Porter Hall

Acting · Born 1888-09-18 in Cincinnati, Ohio, USA

Biography

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…

Filmography

• Double Indemnity as Mr. Jackson
• Mr. Smith Goes to Washington as Senator Monroe
• His Girl Friday as Murphy
• The Thin Man as Herbert MacCaulay
• Miracle on 34th Street as Granville Sawyer
• Ace in the Hole as Jacob Q. Boot
• Make Way for Tomorrow as Harvey Chase
• Sullivan's Travels as Mr. Hadrian
• The Petrified Forest as Jason Maple
• The Princess Comes Across as Darcy

TV

• Four Star Playhouse as J. R. Martin