Thurston Hall
Known for Acting · 234 credits
- Born
- 1882-05-08
- Died
- 1958-02-20
- Place of birth
- Boston, Massachusetts, USA
- Also known as
- Ernest Thurston Hall
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
Thurston Hall (May 10, 1882 – February 20, 1958) was an American film actor. He appeared in 250 films between 1915 and 1957 and is probably best remembered for his portrayal, during the later stages of his career, of often pompous or blustering authority figures.
Hall's best-known television role was as Mr. Schuyler, the boss of Cosmo Topper (played by Leo G. Carroll), in the 1950s television series, Topper (1953–1956).
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Known For
TV Shows (12)
Lassie
1954
Maverick
1957
as Judge
Four Star Playhouse
1952
as Judge
Racket Squad
1951
The Abbott and Costello Show
1952
as Mr. Smith / J. Peter Stuyvesant
My Little Margie
1952
Dangerous Assignment
1952
Hopalong Cassidy
1952
Letter to Loretta
1953
as Judge
The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin
1954
Topper
1953
as Mr. Schuyler
The Adventures of Hiram Holliday
1956
as Harrison Prentice
Movies (222)
Hello, Annapolis
1942
as Capt. Wendall
Fair Lady
1922
as Italian banker
Whirlwind
1951
as Big Jim Lassiter
Idle Hands
1921
as Henry Livingston
Dodge City
1939
as Twitchell (uncredited)
The Case of the Missing Man
1935
as Boyle
Remember the Day
1941
as Gov. Teller
Mother Eternal
1921
as Edward Stevens Sr
Hold That Ghost
1941
as Alderman Birch
The Youngest Profession
1943
as Mr. Drew
Twin Beds
1942
as Horace Touchstone
The Fountainhead
1949
as Businessman at Party (uncredited)
Cover Girl
1944
as Tony Pastor (uncredited)
Super Speed
1935
as Investor
The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse
1938
as Grant
The Secret Life of Walter Mitty
1947
as Bruce Pierce
The Blue Bird
1940
as Father Time
Welcome Stranger
1947
as Congressman Beeker (uncredited)
West of the Pecos
1945
as Col. Lambeth
The Unfinished Dance
1947
as Mr. Ronsell
The Son of Rusty
1947
as Franklyn B. Gibson
One Big Affair
1952
as Mr. G
Crime and Punishment
1935
as Editor
Rings on Her Fingers
1942
The Band Wagon
1953
as Colonel Tripp (uncredited)
The Invisible Woman
1940
as Hudson
Rusty Saves a Life
1949
as Counsellor Frank A. Gibson
The Great Gildersleeve
1942
as Governor Jonathan Stafford
We Can't Have Everything
1918
as Peter Cheever
Here Comes Elmer
1943
as P. J. Ellis
The Man Who Lived Twice
1936
as Dr. Schuyler
The Great Man's Lady
1941
as Mr. Sempler
Carson City
1952
as Charles Crocker
Virginia City
1940
as Gen. George Meade (uncredited)
In Society
1944
as Mr. Van Cleve
Tyrant Fear
1918
as Harley Dane
Follow the Boys
1944
as Man (uncredited)
Nine Lives Are Not Enough
1941
as Huntley (uncredited)
Three Smart Girls Grow Up
1939
as Senator
Sherlock Holmes in Washington
1943
as Sen. Henry Babcock
Bride for Sale
1949
as Trisby (uncredited)
The Black Room
1935
as Col. Paul Hassel
Two Sisters from Boston
1946
as Mr. Lawrence Tyburt Patterson, Sr.
