Porter Hall
Born in Cincinnati, Ohio, USA — Sep 18 1888• Died Oct 06 1953
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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 wa…
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Four Star Playhouse
J. R. Martin
His Girl Friday
Murphy
Miracle on 34th Street
Granville Sawyer
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
Senator Monroe
Double Indemnity
Mr. Jackson
Ace in the Hole
Jacob Q. Boot
Make Way for Tomorrow
Harvey Chase
The Plainsman
Jack McCall
The Desperadoes
Banker Clanton
Unconquered
Leach
The Thin Man
Herbert MacCaulay
The Petrified Forest
Jason Maple
Going My Way
Mr. Belknap
A Stranger in Town
Judge Austin Harkley
Men with Wings
Hiram F. Jenkins
Week-End at the Waldorf
Stevens
Wells Fargo
James Oliver
Arizona
Lazarus Ward
Vice Squad
Jack Hartrampf
Prison Farm
Chiston R. Bradby
The Parson of Panamint
Jonathan Randall
Singapore
Mr. Bellows
Blood on the Sun
Arthur Bickett
Sullivan's Travels
Mr. Hadrian
That Wonderful Urge
Attorney Ketchell
The General Died at Dawn
Peter Perrie
The Arkansas Traveler
Mayor Daniels
You Gotta Stay Happy
Mr. Caslon
They Shall Have Music
Mr. Flower
The Remarkable Andrew
Chief Clerk Art Slocumb
Standing Room Only
Hugo Farenhall
King of Alcatraz
Matthew Talbot
Wild Money
Bill Court
Dark Command
Angus McCloud
Murder in the Private Car
Alden Murray
True Confession
Mr. Hartman
The Mark of the Whistler
Joe Sorsby
Kiss and Tell
Bill Franklin
Intruder in the Dust
Nub Gowrie
Snowed Under
Arthur Layton
The Miracle of Morgan's Creek
Jacob Woodson, Justice of the Peace
The Cheat
Leslie (uncredited)
The Great Moment
President Franklin Pierce
The Half-Breed
Kraemer
The Story of Louis Pasteur
Dr. Rossignol
Scandal Street
James Wilson
The Princess Comes Across
Darcy
Souls at Sea
Court Prosecutor
Holiday for Sinners
Louie
The Case of the Lucky Legs
Col. Bradbury
The Woman of the Town
Mayor Dog Killey
And Sudden Death
District Attorney
This Way Please
S.J. Crawford
Bring on the Girls
Dr. Efrington
Pony Express
Jim Bridger
King of Gamblers
George Kramer
Too Many Parents
Mrs. Saunders
Mr. and Mrs. North
George Heyler
Dangerous to Know
Mayor Bradley
Stolen Heaven
'Von' Offer
Bulldog Drummond's Peril
Dr. Botulian
Butch Minds the Baby
Brandy Smith
Henry Goes Arizona
Banker Edward G. Walsh (uncredited)
Secrets of a Secretary
Drunk
Murder, He Says
Mr. Johnson
Bulldog Drummond Escapes
Norman Merridew
Let's Make a Million
Spencer
Satan Met a Lady
Milton Ames
The Beautiful Blonde from Bashful Bend
Judge O'Toole
Bulldog Drummond's Secret Police
Man in Drummond's Dream
Chicken Every Sunday
Sam Howell
Return to Treasure Island
Maximillian 'Maxie' Harris
Grand Jury Secrets
Anthony Pelton
Carbine Williams
Sam Markley
Trail of the Vigilantes
Sheriff Korley
Tom Sawyer, Detective
Uncle Silas Phelps