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Charlie Hall
Actor, Writer, Additional Credits
Born August 18, 1899Died December 7, 1959 (60 years)
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Charlie Hall (19 August 1899 – 7 December 1959) was an English film actor. He is best known as the "Little Nemesis" of Laurel and Hardy and appeared in nearly 50 films with them, so that Hall was the most frequent supporting actor of their films.
Hall was born in Ward End, Birmingham, Warwickshire, and learned carpentry as a trade, but as a teenager, he became a member of the Fred Karno troupe of stage comedians. In his late teens, he visited his sister in New York and stayed there, finding employment as a stagehand. While working behind the scenes, he met the comic actor Bobby Dunn and they became friends; Dunn convinced Hall to take a stab again at acting, which he did. By the mid-1920s, Hall was working for Hal Roach. Stan Laurel, one of Roach's comedy stars, was also a graduate of the Karno troupe.
As an actor, Hall worked with such comedians as Buster Keaton and Charley Chase, but is best remembered as a comic foil for Laurel and Hardy. He appeared in nearly 50 of their films, sometimes in bit parts, but often as a mean landlord or opponent in many of their memorable tit-for-tat sequences. Unlike the usual villains in Laurel and Hardy films, who were big and burly, Charlie Hall (billed as "Charley" Hall in the Roach comedies) was of short stature, standing 5 ft 5 in tall. His height and slight English accent allowed him to be convincingly cast as a college student, despite being 40 years old, in Laurel and Hardy's A Chump at Oxford.
Hall almost never played starring roles; the exception was in 1941, when he was teamed with character comedian Frank Faylen by Monogram Pictures. Hall continued to play bits and supporting roles in short subjects and features through the 1940s and 1950s, occasionally on TV, appearing very briefly in Charlie Chaplin's final American film, Limelight (1952).
In 1956 he played a small but important part in the TV show Cheyenne, season 1, episode 11, "Quicksand", starring Clint Walker, with Dennis Hopper, John Alderson, Wright King and Peggy Webber. His last role was in a Joe McDoakes short film starring George O'Hanlon, So You Want to Play the Piano, in 1956.
Hall died in North Hollywood, California, on 7 December 1959. A J D Wetherspoon's public house in Erdington, is named The Charlie Hall as a tribute to him.
Charlie Hall (19 August 1899 – 7 December 1959) was an English film actor. He is best known as the "Little Nemesis" of Laurel and Hardy and appeared in nearly 50 films with them, so that Hall was the most frequent supporting actor of their films.
Hall was born in Ward End, Birmingham, Warwickshire, and learned carpentry as a trade, but as a teenager, he became a member of the Fred Karno troupe of stage comedians. In his late teens, he visited his sister in New York and stayed there, finding employment as a stagehand. While working behind the scenes, he met the comic actor Bobby Dunn and they became friends; Dunn convinced Hall to take a stab again at acting, which he did. By the mid-1920s, Hall was working for Hal Roach. Stan Laurel, one of Roach's comedy stars, was also a graduate of the Karno troupe.
As an actor, Hall worked with such comedians as Buster Keaton and Charley Chase, but is best remembered as a comic foil for Laurel and Hardy. He appeared in nearly 50 of their films, sometimes in bit parts, but often as a mean landlord or opponent in many of their memorable tit-for-tat sequences. Unlike the usual villains in Laurel and Hardy films, who were big and burly, Charlie Hall (billed as "Charley" Hall in the Roach comedies) was of short stature, standing 5 ft 5 in tall. His height and slight English accent allowed him to be convincingly cast as a college student, despite being 40 years old, in Laurel and Hardy's A Chump at Oxford.
Hall almost never played starring roles; the exception was in 1941, when he was teamed with character comedian Frank Faylen by Monogram Pictures. Hall continued to play bits and supporting roles in short subjects and features through the 1940s and 1950s, occasionally on TV, appearing very briefly in Charlie Chaplin's final American film, Limelight (1952).
In 1956 he played a small but important part in the TV show Cheyenne, season 1, episode 11, "Quicksand", starring Clint Walker, with Dennis Hopper, John Alderson, Wright King and Peggy Webber. His last role was in a Joe McDoakes short film starring George O'Hanlon, So You Want to Play the Piano, in 1956.
