Charlie Hall

Charlie Hall

Known for Acting · 210 credits

Born
1899-08-18
Died
1959-12-07
Place of birth
Birmingham, Warwickshire, England, UK
Also known as
Charles Hall · Charley Hall · Charles Hill

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Charlie Hall (19 August 1899 – 7 December 1959) was an English film actor. He is best known as the "Little Nemesis" of Laurel and Hardy and appeared in nearly 50 films with them, so that Hall was the most frequent supporting actor of their films.

Hall was born in Ward End, Birmingham, Warwickshire, and learned carpentry as a trade, but as a teenager, he became a member of the Fred Karno troupe of stage comedians. In his late teens, he visited his sister in New York and stayed there, finding employment as a stagehand. While working behind the scenes, he met the comic actor Bobby Dunn and they became friends; Dunn convinced Hall to take a stab again at acting, which he did. By the mid-1920s, Hall was working for Hal Roach. Stan Laurel, one of Roach's comedy stars, was also a graduate of the Karno troupe.

As an actor, Hall worked with such comedians as Buster Keaton and Charley Chase, but is best remembered as a comic foil for Laurel and Hardy. He appeared in nearly 50 of their films, sometimes in bit parts, but often as a mean landlord or opponent in many of their memorable tit-for-tat sequences. Unlike the usual villains in Laurel and Hardy films, who were big and burly, Charlie Hall (billed as "Charley" Hall in the Roach comedies) was of short stature, standing 5 ft 5 in tall. His height and slight English accent allowed him to be convincingly cast as a college student, despite being 40 years old, in Laurel and Hardy's A Chump at Oxford.

Hall almost never played starring roles; the exception was in 1941, when he was teamed with character comedian Frank Faylen by Monogram Pictures. Hall continued to play bits and supporting roles in short subjects and features through the 1940s and 1950s, occasionally on TV, appearing very briefly in Charlie Chaplin's final American film, Limelight (1952).

Known For

TV Shows (5)

Movies (205)

King Kong
Movie

King Kong

1933

as Member of Ship's Crew (uncredited)

The Hunchback of Notre Dame
Movie

The Hunchback of Notre Dame

1939

as Mercury (uncredited)

The Chiselers
Movie

The Chiselers

1931

as Bellboy / Landlord

Bacon Grabbers
Movie

Bacon Grabbers

1929

as Truck Driver

Cockeyed Cavaliers
Movie

Cockeyed Cavaliers

1934

as Coach Driver

Fluttering Hearts
Movie

Fluttering Hearts

1927

as Man under car

Bonnie Scotland
Movie

Bonnie Scotland

1935

as Native Henchman (uncredited)

Laughing Gravy
Movie

Laughing Gravy

1931

as Landlord (uncredited)

Playing at Politics
Movie

Playing at Politics

1931

as Elevator Operator

Two Tars
Movie

Two Tars

1928

as Shopkeeper

Limelight
Movie

Limelight

1952

as Newsboy (uncredited)

Backs to Nature
Movie

Backs to Nature

1933

as Hunter (uncredited)

Babes in Toyland
Movie

Babes in Toyland

1934

as Townsman (uncredited)

Unfriendly Enemies
Movie

Unfriendly Enemies

1925

as First Soldier Over the Top

Captain Swagger
Movie

Captain Swagger

1928

as Messenger

Double Whoopee
Movie

Double Whoopee

1929

as Cabdriver

Diplomaniacs
Movie

Diplomaniacs

1933

as Shaffner the Valet (uncredited)

What Fur
Movie

What Fur

1933

Police Bullets
Movie

Police Bullets

1942

as Rabbit

Sugar Daddies
Movie

Sugar Daddies

1927

as Hotel extra

The Skulls
Movie

The Skulls

1931

as The Landlord

Do Me a Favor
Movie

Do Me a Favor

1922

as A Fireman

Call of the Cuckoo
Movie

Call of the Cuckoo

1927

as Asylum Inmate

Angora Love
Movie

Angora Love

1929

as Neighbor

Movie Night
Movie

Movie Night

1929

as Audience Member (uncredited)

Sweepstakes
Movie

Sweepstakes

1931

as Little Cook

Top Hat
Movie

Top Hat

1935

as (uncredited)

