Porter Hall

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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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  • wc Gender: Male
  • calendar_month Birth Date: 1888-09-18
  • event Death Date 1953-10-06
  • school Known for: Acting
  • star Popularity: 2.1
  • info Birth Place Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
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smart_display Movies and TV shows by Porter Hall

8.1

Double Indemnity

1944-07-06

7.9

Mr. Smith Goes to Washington

1939-10-19

7.4

His Girl Friday

1940-01-18

7.5

The Thin Man

1934-05-25

6.1

The Princess Comes Across

1936-05-22

7.4

Miracle on 34th Street

1947-06-04

7.8

Ace in the Hole

1951-06-29

5.5

Holiday for Sinners

1952-07-25

5.9

Satan Met a Lady

1936-07-22

6.3

Dark Command

1940-04-15

7.6

Make Way for Tomorrow

1937-05-09

5.8

The Great Moment

1944-07-18

5.9

The Mark of the Whistler

1944-10-09

6.8

The Miracle of Morgan’s Creek

1943-12-12

5.9

Bulldog Drummond Escapes

1937-01-22

7.5

Sullivan's Travels

1941-11-30

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The Petrified Forest

1936-02-08

6.8

Going My Way

1944-01-01

7.4

Intruder in the Dust

1949-11-22

6.2

Unconquered

1947-10-10

5.9

Singapore

1947-08-13

6.9

The Story of Louis Pasteur

1936-02-22

5.8

Blood on the Sun

1945-04-26

5.9

Vice Squad

1953-07-31

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Week-End at the Waldorf

1945-10-04

5.5

Secrets of a Secretary

1931-09-05

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This Way Please

1937-10-15

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Butch Minds the Baby

1942-03-20

6.6

Murder, He Says

1945-06-23

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Wells Fargo

1937-12-31

6.1

The General Died at Dawn

1936-11-17

4.8

Return to Treasure Island

1954-06-30

5.8

True Confession

1937-12-24

5.9

They Shall Have Music

1939-08-18

5.7

Bulldog Drummond's Peril

1938-03-18

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The Case of the Lucky Legs

1935-10-05

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Stolen Heaven

1938-05-11

6.5

A Stranger in Town

1943-04-01

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Too Many Parents

1936-03-19

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Chicken Every Sunday

1949-01-18

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Snowed Under

1936-03-29

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Standing Room Only

1944-01-07

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The Arkansas Traveler

1938-10-14

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Men with Wings

1938-07-16

5.6

Kiss and Tell

1945-10-04

5.2

Tom Sawyer, Detective

1938-12-24

5.9

Souls at Sea

1937-09-03

5.4

Murder in the Private Car

1934-06-29

5.5

Pony Express

1953-06-15

6.5

Dangerous to Know

1938-03-11

6.2

The Plainsman

1936-11-16

6.2

That Wonderful Urge

1948-11-20

6.1

Arizona

1940-12-25

5.7

Prison Farm

1938-06-17

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Henry Goes Arizona

1939-12-08

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Grand Jury Secrets

1939-06-23

5.7

The Desperadoes

1943-05-25

5.8

The Beautiful Blonde from Bashful Bend

1949-05-27

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Wild Money

1937-07-09

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The Parson of Panamint

1941-07-25

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Trail of the Vigilantes

1940-12-13

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The Woman of the Town

1943-12-31

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King of Gamblers

1937-04-22

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And Sudden Death

1936-06-16

6.1

Bring on the Girls

1945-03-30

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The Half-Breed

1952-05-03

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The Cheat

1931-11-28

8.2

The Remarkable Andrew

1942-03-05

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Scandal Street

1938-02-11

5.7

King of Alcatraz

1938-09-30

6.1

Bulldog Drummond's Secret Police

1939-03-29

6.4

You Gotta Stay Happy

1948-10-28

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Let's Make a Million

1936-09-01

4.5

Mr. and Mrs. North

1942-01-23

6.3

Carbine Williams

1952-05-01

5.7

Four Star Playhouse

1952-09-25