Porter Hall

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
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Personal Info

Id

14975

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

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Gender

Male

Birthday

1888-09-18

Place of Birth

Cincinnati, Ohio, USA

Also Known As

  • Clifford Porter Hall
  • Porter Hall
  • 波特·霍尔
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    Known For

    Double Indemnity

    Double Indem

    Mr. Smith Goes to Washington

    Mr. Smith Go

    His Girl Friday

    His Girl Fri

    The Thin Man

    The Thin Man

    The Princess Comes Across

    The Princess

    Miracle on 34th Street

    Miracle on 3

    Ace in the Hole

    Ace in the H

    Holiday for Sinners

    Holiday for

    Satan Met a Lady

    Satan Met a

    Dark Command

    Dark Command

    Make Way for Tomorrow

    Make Way for

    The Great Moment

    The Great Mo

    The Mark of the Whistler

    The Mark of

    The Miracle of Morgan’s Creek

    The Miracle

    Bulldog Drummond Escapes

    Bulldog Drum

    Sullivan's Travels

    Sullivan's T

    The Petrified Forest

    The Petrifie

    Going My Way

    Going My Way

    Intruder in the Dust

    Intruder in

    Unconquered

    Unconquered

    Singapore

    Singapore

    The Story of Louis Pasteur

    The Story of

    Blood on the Sun

    Blood on the

    Vice Squad

    Vice Squad

    Week-End at the Waldorf

    Week-End at

    Secrets of a Secretary

    Secrets of a

    This Way Please

    This Way Ple

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    Butch Minds

    Murder, He Says

    Murder, He S

    Wells Fargo

    Wells Fargo

    The General Died at Dawn

    The General

    Return to Treasure Island

    Return to Tr

    True Confession

    True Confess

    They Shall Have Music

    They Shall H

    Bulldog Drummond's Peril

    Bulldog Drum

    The Case of the Lucky Legs

    The Case of

    Stolen Heaven

    Stolen Heave

    A Stranger in Town

    A Stranger i

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    Too Many Par

    Chicken Every Sunday

    Chicken Ever

    Snowed Under

    Snowed Under

    Standing Room Only

    Standing Roo

    The Arkansas Traveler

    The Arkansas

    Men with Wings

    Men with Win

    Kiss and Tell

    Kiss and Tel

    Tom Sawyer, Detective

    Tom Sawyer,

    Souls at Sea

    Souls at Sea

    Murder in the Private Car

    Murder in th

    Pony Express

    Pony Express

    Dangerous to Know

    Dangerous to

    The Plainsman

    The Plainsma

    That Wonderful Urge

    That Wonderf

    Arizona

    Arizona

    Prison Farm

    Prison Farm

    Henry Goes Arizona

    Henry Goes A

    Grand Jury Secrets

    Grand Jury S

    The Desperadoes

    The Desperad

    The Beautiful Blonde from Bashful Bend

    The Beautifu

    Wild Money

    Wild Money

    The Parson of Panamint

    The Parson o

    Trail of the Vigilantes

    Trail of the

    The Woman of the Town

    The Woman of

    King of Gamblers

    King of Gamb

    And Sudden Death

    And Sudden D

    Bring on the Girls

    Bring on the

    The Half-Breed

    The Half-Bre

    The Cheat

    The Cheat

    Placeholder

    The Remarkab

    Scandal Street

    Scandal Stre

    King of Alcatraz

    King of Alca

    Bulldog Drummond's Secret Police

    Bulldog Drum

    You Gotta Stay Happy

    You Gotta St

    Let's Make a Million

    Let's Make a

    Mr. and Mrs. North

    Mr. and Mrs.