Tit for Tat
Movie

Tit for Tat

1935

as Mr. Hall

Them Thar Hills
Movie

Them Thar Hills

1934

as Mr. Hall

Radio Rampage
Movie

Radio Rampage

1944

as Jack - Radio Repairman

One Night in the Tropics
Movie

One Night in the Tropics

1940

as Second S.S. Atlantica Steward (uncredited)

Sister Kenny
Movie

Sister Kenny

1946

as Airport Attendant (uncredited)

The Janitor
Movie

The Janitor

1921

Illegal
Movie

Illegal

1955

as Bellhop (uncredited)

The Hoose-Gow
Movie

The Hoose-Gow

1929

as Treetop Lookout (uncredited)

Dressed to Kill
Movie

Dressed to Kill

1946

as Cab Driver (uncredited)

Eve's Love Letters
Movie

Eve's Love Letters

1927

as Cab driver (uncredited)

Sons of the Desert
Movie

Sons of the Desert

1933

as Waiter (uncredited)

Mama Loves Papa
Movie

Mama Loves Papa

1931

as Milkman (uncredited)

College
Movie

College

1927

as Coxswain (uncredited)

Morning Glory
Movie

Morning Glory

1933

as Actor (uncredited)

Skirt Shy
Movie

Skirt Shy

1929

as Postman (uncredited)

The Big Street
Movie

The Big Street

1942

as Waiter in New York (uncredited)

Shall We Dance
Movie

Shall We Dance

1937

as Bartender (uncredited)

Primrose Path
Movie

Primrose Path

1940

as Man in Diner (uncredited)

In Society
Movie

In Society

1944

as Mugg (uncredited)

Madame Sans Jane
Movie

Madame Sans Jane

1925

as Steward

Hellzapoppin'
Movie

Hellzapoppin'

1941

as Taxi Driver (uncredited)

The Music Box
Movie

The Music Box

1932

as Postman (uncredited)

The Midnight Patrol
Movie

The Midnight Patrol

1933

as Tire thief's partner

You're Darn Tootin'
Movie

You're Darn Tootin'

1928

as Musician

The Lodger
Movie

The Lodger

1944

as Comedian

The Battle of the Century
Movie

The Battle of the Century

1927

as Pie Delivery Man (uncredited)

Five Came Back
Movie

Five Came Back

1939

as Airport Worker (uncredited)

Crooks Can't Win
Movie

Crooks Can't Win

1928

as 'Bull' Savage

Shivering and Shaking
Movie

Shivering and Shaking

1930

as Street Cleaner (uncredited)

So You Want to Play the Piano
Movie

So You Want to Play the Piano

1956

A Slip at the Switch
Movie

A Slip at the Switch

1932

as Second Tramp

Thicker Than Water
Movie

Thicker Than Water

1935

as Bank Teller (uncredited)

Without Reservations
Movie

Without Reservations

1946

as Window-Washer (uncredited)

Bromo and Juliet
Movie

Bromo and Juliet

1926

as Stagehand (uncredited)

The Live Ghost
Movie

The Live Ghost

1934

as Sailor at Table (as Charles Hall) (uncredited)

Opened by Mistake
Movie

Opened by Mistake

1934

as Intern (uncredited)

Pack Up Your Troubles
Movie

Pack Up Your Troubles

1932

as Janitor (uncredited)

What Price Hollywood?
Movie

What Price Hollywood?

1932

as Reporter (uncredited)

Next Week-End
Movie

Next Week-End

1934

The Fighting Parson
Movie

The Fighting Parson

1930

as The Waiter (uncredited)

Came the Dawn
Movie

Came the Dawn

1928

as Little Moving Man (uncredited)

They Go Boom!
Movie

They Go Boom!

1929

as Landlord

Saps at Sea
Movie

Saps at Sea

1940

as Desk Clerk (uncredited)

Must We Marry?
Movie

Must We Marry?

1928

Rhapsody in Brew
Movie

Rhapsody in Brew

1933

as Waiter (uncredited)

Abie's Irish Rose
Movie

Abie's Irish Rose

1946

as Hotel Porter (as Charles Hall)

Should Married Men Go Home?
Movie

Should Married Men Go Home?

1928

as Soda Jerk (uncredited)

The Falcon Takes Over
Movie

The Falcon Takes Over

1942

as Louie (Uncredited)

One of the Smiths
Movie

One of the Smiths

1931

as Dancer (uncredited)

Our Relations
Movie

Our Relations

1936

as Man in Pawnshop (uncredited)

Keg o' My Heart
Movie

Keg o' My Heart

1933

as Waiter (uncredited)

So's Your Uncle
Movie

So's Your Uncle

1943

as Waiter

The Milkman
Movie

The Milkman

1950

as Ed (uncredited)

His Butler's Sister
Movie

His Butler's Sister

1943

as Porter

Isn't Life Terrible?
Movie

Isn't Life Terrible?

