Biography
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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.
Filmography
all 76
Movies 75
TV Shows 1
![Return to Treasure Island](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/117859-return-to-treasure-island.jpg)
Return to Treasure Island (1954)
![Vice Squad](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/72526-vice-squad.jpg)
Vice Squad (1953)
![Pony Express](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/45315-pony-express.jpg)
Pony Express (1953)
![Four Star Playhouse](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/t/o.jpg)
Four Star Playhouse (1952)
![The Half-Breed](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/84142-the-half-breed.jpg)
The Half-Breed (1952)
![Carbine Williams](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/11552-carbine-williams.jpg)
Carbine Williams (1952)
![Ace in the Hole](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/8633-ace-in-the-hole.jpg)
Ace in the Hole (1951)
![Intruder in the Dust](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/83168-intruder-in-the-dust.jpg)
Intruder in the Dust (1949)
![The Beautiful Blonde from Bashful Bend](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/67352-the-beautiful-blonde-from-bashful-bend.jpg)
The Beautiful Blonde from Bashful Bend (1949)
![Chicken Every Sunday](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/95817-chicken-every-sunday.jpg)
Chicken Every Sunday (1949)
![That Wonderful Urge](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/81546-that-wonderful-urge.jpg)
That Wonderful Urge (1948)
![You Gotta Stay Happy](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/49840-you-gotta-stay-happy.jpg)
You Gotta Stay Happy (1948)
![Singapore](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/86977-singapore.jpg)
Singapore (1947)
![Miracle on 34th Street](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/6862-miracle-on-34th-street.jpg)
Miracle on 34th Street (1947)
![Kiss and Tell](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/103462-kiss-and-tell.jpg)
Kiss and Tell (1945)
![Murder, He Says](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/104121-murder-he-says.jpg)
Murder, He Says (1945)
![Blood on the Sun](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/88827-blood-on-the-sun.jpg)
Blood on the Sun (1945)
![Bring on the Girls](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/71362-bring-on-the-girls.jpg)
Bring on the Girls (1945)
![The Mark of the Whistler](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/4218-the-mark-of-the-whistler.jpg)
The Mark of the Whistler (1944)
![The Great Moment](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/104608-the-great-moment.jpg)
The Great Moment (1944)
![Double Indemnity](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/5727-double-indemnity.jpg)
Double Indemnity (1944)
![Going My Way](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/13044-going-my-way.jpg)
Going My Way (1944)
![Standing Room Only](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/119258-standing-room-only.jpg)
Standing Room Only (1944)
![The Woman of the Town](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/95042-the-woman-of-the-town.jpg)
The Woman of the Town (1943)
![The Miracle of Morgan’s Creek](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/12155-the-miracle-of-morgan-s-creek.jpg)
The Miracle of Morgan’s Creek (1943)
![The Desperadoes](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/77649-the-desperadoes.jpg)
The Desperadoes (1943)
![A Stranger in Town](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/117617-a-stranger-in-town.jpg)
A Stranger in Town (1943)
![Butch Minds the Baby](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/126711-butch-minds-the-baby.jpg)
Butch Minds the Baby (1942)
![The Remarkable Andrew](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/89454-the-remarkable-andrew.jpg)
The Remarkable Andrew (1942)
![Mr. and Mrs. North](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/83442-mr-and-mrs-north.jpg)
Mr. and Mrs. North (1942)
![Sullivan's Travels](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/6751-sullivan-s-travels.jpg)
Sullivan's Travels (1941)
![The Parson of Panamint](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/64263-the-parson-of-panamint.jpg)
The Parson of Panamint (1941)
![Arizona](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/88374-arizona.jpg)
Arizona (1940)
![Trail of the Vigilantes](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/74704-trail-of-the-vigilantes.jpg)
Trail of the Vigilantes (1940)
![Dark Command](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/70881-dark-command.jpg)
Dark Command (1940)
