- Known For
- Acting
- Born
- September 18, 1888
- Place of Birth
- Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
- Died
- October 6, 1953
Porter Hall
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 …
Filmography
movieReturn to Treasure Island
1954 · Maximillian 'Maxie' Harris
movieVice Squad
1953 · Jack Hartrampf
moviePony Express
1953 · Jim Bridger
tvFour Star Playhouse
1952 · J. R. Martin
movieHoliday for Sinners
1952 · Louie
movieThe Half-Breed
1952 · Kraemer
movieCarbine Williams
1952 · Sam Markley
movieAce in the Hole
1951 · Jacob Q. Boot
movieIntruder in the Dust
1949 · Nub Gowrie
movieThe Beautiful Blonde from Bashful Bend
1949 · Judge O'Toole
movieChicken Every Sunday
1949 · Sam Howell
movieThat Wonderful Urge
1948 · Attorney Ketchell
movieYou Gotta Stay Happy
1948 · Mr. Caslon
movieUnconquered
1947 · Leach
movieSingapore
1947 · Mr. Bellows
movieMiracle on 34th Street
1947 · Granville Sawyer
movieWeek-End at the Waldorf
1945 · Stevens
movieKiss and Tell
1945 · Bill Franklin
movieMurder, He Says
1945 · Mr. Johnson
movieBlood on the Sun
1945 · Arthur Bickett
movieBring on the Girls
1945 · Dr. Efrington
movieThe Mark of the Whistler
1944 · Joe Sorsby
movieThe Miracle of Morgan's Creek
1944 · Jacob Woodson, Justice of the Peace
movieThe Great Moment
1944 · President Franklin Pierce
movieDouble Indemnity
1944 · Mr. Jackson
movieStanding Room Only
1944 · Hugo Farenhall
movieGoing My Way
1944 · Mr. Belknap
movieThe Woman of the Town
1943 · Mayor Dog Killey
movieThe Desperadoes
1943 · Banker Clanton
movieA Stranger in Town
1943 · Judge Austin Harkley
movieButch Minds the Baby
1942 · Brandy Smith
movieThe Remarkable Andrew
1942 · Chief Clerk Art Slocumb
movieMr. and Mrs. North
1942 · George Heyler
movieSullivan's Travels
1941 · Mr. Hadrian
movieThe Parson of Panamint
1941 · Jonathan Randall
movieArizona
1940 · Lazarus Ward
movieTrail of the Vigilantes
1940 · Sheriff Korley
movieDark Command
1940 · Angus McCloud
movieHis Girl Friday
1940 · Murphy
movieHenry Goes Arizona
1939 · Banker Edward G. Walsh (uncredited)
movieMr. Smith Goes to Washington
1939 · Senator Monroe
movieThey Shall Have Music
1939 · Mr. Flower
movieGrand Jury Secrets
1939 · Anthony Pelton
movieBulldog Drummond's Secret Police
1939 · Man in Drummond's Dream
movieTom Sawyer, Detective
1938 · Uncle Silas Phelps
movieThe Arkansas Traveler
1938 · Mayor Daniels
movieKing of Alcatraz
1938 · Matthew Talbot
movieMen with Wings
1938 · Hiram F. Jenkins
moviePrison Farm
1938 · Chiston R. Bradby
movieStolen Heaven
1938 · 'Von' Offer
movieBulldog Drummond's Peril
1938 · Dr. Botulian
movieDangerous to Know
1938 · Mayor Bradley
movieScandal Street
1938 · James Wilson
movieWells Fargo
1937 · James Oliver
movieTrue Confession
1937 · Mr. Hartman
movieThis Way Please
1937 · S.J. Crawford
movieSouls at Sea
1937 · Court Prosecutor
movieWild Money
1937 · Bill Court
movieMake Way for Tomorrow
1937 · Harvey Chase
movieKing of Gamblers
1937 · George Kramer
movieBulldog Drummond Escapes
1937 · Norman Merridew
movieThe General Died at Dawn
1936 · Peter Perrie
movieThe Plainsman
1936 · Jack McCall
movieLet's Make a Million
1936 · Spencer
movieSatan Met a Lady
1936 · Milton Ames
movieAnd Sudden Death
1936 · District Attorney
movieThe Princess Comes Across
1936 · Darcy
movieSnowed Under
1936 · Arthur Layton
Too Many Parents
movieToo Many Parents
1936 · Mrs. Saunders
movieThe Story of Louis Pasteur
1936 · Dr. Rossignol
movieThe Petrified Forest
1936 · Jason Maple
movieThe Case of the Lucky Legs
1935 · Col. Bradbury
movieMurder in the Private Car
1934 · Alden Murray
movieThe Thin Man
1934 · Herbert MacCaulay
movieThe Cheat
1931 · Leslie (uncredited)
movieSecrets of a Secretary
1931 · Drunk