Creighton Hale
Acting
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Creighton Hale (24 May 1888 — 9 August 1965) was an Irish-American theatre, film, and television actor whose career extended more than a half-century, from the early 1900s to the end of the 1950s. Born Patrick Fitzgerald in County Cork, Ireland, he was educated in Dublin and London, and later attended Ardingly College in Sussex. He immigrated to America in his early twenties, traveling with a troupe of actors. While starring in Charles Frohman's Broadway production of Indian Summer, Hale was spotted by a representative of the Pathe Film Company. He eventually became known professionally as Creighton Hale, although the derivation of those names remains unknown. His first movie was The Exploits of Elaine in 1914. He starred in hit films such as Way Down East, Orphans of the Storm, and The Cat and the Canary. When talkies came about, his career declined. He made several appearances in Hal Roach's Our Gang series (School's Out, Big Ears, Free Wheeling), and also played unbilled bits in major talking films such as Larceny, Inc., The Maltese Falcon, and Casablanca. He died in the Los Angeles County city of South Pasadena and was buried at Duncans Mills Cemetery in Northern California.
Known for
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movieWestbound
1959
Irritated Stagecoach Passenger (uncredited)
movieThe Story of Mankind
1957
Heavenly Judge
movieThe Helen Morgan Story
1957
Speakeasy Patron (uncredited)
movieThe Spirit of St. Louis
1957
Man Driving Car (uncredited)
movieSerenade
1956
Assistant Stage Manager (uncredited)
tvCheyenne
1955
Townsman (uncredited)
movieStrange Lady in Town
1955
Card Player (uncredited)
So You Want to Know Your Relatives
1954
Audience Spectator (uncredited)
moviePhantom of the Rue Morgue
1954
Concierge's Husband (uncredited)
movieTake the High Ground!
1953
Army Doctor (uncredited)
movieLes Miserables
1952
Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
movieCome Fill the Cup
1951
Newspaperman (uncredited)
movieOn Moonlight Bay
1951
Father in Silent Movie (uncredited)
movieFort Worth
1951
Railroad Backer (uncredited)
movieGoodbye, My Fancy
1951
Griswolds' Butler (Uncredited)
The Screen Director
1951
Theatre Manager (uncredited)
movieSunset Boulevard
1950
Creighton Hale (uncredited)
movieThe Great Jewel Robber
1950
Hotel Clerk (uncredited)
movieBackfire
1950
Cab Driver (uncredited)
movieBeyond the Forest
1949
Townsman with Glasses
movieThe Fountainhead
1949
Court Clerk (uncredited)
movieHomicide
1949
Glorietta Desk Clerk
So You Want to Be Popular
1949
Waiter at Party
movieFighter Squadron
1948
Cockney (uncredited)
movieJohnny Belinda
1948
Bailiff (uncredited)
movieSo You Want to Be a Gambler
1948
Blackjack Player (uncredited)
So You Want an Apartment
1948
Wallpaper Hanger (uncredited)
movieAlways Together
1947
Eric, Turner's Butler (uncredited)
movieLife with Father
1947
Mr. Wickersham the Father of Twin Boys (uncredited)
movieCry Wolf
1947
Dr. Reynolds (uncredited)
movieHollywood Wonderland
1947
Man Taking Tour (uncredited)
movieThe Perils of Pauline
1947
Marcelled Leading Man
moviePossessed
1947
Secretary at Inquest (uncredited)
So You're Going to Be a Father
1947
Psychiatric Ward Doctor (uncredited)
movieLove and Learn
1947
Tom - the Wyngate Butler (uncredited)
movieThe Two Mrs. Carrolls
1947
Second Tout (uncredited)
movieNora Prentiss
1947
Captain of Waiters at The Sea Gull (uncredited)
Stan Kenton and His Orchestra
1947
Supper Club Waiter (uncredited)
movieHumoresque
1947
Concert Spectator (uncredited) / Professor (uncredited)
movieThe Verdict
1946
Reporter
So You Want to Play the Horses
1946
Cashier (uncredited)
movieThree Strangers
1946
Man in Pub (uncredited)
movieCrime by Night
1944
Horace Grayson (uncredited)
movieMr. Skeffington
1944
Casey (uncredited)
movieThank Your Lucky Stars
1943
Engineer (uncredited)
movieAction in the North Atlantic
1943
Sparks (uncredited)
movieThe Gorilla Man
1943
Constable Fletcher
movieCasablanca
1943
Customer (uncredited)
movieGentleman Jim
1942
Championship Fight Spectator (uncredited)
movieThe Hidden Hand
1942
The Coroner (uncredited)
movieYou Can't Escape Forever
1942
Newspaper Employee Taking Notes (uncredited)
movieSpy Ship
1942
Reporter
movieWinning Your Wings
1942
Uncle Ed (uncredited)
movieLarceny, Inc.
