Porter Hall

Porter Hall

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 film Return to Treasure Island, which was released after his death. He was probably best remembered for four roles: a senator in Mr. Smith Goes to Washington, an atheist in Going My Way, the nervous, ill-tempered Granville Sawyer, who administers a psychological test to Kris Kringle in Miracle on 34th Street, and a train passenger who encounters a man (Fred MacMurray) who has just committed a murder in Double Indemnity. On October 6, 1953, Hall died of a heart attack in Los Angeles, California at the age of 65. His interment was at Forest Lawn - Hollywood Hills Cemetery. Hall had two children, David and Sarah Jane.
Known For: Acting
Birthday: 1888-09-18
Place of Birth: Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
Also Known As: Clifford Porter Hall

Movies List of Porter Hall

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Double Indemnity

1944 Movie
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His Girl Friday

1940 Movie
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The Thin Man

1934 Movie
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Ace in the Hole

1951 Movie
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Holiday for Sinners

1952 Movie
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Satan Met a Lady

1936 Movie
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Dark Command

1940 Movie
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Make Way for Tomorrow

1937 Movie
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The Great Moment

1944 Movie
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Sullivan's Travels

1941 Movie
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The Petrified Forest

1936 Movie
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Going My Way

1944 Movie
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Intruder in the Dust

1949 Movie
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Unconquered

1947 Movie
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Singapore

1947 Movie
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Blood on the Sun

1945 Movie
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Vice Squad

1953 Movie
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This Way Please

1937 Movie
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Butch Minds the Baby

1942 Movie
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Murder, He Says

1945 Movie
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Wells Fargo

1937 Movie
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True Confession

1937 Movie
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They Shall Have Music

1939 Movie
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Stolen Heaven

1938 Movie
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A Stranger in Town

1943 Movie
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Too Many Parents

1936 Movie
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Chicken Every Sunday

1949 Movie
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Snowed Under

1936 Movie
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Standing Room Only

1944 Movie
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The Arkansas Traveler

1938 Movie
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Men with Wings

1938 Movie
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Kiss and Tell

1945 Movie
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Tom Sawyer, Detective

1938 Movie
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Souls at Sea

1937 Movie
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Pony Express

1953 Movie
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Dangerous to Know

1938 Movie
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The Plainsman

1936 Movie
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That Wonderful Urge

1948 Movie
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Arizona

1940 Movie
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Prison Farm

1938 Movie
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Henry Goes Arizona

1939 Movie
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Grand Jury Secrets

1939 Movie
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The Desperadoes

1943 Movie
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Wild Money

1937 Movie
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The Woman of the Town

1943 Movie
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King of Gamblers

1937 Movie
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And Sudden Death

1936 Movie
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Bring on the Girls

1945 Movie
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The Half-Breed

1952 Movie
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The Cheat

1931 Movie
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The Remarkable Andrew

1942 Movie
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Scandal Street

1938 Movie
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King of Alcatraz

1938 Movie
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You Gotta Stay Happy

1948 Movie
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Let's Make a Million

1936 Movie
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Mr. and Mrs. North

1942 Movie
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Carbine Williams

1952 Movie