Porter Hall
Birthday: 1888-09-19 | Place of Birth: Cincinnati, Ohio, USAFrom 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.
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jouer Maximillian 'Maxie' Harris
jouer Jack Hartrampf
jouer Jim Bridger
jouer Kraemer
jouer Jacob Q. Boot
jouer Judge O'Toole
jouer Attorney Ketchell
jouer Granville Sawyer
jouer Mr. Gerald Bellows
jouer Arthur Bickett
jouer Mr. Johnson
jouer Jacob Woodson, Justice of the Peace
jouer Mr. Belknap
jouer Mr. Jackson
jouer Banker Clanton
jouer Judge Austin Harkley
jouer Mayor Dog Killey
jouer Mr. Hadrian
jouer Angus McCloud
jouer Lazarus Ward
jouer Murphy
jouer Sheriff Korley
jouer Mr. Flower
jouer Chiston R. Bradby
jouer Dr. Botulian
jouer Mayor Bradley
jouer Court Prosecutor
jouer Harvey Chase
jouer James Oliver
jouer Norman Merridew
