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Creighton Hale
Actor
Died August 9, 1965 (77 years)
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Creighton Hale (24 May 1888 — 9 August 1965) was an Irish-American theatre, film, and television actor whose career extended more than a half-century, from the early 1900s to the end of the 1950s.
Born Patrick Fitzgerald in County Cork, Ireland, he was educated in Dublin and London, and later attended Ardingly College in Sussex. He immigrated to America in his early twenties, traveling with a troupe of actors. While starring in Charles Frohman's Broadway production of Indian Summer, Hale was spotted by a representative of the Pathe Film Company. He eventually became known professionally as Creighton Hale, although the derivation of those names remains unknown. His first movie was The Exploits of Elaine in 1914. He starred in hit films such as Way Down East, Orphans of the Storm, and The Cat and the Canary.
When talkies came about, his career declined. He made several appearances in Hal Roach's Our Gang series (School's Out, Big Ears, Free Wheeling), and also played unbilled bits in major talking films such as Larceny, Inc., The Maltese Falcon, and Casablanca.
He died in the Los Angeles County city of South Pasadena and was buried at Duncans Mills Cemetery in Northern California.
Creighton Hale (24 May 1888 — 9 August 1965) was an Irish-American theatre, film, and television actor whose career extended more than a half-century, from the early 1900s to the end of the 1950s.
Born Patrick Fitzgerald in County Cork, Ireland, he was educated in Dublin and London, and later attended Ardingly College in Sussex. He immigrated to America in his early twenties, traveling with a troupe of actors. While starring in Charles Frohman's Broadway production of Indian Summer, Hale was spotted by a representative of the Pathe Film Company. He eventually became known professionally as Creighton Hale, although the derivation of those names remains unknown. His first movie was The Exploits of Elaine in 1914. He starred in hit films such as Way Down East, Orphans of the Storm, and The Cat and the Canary.
When talkies came about, his career declined. He made several appearances in Hal Roach's Our Gang series (School's Out, Big Ears, Free Wheeling), and also played unbilled bits in major talking films such as Larceny, Inc., The Maltese Falcon, and Casablanca.
He died in the Los Angeles County city of South Pasadena and was buried at Duncans Mills Cemetery in Northern California.
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Filmography
| 1994 | The Our Gang Story · as Jack Crabtree |
| 1963 | 30 Years of Fun · as Cast |
| 1958 | Westbound · as Irritated Stagecoach Passenger (uncredited) |
| 1957 | The Story of Mankind · as Heavenly Judge |
| 1957 | Colt .45 (TV Series) · as Telegrapher |
| 1957 | The Helen Morgan Story · as Speakeasy Patron |
| 1957 | Maverick (TV Series) · as Townsman |
| 1957 | The Spirit of St. Louis · as Man Driving Car |
| 1957 | Top Secret Affair · as Clerk At Senate Hearing |
| 1956 | The She-Creature · as Minor Role |
| 1956 | Our Miss Brooks · as Faculty Member |
| 1956 | Serenade · as Assistant Stage Manager (uncredited) |
| 1956 | The Steel Jungle · as Clerk |
| 1955 | The McConnell Story · as Fight Fan |
| 1955 | Screen Directors Playhouse (TV Series) · as Courtroom Spectator |
| 1955 | Highway Patrol (1955) (TV Series) · as Senator Day |
| 1955 | Cheyenne (TV Series) · as Hotel Clerk |
| 1955 | Strange Lady in Town · as Card Player (uncredited) |
| 1954 | Phantom of the Rue Morgue · as Concierge's Husband |
| 1954 | Public Defender (TV Series) · as Martin |
| 1953 | Walking My Baby Back Home · as Edwards |
