Creighton Hale
Known for Acting · 204 credits
- Born
- 1888-05-24
- Died
- 1965-08-09
- Place of birth
- County Cork, Ireland
- Also known as
- Patrick C. Fitzgerald · Patrick Fitzgerald · Patrick Wills Fitzgerald
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Creighton Hale (24 May 1888 — 9 August 1965) was an Irish-American theatre, film, and television actor whose career extended more than a half-century, from the early 1900s to the end of the 1950s.
Born Patrick Fitzgerald in County Cork, Ireland, he was educated in Dublin and London, and later attended Ardingly College in Sussex. He immigrated to America in his early twenties, traveling with a troupe of actors. While starring in Charles Frohman's Broadway production of Indian Summer, Hale was spotted by a representative of the Pathe Film Company. He eventually became known professionally as Creighton Hale, although the derivation of those names remains unknown. His first movie was The Exploits of Elaine in 1914. He starred in hit films such as Way Down East, Orphans of the Storm, and The Cat and the Canary.
When talkies came about, his career declined. He made several appearances in Hal Roach's Our Gang series (School's Out, Big Ears, Free Wheeling), and also played unbilled bits in major talking films such as Larceny, Inc., The Maltese Falcon, and Casablanca.
He died in the Los Angeles County city of South Pasadena and was buried at Duncans Mills Cemetery in Northern California.
Known For
TV Shows (2)
Movies (202)
Casablanca
1943
as Customer (uncredited)
Sunset Boulevard
1950
as Creighton Hale (uncredited)
The Maltese Falcon
1941
as Stenographer (uncredited)
The Verdict
1946
as Reporter
Sergeant York
1941
as Associated Press Man (uncredited)
The Strawberry Blonde
1941
as Secretary (uncredited)
The Fountainhead
1949
as Court Clerk (uncredited)
Mr. Skeffington
1944
as Casey (uncredited)
Possessed
1947
as Secretary at Inquest (uncredited)
Spy Ship
1942
as Reporter
International Settlement
1938
as Clerk
Hollywood Boulevard
1936
as Creighton Hale - Actor at Trocadero Bar
Les Miserables
1952
as Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
The Thin Man
1934
as Reporter (uncredited)
Serenade
1956
as Assistant Stage Manager (uncredited)
The Roaring Twenties
1939
as Customer (uncredited)
Dust Be My Destiny
1939
as Nick's Second Customer (uncredited)
All This, and Heaven Too
1940
as Ship's Officer (uncredited)
The Helen Morgan Story
1957
as Speakeasy Patron (uncredited)
The Spirit of St. Louis
1957
as Man Driving Car (uncredited)
Johnny Belinda
1948
as Bailiff (uncredited)
Becky Sharp
1935
as British Officer (uncredited)
Free Wheeling
1932
as Dickie's Father
Santa Fe Trail
1940
as Telegraph Operator (uncredited)
Seven Days
1925
as Jim Wilson
A Fool There Was
1915
as Young Man at Wild Party (uncredited)
Backfire
1950
as Cab Driver (uncredited)
Tear Gas Squad
1940
as Announcer
The Two Mrs. Carrolls
1947
as Second Tout (uncredited)
Gentleman Jim
1942
as Championship Fight Spectator (uncredited)
Brother Orchid
1940
as Reporter #3 (uncredited)
Action in the North Atlantic
1943
as Sparks (uncredited)
The Enforcer
1951
Strange Lady in Town
1955
as Card Player (uncredited)
Life with Father
1947
as Mr. Wickersham the Father of Twin Boys (uncredited)
Three Strangers
1946
as Man in Pub (uncredited)
Helldorado
1935
as Newspaper Reporter
The Return of Doctor X
1939
as Hotel Manager
The Man Who Came to Dinner
1941
as Radio Man (uncredited)
Cry Wolf
1947
as Dr. Reynolds (uncredited)
Nora Prentiss
1947
as Captain of Waiters at The Sea Gull (uncredited)
Out of the Fog
1941
Humoresque
1947
as Concert Spectator (uncredited) / Professor (uncredited)
On Moonlight Bay
1951
as Father in Silent Movie (uncredited)
The Male Animal
1942
as Reporter (uncredited)
Here Comes Happiness
1941
as Headline Printer (uncredited)
The Crime Doctor’s Strangest Case
1943
as Dr. Carter
Phantom of the Rue Morgue
1954
as Concierge's Husband (uncredited)
The Screen Director
1951
as Theatre Manager (uncredited)
Torchy Blane... Playing with Dynamite
1939
as Hotel Desk Clerk
Murder in the Big House
1942
as Ritter - Warden's Secretary
Grief Street
1931
as Play Co-star
Midnight Taxi
1937
as G-Man
Father Is A Prince
1940
as Lawrence - Bower's Accountant (uncredited)
Knute Rockne All American
1940
as Callahan's Secretary (uncredited)
Bullet Scars
1942
as Judd, the druggist
Thank Your Lucky Stars
1943
as Engineer (uncredited)
Uncertain Glory
1944
Homicide
1949
as Glorietta Desk Clerk
The Story of Mankind
1957
as Heavenly Judge
Love and Learn
1947
as Tom - the Wyngate Butler (uncredited)
Holiday
1930
as Pete Hedges
Fighter Squadron
1948
as Cockney (uncredited)
The Perils of Pauline
1947
as Marcelled Leading Man
One Million B.C.
