayor Bradley

1938

Scandal Street

James Wilson

1937

Wells Fargo

James Oliver

1937

True Confession

Mr. Hartman

1937

This Way Please

S.J. Crawford

1937

Souls at Sea

Court Prosecutor

1937

Wild Money

Bill Court

1937

Make Way for Tomorrow

Harvey Chase

1937

King of Gamblers

George Kramer

1937

Bulldog Drummond Escapes

Norman Merridew

1936

The General Died at Dawn

Peter Perrie

1936

The Plainsman

Jack McCall

1936

Satan Met a Lady

Milton Ames

1936

And Sudden Death

District Attorney

1936

Snowed Under

Arthur Layton

1936

Too Many Parents

Mrs. Saunders

1936

The Story of Louis Pasteur

Dr. Rossignol

1936

The Petrified Forest

Jason Maple

1935

The Case of the Lucky Legs

Col. Bradbury

1934

Murder in the Private Car

Alden Murray

1934

The Thin Man

Herbert MacCaulay

1931

The Cheat

Leslie (uncredited)