Porter Hall
Born September 18, 1888 (Age: 137)
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Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
Biography
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.
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.
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Filmography
Return to Treasure Island
1954
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as Maximillian 'Maxie' Harris
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Age: 65
Vice Squad
1953
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as Jack Hartrampf
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Age: 64
Pony Express
1953
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as Jim Bridger
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Age: 64
Kiss and Tell
1945
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as Bill Franklin
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Age: 57
Week-End at the Waldorf
1945
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as Stevens
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Age: 57
Murder, He Says
1945
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as Mr. Johnson
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Age: 56
Blood on the Sun
1945
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as Arthur Bickett
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Age: 56
Bring on the Girls
1945
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as Dr. Efrington
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Age: 56
Butch Minds the Baby
1942
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as Brandy Smith
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Age: 53
The Remarkable Andrew
1942
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as Chief Clerk Art Slocumb
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Age: 53
Mr. and Mrs. North
1942
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as George Heyler
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Age: 53
Sullivan's Travels
1941
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as Mr. Hadrian
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Age: 53
The Parson of Panamint
1941
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as Jonathan Randall
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Age: 52
The Cheat
1931
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as Leslie (uncredited)
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Age: 43
Secrets of a Secretary
1931
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as Drunk
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Age: 42