Hall died in North Hollywood, California, on 7 December 1959. A J D Wetherspoon's public house in Erdington, is named The Charlie Hall as a tribute to him.
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Filmography
| 1986 | Laurel & Hardy (TV Series) · as Train Passenger |
| 1968 | The Best of Laurel and Hardy · as Annoyed Shopkeeper (archive Footage) (uncredited) |
| 1967 | |
| 1960 | When Comedy Was King · as Edited From 'movie Night' And 'a Pair Of Tights' |
| 1959 | No Hiding Place (TV Series) |
| 1955 | |
| 1955 | The Little Rascals (TV Series) · as Cab Driver (1955) |
| 1955 | Alfred Hitchcock Presents (TV Series) · as Man With Pool Cue (uncredited) |
| 1955 | Cheyenne (TV Series) · as Kevin |
| 1953 | Topper (TV Series) · as Man In Lower Bunk In Jail (uncredited) |
| 1953 | Meet Mr. McNutley (TV Series) · as Cast |
| 1953 | Rogue's March · as Batman |
| 1952 | The Abbott and Costello Show (TV Series) · as Jake - Roofer |
| 1952 | Million Dollar Mermaid · as Minor Role |
| 1952 | Androcles and the Lion · as Town Crier |
| 1952 | Limelight · as Newsboy (uncredited) |
| 1952 | My Little Margie (TV Series) · as Delivery Man |
| 1950 | The Milkman · as Ed (uncredited) |
| 1948 | Home Canning · as The Painter |
| 1948 | How to Clean House · as Milkman |
| 1946 | Abie's Irish Rose · as Hotel Porter (as Charles Hall) |
| 1946 | Sister Kenny · as Airport Attendant (uncredited) |
| 1946 | Wall Street Blues · as Housepainter |
| 1946 | Dressed to Kill · as Cab Driver (uncredited) |
| 1946 | Without Reservations · as Window-Washer (uncredited) |
| 1945 | Confidential Agent · as Miner |
| 1945 | The Crimson Canary · as Apartment Janitor |
| 1945 | Mama Loves Papa · as Bartender |
| 1945 | Radio Stars on Parade · as Horse's Front End |
| 1945 | Her Lucky Night · as Window-Washer |
| 1945 | She Gets Her Man · as Painter Gag Man |
| 1944 | In Society · as Mugg (uncredited) |
| 1944 | The Canterville Ghost · as Bold Sir Guy's Squire |
| 1944 | Love Your Landlord · as New Tenant |
| 1944 | The Lodger · as Comedian |
| 1943 | His Butler's Sister · as Porter |
| 1943 | Holy Matrimony · as Townsman |
| 1943 | The Ape Man · as Barney |
| 1943 | Forever and a Day · as Bit Part |
| 1942 | Seven Days' Leave · as Waiter |
| 1942 | Rough on Rents · as Mr. Jones |
| 1942 | Criminal Investigator · as Soapy Davis |
| 1942 | The Big Street · as Caviar Waiter In New York (uncredited) |
| 1942 | Two for the Money · as Cast |
| 1942 | The Falcon Takes Over · as Louie (uncredited) |
| 1942 | Yokel Boy · as Gaffer |
| 1942 | Sing Your Worries Away · as Waiter |
| 1942 | Man from Headquarters · as Newspaper Photographer |
| 1941 | Hellzapoppin' · as Taxi Driver (uncredited) |
| 1941 | A Quiet Fourth · as Edgar's Neighbor |
| 1941 | The Mexican Spitfire's Baby · as Nightclub Waiter |
| 1941 | Niagara Falls · as Bellhop (uncredited) |
| 1941 | San Antonio Rose · as Waitress |
| 1941 | They Met in Argentina · as Sailor In Cantina Brawl |
| 1940 | Drafted in the Depot · as Shopkeeper |
| 1940 | Mexican Spitfire Out West · as Elevator Boy |
| 1940 | One Night in the Tropics · as Second S.s. Atlantica Steward (uncredited) |