1942
Mr. Carmichael
movieMurder in the Big House
1942
Ritter - Warden's Secretary
movieThe Male Animal
1942
Reporter (uncredited)
movieBullet Scars
1942
Judd, the druggist
movieThe Man Who Came to Dinner
1941
Radio Man (uncredited)
movieSteel Against the Sky
1941
Jim (uncredited)
movieOne Foot in Heaven
1941
Church Usher (uncredited)
movieThe Maltese Falcon
1941
Stenographer (uncredited)
movieSergeant York
1941
Associated Press Man (uncredited)
movieNine Lives Are Not Enough
1941
Mahan - Police Fingerprint Expert (uncredited)
movieHighway West
1941
Waiter (uncredited)
movieBad Men of Missouri
1941
Bank Representative
movieHere Comes Happiness
1941
Headline Printer (uncredited)
movieCliff Edwards and His Buckaroos
1941
Rosie's Fiancee (uncredited)
movieFootsteps in the Dark
1941
Mr. Harlan (uncredited)
movieThe Strawberry Blonde
1941
Secretary (uncredited)
movieThe Great Mr. Nobody
1941
Man Buying Newspaper (uncredited)
movieSkinnay Ennis and His Orchestra
1941
Mr. Barnstorm (uncredited)
movieSanta Fe Trail
1940
Telegraph Operator (uncredited)
movieLady with Red Hair
1940
Reporter Eddie (uncredited)
movieFather Is A Prince
1940
Lawrence - Bower's Accountant (uncredited)
movieEast of the River
1940
Casino Floor Man (uncredited)
movieJust a Cute Kid
1940
Desk Clerk
movieKnute Rockne All American
1940
Callahan's Secretary (uncredited)
movieMoney and the Woman
1940
Mack, Bank Customer (uncredited)
movieMy Love Came Back
1940
Thompson - Music Co. Clerk (uncredited)
movieAll This, and Heaven Too
1940
Ship's Officer (uncredited)
movieA Fugitive from Justice
1940
Reporter at Train Station (uncredited)
movieBrother Orchid
1940
Reporter #3 (uncredited)
movieSaturday's Children
1940
Stamp Collecting Mailman (uncredited)
movieTear Gas Squad
1940
Announcer
movieKing of the Lumberjacks
1940
Cashier (uncredited)
movieOne Million B.C.
1940
Shell Person
movieCalling Philo Vance
1940
Du Bois - Fingerprint Man
movieA Child is Born
1939
Elevator Operator (uncredited)
movieThe Return of Doctor X
1939
Hotel Manager
movieOn Dress Parade
1939
Doctor Telling Cadets 'No Visitors' (uncredited)
movieKid Nightingale
1939
Man Answering Telephone at Lessernan's Gymnasium (uncredited)
movieThe Roaring Twenties
1939
Customer (uncredited)
movieOn Your Toes
1939
First Stage Manager
movieDust Be My Destiny
1939
Nick's Second Customer (uncredited)
movieSlapsie Maxie's
1939
Reporter (uncredited)
movieThe Bill of Rights
1939
New York Congressman
movieTorchy Blane... Playing with Dynamite
1939
Hotel Desk Clerk
movieIndianapolis Speedway
1939
Racetrack Official
movieThe Cowboy Quarterback
1939
Broadcaster
movieNancy Drew... Trouble Shooter
1939
Man in Sheriff's Office
movieConfessions of a Nazi Spy
1939
Draftsman (uncredited)
movieOne Wild Night
1938
Bank Teller (uncredited)
movieBig Town Girl
1937
Desk Man
movieStep Lively, Jeeves!