| 1953 | Take the High Ground! · as Army Doctor (uncredited) |
| 1953 | So This Is Love · as Passerby |
| 1953 | The System · as Reporter At Senate Investigation Hearing |
| 1953 | I'm the Law (TV Series) · as Manager |
| 1952 | The Abbott and Costello Show (TV Series) · as Carson |
| 1952 | Off Limits · as Bar Patron |
| 1952 | Million Dollar Mermaid · as Husband On Beach |
| 1952 | Because You're Mine · as Eye Examiner |
| 1952 | Cattle Town · as Townsman On Street |
| 1952 | Les Miserables · as Courtroom Spectator (uncredited) |
| 1952 | Scarlet Angel · as Judge Ames |
| 1952 | Washington Story · as Congressman |
| 1952 | My Little Margie (TV Series) · as Writer |
| 1952 | The Girl in White · as Instructor |
| 1951 | Starlift · as Theatre Manager |
| 1951 | |
| 1951 | Come Fill the Cup · as Newspaperman |
| 1951 | Fort Worth · as Railroad Backer |
| 1951 | Goodbye, My Fancy · as Griswolds' Butler (uncredited) |
| 1951 | |
| 1950 | Three Secrets · as Reporter At Lodge |
| 1950 | Pretty Baby · as Subway Commuter |
| 1950 | Sunset Boulevard · as Creighton Hale (uncredited) |
| 1950 | Perfect Strangers · as Reporter |
| 1950 | The Great Jewel Robber · as Hotel Clerk (uncredited) |
| 1950 | Chain Lightning · as Well-Wisher |
| 1950 | Atom Man vs. Superman · as Observer |
| 1950 | The Daughter of Rosie O'Grady · as Well-Wisher At Dressing Room Party |
| 1950 | Backfire · as Cab Driver (uncredited) |
| 1950 | Francis · as Bank Employee |
| 1950 | Montana · as Rancher |
| 1949 | Always Leave Them Laughing · as Hotel Clerk |
| 1949 | The Story of Seabiscuit · as Oscar - Racetrack Spectator |
| 1949 | Beyond the Forest · as Townsman With Glasses |
| 1949 | The House Across the Street · as Newspaper Office Worker |
| 1949 | |
| 1949 | The Girl from Jones Beach · as Waiter |
| 1949 | The Fountainhead · as Court Clerk (uncredited) |
| 1949 | John Loves Mary · as Waiter |
| 1949 | One Last Fling · as Gus |
| 1949 | |
| 1949 | The Younger Brothers · as Hotel Clerk |
| 1949 | Fireside Theatre (TV Series) · as Cast |
| 1949 | Homicide · as Glorietta Desk Clerk |
| 1949 | A Kiss in the Dark · as Tenant |
| 1949 | Flaxy Martin · as George |
| 1948 | Whiplash · as Man Leaving Nightclub |
| 1948 | The Decision of Christopher Blake · as Actor In Dream Play |
| 1948 | Fighter Squadron · as Cockney (uncredited) |
| 1948 | June Bride · as Airplane Passenger |
| 1948 | Smart Girls Don't Talk · as Apartment House Clerk |
| 1948 | Johnny Belinda · as Bailiff (uncredited) |
| 1948 | Embraceable You · as Bus Station Ticket Clerk |
| 1948 | The Big Punch · as Dr. Leroy |
| 1948 | The Woman in White · as Underservant |
| 1948 | April Showers · as Hotel Guest |
| 1947 | Always Together · as Eric, Turner's Butler (uncredited) |
| 1947 | Life with Father · as Mr. Wickersham The Father Of Twin Boys (uncredited) |
| 1947 | Love and Learn · as Tom - The Wyngate Butler (uncredited) |
| 1947 | Cry Wolf · as Dr. Reynolds (uncredited) |
| 1947 | Possessed · as Secretary At Inquest |
| 1947 | The Perils of Pauline · as Marcelled Leading Man |
| 1947 | Stallion Road · as Engagement Party Guest |
| 1947 | That Way with Women · as Briggs |
| 1947 | The Two Mrs. Carrolls · as Second Tout (uncredited) |
| 1947 | Nora Prentiss · as Captain Of Waiters At Sea Gull Cafe |
| 1946 | Two Guys from Milwaukee · as Mayor's Aide |
| 1946 | Humoresque · as Professor (uncredited) |
| 1946 | The Verdict · as Reporter |
| 1946 | Night and Day · as Man In Theatre |
| 1946 | Janie Gets Married · as Newspaper Worker |
| 1946 | Her Kind of Man · as Backstage Man |
| 1946 | A Stolen Life · as Attendant |
| 1946 | Three Strangers · as Man In Pub |
| 1945 | Confidential Agent · as Postman |
| 1944 | The Last Ride · as Air Raid Warden |
| 1944 | Crime by Night · as Horace Grayson (uncredited) |
