Porter Hall
Actor
- Born
- September 18, 1888 · Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
- Died
- October 6, 1953 (age 65)
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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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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.
Known for
Double Indemnity
July 6, 1944
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
October 19, 1939
His Girl Friday
January 18, 1940
Miracle on 34th Street
June 4, 1947
Ace in the Hole
June 29, 1951
The Thin Man
May 25, 1934
Sullivan's Travels
November 30, 1941
Make Way for Tomorrow
May 9, 1937
The Petrified Forest
February 8, 1936
Going My Way
January 1, 1944
The Miracle of Morgan's Creek
September 18, 1944
Unconquered
October 10, 1947
Acting75
- 1954Return to Treasure Island as Maximillian 'Maxie' Harris
- 1953Vice Squad as Jack Hartrampf
- 1953Pony Express as Jim Bridger
- 1952Holiday for Sinners as Louie
- 1952The Half-Breed as Kraemer
- 1952Carbine Williams as Sam Markley
- 1951Ace in the Hole as Jacob Q. Boot
- 1949Intruder in the Dust as Nub Gowrie
- 1949The Beautiful Blonde from Bashful Bend as Judge O'Toole
- 1949Chicken Every Sunday