1937
Reporter (uncredited)
movieFind the Witness
1937
Bell Captain
movieUnder Your Spell
1936
Bailiff (uncredited)
movieHollywood Boulevard
1936
Creighton Hale - Actor at Trocadero Bar
movie36 Hours to Kill
1936
Ticket Agent
movieThe Millionaire Kid
1936
Thomas Neville
movieBecky Sharp
1935
British Officer (uncredited)
movieMillion Dollar Haul
1935
Curley Chandler
movieLife Begins at Forty
1935
Drug Clerk
movieHelldorado
1935
Newspaper Reporter
movieBulldog Drummond Strikes Back
1934
Wedding Guest
movieThe Thin Man
1934
Reporter (uncredited)
movieGeorge White's Scandals
1934
Theatre Treasurer (uncredited)
movieGambling Lady
1934
Funeral Attendee (uncredited)
movieThe Masquerader
1933
Bobby Blessington
movieSensation Hunters
1933
Fred Barrett
movieFree Wheeling
1932
Dickie's Father
movieThe Greeks Had a Word for Them
1932
Wedding Supervisor
movieGrief Street
1931
Play Co-star
movieBig Ears
1931
Wheezer's father
movieSchool's Out
1930
Jack Crabtree
movieHoliday
1930
Pete Hedges
movieThe Great Divide
1929
Edgar Blossom
movieThe House of Shame
1928
Harvey Baremore
Sisters of Eve
1928
Leonard Tavernake
movieRose-Marie
1928
Etienne Doray
movieThe Cat and the Canary
1927
Paul Jones
movieAnnie Laurie
1927
Donald
movieWhy Girls Say No
1927
Becky's Boyfriend
movieShould Men Walk Home?
1927
The Gentleman Crook
movieThe Midnight Message
1926
Billy Dodd
movieA Poor Girl's Romance
1926
Wellington Kingston
movieBeverly of Graustark
1926
Prince Oscar
movieWages for Wives
1925
Danny Kester
movieTime, the Comedian
1925
Tom Cautley
Exchange of Wives
1925
Victor Moran
movieThe Circle
1925
Arnold Cheney
Seven Days
1925
Jim Wilson
movieThe Shadow on the Wall
1925
George Walters
movieThe Bridge of Sighs
1925
Billy Craig
movieThis Woman
1924
Bobby Bleedon
movieThe Mine with the Iron Door
1924
St. Jimmy
movieWine of Youth
1924
Richard (1897 prologue
movieRiders Up
1924
Johnny aka Information Kid
movieHow to Educate a Wife
1924
Billy Breese
movieThe Marriage Circle
1924
Dr. Gustav Mueller
movieName the Man
1924
Alick Gell
movieTea- With a Kick!
1923
Art Binger
movieTrilby
1923
Little Billee
movieBroken Hearts of Broadway
1923
An Outcast
movieMary of the Movies
1923
The Boy
movieHer Majesty
1922
Ted Harper
movieFascination
1922
Carlos de Lisa (her brother)
movieForbidden Love
1921
Harold Van Zandt
movieWay Down East
1920
Professor Sterling
movieA Child for Sale
1920
Charles Stoddard
movieThe Idol Dancer
1920
Walter Kincaid
movieThe Black Circle
1919
Andrew MacTavish Ferguson
movieA Damsel in Distress
1919
George Bevan
movieThe Love Cheat
1919
Henry Calvin
movieThe Thirteenth Chair
1919
Willy Grosby
movieOh Boy!
1919
George Budd
movieThe Woman the Germans Shot
1918
Frank Brooks
His Bonded Wife
1918
Philip Hazard
movieMrs. Slacker
1918
Robert Gibbs
movieThe Seven Pearls
1917
Harry Drake
movieSnow White
1916
Prince Florimon
movieCharity
1916
Jimmie Fleming (Mary's brother)
The Old Homestead
1915
Reuben Whitcomb
movieThe Romance of Elaine
1915
Walter Jameson
movieThe New Exploits of Elaine
1915
Walter Jameson
movieA Fool There Was
1915
Young Man at Wild Party (uncredited)
movieThe Exploits of Elaine
1914
Walter Jameson (Ep. 1, 2, 3, 6)
The Taint
1914
Walter, Madame Bartlett's Son
movieThe Stain
1914
Office Clerk
movieThe Million Dollar Mystery
1914
Gang Member