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Porter Hall

Acting
Known For

65 Years Old

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.

Born

Cincinnati, Ohio, USA on 18th September 1888

Died

6th October 1953

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