1940
as Shell Person
Big Town Girl
1937
as Desk Man
Bad Men of Missouri
1941
as Bank Representative
Steel Against the Sky
1941
as Jim (uncredited)
Nine Lives Are Not Enough
1941
as Mahan - Police Fingerprint Expert (uncredited)
One Wild Night
1938
as Bank Teller (uncredited)
Larceny, Inc.
1942
as Mr. Carmichael
Nancy Drew and the Hidden Staircase
1939
as Reporter
Life Begins at Forty
1935
as Drug Clerk
My Love Came Back
1940
as Thompson - Music Co. Clerk (uncredited)
Fort Worth
1951
as Railroad Backer (uncredited)
Confessions of a Nazi Spy
1939
as Draftsman (uncredited)
Big Ears
1931
as Wheezer's father
On Dress Parade
1939
as Doctor Telling Cadets 'No Visitors' (uncredited)
Bulldog Drummond Strikes Back
1934
as Wedding Guest
A Fugitive from Justice
1940
as Reporter at Train Station (uncredited)
Way Down East
1920
as Professor Sterling
Westbound
1959
as Irritated Stagecoach Passenger (uncredited)
Night Unto Night
1949
Beyond the Forest
1949
as Townsman with Glasses
Orphans of the Storm
1921
as Picard
Lady with Red Hair
1940
as Reporter Eddie (uncredited)
Winning Your Wings
1942
as Uncle Ed (uncredited)
East of the River
1940
as Casino Floor Man (uncredited)
The Marriage Circle
1924
as Dr. Gustav Mueller
George White's Scandals
1934
as Theatre Treasurer (uncredited)
One More Spring
1935
One Foot in Heaven
1941
as Church Usher (uncredited)
Annie Laurie
1927
as Donald
You Can't Escape Forever
1942
as Newspaper Employee Taking Notes (uncredited)
The Circle
1925
as Arnold Cheney
Hollywood Trouble
1935
Men Without Names
1935
as Groom
Money and the Woman
1940
as Mack, Bank Customer (uncredited)
Mary of the Movies
1923
as The Boy
Kid Nightingale
1939
as Man Answering Telephone at Lessernan's Gymnasium (uncredited)
Come Fill the Cup
1951
as Newspaperman (uncredited)
Highway West
1941
as Waiter (uncredited)
The Cowboy Quarterback
1939
as Broadcaster
Saturday's Children
1940
as Stamp Collecting Mailman (uncredited)
The Cat and the Canary
1927
as Paul Jones
The Hidden Hand
1942
as The Coroner (uncredited)
The Great Jewel Robber
1950
as Hotel Clerk (uncredited)
So You Want to Play the Horses
1946
as Cashier (uncredited)
Under Your Spell
1936
as Bailiff (uncredited)
Indianapolis Speedway
1939
as Racetrack Official
Charity
1916
as Jimmie Fleming (Mary's brother)
Gambling Lady
1934
as Funeral Attendee (uncredited)
Sensation Hunters
1933
as Fred Barrett
Nancy Drew... Trouble Shooter
1939
as Man in Sheriff's Office
Footsteps in the Dark
1941
as Mr. Harlan (uncredited)
On Your Toes
1939
as First Stage Manager
Wine of Youth
1924
as Richard (1897 prologue
Seven Footprints to Satan
1929
as Jim
Goodbye, My Fancy
1951
as Griswolds' Butler (Uncredited)
Step Lively, Jeeves!
1937
as Reporter (uncredited)
About Creighton Hale
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Creighton Hale (24 May 1888 — 9 August 1965) was an Irish-American theatre, film, and television actor whose career extended more than a half-century, from the early 1900s to the end of the 1950s. Born Patrick Fitzgerald in County Cork, Ireland, he was educated in Dublin and London, and later attended Ardingly College in Sussex. He immigrated to America in his early twenties, traveling with a troupe of actors. While starring in Charles Frohman's Broadway production of Indian Summer, Hale was spotted by a r… With 204 credits spanning from 1914 to 1959, Creighton Hale has appeared in 202 films and 2 TV shows.
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- Casablanca (1943) — as Customer (uncredited)
- Sunset Boulevard (1950) — as Creighton Hale (uncredited)
- The Maltese Falcon (1941) — as Stenographer (uncredited)
- The Verdict (1946) — as Reporter
- Sergeant York (1941) — as Associated Press Man (uncredited)
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