Porter Hall
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
ActingBirthday
September 18, 1888Deathday
October 6, 1953Gender
MaleKnown Movie Credits
75Place of birth
Cincinnati, Ohio, USAAlso known as
Clifford Porter Hall
Cast credits
Double Indemnity
Mr. Jackson
His Girl Friday
Murphy
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
Senator Monroe
The Thin Man
Herbert MacCaulay
Miracle on 34th Street
Granville Sawyer
The Princess Comes Across
Darcy
Ace in the Hole
Jacob Q. Boot
Satan Met a Lady
Milton Ames
Dark Command
Angus McCloud
Make Way for Tomorrow
Harvey Chase
The Mark of the Whistler
Joe Sorsby
The Great Moment
President Franklin Pierce
The Miracle of Morgan’s Creek
Jacob Woodson, Justice of the Peace
Bulldog Drummond Escapes
Norman Merridew
Sullivan's Travels
Mr. Hadrian
The Petrified Forest
Jason Maple
Going My Way
Mr. Belknap
Intruder in the Dust
Nub Gowrie
Unconquered
Leach
Singapore
Mr. Bellows
The Story of Louis Pasteur
Dr. RossignolImages
