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Porter Hall

Porter Hall

Known For Acting
Birthday Sep 18, 1888
Died Oct 06, 1953 (65)
Birthplace Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
Popularity 0.2 (history)
Updated Jul 20, 2025 (Update)
Entry Date Apr 13, 2024
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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 beg ... an 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

Return to Treasure Island

1954

as Maximillian 'Maxie' Harris

Vice Squad

Vice Squad

1953

as Jack Hartrampf

Pony Express

Pony Express

1953

as Jim Bridger

The Half-Breed

The Half-Breed

1952

as Kraemer

Holiday for Sinners

Holiday for Sinners

1952

as Louie

Carbine Williams

Carbine Williams

1952

as Sam Markley

Ace in the Hole

Ace in the Hole

1951

as Jacob Q. Boot

Intruder in the Dust

Intruder in the Dust

1949

as Nub Gowrie

Chicken Every Sunday

Chicken Every Sunday

1949

as Sam Howell

You Gotta Stay Happy

You Gotta Stay Happy

1948

as Mr. Caslon

That Wonderful Urge

That Wonderful Urge

1948

as Attorney Ketchell

Miracle on 34th Street

Miracle on 34th Street

1947

as Granville Sawyer

Singapore

Singapore

1947

as Mr. Bellows

Unconquered

Unconquered

1947

as Leach

Blood on the Sun

Blood on the Sun

1945

as Arthur Bickett

Murder, He Says

Murder, He Says

1945

as Mr. Johnson

Kiss and Tell

Kiss and Tell

1945

as Bill Franklin

Bring on the Girls

Bring on the Girls

1945

as Dr. Efrington

Week-End at the Waldorf

Week-End at the Waldorf

1945

as Stevens

The Mark of the Whistler

The Mark of the Whistler

1944

as Joe Sorsby

Double Indemnity

Double Indemnity

1944

as Mr. Jackson

The Miracle of Morgan’s Creek

The Miracle of Morgan’s Creek

1944

as Jacob Woodson, Justice of the Peace

Going My Way

Going My Way

1944

as Mr. Belknap

The Great Moment

The Great Moment

1944

as President Franklin Pierce

Standing Room Only

Standing Room Only

1944

as Hugo Farenhall

A Stranger in Town

A Stranger in Town

1943

as Judge Austin Harkley

The Woman of the Town

The Woman of the Town

1943

as Mayor Dog Killey

The Desperadoes

The Desperadoes

1943

as Banker Clanton

Butch Minds the Baby

Butch Minds the Baby

1942

as Brandy Smith

Mr. and Mrs. North

Mr. and Mrs. North

1942

as George Heyler

The Remarkable Andrew

The Remarkable Andrew

1942

as Chief Clerk Art Slocumb

The Parson of Panamint

The Parson of Panamint

1941

as Jonathan Randall

Sullivan's Travels

Sullivan's Travels

1941

as Mr. Hadrian

Arizona

Arizona

1940

as Lazarus Ward

Dark Command

Dark Command

1940

as Angus McCloud

His Girl Friday

His Girl Friday

1940

as Murphy

Trail of the Vigilantes

Trail of the Vigilantes

1940

as Sheriff Korley

Grand Jury Secrets

Grand Jury Secrets

1939

as Anthony Pelton

They Shall Have Music

They Shall Have Music

1939

as Mr. Flower

Mr. Smith Goes to Washington

Mr. Smith Goes to Washington

1939

as Senator Monroe

Henry Goes Arizona

Henry Goes Arizona

1939

as Banker Edward G. Walsh (uncredited)

Bulldog Drummond's Secret Police

Bulldog Drummond's Secret Police

1939

as Man in Drummond's Dream

Tom Sawyer, Detective

Tom Sawyer, Detective

1938

as Uncle Silas Phelps

Scandal Street

Scandal Street

1938

as James Wilson

Stolen Heaven

Stolen Heaven

1938

as 'Von' Offer

Prison Farm

Prison Farm

1938

as Chiston R. Bradby

Bulldog Drummond's Peril

Bulldog Drummond's Peril

1938

as Dr. Botulian

Men with Wings

Men with Wings

1938

as Hiram F. Jenkins

Dangerous to Know

Dangerous to Know

1938

as Mayor Bradley

The Arkansas Traveler

The Arkansas Traveler

1938

as Mayor Daniels

King of Alcatraz

King of Alcatraz

1938

as Matthew Talbot

Bulldog Drummond Escapes

Bulldog Drummond Escapes

1937

as Norman Merridew

Make Way for Tomorrow

Make Way for Tomorrow

1937

as Harvey Chase

True Confession

True Confession

1937

as Mr. Hartman

Wild Money

Wild Money

1937

as Bill Court

King of Gamblers

King of Gamblers

1937

as George Kramer

This Way Please

This Way Please

1937

as S.J. Crawford

Souls at Sea

Souls at Sea

1937

as Court Prosecutor

Wells Fargo

Wells Fargo

1937

as James Oliver

Let's Make a Million

Let's Make a Million

1936

as Spencer

Too Many Parents

Too Many Parents

1936

as Mrs. Saunders

The General Died at Dawn

The General Died at Dawn

1936

as Peter Perrie

The Plainsman

The Plainsman

1936

as Jack McCall

The Petrified Forest

The Petrified Forest

1936

as Jason Maple

Satan Met a Lady

Satan Met a Lady

1936

as Milton Ames

And Sudden Death

And Sudden Death

1936

as District Attorney

Snowed Under

Snowed Under

1936

as Arthur Layton

The Story of Louis Pasteur

The Story of Louis Pasteur

1936

as Dr. Rossignol

The Case of the Lucky Legs

The Case of the Lucky Legs

1935

as Col. Bradbury

Murder in the Private Car

Murder in the Private Car

1934

as Alden Murray

The Thin Man

The Thin Man

1934

as Herbert MacCaulay

Secrets of a Secretary

Secrets of a Secretary

1931

as Drunk

The Cheat

The Cheat

1931

as Leslie (uncredited)

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Four Star Playhouse

as J. R. Martin

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 25, 1952

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