    Carbine Williams

    Carbine Will

    1954

    Return to Treasure Island

    asMaximillian 'Maxie' Harris

    1953

    Vice Squad

    asJack Hartrampf

    1953

    Pony Express

    asJim Bridger

    1952

    Holiday for Sinners

    asLouie

    1952

    The Half-Breed

    asKraemer

    1952

    Carbine Williams

    asSam Markley

    1951

    Ace in the Hole

    asJacob Q. Boot

    1949

    Intruder in the Dust

    asNub Gowrie

    1949

    The Beautiful Blonde from Bashful Bend

    asJudge O'Toole

    1949

    Chicken Every Sunday

    asSam Howell

    1948

    That Wonderful Urge

    asAttorney Ketchell

    1948

    You Gotta Stay Happy

    asMr. Caslon

    1947

    Unconquered

    asLeach

    1947

    Singapore

    asMr. Bellows

    1947

    Miracle on 34th Street

    asGranville Sawyer

    1945

    Week-End at the Waldorf

    asStevens

    1945

    Kiss and Tell

    asBill Franklin

    1945

    Murder, He Says

    asMr. Johnson

    1945

    Blood on the Sun

    asArthur Bickett

    1945

    Bring on the Girls

    asDr. Efrington

    1944

    The Mark of the Whistler

    asJoe Sorsby

    1944

    The Miracle of Morgan’s Creek

    asJacob Woodson, Justice of the Peace

    1944

    The Great Moment

    asPresident Franklin Pierce

    1944

    Double Indemnity

    asMr. Jackson

    1944

    Standing Room Only

    asHugo Farenhall

    1944

    Going My Way

    asMr. Belknap

    1943

    The Woman of the Town

    asMayor Dog Killey

    1943

    The Desperadoes

    asBanker Clanton

    1943

    A Stranger in Town

    asJudge Austin Harkley

    1942

    Butch Minds the Baby

    asBrandy Smith

    1942

    The Remarkable Andrew

    asChief Clerk Art Slocumb

    1942

    Mr. and Mrs. North

    asGeorge Heyler

    1941

    Sullivan's Travels

    asMr. Hadrian

    1941

    The Parson of Panamint

    asJonathan Randall

    1940

    Arizona

    asLazarus Ward

    1940

    Trail of the Vigilantes

    asSheriff Korley

    1940

    Dark Command

    asAngus McCloud

    1940

    His Girl Friday

    asMurphy

    1939

    Henry Goes Arizona

    asBanker Edward G. Walsh (uncredited)

    1939

    Mr. Smith Goes to Washington

    asSenator Monroe

    1939

    They Shall Have Music

    asMr. Flower

    1939

    Grand Jury Secrets

    asAnthony Pelton

    1939

    Bulldog Drummond's Secret Police

    asMan in Drummond's Dream

    1938

    Tom Sawyer, Detective

    asUncle Silas Phelps

    1938

    The Arkansas Traveler

    asMayor Daniels

    1938

    King of Alcatraz

    asMatthew Talbot

    1938

    Men with Wings

    asHiram F. Jenkins

    1938

    Prison Farm

    asChiston R. Bradby

    1938

    Stolen Heaven

    as'Von' Offer

    1938

    Bulldog Drummond's Peril

    asDr. Botulian

    1938

    Dangerous to Know

    asMayor Bradley

    1938

    Scandal Street

    asJames Wilson

    1937

    Wells Fargo

    asJames Oliver

    1937

    True Confession

    asMr. Hartman

    1937

    This Way Please

    asS.J. Crawford

    1937

    Souls at Sea

    asCourt Prosecutor

    1937

    Wild Money

    asBill Court

    1937

    Make Way for Tomorrow

    asHarvey Chase

    1937

    King of Gamblers

    asGeorge Kramer

    1937

    Bulldog Drummond Escapes

    asNorman Merridew

    1936

    The General Died at Dawn

    asPeter Perrie

    1936

    The Plainsman

    asJack McCall

    1936

    Let's Make a Million

    asSpencer

    1936

    Satan Met a Lady

    asMilton Ames

    1936

    And Sudden Death

    asDistrict Attorney

    1936

    The Princess Comes Across

    asDarcy

    1936

    Snowed Under

    asArthur Layton

    1936

    Too Many Parents

    asMrs. Saunders

    1936

    The Story of Louis Pasteur

    asDr. Rossignol

    1936

    The Petrified Forest

    asJason Maple

    1935

    The Case of the Lucky Legs

    asCol. Bradbury

    1934

    Murder in the Private Car

    asAlden Murray

    1934

    The Thin Man

    asHerbert MacCaulay

    1931

    The Cheat

    asLeslie (uncredited)

    1931

    Secrets of a Secretary

    asDrunk

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