Porter Hall
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Acting Credits
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Clifford Porter Hall (September 19, 1888 β 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 app...
Known For
Filmography
Return to Treasure Island
1954
as Maximillian 'Maxie' Harris
Vice Squad
1953
as Jack Hartrampf
Pony Express
1953
as Jim Bridger
Holiday for Sinners
1952
as Louie
The Half-Breed
1952
as Kraemer
Carbine Williams
1952
as Sam Markley
Four Star Playhouse
1952
as J. R. Martin
Ace in the Hole
1951
as Jacob Q. Boot
Intruder in the Dust
1949
as Nub Gowrie
Chicken Every Sunday
1949
as Sam Howell
The Beautiful Blonde from Bashful Bend
1949
as Judge O'Toole
That Wonderful Urge
1948
as Attorney Ketchell
You Gotta Stay Happy
1948
as Mr. Caslon
Miracle on 34th Street
1947
as Granville Sawyer
Unconquered
1947
as Leach
Singapore
1947
as Mr. Bellows
Blood on the Sun
1945
as Arthur Bickett
Week-End at the Waldorf
1945
as Stevens
Murder, He Says
1945
as Mr. Johnson
Kiss and Tell
1945
as Bill Franklin
Bring on the Girls
1945
as Dr. Efrington
Double Indemnity
1944
as Mr. Jackson
The Great Moment
1944
as President Franklin Pierce
The Mark of the Whistler
1944
as Joe Sorsby
The Miracle of Morgan's Creek
1944
as Jacob Woodson, Justice of the Peace
Going My Way
1944
as Mr. Belknap
Standing Room Only
1944
as Hugo Farenhall
A Stranger in Town
1943
as Judge Austin Harkley
The Desperadoes
1943
as Banker Clanton
The Woman of the Town
1943
as Mayor Dog Killey
Butch Minds the Baby
1942
as Brandy Smith
The Remarkable Andrew
1942
as Chief Clerk Art Slocumb
Mr. and Mrs. North
1942
as George Heyler
Sullivan's Travels
1941
as Mr. Hadrian
The Parson of Panamint
1941
as Jonathan Randall
His Girl Friday
1940
as Murphy
Dark Command
1940
as Angus McCloud
Arizona
1940
as Lazarus Ward
Trail of the Vigilantes
1940
as Sheriff Korley
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
1939
as Senator Monroe
They Shall Have Music
1939
as Mr. Flower
Henry Goes Arizona
1939
as Banker Edward G. Walsh (uncredited)
Grand Jury Secrets
1939
as Anthony Pelton
Bulldog Drummond's Secret Police
1939
as Man in Drummond's Dream
Bulldog Drummond's Peril
1938
as Dr. Botulian
Stolen Heaven
1938
as 'Von' Offer
The Arkansas Traveler
1938
as Mayor Daniels
Men with Wings
1938
as Hiram F. Jenkins
Tom Sawyer, Detective
1938
as Uncle Silas Phelps
Dangerous to Know
1938
as Mayor Bradley
Prison Farm
1938
as Chiston R. Bradby
Scandal Street
1938
as James Wilson
King of Alcatraz
1938
as Matthew Talbot
Make Way for Tomorrow
1937
as Harvey Chase
Bulldog Drummond Escapes
1937
as Norman Merridew
This Way Please
1937
as S.J. Crawford
Wells Fargo
1937
as James Oliver
True Confession
1937
as Mr. Hartman
Souls at Sea
1937
as Court Prosecutor
Wild Money
1937
as Bill Court
King of Gamblers
1937
as George Kramer
The Princess Comes Across
1936
as Darcy
Satan Met a Lady
1936
as Milton Ames
The Petrified Forest
1936
as Jason Maple
The Story of Louis Pasteur
1936
as Dr. Rossignol
The General Died at Dawn
1936
as Peter Perrie
Too Many Parents
1936
as Mrs. Saunders
Snowed Under
1936
as Arthur Layton
The Plainsman
1936
as Jack McCall
And Sudden Death
1936
as District Attorney
Let's Make a Million
1936
as Spencer
The Case of the Lucky Legs
1935
as Col. Bradbury
The Thin Man
1934
as Herbert MacCaulay
Murder in the Private Car
1934
as Alden Murray
Secrets of a Secretary
1931
as Drunk
The Cheat
1931
as Leslie (uncredited)