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Porter Hall
Actor
Died October 6, 1953 (65 years)
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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
| 1954 | Return to Treasure Island · as Maximillian 'Maxie' Harris |
| 1953 | Pony Express · as Jim Bridger |
| 1952 | Carbine Williams · as Sam Markley |
| 1952 | Four Star Playhouse (TV Series) · as J. R. Martin |
| 1951 | Ace in the Hole · as Jacob Q. Boot |
| 1950 | The Bigelow Theatre (TV Series) · as actor |
| 1949 | The Beautiful Blonde from Bashful Bend · as Judge O'Toole |
| 1949 | Intruder in the Dust · as Nub Gowrie |
| 1948 | You Gotta Stay Happy · as Mr. Caslon |
| 1947 | Miracle on 34th Street · as Granville Sawyer |
| 1947 | Unconquered · as Leach |
| 1945 | Blood on the Sun · as Arthur Bickett |
| 1945 | Kiss and Tell · as Bill Franklin |
| 1944 | Double Indemnity · as Mr. Jackson |
| 1944 | Going My Way · as Mr. Belknap |
| 1944 | The Miracle of Morgan's Creek · as Jacob Woodson, Justice of the Peace |
| 1943 | The Desperadoes · as Banker Clanton |
| 1943 | A Stranger in Town · as Judge Austin Harkley |
| 1943 | The Woman of the Town · as Mayor Dog Killey |
| 1942 | Mr. and Mrs. North · as George Heyler |
| 1941 | Sullivan's Travels · as Mr. Hadrian |
| 1940 | His Girl Friday · as Murphy |
| 1940 | Dark Command · as Angus McCloud |
| 1940 | Arizona · as Lazarus Ward |
| 1939 | Bulldog Drummond's Secret Police · as Man in Drummond's Dream |
| 1939 | They Shall Have Music · as Mr. Flower |
| 1939 | Mr. Smith Goes to Washington · as Senator Monroe |
| 1938 | Bulldog Drummond's Peril · as Dr. Botulian |
| 1938 | Stolen Heaven · as 'Von' Offer |
| 1937 | Bulldog Drummond Escapes · as Norman Merridew |
| 1937 | Make Way for Tomorrow · as Harvey Chase |
| 1936 | The Petrified Forest · as Jason Maple |
| 1936 | Satan Met a Lady · as Milton Ames |
| 1936 | The Plainsman · as Jack McCall |
| 1936 | The Story of Louis Pasteur · as Dr. Rossignol |
| 1936 | The General Died at Dawn · as Peter Perrie |
| 1936 | Let's Make a Million · as Spencer |
| 1935 | The Case of the Lucky Legs · as Col. Bradbury |
| 1934 | The Thin Man · as Herbert MacCaulay |