1925

as Steward Who Drops Plates

Duck Soup
Movie

Duck Soup

1927

as Moving man (uncredited)

Millionaires in Prison
Movie

Millionaires in Prison

1940

as Cockney Convict Heckler (uncredited)

The Pajama Party
Movie

The Pajama Party

1931

as Inebriated Party Guest (uncredited)

Twice Two
Movie

Twice Two

1933

as Delivery Boy (uncredited)

Blotto
Movie

Blotto

1930

as Cabdriver

The Second 100 Years
Movie

The Second 100 Years

1927

as Convict / Convict (uncredited)

Men O' War
Movie

Men O' War

1929

as Boater (uncredited)

Berth Marks
Movie

Berth Marks

1929

as Train Passenger (uncredited)

Million Dollar Legs
Movie

Million Dollar Legs

1932

as Klopstokian Athlete (uncredited)

Maid in Hollywood
Movie

Maid in Hollywood

1934

as Cameraman (uncredited)

Come Clean
Movie

Come Clean

1931

as Ice Cream Attendant

Love on a Ladder
Movie

Love on a Ladder

1934

as Pool Hall Patron

Father Steps Out
Movie

Father Steps Out

1941

as Short Hobo 'Nap', aka Napoleon

San Antonio Rose
Movie

San Antonio Rose

1941

as Waitress

Hey! Hey! USA
Movie

Hey! Hey! USA

1938

as Leary's pal

With Love and Hisses
Movie

With Love and Hisses

1927

as Soldier (uncredited)

Wrong Again
Movie

Wrong Again

1929

as Neighbor

The Night Life
Movie

The Night Life

1930

as Cabdriver (uncredited)

Bachelor Mother
Movie

Bachelor Mother

1939

as Dance Hall Official (uncredited)

Kentucky Kernels
Movie

Kentucky Kernels

1934

as Cigarette Stand Owner (uncredited)

I'll Fix It
Movie

I'll Fix It

1941

as The Laundry Man

On Stage Everybody
Movie

On Stage Everybody

1945

as Painter (uncredited)

Me and My Pal
Movie

Me and My Pal

1933

as Delivery Boy (uncredited)

On the Loose
Movie

On the Loose

1931

as Shooting Gallery Attendant (uncredited)

Busy Bodies
Movie

Busy Bodies

1933

as Shop Worker (uncredited)

Mexican Spitfire
Movie

Mexican Spitfire

1940

as Elevator Operator

Big Business
Movie

Big Business

1929

as Neighbor (uncredited)

Captain Fury
Movie

Captain Fury

1939

as Gossiping Citizen

Boxing Gloves
Movie

Boxing Gloves

1929

as Sidewalk diner attendant

Below Zero
Movie

Below Zero

1930

That's My Wife
Movie

That's My Wife

1929

as Waiter (uncredited)

Laurel & Hardy: Year Two
Movie

Laurel & Hardy: Year Two

2024

as (archive footage) (uncredited)

Any Old Port!
Movie

Any Old Port!

1932

as Stan's Second (uncredited)

Leave 'Em Laughing
Movie

Leave 'Em Laughing

1928

as The Landlord

Thundering Fleas
Movie

Thundering Fleas

1926

as Musician

Hold Your Temper
Movie

Hold Your Temper

1933

Man From Headquarters
Movie

Man From Headquarters

1942

as Newspaper Photographer

Love 'Em and Weep
Movie

Love 'Em and Weep

1927

as Tillsbury's Butler

About Charlie Hall

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Charlie Hall (19 August 1899 – 7 December 1959) was an English film actor. He is best known as the "Little Nemesis" of Laurel and Hardy and appeared in nearly 50 films with them, so that Hall was the most frequent supporting actor of their films. Hall was born in Ward End, Birmingham, Warwickshire, and learned carpentry as a trade, but as a teenager, he became a member of the Fred Karno troupe of stage comedians. In his late teens, he visited his sister in New York and stayed there, finding employment as a… With 210 credits spanning from 1921 to 2024, Charlie Hall has appeared in 205 films and 5 TV shows.

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