
Charles Halton
Acting
165
Acting Credits
Biography
Charles Halton was an American stage, screen, and television character actor.
Known For
Filmography

Up The Workers
1973
as Mick Briggs

Shirley Temple's Storybook
1958
as Sulkpot Ben Nag-Nag

Friendly Persuasion
1956
as Brother Cope - Elder (uncredited)

The Adventures of Jim Bowie
1956

Crossroads
1955
as Judge

A Star Is Born
1954
as Paymaster (uncredited)

A Slight Case of Larceny
1953
as Willard Maibrunn

The Affairs of Dobie Gillis
1953
as The Dean (uncredited)

The Moonlighter
1953
as Clemmons Usqubaugh
The Fabulous Oliver Chantry
1953
as Atwater

General Electric Theater
1953
as Welfare Man

City Detective
1953
as Bricker

Carrie
1952
as Factory Foreman

The Abbott and Costello Show
1952
as Jones

The Ford Television Theatre
1952
as Mr. Traeger - Pawnbroker

Gasoline Alley
1951
as Pettit

Gasoline Alley
1951
as S.D. Pettit

Here Comes the Groom
1951
as Cusick (uncredited)

The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok
1951

The Nevadan
1950
as Red Sand Bank Manager (uncredited)

The Traveling Saleswoman
1950
as Clumhill

When Willie Comes Marching Home
1950
as Mr. Fettles (uncredited)

Joe Palooka in the Squared Circle
1950
as Merkle - the Shyster

Hideout
1949
as Gabriel Wotter

The Sickle or the Cross
1949
as Dr. Short

The Daring Caballero
1949
as Ed J. Hodges

3 Godfathers
1948
as Oliver Latham

My Dear Secretary
1948
as Mr. Kilbride (uncredited)

Summer Holiday
1948
as Mr. Lipska (uncredited)

If You Knew Susie
1948
as Pringle (uncredited)

The Ghost Goes Wild
1947
as T. O'Connor Scott

The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer
1947
as Mr. Mittwick (uncredited)

Three Little Girls in Blue
1946
as Hoskins

Sister Kenny
1946
as Mr. Smith (uncredited)

It's a Wonderful Life
1946
as Carter (uncredited)

The Best Years of Our Lives
1946
as Prew

Singin' in the Corn
1946
as Obediah Davis

Because of Him
1946
as Mr. Dunlap

Mama Loves Papa
1945
as Appleby

She Went to the Races
1945
as Dr. Collyer

A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
1945
as Mr. Barker (uncredited)

Midnight Manhunt
1945
as Henry Miggs

The Fighting Guardsman
1945
as Picot

Rhapsody in Blue
1945
as Mr. Kast

Rationing
1944
as Ezra Weeks

Up in Arms
1944
as Dr. Freyheisen

Wilson
1944
as Colonel House

It Happened Tomorrow
1944
as Doctor (uncredited)

The Town Went Wild
1944
as Mr. Tweedle

Shadows in the Night
1944
as Doc Stacey

Address Unknown
1944
as Censorial Pipsqueak

The Thin Man Goes Home
1944
as R.T. Tatum (uncredited)

Whispering Footsteps
1943
as Harry Hammond

Government Girl
1943
as Wilkins - Hotel Clerk (uncredited)

To Be or Not to Be
1942
as Producer Dobosh

My Sister Eileen
1942
as Mr. Hawkins - Newspaper Editor (uncredited)

Saboteur
1942
as Second Sheriff (uncredited)

Across the Pacific
1942
as A.V. Smith

Whispering Ghosts
1942
as Mark Gruber

That Other Woman
1942
as Smith

Tombstone: The Town Too Tough to Die
1942
as Dan Crane

There's One Born Every Minute
1942
as Trumbull

Henry Aldrich, Editor
1942
as Elias Noonan

In Old California
1942
as Mr. Hayes

The Spoilers
1942
as Stuve

Priorities on Parade
1942
as 2nd Examiner

You Can't Escape Forever
1942
as Charley Gates (uncredited)

The Adventures of Martin Eden
1942
as Mr. Cotton

The Lady Is Willing
1942
as Dr. Jones (uncredited)

Mr. & Mrs. Smith
1941
as Mr. Deever

Ellery Queen and the Perfect Crime
1941
as Rufus Smith (auctioneer)

The Smiling Ghost
1941
as Ames Bentley

Unholy Partners
1941
as Phil Kaper

Million Dollar Baby
1941
as John Parkinson

Mr. District Attorney
1941
as Hazelton - Barrett's Aide

H.M. Pulham, Esq.
1941
as Walter Kaufman

Three Sons o' Guns
1941
as Claude Haddock

The Body Disappears
1941
as Professor Moggs

The Lady from Cheyenne
1941
as Judge

Look Who's Laughing
1941
as Cudahy

Dance Hall
1941
as Mr. Frederick Newmeyer

Three Girls About Town
1941
as Doc - Coroner

Blonde Inspiration
1941
as Mr. Packer (uncredited)

