Porter Hall
Acting
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.
Known for
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movieReturn to Treasure Island
1954
Maximillian 'Maxie' Harris
movieVice Squad
1953
Jack Hartrampf
moviePony Express
1953
Jim Bridger
tvFour Star Playhouse
1952
J. R. Martin
movieThe Half-Breed
1952
Kraemer
movieCarbine Williams
1952
Sam Markley
movieAce in the Hole
1951
Jacob Q. Boot
movieIntruder in the Dust
1949
Nub Gowrie
movieThe Beautiful Blonde from Bashful Bend
1949
Judge O'Toole
movieChicken Every Sunday
1949
Sam Howell
movieThat Wonderful Urge
1948
Attorney Ketchell
movieYou Gotta Stay Happy
1948
Mr. Caslon
movieUnconquered
1947
Leach
movieSingapore
1947
Mr. Bellows
movieMiracle on 34th Street
1947
Granville Sawyer
movieKiss and Tell
1945
Bill Franklin
movieMurder, He Says
1945
Mr. Johnson
movieBlood on the Sun
1945
Arthur Bickett
movieBring on the Girls
1945
Dr. Efrington
movieThe Mark of the Whistler
1944
Joe Sorsby
movieThe Miracle of Morgan's Creek
1944
Jacob Woodson, Justice of the Peace
movieThe Great Moment
1944
President Franklin Pierce
movieDouble Indemnity
1944
Mr. Jackson
movieStanding Room Only
1944
Hugo Farenhall
movieGoing My Way
1944
Mr. Belknap
movieThe Woman of the Town
1943
Mayor Dog Killey
movieThe Desperadoes
1943
Banker Clanton
movieA Stranger in Town
1943
Judge Austin Harkley
movieButch Minds the Baby
1942
Brandy Smith
movieThe Remarkable Andrew
1942
Chief Clerk Art Slocumb
movieMr. and Mrs. North
1942
George Heyler
movieSullivan's Travels
1941
Mr. Hadrian
movieThe Parson of Panamint
1941
Jonathan Randall
movieArizona
1940
Lazarus Ward
movieTrail of the Vigilantes
1940
Sheriff Korley
movieDark Command
1940
Angus McCloud
movieHis Girl Friday
1940
Murphy
movieHenry Goes Arizona
1939
Banker Edward G. Walsh (uncredited)
movieMr. Smith Goes to Washington
1939
Senator Monroe
movieThey Shall Have Music
1939
Mr. Flower
movieGrand Jury Secrets
1939
Anthony Pelton
movieBulldog Drummond's Secret Police
1939
Man in Drummond's Dream
movieTom Sawyer, Detective
1938
Uncle Silas Phelps
movieThe Arkansas Traveler
1938
Mayor Daniels
movieKing of Alcatraz
1938
Matthew Talbot
movieMen with Wings
1938
Hiram F. Jenkins
moviePrison Farm
1938
Chiston R. Bradby
movieStolen Heaven
1938
'Von' Offer
movieBulldog Drummond's Peril
1938
Dr. Botulian
movieDangerous to Know
1938
Mayor Bradley
movieScandal Street
1938
James Wilson
movieWells Fargo
1937
James Oliver
movieTrue Confession
1937
Mr. Hartman
movieThis Way Please
1937
S.J. Crawford
movieSouls at Sea
1937
Court Prosecutor
movieWild Money
1937
Bill Court
movieMake Way for Tomorrow
1937
Harvey Chase
movieKing of Gamblers
1937
George Kramer
movieBulldog Drummond Escapes
1937
Norman Merridew
movieThe General Died at Dawn
1936
Peter Perrie
movieThe Plainsman
1936
Jack McCall
movieSatan Met a Lady
1936
Milton Ames
movieAnd Sudden Death
1936
District Attorney
movieSnowed Under
1936
Arthur Layton
Too Many Parents
1936
Mrs. Saunders
movieThe Story of Louis Pasteur
1936
Dr. Rossignol
movieThe Petrified Forest
1936
Jason Maple
movieThe Case of the Lucky Legs
1935
Col. Bradbury
movieMurder in the Private Car
1934
Alden Murray
movieThe Thin Man
1934
Herbert MacCaulay
movieThe Cheat
1931
Leslie (uncredited)