| 1940 | A Trailer Tragedy · as Homeless Thief In Washroom |
| 1940 | Millionaires in Prison · as Cockney Convict Heckler (uncredited) |
| 1940 | You Can't Fool Your Wife · as Ritz Amsterdam Bellboy |
| 1940 | Saps at Sea · as Desk Clerk (uncredited) |
| 1940 | Curtain Call · as Second Waiter |
| 1940 | Primrose Path · as Man In Diner (uncredited) |
| 1940 | Vigil in the Night · as Courtroom Spectator |
| 1940 | Slightly at Sea · as Cast |
| 1940 | A Chump at Oxford · as Student |
| 1939 | Mexican Spitfire · as Elevator Operator |
| 1939 | The Hunchback of Notre Dame · as Mercury (uncredited) |
| 1939 | Bachelor Mother · as Dance Hall Official (uncredited) |
| 1939 | Man About Town · as Bob's Assistant (uncredited) |
| 1939 | Five Came Back · as Airport Worker (uncredited) |
| 1939 | Captain Fury · as Gossiping Citizen |
| 1939 | Murder in the Night · as Nightclub Patron |
| 1938 | Hey! Hey! U.S.A! · as Leary's Pal |
| 1937 | Riding on Air · as Singer |
| 1937 | Pick a Star · as Assistant Director |
| 1937 | Shall We Dance · as Bartender (uncredited) |
| 1936 | Our Relations · as Man In Pawnshop (uncredited) |
| 1936 | Swing Time · as Taxi Driver |
| 1936 | Kelly the Second · as Ring Attendant |
| 1936 | Neighborhood House · as Movie Usher On Stage |
| 1936 | The Bohemian Girl · as Gypsy Offering Congratulations |
| 1935 | Annie Oakley · as Drunk In Saloon |
| 1935 | Top Hat · as (uncredited) |
| 1935 | Bonnie Scotland · as Native Henchman (uncredited) |
| 1935 | Thicker Than Water · as Bank Teller (uncredited) |
| 1935 | Tit for Tat · as Mr. Hall |
| 1934 | March of the Wooden Soldiers · as Townsman (uncredited) |
| 1934 | The Live Ghost · as Sailor At Table (as Charles Hall) |
| 1934 | Kid Millions · as Native |
| 1934 | Kentucky Kernels · as Cigarette Stand Owner |
| 1934 | The Gay Divorcee · as Messenger At Dock |
| 1934 | Them Thar Hills · as Mr. Hall |
| 1934 | Cockeyed Cavaliers · as Coach Driver |
| 1934 | A Duke for a Day · as Man With Dog At Wedding |
| 1934 | Apples to You! · as Stagehand |
| 1934 | The New Dealers · as Cast |
| 1934 | Babes in the Goods · as Spectator (uncredited) |
| 1933 | Sons of the Desert · as Waiter (uncredited) |
| 1933 | Air Fright · as Pilot (uncredited) |
| 1933 | Backs to Nature · as Hunter (uncredited) |
| 1933 | Fits in a Fiddle · as Member Of Orchestra |
| 1933 | Busy Bodies · as Shop Worker (uncredited) |
| 1933 | Beauty and the Bus · as Theatre Usher (uncredited) |
| 1933 | Morning Glory · as Actor (uncredited) |
| 1933 | The Midnight Patrol · as Tire Thief's Partner |
| 1933 | One Track Minds · as Train Passenger (uncredited) |
| 1933 | Diplomaniacs · as Shaffner The Valet (uncredited) |
| 1933 | Me and My Pal · as Delivery Boy (uncredited) |
| 1933 | King Kong · as Member Of Ship's Crew (uncredited) |
| 1933 | Twice Two · as Delivery Boy |
| 1933 | Bring 'Em Back a Wife · as Driver |
| 1932 | Cynara · as Courtroom Spectator (uncredited) |
| 1932 | Les carottiers · as Bellboy / Landlord |
| 1932 | Pack Up Your Troubles · as Janitor (uncredited) |
| 1932 | Hold 'Em Jail · as Referee |
| 1932 | The Golf Chump · as Golfer |
