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Porter Hall

Actor
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 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.

Personal Info

Occupation Actor
Place of Birth Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
Birthday 1888-09-18

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Filmography by Year

1
1954
2
1953
3
1952
1
1951
3
1949
2
1948
3
1947
5
1945
5
1944
4
1943
2
1942
2
1941
4
1940
5
1939
9
1938
8
1937
10
1936
1
1935
2
1934
1
1931

Filmography by Genre

Comedy
29
Drama
24
Romance
21
Crime
18
Mystery
12
Western
11
Thriller
8
Adventure
7
Music
5
War
4
History
3
Family
2
Etc
2
Action
2
Fantasy
1