Acting
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.
Filmography
Return to Treasure Island
Film · 1954
Vice Squad
Film · 1953
Pony Express
Film · 1953
Holiday for Sinners
Film · 1952
The Half-Breed
Film · 1952
Carbine Williams
Film · 1952
Four Star Playhouse
Series · 1952
Ace in the Hole
Film · 1951
Intruder in the Dust
Film · 1949
Chicken Every Sunday
Film · 1949
The Beautiful Blonde from Bashful Bend
Film · 1949
That Wonderful Urge
Film · 1948
You Gotta Stay Happy
Film · 1948
Miracle on 34th Street
Film · 1947
Unconquered
Film · 1947
Singapore
Film · 1947
Blood on the Sun
Film · 1945
Week-End at the Waldorf
Film · 1945
Murder, He Says
Film · 1945
Kiss and Tell
Film · 1945
Bring on the Girls
Film · 1945
Double Indemnity
Film · 1944
The Great Moment
Film · 1944
The Mark of the Whistler
Film · 1944
The Miracle of Morgan's Creek
Film · 1944
Going My Way
Film · 1944
Standing Room Only
Film · 1944
A Stranger in Town
Film · 1943
The Desperadoes
Film · 1943
The Woman of the Town
Film · 1943
Butch Minds the Baby
Film · 1942
The Remarkable Andrew
Film · 1942
Mr. and Mrs. North
Film · 1942
Sullivan's Travels
Film · 1941
The Parson of Panamint
Film · 1941
His Girl Friday
Film · 1940
Dark Command
Film · 1940
Arizona
Film · 1940
Trail of the Vigilantes
Film · 1940
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
Film · 1939
They Shall Have Music
Film · 1939
Henry Goes Arizona
Film · 1939
Grand Jury Secrets
Film · 1939
Bulldog Drummond's Secret Police
Film · 1939
Bulldog Drummond's Peril
Film · 1938
Stolen Heaven
Film · 1938
The Arkansas Traveler
Film · 1938
Men with Wings
Film · 1938
Tom Sawyer, Detective
Film · 1938
Dangerous to Know
Film · 1938
Prison Farm
Film · 1938
Scandal Street
Film · 1938
King of Alcatraz
Film · 1938
Make Way for Tomorrow
Film · 1937
Bulldog Drummond Escapes
Film · 1937
This Way Please
Film · 1937
Wells Fargo
Film · 1937
True Confession
Film · 1937
Souls at Sea
Film · 1937
Wild Money
Film · 1937
King of Gamblers
Film · 1937
The Princess Comes Across
Film · 1936
Satan Met a Lady
Film · 1936
The Petrified Forest
Film · 1936
The Story of Louis Pasteur
Film · 1936
The General Died at Dawn
Film · 1936
Too Many Parents
Film · 1936
Snowed Under
Film · 1936
The Plainsman
Film · 1936
And Sudden Death
Film · 1936
Let's Make a Million
Film · 1936
The Case of the Lucky Legs
Film · 1935
The Thin Man
Film · 1934
Murder in the Private Car
Film · 1934
Secrets of a Secretary
Film · 1931
The Cheat
Film · 1931