Porter Hall

Porter Hall

Acting

Birthday

1888/09/18

Day of death

1953/10/06 (65 years old)

Gender

Male

Place of Birth

Cincinnati, Ohio, USA

Also know as

Clifford 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 app...Read more

Acting
Double Indemnity
8.1

(1944) Double Indemnity

as Mr. Jackson

Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
7.9

(1939) Mr. Smith Goes to Washington

as Senator Monroe

His Girl Friday
7.4

(1940) His Girl Friday

as Murphy

The Thin Man
7.5

(1934) The Thin Man

as Herbert MacCaulay

The Princess Comes Across
6.1

(1936) The Princess Comes Across

as Darcy

Miracle on 34th Street
7.4

(1947) Miracle on 34th Street

as Granville Sawyer

Ace in the Hole
7.8

(1951) Ace in the Hole

as Jacob Q. Boot

Holiday for Sinners
5.5

(1952) Holiday for Sinners

as Louie

Satan Met a Lady
5.9

(1936) Satan Met a Lady

as Milton Ames

Dark Command
6.3

(1940) Dark Command

as Angus McCloud

Make Way for Tomorrow
7.5

(1937) Make Way for Tomorrow

as Harvey Chase

The Great Moment
5.8

(1944) The Great Moment

as President Franklin Pierce

The Mark of the Whistler
5.9

(1944) The Mark of the Whistler

as Joe Sorsby

The Miracle of Morgan’s Creek
6.8

(1944) The Miracle of Morgan’s Creek

as Jacob Woodson, Justice of the Peace

Bulldog Drummond Escapes
5.9

(1937) Bulldog Drummond Escapes

as Norman Merridew

Sullivan's Travels
7.4

(1941) Sullivan's Travels

as Mr. Hadrian

The Petrified Forest
7.0

(1936) The Petrified Forest

as Jason Maple

Going My Way
6.7

(1944) Going My Way

as Mr. Belknap

Intruder in the Dust
7.3

(1949) Intruder in the Dust

as Nub Gowrie

Unconquered
6.2

(1947) Unconquered

as Leach

Singapore
5.9

(1947) Singapore

as Mr. Bellows

The Story of Louis Pasteur
6.8

(1936) The Story of Louis Pasteur

as Dr. Rossignol

Blood on the Sun
5.9

(1945) Blood on the Sun

as Arthur Bickett

Vice Squad
6.0

(1953) Vice Squad

as Jack Hartrampf

Week-End at the Waldorf
6.0

(1945) Week-End at the Waldorf

as Stevens

Secrets of a Secretary
5.5

(1931) Secrets of a Secretary

as Drunk

This Way Please
5.5

(1937) This Way Please

as S.J. Crawford

Butch Minds the Baby
0.0

(1942) Butch Minds the Baby

as Brandy Smith

Murder, He Says
6.6

(1945) Murder, He Says

as Mr. Johnson

Wells Fargo
5.1

(1937) Wells Fargo

as James Oliver

The General Died at Dawn
6.2

(1936) The General Died at Dawn

as Peter Perrie

Return to Treasure Island
4.8

(1954) Return to Treasure Island

as Maximillian 'Maxie' Harris

True Confession
5.8

(1937) True Confession

as Mr. Hartman

They Shall Have Music
6.0

(1939) They Shall Have Music

as Mr. Flower

Bulldog Drummond's Peril
5.7

(1938) Bulldog Drummond's Peril

as Dr. Botulian

The Case of the Lucky Legs
6.0

(1935) The Case of the Lucky Legs

as Col. Bradbury

Stolen Heaven
0.0

(1938) Stolen Heaven

as 'Von' Offer

A Stranger in Town
6.5

(1943) A Stranger in Town

as Judge Austin Harkley

5.0

(1936) Too Many Parents

as Mrs. Saunders

Chicken Every Sunday
6.0

(1949) Chicken Every Sunday

as Sam Howell

Snowed Under
7.0

(1936) Snowed Under

as Arthur Layton

Standing Room Only
5.0

(1944) Standing Room Only

as Hugo Farenhall

The Arkansas Traveler
6.0

(1938) The Arkansas Traveler

as Mayor Daniels

Men with Wings
6.0

(1938) Men with Wings

as Hiram F. Jenkins

Kiss and Tell
5.6

(1945) Kiss and Tell

as Bill Franklin

Tom Sawyer, Detective
5.2

(1938) Tom Sawyer, Detective

as Uncle Silas Phelps

Souls at Sea
6.0

(1937) Souls at Sea

as Court Prosecutor

Murder in the Private Car
5.4

(1934) Murder in the Private Car

as Alden Murray

Pony Express
5.6

(1953) Pony Express

as Jim Bridger

Dangerous to Know
6.5

(1938) Dangerous to Know

as Mayor Bradley

The Plainsman
6.3

(1936) The Plainsman

as Jack McCall

That Wonderful Urge
6.5

(1948) That Wonderful Urge

as Attorney Ketchell

Arizona
6.2

(1940) Arizona

as Lazarus Ward

Prison Farm
5.7

(1938) Prison Farm

as Chiston R. Bradby

Henry Goes Arizona
6.0

(1939) Henry Goes Arizona

as Banker Edward G. Walsh (uncredited)

Grand Jury Secrets
0.0

(1939) Grand Jury Secrets

as Anthony Pelton

The Desperadoes
5.7

(1943) The Desperadoes

as Banker Clanton

The Beautiful Blonde from Bashful Bend
5.8

(1949) The Beautiful Blonde from Bashful Bend

as Judge O'Toole

Wild Money
0.0

(1937) Wild Money

as Bill Court

The Parson of Panamint
5.0

(1941) The Parson of Panamint

as Jonathan Randall

Trail of the Vigilantes
0.0

(1940) Trail of the Vigilantes

as Sheriff Korley

The Woman of the Town
6.0

(1943) The Woman of the Town

as Mayor Dog Killey

King of Gamblers
7.0

(1937) King of Gamblers

as George Kramer

And Sudden Death
0.0

(1936) And Sudden Death

as District Attorney

Bring on the Girls
6.1

(1945) Bring on the Girls

as Dr. Efrington

The Half-Breed
5.0

(1952) The Half-Breed

as Kraemer

The Cheat
6.0

(1931) The Cheat

as Leslie (uncredited)

The Remarkable Andrew
8.2

(1942) The Remarkable Andrew

as Chief Clerk Art Slocumb

Scandal Street
0.0

(1938) Scandal Street

as James Wilson

King of Alcatraz
5.7

(1938) King of Alcatraz

as Matthew Talbot

Bulldog Drummond's Secret Police
6.1

(1939) Bulldog Drummond's Secret Police

as Man in Drummond's Dream

You Gotta Stay Happy
6.5

(1948) You Gotta Stay Happy

as Mr. Caslon

Let's Make a Million
0.0

(1936) Let's Make a Million

as Spencer

Mr. and Mrs. North
4.5

(1942) Mr. and Mrs. North

as George Heyler

Carbine Williams
6.4

(1952) Carbine Williams

as Sam Markley

6.1

(1952) Four Star Playhouse

as J. R. Martin