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Porter Hall

Porter Hall

Acting September 18, 1888 (65 years old) October 6, 1953 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.

Movies 75

Miracle on 34th Street 7.4

Miracle on 34th Street

as Granville Sawyer

1947
Double Indemnity 8.1

Double Indemnity

as Mr. Jackson

1944
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington 7.8

Mr. Smith Goes to Washington

as Senator Monroe

1939
Ace in the Hole 7.8

Ace in the Hole

as Jacob Q. Boot

1951
His Girl Friday 7.4

His Girl Friday

as Murphy

1940
Pony Express 5.8

Pony Express

as Jim Bridger

1953
The Thin Man 7.5

The Thin Man

as Herbert MacCaulay

1934
Unconquered 6.5

Unconquered

as Leach

1947
Kiss and Tell 6.3

Kiss and Tell

as Bill Franklin

1945
Going My Way 6.7

Going My Way

as Mr. Belknap

1944
Sullivan's Travels 7.4

Sullivan's Travels

as Mr. Hadrian

1941
The Miracle of Morgan's Creek 6.9

The Miracle of Morgan's Creek

as Jacob Woodson, Justice of the Peace

1944
The Petrified Forest 7.1

The Petrified Forest

as Jason Maple

1936
Intruder in the Dust 7.3

Intruder in the Dust

as Nub Gowrie

1949
Make Way for Tomorrow 7.5

Make Way for Tomorrow

as Harvey Chase

1937
The Desperadoes 5.9

The Desperadoes

as Banker Clanton

1943
They Shall Have Music 6.4

They Shall Have Music

as Mr. Flower

1939
The Princess Comes Across 6.2

The Princess Comes Across

as Darcy

1936
Blood on the Sun 5.9

Blood on the Sun

as Arthur Bickett

1945
Dark Command 6.4

Dark Command

as Angus McCloud

1940
The Story of Louis Pasteur 6.9

The Story of Louis Pasteur

as Dr. Rossignol

1936
Satan Met a Lady 5.7

Satan Met a Lady

as Milton Ames

1936
The General Died at Dawn 6.5

The General Died at Dawn

as Peter Perrie

1936
Week-End at the Waldorf 6.5

Week-End at the Waldorf

as Stevens

1945
The Plainsman 6.5

The Plainsman

as Jack McCall

1936
The Half-Breed 7.0

The Half-Breed

as Kraemer

1952
Stolen Heaven 7.0

Stolen Heaven

as 'Von' Offer

1938
Singapore 6.1

Singapore

as Mr. Bellows

1947
Vice Squad 6.1

Vice Squad

as Jack Hartrampf

1953
A Stranger in Town 6.2

A Stranger in Town

as Judge Austin Harkley

1943
The Case of the Lucky Legs 5.9

The Case of the Lucky Legs

as Col. Bradbury

1935
That Wonderful Urge 6.6

That Wonderful Urge

as Attorney Ketchell

1948
Souls at Sea 6.5

Souls at Sea

as Court Prosecutor

1937
Dangerous to Know 6.6

Dangerous to Know

as Mayor Bradley

1938
Bulldog Drummond's Secret Police 6.2

Bulldog Drummond's Secret Police

as Man in Drummond's Dream

1939
Carbine Williams 6.5

Carbine Williams

as Sam Markley

1952
Wells Fargo 5.5

Wells Fargo

as James Oliver

1937
Arizona 6.5

Arizona

as Lazarus Ward

1940
The Beautiful Blonde from Bashful Bend 5.9

The Beautiful Blonde from Bashful Bend

as Judge O'Toole

1949
True Confession 6.1

True Confession

as Mr. Hartman

1937
You Gotta Stay Happy 6.8

You Gotta Stay Happy

as Mr. Caslon

1948
The Mark of the Whistler 6.2

The Mark of the Whistler

as Joe Sorsby

1944
The Parson of Panamint 5.8

The Parson of Panamint

as Jonathan Randall

1941
Butch Minds the Baby 8.0

Butch Minds the Baby

as Brandy Smith

1942
Bulldog Drummond's Peril 5.9

Bulldog Drummond's Peril

as Dr. Botulian

1938
Bring on the Girls 6.2

Bring on the Girls

as Dr. Efrington

1945
Mr. and Mrs. North 4.4

Mr. and Mrs. North

as George Heyler

1942
Return to Treasure Island 5.6

Return to Treasure Island

as Maximillian 'Maxie' Harris

1954
The Woman of the Town 6.4

The Woman of the Town

as Mayor Dog Killey

1943
Snowed Under 7.4

Snowed Under

as Arthur Layton

1936
Murder in the Private Car 5.6

Murder in the Private Car

as Alden Murray

1934
Chicken Every Sunday 6.2

Chicken Every Sunday

as Sam Howell

1949
Secrets of a Secretary 6.0

Secrets of a Secretary

as Drunk

1931
King of Gamblers 7.5

King of Gamblers

as George Kramer

1937
Bulldog Drummond Escapes 6.0

Bulldog Drummond Escapes

as Norman Merridew

1937
Trail of the Vigilantes 10.0

Trail of the Vigilantes

as Sheriff Korley

1940
Tom Sawyer, Detective 6.3

Tom Sawyer, Detective

as Uncle Silas Phelps

1938
The Great Moment 5.9

The Great Moment

as President Franklin Pierce

1944
The Cheat 6.3

The Cheat

as Leslie (uncredited)

1931
Murder, He Says 6.8

Murder, He Says

as Mr. Johnson

1945
Prison Farm 6.8

Prison Farm

as Chiston R. Bradby

1938
This Way Please 7.0

This Way Please

as S.J. Crawford

1937
The Arkansas Traveler 6.7

The Arkansas Traveler

as Mayor Daniels

1938
Scandal Street 8.0

Scandal Street

as James Wilson

1938
And Sudden Death 8.0

And Sudden Death

as District Attorney

1936
Let's Make a Million 7.5

Let's Make a Million

as Spencer

1936
Holiday for Sinners 6.3

Holiday for Sinners

as Louie

1952
Standing Room Only 5.7

Standing Room Only

as Hugo Farenhall

1944
The Remarkable Andrew 7.4

The Remarkable Andrew

as Chief Clerk Art Slocumb

1942
Henry Goes Arizona 6.2

Henry Goes Arizona

as Banker Edward G. Walsh (uncredited)

1939
Wild Money 8.0

Wild Money

as Bill Court

1937
King of Alcatraz 6.0

King of Alcatraz

as Matthew Talbot

1938
Men with Wings 5.4

Men with Wings

as Hiram F. Jenkins

1938
Too Many Parents 5.2

Too Many Parents

as Mrs. Saunders

1936
Grand Jury Secrets 7.0

Grand Jury Secrets

as Anthony Pelton

1939

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