
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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