Porter Hall

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

76

Gender

Male

Birthday

1888-09-18

Day of death

1953-10-06 (65 years old)

Place of Birth

Cincinnati, Ohio, USA

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 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

  • Four Star Playhouse

    Four Star Playhouse

  • The Thin Man

    The Thin Man

  • Going My Way

    Going My Way

  • Double Indemnity

    Double Indemnity

  • Intruder in the Dust

    Intruder in the Dust

  • Sullivan's Travels

    Sullivan's Travels

  • Tom Sawyer, Detective

    Tom Sawyer, Detective

  • Souls at Sea

    Souls at Sea

  • His Girl Friday

    His Girl Friday

  • The Remarkable Andrew

    The Remarkable Andrew

  • That Wonderful Urge

    That Wonderful Urge

  • The Desperadoes

    The Desperadoes

  • King of Alcatraz

    King of Alcatraz

  • Return to Treasure Island

    Return to Treasure Island

  • The Arkansas Traveler

    The Arkansas Traveler

  • Blood on the Sun

    Blood on the Sun

  • And Sudden Death

    And Sudden Death

  • Carbine Williams

    Carbine Williams

  • Dangerous to Know

    Dangerous to Know

  • Prison Farm

    Prison Farm

  • The Case of the Lucky Legs

    The Case of the Lucky Legs

  • Bulldog Drummond's Secret Police

    Bulldog Drummond's Secret Police

  • Arizona

    Arizona

  • Bulldog Drummond's Peril

    Bulldog Drummond's Peril

  • Kiss and Tell

    Kiss and Tell

  • The Miracle of Morgan’s Creek

    The Miracle of Morgan’s Creek

  • The Story of Louis Pasteur

    The Story of Louis Pasteur

  • Miracle on 34th Street

    Miracle on 34th Street

  • True Confession

    True Confession

  • You Gotta Stay Happy

    You Gotta Stay Happy

  • Grand Jury Secrets

    Grand Jury Secrets

  • Scandal Street

    Scandal Street

  • Murder, He Says

    Murder, He Says

  • Singapore

    Singapore

  • Ace in the Hole

    Ace in the Hole

  • Mr. Smith Goes to Washington

    Mr. Smith Goes to Washington

  • Pony Express

    Pony Express

  • Murder in the Private Car

    Murder in the Private Car

  • The Parson of Panamint

    The Parson of Panamint

  • Make Way for Tomorrow

    Make Way for Tomorrow

  • Vice Squad

    Vice Squad

  • A Stranger in Town

    A Stranger in Town

  • Too Many Parents

    Too Many Parents

  • The Princess Comes Across

    The Princess Comes Across

  • They Shall Have Music

    They Shall Have Music

  • This Way Please

    This Way Please

  • Unconquered

    Unconquered

  • The Plainsman

    The Plainsman

  • Chicken Every Sunday

    Chicken Every Sunday

  • The Mark of the Whistler

    The Mark of the Whistler

  • Wells Fargo

    Wells Fargo

  • Let's Make a Million

    Let's Make a Million

  • The Woman of the Town

    The Woman of the Town

  • The Cheat

    The Cheat

  • Trail of the Vigilantes

    Trail of the Vigilantes

  • The Half-Breed

    The Half-Breed

  • Holiday for Sinners

    Holiday for Sinners

  • Wild Money

    Wild Money

  • The Great Moment

    The Great Moment

  • Butch Minds the Baby

    Butch Minds the Baby

  • Standing Room Only

    Standing Room Only

  • Snowed Under

    Snowed Under

  • The Petrified Forest

    The Petrified Forest

  • Secrets of a Secretary

    Secrets of a Secretary

  • Mr. and Mrs. North

    Mr. and Mrs. North

  • The General Died at Dawn

    The General Died at Dawn

  • Bring on the Girls

    Bring on the Girls

  • The Beautiful Blonde from Bashful Bend

    The Beautiful Blonde from Bashful Bend

  • Men with Wings

    Men with Wings

  • Satan Met a Lady

    Satan Met a Lady

  • Dark Command

    Dark Command

  • Stolen Heaven

    Stolen Heaven

  • Bulldog Drummond Escapes

    Bulldog Drummond Escapes

  • Week-End at the Waldorf

    Week-End at the Waldorf

  • Henry Goes Arizona

    Henry Goes Arizona

  • King of Gamblers

    King of Gamblers