The Great Mr. Nobody
1941
as Mr. Bixby

I Was a Prisoner on Devil's Island
1941
as Commandant

Tobacco Road
1941
as Mayor

Lady Scarface
1941
as Mr. Pinchback

A Very Young Lady
1941
as Oliver Brixton

One Foot in Heaven
1941
as Haskins (uncredited)

Dr. Cyclops
1940
as Dr. Rupert Bulfinch

The Shop Around the Corner
1940
as Detective

Stranger on the Third Floor
1940
as Albert Meng

The Westerner
1940
as Mort Borrow

Young People
1940
as Moderator

Dr. Ehrlich's Magic Bullet
1940
as Sensenbrenner

Tugboat Annie Sails Again
1940
as Alec Severn

Behind the News
1940
as Neil Saunders

The Doctor Takes a Wife
1940
as Dr. Streeter

20 Mule Team
1940
as Henry Adams

Calling All Husbands
1940
as Hadley Weaver

Gangs of Chicago
1940
as Bromo

Foreign Correspondent
1940
as Bradley

Virginia City
1940
as Ralston - Virginia City Banker (uncredited)

Lillian Russell
1940
as Dr' Dobbins

Little Nellie Kelly
1940
as Second Judge (uncredited)

The Man with Nine Lives
1940
as Doctor in Front Row in Final Scene (uncredited)

They Drive by Night
1940
as Farnsworth (uncredited)

I Love You Again
1940
as Mr. Leonard Harkspur Sr. (uncredited)

Lucky Partners
1940
as Chamber of Commerce Official (uncredited)

The Ghost Comes Home
1940
as Mr. Stark - Steamship Official (uncredited)

Charlie Chan at Treasure Island
1939
as Uncle Redley

No Place to Go
1939
as Ben Bradford

Indianapolis Speedway
1939
as Mayor

Reno
1939
as Augustus Welch

Jesse James
1939
as Heywood

Nancy Drew... Reporter
1939
as Newspaper Publicity Man (uncredited)

They Made Her a Spy
1939
as Beldon

Dodge City
1939
as Surrett's Lawyer

Young Mr. Lincoln
1939
as Hawthorne (uncredited)

News Is Made at Night
1939
as Lt. Governor Elmer Hinge

Lady of the Tropics
1939
as Manager of Rubber Company

Swanee River
1939
as Pond

The Hunchback of Notre Dame
1939
as Printer (uncredited)

Dust Be My Destiny
1939
as Pawnshop Owner (uncredited)
They Asked For It
1939
as Dr. Tyler

Sudden Money
1939
as Mr. Wixby

Ex-Champ
1939
as Trilby

I'm from Missouri
1939
as Henry Couch

Bluebeard's 8th Wife
1938
as Monsieur de la Coste (uncredited)

The Saint in New York
1938
as Vincent Nather

I Am the Law
1938
as George Leander

The Girl Downstairs
1938
as Ambassador (uncredited)

Federal Man-Hunt
1938
as Damon Lauber

The Mad Miss Manton
1938
as Popsie (uncredited)

I'll Give a Million
1938
as Mayor

A Man to Remember
1938
as Atty. Clyde Perkins (uncredited)

Penrod's Double Trouble
1938
as Mr. Bitts

Penrod and His Twin Brother
1938
as Mr. Bitts

Room Service
1938
as Dr. Glass

Gold Is Where You Find It
1938
as Turner (uncredited)

Penitentiary
1938
as Leonard Nettleford

Pick a Star
1937
as Julius Klawheimer

Stolen Holiday
1937
as Le Grande

Blossoms On Broadway
1937
as Dr. Gilgallon

Partners in Crime
1937
as Silas Wagon

Woman Chases Man
1937
as Mr. Judd

Ready, Willing and Able
1937
as Brockman

Talent Scout
1937
as M.B. Carter

Penrod and Sam
1937
as Mr. Bitts

Black Legion
1937
as Osgood

Dead End
1937
as Whitey (uncredited)

Trouble at Midnight
1937
as Everett Benson

Sing Me a Love Song
1936
as Mr. Willard (uncredited)

More Than a Secretary
1936
as Mr. Crosby

Gold Diggers of 1937
1936
as Dr. Bell

Come and Get It
1936
as Jed Hewitt
Broadway Ballyhoo
1935
as Optometrist (uncredited)

Storm at Daybreak
1933
as Villager (uncredited)

His Double Life
1933
as Newsman on Phone (uncredited)

Honor Among Lovers
1931
as Wilkes (uncredited)

Laughter
1930
as Winslow, Gibson's Secretary (Uncredited)

The Tower of Jewels
1919
as Jimmy the Rat

The Climbers
1919
as Jordan

The Adventurer
1917
as Austin

Behind the Mask
1917
as Larrabee