Wildness of Youth
1922
as Edward Grayton
The Gay Senorita
1945
as J.J. Frentiss
Lady on a Train
1945
as Josiah Waring
The Great Lie
1941
as Oscar Worthington James
Without Reservations
1946
as Henry Baldwin
King of the Gamblers
1948
as Pop' Morton
Love Letters
1917
as John Harland
This Land Is Mine
1943
as Mayor Henry Manville
Mourning Becomes Electra
1947
as Dr. Blake
Three Daring Daughters
1948
as Howie Howard, Louise's Assistant (uncredited)
We Have Our Moments
1937
as Frank Rutherford
Saratoga Trunk
1945
as Mr. Pound (uncredited)
Crash Dive
1943
as Senator from Texas
Bright Leaf
1950
as Phillips
Thrill of a Romance
1945
as J.P. Bancroft (uncredited)
City for Conquest
1940
as Max Leonard
It Had to Be You
1947
as Ned Harrington
The Farmer's Daughter
1947
as Wilbur Johnson
Pacific Blackout
1941
as Williams
The Exquisite Thief
1919
as Algernon P. Smythe
Counter-Espionage
1942
as Insp. Crane
Don't Tell the Wife
1937
as Major Manning
Out West with the Hardys
1938
as H.R. Bruxton (uncredited)
An Alien Enemy
1918
as David J. Hale
In the Navy
1941
as Lead Senator (uncredited)
Theodora Goes Wild
1936
as Arthur Stevenson
Each Dawn I Die
1939
as Hanley
Oh, Doctor
1937
as 'Doc' Erasmus Thurston
One More Tomorrow
1946
as Thomas Rufus Collier II
The Affairs of Annabel
1938
as Major
The Lone Wolf Returns
1935
as Inspector Crane
The Go-Getter
1956
as Mr. Higgins
The Star Maker
1939
as Mr. Proctor
Design for Scandal
1941
as Northcott
Millionaires in Prison
1940
as Harold Kellogg
Going Places
1938
as Col. Withering
Skirts Ahoy!
1952
as Thatcher Kinston
Professor Beware
1938
as J.J. Van Buren
The Great Moment
1944
as Senator Borland
Her Cardboard Lover
1942
as Mr. Garthwaite - Barling's Lawyer (uncredited)
The Brazen Beauty
1918
as Kenneth Hyde
She Couldn't Take It
1935
as Party Guest
One Dangerous Night
1943
as Inspector Crane
Flight from Destiny
1941
as Dean Somers
Trapped by Television
1936
as John Curtis
The Girl Friend
1935
as George S. Harmon
Federal Agent at Large
1950
as 'Big Bill' Dixon
She Wrote the Book
1946
as Horace Van Cleve
The Squaw Man
1918
as Henry, Jim's Cousin
Wilson
1944
as Senator Edward H. 'Big Ed' Jones
The Hard Way
1943
as Harry (Uncredited)
First Love
1939
as Anthony Drake
The Great McGinty
1940
as Mr. Maxwell
Don Juan Quilligan
1945
as First Judge
The Unpainted Woman
1919
as Martin O'Neill
Alias the Deacon
1940
as Jim Cunningham
Dancing Co-Ed
1939
as Henry W. Workman
The Golden Fleecing
1940
as Charles Engel
Four Mothers
1941
as Mr. Davis (uncredited)
Shepherd of the Ozarks
1942
as James Maloney
Sweeter Than Revenge
1915
as Joe Best
A Feather in Her Hat
1935
as Sir Elroyd Joyce
I Dood It
1943
as Kenneth 'Ken' Cawlor
Love Me Forever
1935
as Maurizio
Blonde from Brooklyn
1945
as "Colonel" Hubert Farnsworth
Guard That Girl
1935
as Dr. Silas Hudson
The Lone Wolf Takes a Chance
1941
as Inspector Crane
Song of Nevada
1944
as John Barrabee
Born in Freedom: The Story of Colonel Drake
1954
as James M. Townsend
The Royal Oak
1923
as Colonel Ancketell
She Knew All the Answers
1941
as J. D. Sutton
The Night Before the Divorce
1942
as Bert Harriman
The Day the Bookies Wept
1939
as Col. March
Pride of the Marines
1936
as Col. Gage
There's Always a Woman
1938
as District Attorney
The WAC from Walla Walla
1952
as Col. Mayfield
Tell It to the Judge
1949
as Sen. Caswell (uncredited)
About Thurston Hall
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Thurston Hall (May 10, 1882 – February 20, 1958) was an American film actor. He appeared in 250 films between 1915 and 1957 and is probably best remembered for his portrayal, during the later stages of his career, of often pompous or blustering authority figures. Hall's best-known television role was as Mr. Schuyler, the boss of Cosmo Topper (played by Leo G. Carroll), in the 1950s television series, Topper (1953–1956). Description above from the Wikipedia article Thurston Hall, licensed under CC-BY-SA, f… With 234 credits spanning from 1915 to 1957, Thurston Hall has appeared in 222 films and 12 TV shows.
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- Hello, Annapolis (1942) — as Capt. Wendall
- Fair Lady (1922) — as Italian banker
- Whirlwind (1951) — as Big Jim Lassiter
- Idle Hands (1921) — as Henry Livingston
- Dodge City (1939) — as Twitchell (uncredited)
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