Porter Hall
Known for Acting · 76 credits
- Born
- 1888-09-18
- Died
- 1953-10-06
- Place of birth
- Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
- Also known as
- Clifford Porter Hall · Porter Hall · 波特·霍尔
Biography
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.
Known For
TV Shows (1)
Movies (75)
Miracle on 34th Street
1947
as Granville Sawyer
Double Indemnity
1944
as Mr. Jackson
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
1939
as Senator Monroe
Unconquered
1947
as Leach
His Girl Friday
1940
as Murphy
Stolen Heaven
1938
as 'Von' Offer
Ace in the Hole
1951
as Jacob Q. Boot
Sullivan's Travels
1941
as Mr. Hadrian
The Thin Man
1934
as Herbert MacCaulay
Pony Express
1953
as Jim Bridger
The Plainsman
1936
as Jack McCall
Going My Way
1944
as Mr. Belknap
Satan Met a Lady
1936
as Milton Ames
The Desperadoes
1943
as Banker Clanton
Blood on the Sun
1945
as Arthur Bickett
That Wonderful Urge
1948
as Attorney Ketchell
Dark Command
1940
as Angus McCloud
The Story of Louis Pasteur
1936
as Dr. Rossignol
Make Way for Tomorrow
1937
as Harvey Chase
The Beautiful Blonde from Bashful Bend
1949
as Judge O'Toole
The Half-Breed
1952
as Kraemer
The Remarkable Andrew
1942
as Chief Clerk Art Slocumb
Week-End at the Waldorf
1945
as Stevens
The General Died at Dawn
1936
as Peter Perrie
Carbine Williams
1952
as Sam Markley
The Petrified Forest
1936
as Jason Maple
Wells Fargo
1937
as James Oliver
Vice Squad
1953
as Jack Hartrampf
You Gotta Stay Happy
1948
as Mr. Caslon
The Princess Comes Across
1936
as Darcy
Singapore
1947
as Mr. Bellows
The Miracle of Morgan's Creek
1944
as Jacob Woodson, Justice of the Peace
Intruder in the Dust
1949
as Nub Gowrie
Bulldog Drummond's Peril
1938
as Dr. Botulian
Snowed Under
1936
as Arthur Layton
Arizona
1940
as Lazarus Ward
True Confession
1937
as Mr. Hartman
Murder, He Says
1945
as Mr. Johnson
Murder in the Private Car
1934
as Alden Murray
Men with Wings
1938
as Hiram F. Jenkins
They Shall Have Music
1939
as Mr. Flower
Holiday for Sinners
1952
as Louie
The Great Moment
1944
as President Franklin Pierce
Return to Treasure Island
1954
as Maximillian 'Maxie' Harris
Butch Minds the Baby
1942
as Brandy Smith
Bulldog Drummond's Secret Police
1939
as Man in Drummond's Dream
The Parson of Panamint
1941
as Jonathan Randall
Bulldog Drummond Escapes
1937
as Norman Merridew
Prison Farm
1938
as Chiston R. Bradby
The Case of the Lucky Legs
1935
as Col. Bradbury
Henry Goes Arizona
1939
as Banker Edward G. Walsh (uncredited)
King of Alcatraz
1938
as Matthew Talbot
Mr. and Mrs. North
1942
as George Heyler
Kiss and Tell
1945
as Bill Franklin
This Way Please
1937
as S.J. Crawford
Trail of the Vigilantes
1940
as Sheriff Korley
The Woman of the Town
1943
as Mayor Dog Killey
Chicken Every Sunday
1949
as Sam Howell
Souls at Sea
1937
as Court Prosecutor
The Mark of the Whistler
1944
as Joe Sorsby
Dangerous to Know
1938
as Mayor Bradley
King of Gamblers
1937
as George Kramer
A Stranger in Town
1943
as Judge Austin Harkley
Standing Room Only
1944
as Hugo Farenhall
Too Many Parents
1936
as Mrs. Saunders
Bring on the Girls
1945
as Dr. Efrington
Tom Sawyer, Detective
1938
as Uncle Silas Phelps
Scandal Street
1938
as James Wilson
Wild Money
1937
as Bill Court
And Sudden Death
1936
as District Attorney
The Cheat
1931
as Leslie (uncredited)
Secrets of a Secretary
1931
as Drunk
Let's Make a Million
1936
as Spencer
Grand Jury Secrets
1939
as Anthony Pelton
The Arkansas Traveler
1938
as Mayor Daniels
About 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,… With 76 credits spanning from 1931 to 1954, Porter Hall has appeared in 75 films and 1 TV show.
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- Miracle on 34th Street (1947) — as Granville Sawyer
- Double Indemnity (1944) — as Mr. Jackson
- Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939) — as Senator Monroe
- Unconquered (1947) — as Leach
- His Girl Friday (1940) — as Murphy
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