Porter Hall

Porter Hall

Acting

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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.

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Filmography

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Return to Treasure Island ★ 5.6 Return to Treasure Island 1954 Vice Squad ★ 6.1 Vice Squad 1953 Pony Express ★ 5.7 Pony Express 1953 Four Star Playhouse ★ 6.8 Four Star Playhouse 1952 Holiday for Sinners ★ 6.3 Holiday for Sinners 1952 The Half-Breed ★ 7.0 The Half-Breed 1952 Carbine Williams ★ 6.6 Carbine Williams 1952 Ace in the Hole ★ 7.8 Ace in the Hole 1951 Intruder in the Dust ★ 7.4 Intruder in the Dust 1949 The Beautiful Blonde from Bashful Bend ★ 5.9 The Beautiful Blonde from Bashful Bend 1949 Chicken Every Sunday ★ 6.2 Chicken Every Sunday 1949 That Wonderful Urge ★ 6.5 That Wonderful Urge 1948 You Gotta Stay Happy ★ 6.8 You Gotta Stay Happy 1948 Unconquered ★ 6.5 Unconquered 1947 Singapore ★ 6.1 Singapore 1947 Miracle on 34th Street ★ 7.4 Miracle on 34th Street 1947 Week-End at the Waldorf ★ 6.4 Week-End at the Waldorf 1945 Kiss and Tell ★ 6.3 Kiss and Tell 1945 Murder, He Says ★ 6.8 Murder, He Says 1945 Blood on the Sun ★ 5.9 Blood on the Sun 1945 Bring on the Girls ★ 6.3 Bring on the Girls 1945 The Mark of the Whistler ★ 6.2 The Mark of the Whistler 1944 The Miracle of Morgan's Creek ★ 6.9 The Miracle of Morgan's Creek 1944 The Great Moment ★ 5.8 The Great Moment 1944 Double Indemnity ★ 8.1 Double Indemnity 1944 Standing Room Only ★ 5.7 Standing Room Only 1944 Going My Way ★ 6.7 Going My Way 1944 The Woman of the Town ★ 6.4 The Woman of the Town 1943 The Desperadoes ★ 5.9 The Desperadoes 1943 A Stranger in Town ★ 6.3 A Stranger in Town 1943 Butch Minds the Baby ★ 8.0 Butch Minds the Baby 1942 The Remarkable Andrew ★ 7.4 The Remarkable Andrew 1942 Mr. and Mrs. North ★ 4.4 Mr. and Mrs. North 1942 Sullivan's Travels ★ 7.4 Sullivan's Travels 1941 The Parson of Panamint ★ 5.8 The Parson of Panamint 1941 Arizona ★ 6.5 Arizona 1940 Trail of the Vigilantes ★ 10.0 Trail of the Vigilantes 1940 Dark Command ★ 6.4 Dark Command 1940 His Girl Friday ★ 7.4 His Girl Friday 1940 Henry Goes Arizona ★ 6.3 Henry Goes Arizona 1939 Mr. Smith Goes to Washington ★ 7.8 Mr. Smith Goes to Washington 1939 They Shall Have Music ★ 6.5 They Shall Have Music 1939 Grand Jury Secrets ★ 7.0 Grand Jury Secrets 1939 Bulldog Drummond's Secret Police ★ 6.2 Bulldog Drummond's Secret Police 1939 Tom Sawyer, Detective ★ 5.6 Tom Sawyer, Detective 1938 The Arkansas Traveler ★ 6.7 The Arkansas Traveler 1938 King of Alcatraz ★ 6.0 King of Alcatraz 1938 Men with Wings ★ 5.4 Men with Wings 1938 Prison Farm ★ 6.8 Prison Farm 1938 Stolen Heaven ★ 7.0 Stolen Heaven 1938 Bulldog Drummond's Peril ★ 5.9 Bulldog Drummond's Peril 1938 Dangerous to Know ★ 6.6 Dangerous to Know 1938 Scandal Street ★ 8.0 Scandal Street 1938 Wells Fargo ★ 5.5 Wells Fargo 1937 True Confession ★ 6.1 True Confession 1937 This Way Please ★ 7.0 This Way Please 1937 Souls at Sea ★ 6.5 Souls at Sea 1937 Wild Money ★ 8.0 Wild Money 1937 Make Way for Tomorrow ★ 7.5 Make Way for Tomorrow 1937 King of Gamblers ★ 7.5 King of Gamblers 1937 Bulldog Drummond Escapes ★ 6.1 Bulldog Drummond Escapes 1937 The General Died at Dawn ★ 6.5 The General Died at Dawn 1936 The Plainsman ★ 6.5 The Plainsman 1936 Let's Make a Million ★ 7.5 Let's Make a Million 1936 Satan Met a Lady ★ 5.8 Satan Met a Lady 1936 And Sudden Death ★ 8.0 And Sudden Death 1936 The Princess Comes Across ★ 6.3 The Princess Comes Across 1936 Snowed Under ★ 7.4 Snowed Under 1936 Too Many Parents ★ 5.2 Too Many Parents 1936 The Story of Louis Pasteur ★ 6.9 The Story of Louis Pasteur 1936 The Petrified Forest ★ 7.1 The Petrified Forest 1936 The Case of the Lucky Legs ★ 6.0 The Case of the Lucky Legs 1935 Murder in the Private Car ★ 5.6 Murder in the Private Car 1934 The Thin Man ★ 7.5 The Thin Man 1934 The Cheat ★ 6.3 The Cheat 1931 Secrets of a Secretary ★ 6.0 Secrets of a Secretary 1931