![Henry Goes Arizona](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/64092-henry-goes-arizona.jpg)
Henry Goes Arizona (1939)
![Mr. Smith Goes to Washington](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/6880-mr-smith-goes-to-washington.jpg)
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939)
![They Shall Have Music](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/92966-they-shall-have-music.jpg)
They Shall Have Music (1939)
![Grand Jury Secrets](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/834874-grand-jury-secrets.jpg)
Grand Jury Secrets (1939)
![Bulldog Drummond's Secret Police](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/97340-bulldog-drummond-s-secret-police.jpg)
Bulldog Drummond's Secret Police (1939)
![Tom Sawyer, Detective](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/48832-tom-sawyer-detective.jpg)
Tom Sawyer, Detective (1938)
![The Arkansas Traveler](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/93710-the-arkansas-traveler.jpg)
The Arkansas Traveler (1938)
![King of Alcatraz](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/36249-king-of-alcatraz.jpg)
King of Alcatraz (1938)
![Men with Wings](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/68897-men-with-wings.jpg)
Men with Wings (1938)
![Prison Farm](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/104141-prison-farm.jpg)
Prison Farm (1938)
![Stolen Heaven](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/113324-stolen-heaven.jpg)
Stolen Heaven (1938)
![Bulldog Drummond's Peril](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/97275-bulldog-drummond-s-peril.jpg)
Bulldog Drummond's Peril (1938)
![Dangerous to Know](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/36270-dangerous-to-know.jpg)
Dangerous to Know (1938)
![Scandal Street](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/193644-scandal-street.jpg)
Scandal Street (1938)
![Wells Fargo](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/81945-wells-fargo.jpg)
Wells Fargo (1937)
![True Confession](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/134976-true-confession.jpg)
True Confession (1937)
![This Way Please](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/101214-this-way-please.jpg)
This Way Please (1937)
![Souls at Sea](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/81981-souls-at-sea.jpg)
Souls at Sea (1937)
![Wild Money](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/134996-wild-money.jpg)
Wild Money (1937)
![Make Way for Tomorrow](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/10835-make-way-for-tomorrow.jpg)
Make Way for Tomorrow (1937)
![King of Gamblers](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/101239-king-of-gamblers.jpg)
King of Gamblers (1937)
![Bulldog Drummond Escapes](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/59336-bulldog-drummond-escapes.jpg)
Bulldog Drummond Escapes (1937)
![The General Died at Dawn](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/101220-the-general-died-at-dawn.jpg)
The General Died at Dawn (1936)
![The Plainsman](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/101999-the-plainsman.jpg)
The Plainsman (1936)
![Satan Met a Lady](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/13577-satan-met-a-lady.jpg)
Satan Met a Lady (1936)
![And Sudden Death](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/80699-and-sudden-death.jpg)
And Sudden Death (1936)
![Snowed Under](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/98197-snowed-under.jpg)
Snowed Under (1936)
![Too Many Parents](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/t/o.jpg)
Too Many Parents (1936)
![The Story of Louis Pasteur](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/94845-the-story-of-louis-pasteur.jpg)
The Story of Louis Pasteur (1936)
![The Petrified Forest](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/11182-the-petrified-forest.jpg)
The Petrified Forest (1936)
![The Case of the Lucky Legs](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/93610-the-case-of-the-lucky-legs.jpg)
The Case of the Lucky Legs (1935)
![Murder in the Private Car](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/83311-murder-in-the-private-car.jpg)
Murder in the Private Car (1934)
![The Thin Man](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/332-the-thin-man.jpg)
The Thin Man (1934)
![The Cheat](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/133262-the-cheat.jpg)
The Cheat (1931)
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GenderMale
Birthday1888-09-19
Deathday1953-10-06 (65 years old)
Birth NameClifford Porter Hall
Birth PlaceCincinnati, United States of America
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
Also Known AsClifford Porter Hall
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