| 1944 | Mr. Skeffington · as Casey (uncredited) |
| 1944 | The Adventures of Mark Twain · as Man With Mule |
| 1944 | |
| 1943 | The Crime Doctor's Strangest Case · as Dr. Carter |
| 1943 | Thank Your Lucky Stars · as Engineer (uncredited) |
| 1943 | Watch on the Rhine · as Chauffeur |
| 1943 | Action in the North Atlantic · as Sparks (uncredited) |
| 1943 | The Mysterious Doctor · as Luke |
| 1943 | Truck Busters · as Coroner |
| 1943 | The Gorilla Man · as Constable Fletcher |
| 1942 | Casablanca · as Customer (uncredited) |
| 1942 | Gentleman Jim · as Championship Fight Spectator (uncredited) |
| 1942 | The Hidden Hand · as The Coroner (uncredited) |
| 1942 | You Can't Escape Forever · as Newspaper Employee Taking Notes (uncredited) |
| 1942 | Busses Roar · as The Ticket Agent |
| 1942 | Divide and Conquer · as Minor Role |
| 1942 | The Gay Sisters · as Mourner |
| 1942 | Escape from Crime · as Durkin |
| 1942 | Wings for the Eagle · as Jeweler |
| 1942 | The Big Shot · as Juror |
| 1942 | Spy Ship · as Reporter |
| 1942 | Yankee Doodle Dandy · as Telegraph Operator |
| 1942 | Larceny, Inc · as Mr. Carmichael |
| 1942 | Murder in the Big House · as Ritter - Warden's Secretary |
| 1942 | The Male Animal · as Reporter (uncredited) |
| 1942 | Bullet Scars · as Judd, The Druggist |
| 1941 | The Man Who Came to Dinner · as Radio Man (uncredited) |
| 1941 | Steel Against the Sky · as Jim (uncredited) |
| 1941 | The Body Disappears · as Prof. Edwards |
| 1941 | Blues in the Night · as Gambler At Dice Table |
| 1941 | One Foot in Heaven · as Church Usher (uncredited) |
| 1941 | The Maltese Falcon · as Stenographer (uncredited) |
| 1941 | Law of the Tropics · as Wilson - Clerk |
| 1941 | Sergeant York · as Associated Press Man (uncredited) |
| 1941 | Nine Lives Are Not Enough · as Mahan - Police Fingerprint Expert (uncredited) |
| 1941 | The Smiling Ghost · as Collector |
| 1941 | Passage from Hong Kong · as Steamship Clerk |
| 1941 | Dive Bomber · as Hospital Attendant |
| 1941 | Highway West · as Waiter (uncredited) |
| 1941 | Bad Men of Missouri · as Bank Representative |
| 1941 | Bullets for O'Hara · as Jury Foreman |
| 1941 | The Bride Came C.O.D. · as Reporter #5 |
| 1941 | |
| 1941 | Affectionately Yours · as Hotel Manager With Key |
| 1941 | Knockout · as Second Reporter |
| 1941 | Here Comes Happiness · as Headline Printer (uncredited) |
| 1941 | Footsteps in the Dark · as Mr. Harlan (uncredited) |
| 1941 | The Strawberry Blonde · as Secretary |
| 1941 | The Great Mr. Nobody · as Man Buying Newspaper (uncredited) |
| 1941 | Honeymoon for Three · as Ticket Agent |
| 1940 | Santa Fe Trail · as Telegraph Operator (uncredited) |
| 1940 | She Couldn't Say No · as Jasper - Loafer On Hotel Porch |
| 1940 | Lady with Red Hair · as Reporter Eddie (uncredited) |
| 1940 | Father Is a Prince · as Lawrence - Bower's Accountant (uncredited) |
| 1940 | East of the River · as Casino Floor Man (uncredited) |
| 1940 | Always a Bride · as First Reporter |
| 1940 | Tugboat Annie Sails Again · as James - Armstrong's Chauffeur |
| 1940 | Knute Rockne All American · as Callahan's Secretary (uncredited) |
| 1940 | Money and the Woman · as Mack, Bank Customer (uncredited) |
| 1940 | The Man Who Talked Too Much · as Reporter #4 |
| 1940 | All This, and Heaven Too · as Ship's Officer (uncredited) |
| 1940 | My Love Came Back · as Thompson - Music Co. Clerk (uncredited) |
| 1940 | Gambling on the High Seas · as Nelson |
| 1940 | A Fugitive from Justice · as Reporter At Train Station (uncredited) |
| 1940 | Brother Orchid · as Reporter #3 (uncredited) |
| 1940 | Flight Angels · as San Francisco Airport Attendant |
| 1940 | Saturday's Children · as Stamp Collecting Mailman (uncredited) |
| 1940 | Tear Gas Squad · as Announcer |
