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