People
Porter Hall
- Name: Porter Hall
- Birthday: 1888-09-18
- Also known as: Clifford Porter Hall
- Place of birth: Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
- Popularity: 0.089
Biography:
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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... Read More
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| Title | Release date |
|---|---|
| Return to Treasure Island as Maximillian 'Maxie' Harris | 1954-06-30 |
| Vice Squad as Jack Hartrampf | 1953-07-31 |
| Pony Express as Jim Bridger | 1953-06-15 |
| Holiday for Sinners as Louie | 1952-07-25 |
| The Half-Breed as Kraemer | 1952-05-03 |
| Carbine Williams as Sam Markley | 1952-05-01 |
| Ace in the Hole as Jacob Q. Boot | 1951-06-29 |
| Intruder in the Dust as Nub Gowrie | 1949-11-22 |
| The Beautiful Blonde from Bashful Bend as Judge O'Toole | 1949-05-27 |
| Chicken Every Sunday as Sam Howell | 1949-01-18 |
| That Wonderful Urge as Attorney Ketchell | 1948-11-20 |
| You Gotta Stay Happy as Mr. Caslon | 1948-10-28 |
| Unconquered as Leach | 1947-10-10 |
| Singapore as Mr. Bellows | 1947-08-13 |
| Miracle on 34th Street as Granville Sawyer | 1947-06-04 |
| Week-End at the Waldorf as Stevens | 1945-10-04 |
| Kiss and Tell as Bill Franklin | 1945-10-04 |
| Murder, He Says as Mr. Johnson | 1945-06-23 |
| Blood on the Sun as Arthur Bickett | 1945-04-26 |
| Bring on the Girls as Dr. Efrington | 1945-03-30 |
| The Mark of the Whistler as Joe Sorsby | 1944-10-09 |
| The Miracle of Morgan’s Creek as Jacob Woodson, Justice of the Peace | 1944-09-18 |
| The Great Moment as President Franklin Pierce | 1944-07-18 |
| Double Indemnity as Mr. Jackson | 1944-07-06 |
| Standing Room Only as Hugo Farenhall | 1944-01-07 |
| Going My Way as Mr. Belknap | 1944-01-01 |
| The Woman of the Town as Mayor Dog Killey | 1943-12-31 |
| The Desperadoes as Banker Clanton | 1943-05-25 |
| A Stranger in Town as Judge Austin Harkley | 1943-04-01 |
| Butch Minds the Baby as Brandy Smith | 1942-03-20 |
| The Remarkable Andrew as Chief Clerk Art Slocumb | 1942-03-05 |
| Mr. and Mrs. North as George Heyler | 1942-01-23 |
| Sullivan's Travels as Mr. Hadrian | 1941-11-30 |
| The Parson of Panamint as Jonathan Randall | 1941-07-25 |
| Arizona as Lazarus Ward | 1940-12-25 |
| Trail of the Vigilantes as Sheriff Korley | 1940-12-13 |
| Dark Command as Angus McCloud | 1940-04-15 |
| His Girl Friday as Murphy | 1940-01-18 |
| Henry Goes Arizona as Banker Edward G. Walsh (uncredited) | 1939-12-08 |
| Mr. Smith Goes to Washington as Senator Monroe | 1939-10-19 |
| They Shall Have Music as Mr. Flower | 1939-08-18 |
| Grand Jury Secrets as Anthony Pelton | 1939-06-23 |
| Bulldog Drummond's Secret Police as Man in Drummond's Dream | 1939-03-29 |
| Tom Sawyer, Detective as Uncle Silas Phelps | 1938-12-24 |
| The Arkansas Traveler as Mayor Daniels | 1938-10-14 |
| King of Alcatraz as Matthew Talbot | 1938-09-30 |
| Men with Wings as Hiram F. Jenkins | 1938-07-16 |
| Prison Farm as Chiston R. Bradby | 1938-06-17 |
| Stolen Heaven as 'Von' Offer | 1938-05-11 |
| Bulldog Drummond's Peril as Dr. Botulian | 1938-03-18 |
| Dangerous to Know as Mayor Bradley | 1938-03-11 |
| Scandal Street as James Wilson | 1938-02-11 |
| Wells Fargo as James Oliver | 1937-12-31 |
| True Confession as Mr. Hartman | 1937-12-24 |
| This Way Please as S.J. Crawford | 1937-10-15 |
| Souls at Sea as Court Prosecutor | 1937-09-03 |
| Wild Money as Bill Court | 1937-07-09 |
| Make Way for Tomorrow as Harvey Chase | 1937-05-09 |
| King of Gamblers as George Kramer | 1937-04-22 |
| Bulldog Drummond Escapes as Norman Merridew | 1937-01-22 |
| The General Died at Dawn as Peter Perrie | 1936-11-17 |
| The Plainsman as Jack McCall | 1936-11-16 |
| Let's Make a Million as Spencer | 1936-09-01 |
| Satan Met a Lady as Milton Ames | 1936-07-22 |
| And Sudden Death as District Attorney | 1936-06-16 |
| The Princess Comes Across as Darcy | 1936-05-22 |
| Snowed Under as Arthur Layton | 1936-03-29 |
| Too Many Parents as Mrs. Saunders | 1936-03-19 |
| The Story of Louis Pasteur as Dr. Rossignol | 1936-02-22 |
| The Petrified Forest as Jason Maple | 1936-02-08 |
| The Case of the Lucky Legs as Col. Bradbury | 1935-10-05 |
| Murder in the Private Car as Alden Murray | 1934-06-29 |
| The Thin Man as Herbert MacCaulay | 1934-05-25 |
| The Cheat as Leslie (uncredited) | 1931-11-28 |
| Secrets of a Secretary as Drunk | 1931-09-05 |