| 1940 | King of the Lumberjacks · as Cashier (uncredited) |
| 1940 | One Million B.C. · as Shell Person |
| 1940 | Granny Get Your Gun · as Second Reporter |
| 1940 | Calling Philo Vance · as Du Bois - Fingerprint Man |
| 1939 | A Child Is Born · as Elevator Operator (uncredited) |
| 1939 | The Return of Doctor X · as Hotel Manager |
| 1939 | On Dress Parade · as Doctor Telling Cadets 'no Visitors' (uncredited) |
| 1939 | Kid Nightingale · as Man Answering Telephone At Lessernan's Gymnasium (uncredited) |
| 1939 | The Roaring Twenties · as Customer (uncredited) |
| 1939 | Pride of the Blue Grass · as English Announcer |
| 1939 | On Your Toes · as First Stage Manager |
| 1939 | Dust Be My Destiny · as Nick's Second Customer (uncredited) |
| 1939 | Nancy Drew and the Hidden Staircase · as Reporter |
| 1939 | Everybody's Hobby · as Hatfield's Reporter |
| 1939 | Torchy Blane.. Playing with Dynamite · as Hotel Desk Clerk |
| 1939 | Indianapolis Speedway · as Racetrack Official |
| 1939 | The Cowboy Quarterback · as Broadcaster |
| 1939 | Nancy Drew... Trouble Shooter · as Man In Sheriff's Office |
| 1939 | Confessions of a Nazi Spy · as Draftsman (uncredited) |
| 1938 | One Wild Night · as Bank Teller (uncredited) |
| 1938 | International Settlement · as Clerk |
| 1937 | Big Town Girl · as Desk Man |
| 1937 | Charlie Chan on Broadway · as Reporter |
| 1937 | Step Lively, Jeeves! · as Reporter (uncredited) |
| 1937 | Midnight Taxi · as G-Man |
| 1936 | The Crime of Dr. Forbes · as Student Doctor |
| 1936 | Under Your Spell · as Bailiff (uncredited) |
| 1936 | Hollywood Boulevard · as Creighton Hale - Actor At Trocadero Bar |
| 1936 | 36 Hours to Kill · as Ticket Agent |
| 1936 | Till We Meet Again · as English Artillery Officer |
| 1936 | Custer's Last Stand · as Henchman Hank |
| 1936 | Custer's Last Stand · as Hank |
| 1935 | Men Without Names · as Groom |
| 1935 | Becky Sharp · as British Officer (uncredited) |
| 1935 | Death from a Distance · as Witness |
| 1935 | Life Begins at 40 · as Drug Clerk |
| 1935 | |
| 1934 | The President Vanishes · as Wardell's Secretary |
| 1934 | Bulldog Drummond Strikes Back · as Wedding Guest |
| 1934 | The Thin Man · as Reporter (uncredited) |
| 1934 | Gambling Lady · as Funeral Attendee (uncredited) |
| 1934 | George White's Scandals · as Theatre Treasurer (uncredited) |
| 1933 | Only Yesterday · as Cast |
| 1933 | The Masquerader · as Bobby Blessington |
| 1933 | Sensation Hunters · as Fred Barrett |
| 1932 | Free Wheeling · as Dickie's Father |
| 1932 | The Greeks Had a Word for Them · as Wedding Supervisor |
| 1931 | Prestige · as Lieutenant At Engagement Party |
| 1931 | Grief Street · as Play Co-Star |
| 1931 | |
| 1930 | School's Out · as Jack Crabtree |
| 1930 | Holiday · as Pete Hedges |
| 1929 | The Great Divide · as Edgar Blossom |
| 1929 | Seven Footprints to Satan · as Jim |
| 1928 | Rose-Marie · as Etienne Doray |
| 1927 | The Cat and the Canary · as Paul Jones |
| 1927 | Annie Laurie · as Donald |
| 1927 | Why Girls Say No · as Becky's Boyfriend |
| 1926 | The Midnight Message · as Billy Dodd |
| 1926 | Beverly of Graustark · as Prince Oscar |
| 1925 | The Circle · as Arnold Cheney |
| 1924 | Wine of Youth · as Richard (1897 Prologue |
| 1924 | The Marriage Circle · as Dr. Gustav Mueller |
| 1924 | Name the Man! · as Alick Gell |
| 1923 | Broken Hearts of Broadway · as An Outcast |
| 1921 | Orphans of the Storm · as Picard |
| 1920 | Way Down East · as Professor Sterling |
| 1920 | The Idol Dancer · as Walter Kincaid |
| 1918 | Waifs · as Fitzjames Powers |
| 1916 | Snow White · as Prince Florimon |
| 1915 | A Fool There Was · as Young Man At Wild Party (uncredited) |
| 1914 | The Exploits of Elaine · as Walter Jameson (ep. 1, 2, 3, 6) |