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
Hopalong Cassidy
1952
Racket Squad
1951
The Abbott and Costello Show
1952
as Mr. Smith / J. Peter Stuyvesant
My Little Margie
1952
Topper
1953
as Mr. Schuyler
Dangerous Assignment
1952
The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin
1954
Letter to Loretta
1953
as Judge
The Adventures of Hiram Holliday
1956
as Harrison Prentice
Movies (222)
Hello, Annapolis
1942
as Capt. Wendall
Remember the Day
1941
as Gov. Teller
Welcome Stranger
1947
as Congressman Beeker (uncredited)
Fair Lady
1922
as Italian banker
The Band Wagon
1953
as Colonel Tripp (uncredited)
Here Comes Elmer
1943
as P. J. Ellis
The Fountainhead
1949
as Businessman at Party (uncredited)
Cover Girl
1944
as Tony Pastor (uncredited)
Love Letters
1917
as John Harland
The Youngest Profession
1943
as Mr. Drew
Dodge City
1939
as Twitchell (uncredited)
Whirlwind
1951
as Big Jim Lassiter
The Secret Life of Walter Mitty
1947
as Bruce Pierce
Twin Beds
1942
as Horace Touchstone
We Can't Have Everything
1918
as Peter Cheever
Hold That Ghost
1941
as Alderman Birch
Rusty Saves a Life
1949
as Counsellor Frank A. Gibson
The Great Gildersleeve
1942
as Governor Jonathan Stafford
West of the Pecos
1945
as Col. Lambeth
One Big Affair
1952
as Mr. G
The Case of the Missing Man
1935
as Boyle
Super Speed
1935
as Investor
Idle Hands
1921
as Henry Livingston
We Have Our Moments
1937
as Frank Rutherford
The Son of Rusty
1947
as Franklyn B. Gibson
Bride for Sale
1949
as Trisby (uncredited)
The Go-Getter
1956
as Mr. Higgins
Rings on Her Fingers
1942
Crime and Punishment
1935
as Editor
This Land Is Mine
1943
as Mayor Henry Manville
Skirts Ahoy!
1952
as Thatcher Kinston
I Dood It
1943
as Kenneth 'Ken' Cawlor
The Farmer's Daughter
1947
as Wilbur Johnson
Two Sisters from Boston
1946
as Mr. Lawrence Tyburt Patterson, Sr.
The Gay Senorita
1945
as J.J. Frentiss
Oh, Doctor
1937
as 'Doc' Erasmus Thurston
The Invisible Woman
1940
as Hudson
Love Me Forever
1935
as Maurizio
Thrill of a Romance
1945
as J.P. Bancroft (uncredited)
Without Reservations
1946
as Henry Baldwin
Virginia City
1940
as Gen. George Meade (uncredited)
The Blue Bird
1940
as Father Time
The Exquisite Thief
1919
as Algernon P. Smythe
Flight from Destiny
1941
as Dean Somers
Mother Eternal
1921
as Edward Stevens Sr
King of the Gamblers
1948
as Pop' Morton
City for Conquest
1940
as Max Leonard
The Great Man's Lady
1941
as Mr. Sempler
Alias the Deacon
1940
as Jim Cunningham
The Great Lie
1941
as Oscar Worthington James
Tyrant Fear
1918
as Harley Dane
The Brazen Beauty
1918
as Kenneth Hyde
Each Dawn I Die
1939
as Hanley
The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse
1938
as Grant
Mourning Becomes Electra
1947
as Dr. Blake
Lady on a Train
1945
as Josiah Waring
Don Juan Quilligan
1945
as First Judge
One More Tomorrow
1946
as Thomas Rufus Collier II
Sherlock Holmes in Washington
1943
as Sen. Henry Babcock
Washington Melodrama
1941
as Sen. Morton
The Black Room
1935
as Col. Paul Hassel
Hooray for Love
1935
as Jason Thatcher
Million Dollar Legs
1939
as Gregory Melton Sr.
Crash Dive
1943
as Senator from Texas
An Alien Enemy
1918
as David J. Hale
Saratoga Trunk
1945
as Mr. Pound (uncredited)
Sweeter Than Revenge
1915
as Joe Best
The Man Who Lived Twice
1936
as Dr. Schuyler
Shepherd of the Ozarks
1942
as James Maloney
The Lone Wolf Returns
1935
as Inspector Crane
Follow the Boys
1944
as Man (uncredited)
Ex-Champ
1939
as Mr. Courtney
A Feather in Her Hat
1935
as Sir Elroyd Joyce
The Royal Oak
1923
as Colonel Ancketell
Carson City
1952
as Charles Crocker
The Hard Way
1943
as Harry (Uncredited)
Nine Lives Are Not Enough
1941
as Huntley (uncredited)
Don't Tell the Wife
1937
as Major Manning
Pacific Blackout
1941
as Williams
No Time to Marry
1938
as Pettensall
It Had to Be You
1947
as Ned Harrington
The Girl Friend
1935
as George S. Harmon
Bright Leaf
1950
as Phillips
Theodora Goes Wild
1936
as Arthur Stevenson
Tell It to the Judge
1949
as Sen. Caswell (uncredited)
First Love
1939
as Anthony Drake
Her Cardboard Lover
1942
as Mr. Garthwaite - Barling's Lawyer (uncredited)
The Lone Wolf Takes a Chance
1941
as Inspector Crane
Rim of the Canyon
1949
as Big Tim Hanlon
Out West with the Hardys
1938
as H.R. Bruxton (uncredited)
Wilson
1944
as Senator Edward H. 'Big Ed' Jones
She Couldn't Take It
1935
as Party Guest
Wildness of Youth
1922
as Edward Grayton
The Lone Wolf Meets a Lady
1940
as Inspector Crane
The Unpainted Woman
1919
as Martin O'Neill
Blonde from Brooklyn
1945
as "Colonel" Hubert Farnsworth
Hard to Get
1938
as John Atwater
In the Navy
1941
as Lead Senator (uncredited)
The Affairs of Annabel
1938
as Major
Three Daring Daughters
1948
as Howie Howard, Louise's Assistant (uncredited)
It Can't Last Forever
1937
as Fulton
One Dangerous Night
1943
as Inspector Crane
Millionaires in Prison
1940
as Harold Kellogg
The Unfinished Dance
1947
as Mr. Ronsell
Counter-Espionage
1942
as Insp. Crane
Dancing Co-Ed
1939
as Henry W. Workman
Three Smart Girls Grow Up
1939
as Senator
Going Places
1938
as Col. Withering
In Society
1944
as Mr. Van Cleve
Blondie on a Budget
1940
as Brice
The Great McGinty
1940
as Mr. Maxwell
Pride of the Marines
1936
as Col. Gage
Cleopatra
1917
as Antony
Murder in Greenwich Village
1937
as Charles Cabot
Call of the Canyon
1942
as Grantley B. Johnson
She Knew All the Answers
1941
as J. D. Sutton
Colonel Effingham's Raid
1946
as Ed - the Mayor
The Great Moment
1944
as Senator Borland
Kiddie Kure
1940
as Bill "Old Man" Morton
Professor Beware
1938
as J.J. Van Buren
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
- Remember the Day (1941) — as Gov. Teller
- Welcome Stranger (1947) — as Congressman Beeker (uncredited)
- Fair Lady (1922) — as Italian banker
- The Band Wagon (1953) — as Colonel Tripp (uncredited)
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