| 1932 | Million Dollar Legs · as Klopstokian Athlete (uncredited) |
| 1932 | What Price Hollywood? · as Reporter |
| 1932 | The Music Box · as Postman (uncredited) |
| 1932 | Any Old Port! · as Stan's Second |
| 1932 | Law and Order · as Saloon Waiter |
| 1932 | Bon Voyage · as Steward |
| 1931 | Delicious · as Policeman |
| 1931 | On the Loose · as Shooting Gallery Attendant (uncredited) |
| 1931 | Beau Hunks · as New Recruit #13 |
| 1931 | Bad Company · as Ship's Steward |
| 1931 | |
| 1931 | The Pajama Party · as Inebriated Party Guest (uncredited) |
| 1931 | Come Clean · as Ice Cream Attendant |
| 1931 | Skip the Maloo! · as Ship Steward |
| 1931 | Pardon Us · as Dental Assistant |
| 1931 | Sweepstakes · as Little Cook |
| 1931 | One of the Smiths · as Dancer (uncredited) |
| 1931 | Politiquerías · as Elevator Operator |
| 1931 | Rough Seas · as Doughboy On Deck |
| 1931 | Los calaveras · as The Landlord |
| 1931 | The Pip from Pittsburg · as Kay's Dancing Partner |
| 1931 | Be Big! · as Bellboy |
| 1931 | Dumbbells in Derbies · as Painter |
| 1930 | Laughing Gravy · as Landlord (uncredited) |
| 1930 | Only Saps Work · as Waiter |
| 1930 | Noche de duendes · as Passenger |
| 1930 | Men of the North · as Townsman At Hearing |
| 1930 | Pups Is Pups · as Orchestra Leader Playing Violin |
| 1930 | Let's Go Native · as Mover (uncredited) |
| 1930 | The Laurel-Hardy Murder Case · as Unknown |
| 1930 | Bear Shooters · as Charlie |
| 1930 | Tiembla y Titubea · as Street Cleaner (uncredited) |
| 1930 | |
| 1930 | La vida nocturna · as Cabdriver (uncredited) |
| 1930 | Blotto · as Cabdriver |
| 1929 | Angora Love · as Neighbor |
| 1929 | The Hoose-Gow · as Treetop Lookout (uncredited) |
| 1929 | Bacon Grabbers · as Truck Driver |
| 1929 | They Go Boom! · as Landlord |
| 1929 | Boxing Gloves · as Sidewalk Diner Attendant |
| 1929 | Perfect Day · as Neighbor |
| 1929 | Men O'War · as Boater (uncredited) |
| 1929 | Berth Marks · as Train Passenger (uncredited) |
| 1929 | Double Whoopee · as Cabdriver |
| 1929 | Big Business · as Neighbor |
| 1929 | That's My Wife · as Waiter (uncredited) |
| 1929 | Wrong Again · as Neighbor |
| 1928 | Two Tars · as Shopkeeper |
| 1928 | Captain Swagger · as Messenger |
| 1928 | The Butter and Egg Man · as Pickpocket |
| 1928 | Should Married Men Go Home? · as Soda Jerk (uncredited) |
| 1928 | You're Darn Tootin' · as Musician |
| 1928 | Leave 'em Laughing · as The Landlord |
| 1927 | The Battle of the Century · as Pie Delivery Man (uncredited) |
| 1927 | College · as Coxswain (uncredited) |
| 1927 | Call of the Cuckoo · as Asylum Inmate |
| 1927 | The Second 100 Years · as Convict |
| 1927 | Sugar Daddies · as Hotel Extra |
| 1927 | With Love and Hisses · as Soldier (uncredited) |
| 1927 | Love 'Em and Weep · as Tillsbury's Butler |
| 1927 | Eve's Love Letters · as Cab Driver (uncredited) |
| 1927 | Duck Soup · as Moving Man (uncredited) |
| 1926 | The Cruise of the Jasper B · as Mover |
| 1926 | Bromo and Juliet · as Stagehand (uncredited) |
| 1926 | Mighty Like a Moose · as Shoe Shine Man |
| 1926 | Thundering Fleas · as Musician |
| 1925 | Bad Boy · as Dance Hall Tough Guy |
| 1924 |